April 24, 2024: Colorado’s evolving law to protect newborns whose mothers use drugs; Ants and climate change
It’s tricky to protect newborns whose mothers use drugs; how Colorado’s law has evolved to serve infants and families.
By Ryan Warner
Finding self-discovery and song on the Green River
In the new short film “Canyon Chorus,” openly-gay adventurer Mikah Meyer takes his choral mentor and some friends on a rafting trip.
By Ryan Warner
April 22, 2024: For Earth Day, ‘The Nature Fix’ is a prescription for what ails us
Take two trees and call me in the morning. On this Earth Day, how nature affects our health, from brain studies in national parks to forest bathing in Japan.
By Ryan Warner
April 19, 2024: Climate change price tag; Clarence Shivers, artist and Tuskegee Airman
Slowing climate change is considerably cheaper than purely reacting to it. Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson is back for our regular discussion.
By Ryan Warner
A (climate) stitch in time saves nine
In their regular chat, Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson and Senior Host Ryan Warner discuss a new report in the journal Nature that finds, “economic damages resulting from climate change […]
By Ryan Warner
April 17, 2024: Inside DU’s hockey victory; How climate change is changing beer
With a record-setting 10th national championship trophy in hand, DU hockey players and their coaches are already looking forward to next season, while taking some time to celebrate the moment.
By Ryan Warner
Not where you’d expect to see an opera: The Air Force Academy
The Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs hosts a free opera Sunday. “Glory Denied” tells the story of the longest-held American prisoner of war.
By Ryan Warner
April 15, 2024: Young people face growing risk of colorectal cancer; GOP candidates in the 5th district
Young people face an increased risk for colorectal cancer; cases are expected to grow 90% by 2030. Now there’s an effort to improve early detection.
By Ryan Warner
Mysteriously, colorectal cancer hits more young people. Congress takes on the issue
Young people are developing colon and rectal cancer more often. Cases in 20- and 30-somethings are expected to grow a whopping 90% before the decade’s end.
By Ryan Warner
April 12, 2024: On the moguls with 14-year-old Olympic hopeful; What type of thinker are you?
We’re going skiing today with one of the best mogul skiers in the world. 14-year-old Ava Keenan, of Vail, hopes to be the first Black gold medalist in the sport.
By Ryan Warner
April 10, 2024: Griswold impeachment attempt fails; Author inspires incarcerated readers and writers
An attempt to impeach Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold failed at the state Capitol. We get perspective from public affairs reporter Bente Birkeland.
Denver will get dystopian in Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s next book
Fajardo-Anstine recently spoke at a Pueblo women’s prison, the same facility where one of her characters spent time.
By Ryan Warner
April 8, 2024: A Columbine survivor on being ‘safer together’; Women of Colorado’s mines
Krista Hanley survived the Columbine shooting. 25 years later, she helps people feel safer together even as she navigates her own recovery.
By Ryan Warner
25 years after the attack, a Columbine survivor dedicates herself to making others feel safer
Krista Hanley, co-founder of Safer Together, survived the attack on Columbine High School 25 years ago this month.
By Ryan Warner
Interview: Colorado’s Veterans Affairs Board has its first Tribal member. Here’s what he’s hoping to accomplish
Howard Richards Sr. has served in the U.S. Army and as the chairman of the Southern Ute Tribe.
April 5, 2024: Non-combat brain injuries in the military; New album from Jeremiah Fraites of the Lumineers
Brain injuries in the military are possible outside of combat. Training with grenades, for instance, carries risks.