Colorado Matters

The state’s top flu doc takes us beyond the usual finger-wagging about handwashing to explain why there’s a flu season. Then, a documentary about an acclaimed war photographer. And, a Navajo man says his community judges him because he likes to ski and climb. A Native American’s view of the outdoors as the industry’s biggest trade show hits town.

The FBI investigates a Colorado funeral home that doubles as a body brokerage. Then, how the Eisenhower Tunnel, a major corridor through the Rockies, was built 50 years ago. Later, a web-based guide to keeping teens busy. And, a Denver artist is shocked that a Catholic university canceled her show. Plus, your feedback.

Twenty years ago, jurors convicted 15-year-old Chris Brooks of murder. They didn’t know he’d be sentenced to life. Now, one of those jurors wants Brooks freed. Then, a big development for hemp farmers in Colorado — and for those who want hemp products. And, does the outdoor industry lack gay role models?

We asked to hear how the government shutdown might affect you, and we heard from doctors, teachers and more. Why Colorado solar companies are watching a trade case. Denver Post Editor Lee Ann Colacioppo talks about the new paywall. How Pikes Peak inspired “America the Beautiful.” And, Opera Colorado’s new Holocaust story.

We take an in-depth look at the state’s opioid epidemic and what a bipartisan group of lawmakers would do to curb it. Then, how a shift in NASA’s priorities, from Mars to the moon, could impact Colorado’s aerospace industry. And, a photographer who chronicled the Vietnam War looks back at its effect on soldiers and civilians.

Gov. John Hickenlooper wants Republicans who oppose a tax increase for transportation to swing by and look at the books. He says voters should consider a tax hike for roads and other projects. Then, Colorado Springs considers a bow-and-arrow hunt for deer, which are over-running the city. And an elegant hotel welcomes a steer to tea.

How the Colorado’s Women’s March is becoming a political movement. Then, the state’s attorney general says it’s too late to dismantle the marijuana industry here. Also, is it a lost season for some Colorado ski areas? The meteorologist dubbed “Snowstradamus” tells us what to expect in the mountains.

A year after the inauguration, a Coloradan who fought hard to elect President Trump, reflects on what Trump meant for the state. And, organizers in Denver have laid out a path forward to fight gentrification. Then, Harold Henthorn seemed like a nice guy. Now he’s in prison for pushing his wife off a cliff. There’s a new book about the case.