Colorado has the highest recidivism rate in the country. For the past decade, about 50% of inmates released from the state’s prison return within three years. A recent ProPublica investigation has uncovered that the state’s halfway houses may be a […]
(Photo credit: Venkat2336, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons) Look in the garbage in any city or town, and chances are, plastics make up a big part of what is in the waste. Some of that is due to people […]
Despite a staggeringly high 50% rate of teen pregnancy, youth involved in Colorado’s child welfare system have little to no education about contraception or safe sex until after they have become sexually active. That’s according to a new study from […]
After a COVID-related break, Boulder has reinstated a requirement that food businesses report what they’re doing to comply with the city’s Zero Waste ordinance. Restaurants, grocery stores, coffee shops and almost all other businesses involved with food are supposed to […]
CU Boulder will host a campus sexual misconduct town hall from 4-5:30 PM today. The event will discuss the recently announced CU Boulder Sexual Misconduct Task force and answer questions about how misconduct is addressed on campus. KGNU’s Claire Purnell […]
The September selection for the Radio Bookclub is Something New Under the Sun, by Alexandra Kleeman. tells the story of Patrick Hamlin, a novelist who has come to Los Angeles to oversee the film adaptation of one of his books. […]
The Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County will host a big “Fiesta and Food Trucks” event to celebrate the growing diverse cultures of the Hispanic and Latinx communities in Boulder County, this Saturday at Roosevelt Park in Longmont. KGNU’s […]
In this week’s edition of Sports Talk, KGNU’s Jimmie Searfoss explores not your fathers base ball, or even his father. Colorado is home to a vintage base ball league that plays the game by 1890’s rules. Take a deep dive […]
