Colorado Matters

We visit a recycling center to answer questions about what can be recycled and where all that cardboard, glass and paper ends up. Then, the Colorado Ballet, Wonderbound and Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble collaborate on a new show. Next, what Hickenlooper and Bennet did in Iowa this weekend. Finally, cannabis companies are vying to go public.

Many Denverites want to bike more but find main streets scary. A new map shows safer routes. Then, Democrats John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet are both stumping in Iowa. Next, the hidden scars of patrol officers. Also, will the Rockies deliver this season? And, a Nuggets update. Plus, an old stone barn is all that's left of the Goodnight Cattle Company.

Scientist Warren Washington, who advised six presidents on climate change, just won the Tyler Prize, a Nobel for the environment. Then, the Ice Climbing World Cup is in Denver this weekend, and in North America for the first time. Next, state Rep. Brianna Titone's balancing act. Also, the real-life Green Book. Finally, Georgia O'Keeffe comes to MCA Denver.

The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests responds to AG Phil Weiser's independent review of the Colorado Catholic Church. Then, a look at the "Alcatraz of the Rockies" awaiting El Chapo. Next, the failed safe-injection site effort. And, veterans in Montrose could soon heal with music. Finally, revisit our interview with Matthew Shepard’s family.

AG Phil Weiser announced an independent review of clerical abuse in the Colorado Catholic Church, along with victim support programs. Then, an effort to open a supervised injection facility in Denver won’t happen this year. Next, the little-known history of "atomic tattoos" during the Cold War. Finally, we revisit comedian Ben Roy's story of clerical abuse.

AG Phil Weiser will challenge Trump's wall declaration, and a law professor reacts to the emergency. Next, while other crime stats are flat, felony charges are rising. Also, the EPA has a plan for El Paso County's PFA problem. Then, women are rarely on company boards. Next, behind the proposed statewide straw ban. Finally, meet Denver artist Suchitra Mattai.

Ted Scambos studies the risk climate change poses to the Thwaites glacier. Then, the Su Teatro theater company remembers the flower protests 50 years ago. Next, there's a James Brown bridge in Steamboat Springs. Also, Clarence Moses-EL feels like a fuller person now. Then, a new play reflects on the Flight 232 crash. Finally, meet a tarot-obsessed artist.

Colorado Sens. Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet belong to different parties, but try to find a middle ground on some issues. Then, Denver teachers respond to the all-nighter deal. Next, where marijuana tax money goes. Also, disrupting the real estate industry. Then, corporations go in big on renewable energy. Finally, some Peruvian psychedelic rock.

The Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods in north Denver are in a moment of dramatic change, but they don't want to be another footnote in the gentrification story. Then, a CU Denver researcher is studying how to predict and track gentrification. Next, these are Colorado's most endangered historic places. Also, an update on Prodigy Coffee.

A labor economist explains why teachers have always struggled to get higher pay. Then, a student journalist shares the scene from Thomas Jefferson High School on Day One of the strike. Next, this chef started a support group for restaurant workers struggling with mental illness. Also, Ted Bundy's Colorado connection. Finally, the history of Navy aquanauts.