
A Colorado family heard good things about the ‘toothache plant,’ so they decided to make liquor out of it
It’ll make your mouth go numb. Just ask CPR’s Ryan Warner.

By Dan Boyce

King Soopers closure exacerbates ‘food desert’ in Southeast Colorado Springs
Kroger, the grocery conglomerate that owns King Soopers, has said it plans to address the issue and re-open the store, though it has not given a timeline.

By Dan Boyce

Colorado Springs is breaking the EPA’s ozone limit. Officials say wildfire smoke is partly to blame
Denver is still in much worse shape, and has been labeled a “severe” violator of the rules.

By Dan Boyce

As the West reckons with drought, one artist is looking at the past, present and future of El Paso County’s Monument Creek
It’s a project the artist hopes can cut through polarized conversations as the state’s second-largest city examines its water resources in an increasingly arid West.

By Dan Boyce

Want to go to the moon? For space startups, the first step just might be in Colorado
There are about 500 companies focused on the space industry in Colorado. Now a new frontier in space startups is opening up, the new way to the moon.

By Dan Boyce

At Air Force Academy commencement, Biden urges cadets to prepare for a ‘change in the character of conflict itself’
Biden’s address noted the class of 2023 is the most diverse in the institution’s history. “(That diversity) is why we’re strong, that’s why we’re who we are, that’s why we’ll never give up.

By Dan Boyce

After bravely protecting her eggs from hail, a Boulder osprey hatches a new chick
Mom and chick are real busy … eating.

By Dan Boyce

Charges against Black ranchers in Yoder have been dismissed
The Yoder case — a story of back-and-forth accusations of stalking, racism and harassment — became national news earlier this year.

By Dan Boyce

There’s a big fight in Pueblo over who should lead, a city manager or a mayor
Opponents of the city’s form of government say their effort to put the question of who should run Pueblo back to voters was stymied by bad information they got from city officials.

By Dan Boyce

Demolition on the Martin Drake Power Plant in Colorado Springs will begin this summer
The plant stopped burning coal in the summer of 2021 as part of an effort to move toward using cleaner sources of electricity.

By Dan Boyce

Some Pueblo residents want to ditch the city’s strong mayor system. But a failed effort to get their initiative on the ballot was complicated
Petitioners say they were told the wrong number of signatures they needed to collect, as well as the wrong due date to turn them in.

By Dan Boyce

April 14, 2023: Where is the war in Ukraine headed? We ask foreign policy experts in Colorado Springs
When Russia invaded Ukraine, many thought the war would only last a few days. Now, just over a year later, there’s no end in sight, and the role of outside influencers, like China, is evolving. This week, the World Affairs Council in Colorado Springs gathered experts to offer context. CPR’s Southern Colorado Reporter Dan Boyce moderated the discussion.


Arapahoe County votes down moratorium on Lowry oil and gas drilling project
The decision allows for new fossil fuel development at a former bombing range east of Aurora.

By Dan Boyce

Construction students in Trinidad are fixing up blighted homes. Hands-on training and helping their community is the payoff
At Trinidad State College in Southern Colorado, students are getting paid to learn a trade — renovating rundown homes. Proponents say the program could help alleviate the affordable housing issues found all over the state. But it’s not that easy.

By Dan Boyce

A new survey shows sexual assault is increasing at the Air Force Academy
The anonymous survey comes 20 years after a scandal rocke

By Dan Boyce

Club Q shooting: Judge won’t release surveillance video of attack to the public
The shooting on Nov. 19 left five people dead and many others wounded.

By Dan Boyce