Wind Spreads Waldo Canyon Fire
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.
By Ben Markus
Unemployed Wait Months for Benefits
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 […]
By Ben Markus
Veterans Petition State to Use Pot for PTSD
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 […]
By Ben Markus
A Housing Conundrum in Metro Denver
Rents are at historic highs in parts of the Front Range, and it’s prompting renters to look at buying.
By Ben Markus
30 Years Since Oil Shale’s Big Bust
On a warm Sunday, 30 years ago, news went out on the radio that Exxon was abandonning its oil shale operations on the Western Slope.
By Ben Markus
CU, Students Clash Over 4/20 Event
CU-Boulder’s annual 4/20 marijuana smoke out is later today.
By Ben Markus
Niobrara Boom: A City and an Oil Company Clash
This week Colorado Public Radio is reporting on the Niobrara oil formation — a strech of deep oil-rich rock spanning the Front Range.
By Ben Markus
Commerce City Oil Refinery Beset by Violations
The State levied a massive penalty against the Suncor Refinery in Commerce City yesterday.
By Ben Markus
State Forest Service Admits Controlled Burn Caused Wildfire
Firefighters are finally making progress on the wildfire burning southwest of Denver. Officials announced the fire is now 15% contained.
By Ben Markus
Coloradans March in Support of Trayvon Martin, Against DPD
Hundreds of people marched on the state capitol yesterday in honor of Trayvon Martin, the black Florida teen killed by a private citizen who said he was acting in self […]
By Ben Markus
Is Oil Shale Close to Becoming a Reality?
For about a century, entrepreneurs have tried to squeeze oil from rock on Colorado’s Western Slope.
By Ben Markus
Plan Draws Friends and Foes
Link to the BLM plan: Click Here With Colorado Public Radio, I’m Mike Lamp.
By Ben Markus
MMJ Dispensaries Forced Out of School Zones
Today’s the deadline for 23 medical marijuana dispensaries to close their doors or relocate. The order came from the Justice Department, targeting shops near schools.
By Ben Markus
Why Do People Chicken Out?
Why do we chicken out? That’s a simple way of describing research that’s going on at CU Boulder.
By Ben Markus
Colorado Gets Little Attention Ahead of GOP Caucuses
Colorado’s Republican presidential caucuses are only a few days away, but the state hasn’t exactly been deluged by candidate visits or campaign advertising.
By Ben Markus
Colorado Airport Aims to Trade Airplanes for Space Shuttles
It might seem like science fiction: commercial space flights shuttling people across the globe in two hours. But that scenario is on it’s way to becoming reality.
By Ben Markus