Microdosing is gaining popularity with a new breed of health seekers. These self-experimenters take a very small amount of psilocybin mushrooms or LSD to reduce anxiety, stress and depression.

KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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The cost of housing in Colorado’s mountain towns is so expensive, many workers can’t afford rent. One program in Frisco offers an unusual solution – a parking lot that allows people to park and sleep in their vehicles.
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Education leaders across Colorado are grappling with how to respond to the Trump administration's immigration policies. They recently got help from a Nebraska superintendent who saw his own community shaken by an immigration raid two decades ago. He shares the lessons he learned, and his advice for educators in the months ahead.
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Emergency workers took four days to stop a major leak at a Chevron well pad in Galeton. Nearby residents are still evacuated and a local elementary school lost a week of school.
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Democratic lawmakers want to expand protections, even as the federal government moves rapidly in the opposite direction.
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Colorado Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will announce that he's running for governor of the state in 2026. The senator said he sees the governor's office as a better place to tackle the housing affordability crisis and oppose President Donald Trump.
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A judge halted construction to Denver Water's Gross Reservoir amid concerns over harm to the environment.
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You might be familiar with talk therapy, art therapy, or even music therapy. But have you heard of cuddle therapy? Today on In The NoCo we’ll hear how cuddle therapy works and how it helps people get more comfortable with physical touch.
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A new bill in Colorado aims to prevent bison poaching after government-sponsored killing of bison nearly led to the animal’s extinction a century ago.
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Colorado was long considered a haven for gender-affirming care. But under this Trump administration, hospitals in the state have limited the treatments available for people under 19. Some services have been restored, but trans youth and their families say the state isn’t the rock they thought it was.
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Environmentalists decried the move, but some in the timber industry say this could boost the economy and prevent fires.
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A new study reveals snow in the Rocky Mountains is contaminated with mercury and other metals, and that pollution has historic causes.
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Much of southern Arizona and New Mexico are expected to see above average potential for wildfire in April.
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The Trump administration wants to speed up data center construction to support the rise of the artificial intelligence industry.
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The percentage of adults in the West who say they’ve been personally affected by an extreme weather event, including wildfires and high heat, jumped 13% in the last two years.
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