- The first presidential debate is tomorrow at the University of Denver. It’s the first time ever that it will be held in the Rocky Mountain region. With more than 3-thousand members of the media expected from all over the world, the debate will thrust DU, Denver, and Colorado onto the international stage.
- The view from I-25 in Colorado Springs. Photo: Ben Markus The Waldo Canyon Fire continues to rage west of Colorado Springs consuming more than 15-thousand acres. Containment stands at just 5-percent. There’s still no word on how many structures have burned, and hundreds of firefighters continue to battle the blaze.
- The economy is slowly getting better, but Colorado’s unemployment rate is still more than double what it was before the recession. That has put tremendous pressure on the state’s unemployment insurance system. Add to that an emphasis on reducing false payments, which has bogged things down further. Colorado Public Radio’s Ben Markus reports it is
- Nearly a quarter of all troops who’ve served in Afghanistan or Iraq struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Doctors and counselors also struggle to find good treatments. But there’s a drug that some vets swear by. It’s marijuana. And here in Colorado, a groups of vets have asked the State to allow medical marijuana as an