After a series of parent forums and student feedback sessions, school district staff have decided to implement drug-sniffing K-9 units at its schools, pending development of a formal plan. The drug prevention strategy has come under criticism for its lack of evidence in curbing student drug use.

Since it was legalized in Colorado in 2020, online gambling has become a big issue for many people. Between 1-2 % of the U.S. population will experience some sort of gambling disorder. However, there are a number of agencies, including the Problem Gambling Coalition of Colorado, that help people who have a problem.

Last year, teen harm reduction activists in Durango successfully lobbied the 9R School District to allow students permission to carry and administer Narcan. Now they've helped draft a bill to help change school drug policies across the state.

We study history to learn from the past. But what if the pages in a history book melt away? A library just west of Denver is trying to preserve clues of antiquity before they become “cold cases” that could never be solved.

Chef Iliana Regan came up through the Chicago food scene, eventually opening her own restaurant in Lincoln Square, which earned her a Michelin star. Regan now runs a bed and breakfast, the Milkweed Inn, in the nether-regions of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The inn shutters in winter, allowing Regan to focus on her writing, and her teaching, which for the last two winters, has brought her to Telluride’s Ah Haa School.

In Telluride, a pair of limited edition Blizzard skis are making an impact. The skis are tribute to Hilaree Nelson, an accomplished ski mountaineer who called Telluride home.

After nearly 20 years of keeping Montezuma County informed, the final issue of the Four Corners Free Press recently hit newsstands across Cortez. The regional newspaper covered politics, environmental issues, and more for southwest Coloradans and residents of the Four Corners region. Chris Clements of KSJD sat down with Gail Binkley, the editor and co-founder of the Free Press, to talk about the newspaper and its last issue.

Many Colorado communities are using goats for weed control. In Boulder County, one herd of approximately 300 goats is currently grazing at the water treatment plan in Superior.

Data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) shows that respiratory illnesses across the state are declining in January after a surge of COVID-19, flu, and RSV infections over the holiday period.

The Sundance Film Festival runs from January 18 to January 28, with films being screened on location in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as online. Emily Cohen of KHOL attended the festival, now in its 40th season, and shares her observations.