- Cat Bigney spent months living like our ancestors did millions of years ago for a new reality TV show.
- Lead and arsenic were deposited by a smelter that ceased operations in 1908.
- The Ute Moutain Ute are among tribes working to preserve 1.9 million acres of ancestral land in southern Utah.
- The Pueblo Conservancy District is moving forward to find a contractor for the next phase of work to repair the Arkansas River Levee. Contractors will need to remove 12 feet of dirt and concrete from the top of the existing levee.
- The Sand Creek Massacre in 1864 set a young woman named Mochi on a path to avenge the deaths of her family and people.
- Critters.org may be the world's oldest and largest online critique group for science fiction, fantasy and horror writers.
- The Boulder poet explores love in all its forms and its power to change the world.
- The levees that protect downtown Pueblo from flooding will likely get repaired early next year, which is a bit later than expected.
- The report notes that even low levels of lead could cause serious health problems in children.
- Results of bloodwork and soil testing done in the area of the former Colorado Smelter Superfund site in Pueblo were released this week. KRCC’s Shanna Lewis reports that evidence of toxins was found. 135 people considered most at risk for exposure to lead had their blood drawn two years ago.
- The Black Canyon of the Gunnison just became Colorado’s first International Dark Sky certified National Park, and the ninth in the nation.
- The Colorado State Fair is in full swing in Pueblo. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to check out the annual celebration of the state’s agriculture and more.
- The Colorado State Fair is in full swing in Pueblo, but some legislators worry about its bottom line.
- The State Fair kicked off Friday, with a full slate of livestock competitions, concerts, rides, food and people watching.
- The late Jake Adam York wrote about the South and the forgotten victims of racial violence.
- Dan Simmons stirs up mystery, history and metaphysics in his latest book, “The Fifth Heart.”
