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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CO: Arts & Culture

Candice Bailey is the founder of the Colorado Police Oversight Commission, and has worked to improve laws surrounding law enforcement and community engagement. (Michael Ensminger/Motus Theater)
Theater group works to inspire action in alignment with MLK

Boulder's Motus Theater is hosting an event today for anyone curious about continuing the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- including addressing …

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Parcels of land downstream of Ruybal Fox Creek Ranch have been subdivided into 35- to 50-acre large-lot tracts. (Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust)
Preserving Cultural, Environmental Legacy in Southern Colorado

Ruybal Fox Creek Ranch sits in a dramatic canyon in the foothills of southern Colorado's San Juan Mountains, right next to the Rio Grande National …

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Since 2017, AARP has awarded more than $12.7 million to more than 1,060 projects, including 22 in Colorado, through the Community Challenge to nonprofit organizations and government entities. (Adobe Stock)
AARP Colorado Seeking Projects to Help Improve Communities

AARP Colorado is putting out the call for creative projects to help improve communities, by creating new public transportation and housing options…

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The new documentary series
New Film Examines Women's Dual Roles of Ethnicity, Athleticism

A new three-part documentary film series examines the intersection of sports and identity within a community. "Outlier" looks at what it means to be …

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A new Gallup survey shows more than 60% of Americans say they know
Juneteenth Declared National Holiday, Amidst Progress, Upheaval

DENVER -- Juneteenth National Independence Day is now an official holiday, after President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday, approved by both the US …

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National Forest Week was launched in 2019 to raise awareness of the value of America's National Forests on publicly-owned lands. (Pickpik)
Colorado Celebrates National Forest Week

DELTA, Colo. -- This week, Americans are celebrating National Forest Week. Ute Mountain Utes member Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk says forests have long …

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A new virtual-reality exhibit in Denver invites legislators, the public and tourists to see the faces and stories behind the statistics of hunger in Colorado. (Hunger Free Colorado)
Seeing Hunger Through a Virtual-Reality Lens

DENVER — A new exhibit at the McNichols Building in downtown Denver invites visitors to experience what it's like to not know where your next me…

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The program that helped create Gettysburg National Military Park and other iconic historic sites is set to expire Sept. 30. (Wikimedia Commons)
Veterans Urge Congress to Protect "Lands of the Free"

DENVER – As Americans observe Memorial Day, more than eight thousand veterans from across the nation have signed a letter urging Congress to …

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A series of national conversations launched this week aims to improve the quality of today's typical debates, where each side repeats talking points without truly listening to opposing points of view. (Pixabay)
Common Ground Sought Amid Media, Political Polarization

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. – Three in four Americans believe the inability of people to disagree without being disagreeable has reached a crisis …

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An event dubbed
"Slumdog Millionaire" and "Spotlight" Writers Join Boulder Lit Fest

BOULDER, Colo. -- Boulder's public library will host an array of international writers this weekend as part of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival…

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Twitter stakeholders could commission a study to see what the company would look like as a user-owned cooperative. (Pixabay)
Twitter to Consider Transition to User-Owned Co-op

DENVER – What if ownership of the social-media website Twitter were turned over to its users? That question isn't just hypothetical anymore…

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Playing a team sport can produce positive lifelong benefits for young people. (Pixabay)
Team Sports Out of Reach for Many Colorado Kids

DENVER – Children from low-income families are more likely to miss out on playing organized sports than their wealthier peers, and the impacts …

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