- Ryan Warner: Denver’s emergency alert system is getting a make-over. The sirens, which are scattered across the city, have been a regular presence for more than 25 years. The sound’s purpose is to alert residents to danger, primarily tornado warnings. Matthew Mueller is with the office of emergency management.
- We start today by marking the passing of a Denver civil rights leader, Ruth Cousins Denny. Denny was a schoolteacher who was tireless in her efforts to end segregation. Denny spoke with Colorado Matters on a couple of occasions. One time, she recalled her early life in Missouri, where she was born in 1920.
- Most airline passengers dread hearing an announcement like this: Voice of unnamed pilot: Well folks, we do apologize for the ride, we’ve reached our altitude several times trying to find smooth air; there’s no smooth air to be found. Pretty choppy at all altitudes today. Turbulence can be unnerving and even downright dangerous.
- In his new book “The Victory Lab,” journalist Sasha Issenberg delves into the secretive, scientific tactics of modern political campaigns. Issenberg says campaigns now marry methods drawn from behavioral psychology with sophisticated data mining. This allows them to target individuals and even persuade non-voters to vote.
- Being a swing state means we see a lot of the presidential candidates. Events are sometimes announced just days before they’re to be held, leaving planners with just a small window of time to put rallies together. We’re gonna lift the veil on producing these big events. It’s part of our series “Colorado Votes.”
- Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once joked that when sports fans cheer on their favorite team, they’re really just rooting for the clothes. Because the players themselves change all the time. The biggest name to don a new jersey in the NFL this year landed with the Denver Broncos. Quarterback Peyton Manning came from Indianapolis.
- If you spend time driving on I-25, perhaps your eye has been drawn to the occasional snazzy black bus with colorful graphics on the side. FREX, Front Range Express, shuttles commuters between Colorado Springs and Denver. Riders get wireless Internet and comfy seats. But those amenities weren’t enough, apparently.
- Three hundred million. That’s roughly the number of people living in the United States. It’s also, approximately, the number of guns in this country. Gun ownership, and the laws that govern it, is top of mind because of the mass shooting in Aurora last month and the shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.
- Tomorrow the judge in the Aurora shooting case will reconsider his decision to seal the court file. Judge William Sylvester ruled that documents normally open to the public would be kept secret. This includes police notes, search warrants and arrest affadavits. Around 20 media outlets, including NPR, have challenged the decision.