Attorney General Phil Weiser Issues Scathing Review Of Aurora Police Department
The report documents a pattern of unlawful conduct including use of excessive force, racially biased policing and improper administration of the drug ketamine. The investigation by Weiser’s office was prompted largely by the death of Elijah McClain after a police stop in Aurora two years ago. The probe is the first of its kind under a new state law that gives an attorney general power to investigate police departments.
To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate — At Colorado Mesa University, That Was The Conversation
To encourage students to get vaccinated, Colorado Mesa University’s staff and faculty are holding information sessions about COVID-19 vaccines.
Colorado Mesa University Charts Its Own Pandemic Course To Keep Students In Class
Colorado Mesa University President John Marshall talks about the COVID-19 prevention and detection program that kept the school open for in-person classes during the last academic year and what’s changed this semester.
Grand Junction Puts Out The Welcome Mat For Pandemic Remote Workers
As some Colorado workers realized they could do their jobs anywhere, many packed up for the Western Slope.
From Colorado, A Woman Fights To Help Her Siblings Flee Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan may be over, but one Colorado woman’s fight to get her family to safety has just begun. Narges — we’re not using her last name for safety reasons — is here from Afghanistan on a Special Immigrant Visa. But she says her siblings face retribution from the Taliban — and only one has managed to flee.
Indictments in the McClain Case and The Long-Term Impacts On Police Accountability
The people who encountered Elijah McClain on Aug. 24, 2019, failed him, according to a 32-page criminal indictment filed Wednesday in Adams County District Court. The charges against five Aurora Police officers and paramedics in McClain’s death that day include manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. State Representative Leslie Herod, D-Denver, has sponsored legislation to increase the accountability of police when it comes to use of force and chokeholds in arrests.
Remote Workers Find Grand Junction Provides A Home Sweet Home
People like Mariko Wilcox have been moving to Grand Junction during the pandemic where they’ve found they can work from home. What does that mean in the larger economic picture? Robin Brown, until recently the executive director of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, joins us with answers.
Colorado Mesa Engages Football Players To Get Shots As Part Of University’s Pandemic Plan
Earlier this year, Mesa County reported the state’s first cases of the highly contagious Delta variant. As Colorado Mesa University’s 11,000 students return to class, the school’s football players were recently encouraged to get vaccinated. It’s one example of the university’s strategy to combat COVID-19.
Polis Expects Enough State Employees To Work From Home That Colorado Can Save A Million Square Feet Of Office Space
And having more of the workforce at home could help the growing problems of pollution and climate change, Polis said.
Colorado’s ‘Locally Haiti’ Offers Assistance Following Earthquake
The death toll continues to rise in Haiti after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island in the Caribbean last Saturday. So far, more than 2,000 people are confirmed dead and 10,000 injured. Those numbers are expected to climb as searches through rubble continues.
The quake was centered in a rural area about 5 miles from the city of Petit Trou de Nippes where a Colorado non-profit called Locally Haiti has worked for more than 30 years.
Wildlife From Roadside Zoos And Circuses, And Some From Netflix’s ‘Tiger King,’ Are At A Rescue In Colorado
Some of the animals here have been abused by past owners. The sanctuary founder says people buying these animals and not knowing how to care for them has resulted in a captive wildlife crisis.
Carnivores Rescued From Captivity Find Wild Animal Sanctuary
The Wildlife Animal Sanctuary northeast of Denver has rescued hundreds of large animals once confined to roadside zoos and circuses, or housed by misguided people who wanted them as pets. The most recent rescues include tigers and other carnivores featured in the Netflix series “Tiger King.” Sanctuary CEO Pat Craig on providing a more natural environment for the animals and on the patchwork of laws prolonging the captive wildlife crisis.
Next Week’s Meteor Shower Is Shaping Up To Be A Good One
The annual Perseid meteor shower hits its peak next Wednesday and Thursday. Find a dark place and settle in to watch sand-sized bits of ice and rock streak through the night sky. The how-tos from astronomer Doug Duncan of CU-Boulder.
The Late Gov. Richard “Dick” Lamm On Health Care, Immigration And The Olympics That Never Were
Former Gov. Richard “Dick” Lamm was, as one friend called him, a “prophet and provocateur.” He died last week at 85, capping a career of more than 60 years in which he captured the spotlight by taking on thorny issues that resonate today. We hear excerpts from some of Lamm’s interviews with Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner, and memories from longtime aide and friend Eric Sondermann.
There’s New Momentum To Restore A Historic Black Settlement in Northern Colorado
State lawmakers and local officials in northern Colorado are ramping up efforts to restore what remains of a historic Black settlement called Dearfield. The little farming community once embodied the dreams of people who lived there.
How To Stay Safe As Flash Flood Threat Grows
A thunderstorm hit hillsides scarred by wildfire in Larimer County earlier this week. It caused a flash flood that raced through Poudre Canyon and killed at least one person. Last year’s fires scorched more than a half-million acres in Colorado. And rainstorms are a fact of life here. That means the threat will be with us for a while. For more on flash floods — and how to stay safe — we spoke with meteorologist Paul Schlatter of the National Weather Service.