- The U-S-A Pro Cycling Challenge ended in Denver Sunday. American Levi Leipheimer took the title. The race was the first time Colorado’s hosted a premier tournament since the Coors Classic was shuttered more than two decades ago. CPR’s Ben Markus was at the finish and has this report.
- The newsrooms of big city papers have either shrunk or disappeared altogether. But it’s a different story for many small, often rural, papers. They continue to break stories and provide vital information to their communities. Journalism professor and part-time Coloradan Judy Muller has written a book about this.
- Work began Friday on one of the state’s biggest and most expensive water projects. The Southern Delivery System is a pipeline that will supply water from Pueblo to the fast-growing Colorado Springs area. But it’s not been universally embraced. A small group of officials and citizens have fought the project, saying it’s too big and
- The possible return of uranium mining to southwestern Colorado is supported by some and despised by others. In economically depressed areas, many would welcome the jobs. But in exclusive ski resort towns like Telluride, there’s strong opposition.
- People are buying homes in the metro area despite a sputtering economy. But they’re not your average home buyer. According to the latest figures, mostly they’re investors, hoping to cash in on the housing crisis. Colorado Public Radio’s Ben Markus reports.
- A couple of years ago Denver high school student Tyler Quintana visited a war-torn country, and thought of a way to help people there. He was a student at the Denver Center for International Studies, a magnet school, when he got the chance to visit Sierra Leone.
- There is no cure for Parkinson’s. The disease eventually robs people of control over their own movements. Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found a drug that halts Parkinson’s in mice. The next step is an extensive human trial. Dr. Curt Freed is part of the research team.
- Some of Colorado’s largest sawmills are on the brink of collapse and hundreds of jobs hang in the balance. Mill operators say they are stymied by bad weather and unaffordable contracts. Sawmills are a critical piece of forest management, especially with millions of beetle-killed trees that need to be cleared. Colorado Public Radio’s Ben Markus
- Michael Hancock will be the 45th mayor of Denver. The two term city councilman beat former State Senator Chris Romer easily last night to take the city’s top job. Colorado Public Radio’s Ben Markus reports. A campaign that lasted more than a year was over quickly last night. Moments after the first batch of votes
- Colorado is trying to figure out how millions of acres of roadless forest land should be protected. And officials are close to finalizing a plan. Yesterday was the last day to submit public comments to the U-S Forest Service on the so-called Colorado Roadless Rule. The proposal has essentially taken about a decade to develop
- The good news is foreclosures on the Front Range are down. The news isn’t so good in the western part of the state though, where foreclosures are still at their peak. To make matters worse there are hardly any foreclosure counselors in the mountains or on the Western Slope. Counselors can help homeowners navigate the
- Daily deal websites like Groupon are all the rage. The Chicago-based company has spawned hordes of copycats across the country. The basic concept is that Groupon negotiates with businesses for big discounts on food, hotel rooms and sporting events — sometimes up to 90 percent off. In return, businesses get an influx of new customers.
- The arrest of a man at a Garfield County fair has immigrant rights groups up in arms. The local sheriff says he was cracking down on gangs but there’s little evidence that the man was in a gang. And now he may be deported, separating him from his family. Colorado Public Radio’s Ben Markus reports.
- One Front Range city seems unfazed by the recession. The small town of Louisville — near Boulder — is booming. Businesses are filling downtown storefronts, housing prices are up, and restaurants are thriving. Colorado Public Radio’s Ben Markus has more on what’s going on in Louisville.
- What’s the possibility of a big, deadly tornado in Colorado? We couldn’t help but wonder with all the twisters that’ve hit the Midwest, South and even the Northeast. Mike Nelson, chief meteorologist for 7 News in Denver and author of the “Colorado Weather Almanac” joins host Ryan Warner to talk about tornadoes in Colorado.
- Colorado doesn’t have a nuclear power plant. But a Pueblo attorney wants to change that. He’s proposed an energy park with a nuclear power plant as the centerpiece. Now the Fukushima meltdown in Japan may have galvanized community opposition against it. Colorado Public Radio’s Ben Markus reports.