Colorado Matters

Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner meets with members of a Latina networking group for their views on the upcoming election. And, a cassette of Irish drinking songs launched the career of Denver-based trio Avourneen.

An Alamosa, Colorado mental health center says clients benefit from a peaceful “crisis living room” where they can receive counseling. History Colorado wants the public to help it identify significant sites representing minority communities. A 15-year-old from Pueblo won the NaNoWriMo prize for an excerpt from her unfinished novel.

Colorado’s Lockheed Martin built the Juno spacecraft that will explore Jupiter. Then, on the banks of the Gunnison River, Eagle Rock Shelter holds ancient artifacts. And, in his book “Beethoven For a Later Age,” violinist Edward Dusinberre offers at backstage look at the Takács Quartet.

Safety violations in the meatpacking industry seldom yield much punishment, according to a new Harvest Public Media investigation. Professional athletes reconsider their futures and parents worry about their children’s sports activities as research continues on the degenerative disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy. A parking garage serves as the stage for more than 400 singers in downtown Denver this weekend.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump appears at this weekend’s Western Conservative Summit, where an organizer says Trump has an opportunity to build relationships with evangelicals who favored Ted Cruz. The weather and the bugs cooperated so there’s an abundant crop of Western Slope peaches this summer, according to a fifth-generation farmer. And, Denver’s youth poet laureate balances two cultures.

Republican Senate candidate Darryl Glenn offers his views on key issues in the upcoming campaign. Then, the race between Glenn and Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet will be one of the most closely watched in the country, according to an analyst for the Cook Political Report. And, a look at campaign fundraising and advertising buys from digital journalist Sandra Fish. Also, a teenager chronicles her experience with an abusive boyfriend in the film "Rock Bottom."

As fires rage across the West, we dig into the lives of hotshot firefighters.

If a shooter invades your office, experts want you to follow three guidelines: run, hide or -- last resort -- fight. Then, a Colorado team will hike the Colorado trail with clothes and camping gear dating to the 1860s. And the documentary “Strong Sisters: Elected Women In Colorado” explores why Colorado was the first state to elect women to its legislature.

Diversity is a priority of the National Park Service and the mission of a Denver group that works to get kids outdoors.Then, a project called On The Same Page United uses poetry to connect inmates with the world outside. And, a new film chronicles Colorado's pin-up culture.

Songs on the Lumineers’ sophomore album, “Cleopatra,” reflect the band’s quick rise to fame and the personal experiences of its frontman. And, Nederland folk band Elephant Revival’s latest album, “Petals,” introduces a more complex sound.