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Long-dormant dam proposal gets renewed attention as Colorado water district looks to preserve unused water right
A controversial 53-year-old plan to build a major dam above Lyons is drawing renewed attention as a northern Colorado water district seeks to maintain its right to use the water associated with the long-dormant project. The St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District is based in Longmont and serves...
Colorado Schools Set to Implement AI This Year
All around Colorado, school is getting kicked off for another year after another long summer. As it would turn out, Coloradans are some of the most educated people in the entire country. Out of all the school districts here in Colorado, the one that Niche.com considers to be the best...
Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Downright Freezing Fall in Colorado
This summer has been absolutely brutal when it comes to the heat. In fact, Colorado was recently ranked as the third worst state for “extreme heat days” in the entire country with 17.5. An extreme heat day is categorized as a day where the max temperature is above the 95th percentile of the historical threshold.
Big Crackdown on Speeding Coming to Colorado
With over one million vehicles on the roads of Colorado, safety on those roads is an issue. Speeding is a major factor when it comes to "dangerous" driving, and cities are saying they've had enough. How many times have you seen someone "tearing" down a street, well beyond the speed...
CLEER’s Energizing Climate Solutions summit brings ideas for green energy in rural communities to Aspen
Carbondale-based Clean Energy Economy for the Region, or CLEER, hosted a forum at the Aspen Meadows Resort focusing on green energy for rural communities. “Energizing Climate Solutions: Rural, Resort & Energy Transition Communities” brought climate policy experts together from around Colorado and the U.S., with the hopes of informing local policies on climate action.
1 in 4 Colorado students are "chronically absent" from school, DPS responds
More than 240,000 students in Colorado were chronically absent from school last year, and that number is an improvement over previous years.This week, the State Department of Education released Student Attendance and Truancy data. The data shows that student attendance improved slightly by 0.7% to 91.5%. Rates of chronic absenteeism were down by 3.4% to 27.7%.Even with these gains, more than one in four children in Colorado is chronically absent, meaning they miss 10% or more of the school year.Denver Public Schools, the state's largest school district, is looking to address absenteeism.This school year, DPS wants to address chronic absenteeism...
Colorado’s Violent Video Game Surge, Should We Be Worried?
Video games have changed a lot in the past 30 years. Nearly two-thirds of us play video games, which is a factor in most of our lives. Video games are incredibly diverse these days. Back in the day, it was sitting in front of a TV being in an isolated position.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife denies Middle Park stockgrowers’ request for chronic depredation permit after 8 sheep killed
Since wolves were released on the Western Slope, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has confirmed 15 cattle and nine sheep have been killed by wolves. Many of the depredations centered on a single ranch near Kremmling, owned by husband and wife, Conway and Nellie Farrell. To stop the killing of livestock,...
Monsoon moisture flows into Colorado on Thursday and Friday
Strong storms are moving through the Front Range on Thursday afternoon. Monsoon moisture is flowing from the South throughout Colorado. The shift in wind direction brings moisture from the Pacific into the state."We're getting waterlogged," First Alert Meteorologist Dave Aguilera said. "We needed this," he said.There are two bands of beneficial moisture, one along the I-25 corridor, the other is along the Eastern Plains.From Lookout Mountain CBS News Colorado viewers could not see Denver during the storm.
More Colorado Schools Saying ‘No’ to Phones in the Classroom
Kids and instructors of every generation in Colorado have had to deal with ever-changing technology concerns. Some school districts are taking measures to address today's tech. One can see where it's good on one side, yet worrisome on the other. You want your child to learn while at school, but...
Not your average Reddit user: Jared Polis shouts out social media platform at DNC
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday announced before a national TV audience that he's a "Redditor" — and that caused some excitement on the local Denver subreddit. "Look, as a Redditor, gamer, entrepreneur and Swiftie from the free state of Colorado," Polis said during his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, "I'm excited by Kamala Harris' vision for protecting and expanding our personal freedom, internet freedom and economic freedom."
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