Books We Love: 2025
The best books of 2025, as read and recommended by staff and friends of Colorado Public Radio.
These elementary schools in Southwest Colorado are trying to save the Ute language
The only problem: No one is fully fluent.
Nearly two dozen cows and calves have vanished in Weld County. What happens to Colorado’s missing livestock?
Reports of missing cattle are rising as they become more valuable.
Colorado Springs Downtown Partnership names new CEO
Interim CEO Chelsea Gondeck will take the reins permanently starting in January.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats were just inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Here’s how they got there
It's not every day a Colorado band becomes a breakout success.
How to watch one of the year’s best meteor showers, the Geminids
To enjoy the Geminid show, bundle up and venture away from city lights, which can drown out fireballs.
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In-flight movie inspired latest push to free Tina Peters
Peters is serving her sentence at the La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo for convictions related to election interference
Coloradans will soon no longer have to pay to recycle
A new statewide program will shift recycling costs to producers of packaging.
Chairlift at Cuchara Mountain Park in Southern Colorado likely to open to the public this winter
After years of fundraising and volunteer work, the refurbished Chair 4 at Cuchara Mountain Park in Huerfano County has completed a state-required test.
Colorado Springs nabs new Coca-Cola manufacturing plant from Denver
The company says it will bring 170 jobs to the city. Swire Coca-Cola also operates a distribution facility in Colorado Springs.
Things to do in Colorado this weekend
The Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol, Blossoms of Light, the Christkindl Market, Christmas in Color and so much more.
Federal economic policies stir up an unusual level of impact on the ground in Colorado
Federal policies from taxes and regulations to federal job layoffs or cuts to social programs have led to some anxiety, but whether these policies can help or hurt economic growth in Colorado is a waiting game.
Fremont County deputy terminated, under investigation for alleged excessive force
The deputy is under investigation for allegedly choking an inmate in the county jail.
Colorado author Ingrid Law shows kids they’re ‘not alone’ at Denver Public Library’s storytime
At the Denver Public Library, author Ingrid Law read her new picture book “You Are Not Alone” to an energetic group of kids, weaving in messages of comfort and connection. She later shared how caring for her mother inspired the story’s focus on light and reassurance.
After a tumultuous year, Colorado farmers could receive federal money in February
Corn, wheat and sorghum farmers are eligible for the one-time payments, up to $155,000 per applicant.
Government jobs boost Colorado gains in September as reports start up after the shutdown
Monthly jobs numbers are early estimates and are revised as more information comes in.
Why is the cost of living in Colorado Springs so high? New report says massive housing shortage is partly to blame
Colorado Springs needs to double its housing to meet current goals, and triple housing to meet projected 2035 goals, a new report says.
Trump administration sues to get Colorado voter records
The suit follows months of requests denied by the state.
