
The year in photos: What Colorado looked like in 2024
From climate change to Old West traditions, politics to justice, earning a living to looking for a home, sadness to joy, here is a look at some of the moments captured by the photographers and reporters of CPR News in 2024.

Colorado minimum wage is increasing again
Experts say it’s not enough and concerns for small businesses are unfounded.

KRCC’s favorite Southern Colorado stories of 2024
From attending gator fests to exploring turquoise mines, here was the year that was.

Program providing free college classes to 5th-year high schoolers needs overhaul, report says
The recommendation to change ASCENT is one of several about college and career offerings from a consulting firm commissioned by state lawmakers to study the issue.

When it comes to juvenile crime, Mesa County wants prevention over diversion
The Lighthouse Program seeks to get to kids before the criminal justice system does.

Despite strong bipartisan support, bill to protect kids online fails to advance in Congress
The bill would have required social media companies to create stronger controls to protect the data of minors, default to the highest privacy settings for their accounts and give parents new controls to protect their kids online.

CPR Classical Presents: Mozart and Now Jan 11
Mozart’s Violin Concerto #5 is the type of piece you can stomp your feet along to.

Colorado entrepreneur pursues her high school dream: creating a better period product
“We are the first and only menstrual cup applicator with FDA 510(k) clearance. So the only ones that are legally allowed to sell in the United States,” explained Drew Jarvis, Sunny’s co-founder.

In Aurora high schools, students learning English as a new language might get new materials
The Aurora school board will vote on the recommendation Dec. 17. The district’s comprehensive high schools have been trying out the materials since August.

What drivers should know about Colorado’s new ‘hands-free’ cellphone law
The hands-free law requires people driving passenger vehicles to link their phone to the car’s communications system or install equipment like a bracket to hold the device.

Committee forming to research Colorado’s boarding schools that stripped Indigenous children of their identity
History Colorado is doing two things to get the bill moving: finding a leader to handle the research and forming a committee inclusive of survivors, to steer it.











