From the Denver Mint to the Money Museum, Coloradans say goodbye to the penny
Well, except, technically, ‘the United States has never made a penny.’
With a potentially rough flu season on the horizon, Colorado has lost nearly $28 million in federal immunization funding
Federal money pulled back under the Trump administration would have funded and staffed things like a broad paid-media campaign, a statewide vaccine reminder program and a vaccine equity program.
The search to identify underground resources is often done from the sky. Here’s how that scientific magic happens
The federal government is pushing hard to pinpoint domestic sources of rare earth elements and critical minerals
AmeriCorps program matches older people who need a helping hand with an older volunteer looking to help
Pairings can lead to special connections and friendships
A half-ton bronze bell has been cast to toll at Pikes Peak National Cemetery
The Honor Bell Foundation hopes to one day have such a bell at every national cemetery in the U.S.
Record-breaking amount of meth seized by authorities leads to 15 federal indictments
A years-long investigation recovered more than 1,000 pounds of the potentially lethal drug.
Snow has finally come to the high country — and more is on its way
Some areas could see 2-7 inches later in the week
Colorado, other states demand millions from real estate giant they say helped inflate rent prices
State Attorney General promises to protect renters.
Cities around the state get funds to help encourage more ADUs
The grants are part of a larger effort to expand the state’s supply of smaller, more affordable housing options.
Nov. 19, 2025: State Democratic chair on wins, losses and what’s next; Remembering Purnell Steen
Democrats did well in this month’s election, then almost immediately capitulated, opting to reopen the federal government without healthcare concessions from Republicans. Today, an assessment from the state party chair. Then, we remember Denver jazz pianist Purnell Steen. Also, lingering lessons from the pandemic. And “rock” music with “Formations” from University of Colorado composer and geologist Jeffrey Nytch.
A new state report takes stock of Colorado’s climate workforce
The Colorado Climate Workforce Analysis & Plan is the first comprehensive accounting of the workforce needed to carry out the state’s climate action plans.
Colorado Ethics Commission advances complaints against Democrats who attended dark money-funded retreat
House members in the Opportunity Caucus face allegations they violated the state’s gift ban by attending a Vail retreat.
In photos: A ceremonial buffalo hunt helps Denver’s Indigenous residents connect with their heritage
Denver once displayed the animals as a Wild West novelty for residents and tourists. Now they’re helping Denver’s Indigenous residents connect with their heritage. CPR’s reporters were invited to watch a recent ceremonial hunt.
Denver’s bison were once zoo animals. Now they’re food and sustenance for Indigenous residents
Since 2018, Denver has allowed a local organization to hold a ceremonial event to harvest one of its roughly 70 buffalo.
Nov. 19, 2025: Storage unit drug bust, buffalo harvest, Denver says goodbye to penny production
An Indigenous ceremony to cull a buffalo, feed Native people and restore traditions… Right off of I-25.
