What’s ahead for DIA passengers with summer travel crunch, United expansion?
Memorial Day weekend kicks off what’s expected to be a busy summer for travelers and the airline industry as passengers return in a post-COVID rush. Meantime, the biggest carrier at DIA plans a major expansion with 35 new flights and 12 new gates by 2024.
Brick by brick, Denver’s historic ‘Great Fire’ brought lasting change
It was 1863. The gold rush was in full swing and at the edge of the Rocky Mountains a new city called Denver was bustling. But the town was built in a hurry and crowded with wood buildings. When a fire started in the middle of the night almost every building downtown burned. In the aftermath, local officials tightened building codes and changed the cityscape forever.
‘Can you hear me now?’ Colorado company plans a communications network for the moon
Crescent Space Services plans to launch its Parsec satellites in 2025, around the time NASA is scheduled to land a crew of astronauts on the moon. Ryan Warner speaks with Crescent CEO Joe Landon.
Interview: Gov. Jared Polis outlines his plan to cushion the blow ahead of huge property tax increases next year
The governor also acknowledged that he won’t get his way on his biggest legislative priority this session – a landmark package of land-use reforms.
Colorado filmmaker on ‘A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps’
In the 1960s, it was coined “The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love,” but over the years the Peace Corps has had its share of ups and downs. Denver filmmaker Alana DeJoseph served in the Peace Corps in in Mali, in West Africa, from 1992 to 1994. Her documentary, “A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps” premieres tonight on Rocky Mountain PBS.
Aurora accepts some police recruits with low test scores
An investigation by Sentinel Colorado in Aurora documents cases in which the city hired police recruits who scored the equivalent of an academic D on entrance exams.
Heads up: There’s a total solar eclipse next April
The next total solar eclipse will be April 8, 2024. Those in the direct path will see the moon cover the sun. In Colorado the coverage will be about 70 percent.
Interview: Rep. Jennifer Bacon on navigating the intersection of school safety and gun policy
As a Denver school board member in 2020, she co-sponsored a resolution that removed armed school resource officers from campuses. After a shooting last week at East High School, many are questioning that decision.
Pat Schroeder in her own words, plus going beyond party politics
Colorado’s first Congresswoman, Pat Schroeder, served 24 years. She died Monday of complications from a stroke. What you’ll hear in this story is largely from Schroeder herself – interviews and speeches she gave. Plus, two Colorado Republicans share how Schroeder, a Democrat, connected with them across party lines.
A new home for a frozen dead guy
This year, the festival is moving to Estes Park for the weekend of March 17-19.
Ukrainians find pain and promise in Colorado
The Tonkoshkur family fled Ukraine shortly after the war began last year and found refuge in the Broomfield home of Oksana Kovalenko and Tom Ehlman.
‘We haven’t seen objects like this before.’ A CU scientist says a recent discovery could unlock big new questions about the universe
An early image from the James Webb Space Telescope appears to show six giant galaxies formed in the early days of the universe.
Look, up in the sky — it’s Polymele
Around 200 astronomers are gathering in Colorado this week before heading east in a search for clear skies and a view of an asteroid that’s 500 million miles away. The project is part of an effort to learn more about asteroid Polymele and its tiny satellite before a NASA flyby in 2027.
Gov. Jared Polis says he supports a ban on ghost guns and expanding the state’s ‘Red Flag’ law
The governor didn’t talk about other ideas lawmakers have raised, including a proposal by some Democrats to ban what they describe as assault weapons
CSU’s new president says she’ll prioritize a more diverse student body
Amy Parsons, who’s held several different jobs at CSU, takes over the Fort Collins campus at a time of record undergraduate enrollment. She says her goals include increasing the number of students of color and first-generation college students. She also hopes to increase the number of students from different parts of the state. Parsons says another priority will be ensuring graduates are prepared for the workforce.
Republicans say their numbers are down but don’t count them out this legislative session
Republicans face an uphill battle in the new legislative session – they hold fewer than a third of the seats in either chamber and the governor’s office is occupied by a Democrat. House Minority leader Mike Lynch and Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen outline their policy priorities and political strategy.
