In The NoCo
KUNC's In the NoCo is a daily slice of stories, news, people and issues. It's a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The show brings context and insight to the stories of the day, often elevating unheard voices in the process. And because life in Northern Colorado is a balance of work and play, we celebrate the lighter side of things here, too.
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If you think eating gluten free means giving up baked goods like biscuits and cinnamon rolls, a Longmont business wants you to think differently. GoodLove Foods recently made an appearance on the TV show Shark Tank 鈥� and came away with a deal. You can learn what got them started, and why their business is thriving amidst a saturated gluten-free market. -
Patients in Colorado who suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression will soon have a new treatment option. They can take part in therapy sessions led by licensed providers... using psychedelic mushrooms. We hear how it works from a doctor who鈥檚 offered this type of therapy for years, today on In The NoCo. -
Thousands of students in Colorado live in areas with underperforming schools known as 鈥渆ducation deserts.鈥� One state lawmaker wants to make it easier for charter schools to open in these areas 鈥� but the idea wouldn鈥檛 be without controversy. We鈥檒l hear about it on today鈥檚 In The NoCo. -
Spring planting season is upon us! But many homeowners are concerned about what plants they should use to help reduce the risk of spreading wildfire. We get expert advice from CSU extension about fire-wise landscaping, on today鈥檚 In the NoCo. -
Thousands of languages around the world are in danger of being lost, as the people who speak them grow older and pass away. But two CU Boulder researchers are trying to keep one such language alive. We hear about how they鈥檙e doing that work. -
In 1955, a man planted a bomb in luggage aboard a United Airlines flight shortly before it took off from Denver. The plane exploded over beet fields in Weld County -- killing everyone on board. Now there鈥檚 a new History Colorado exhibit commemorating the tragedy. Today on In The NoCo, we hear the story of Flight 629, and a local group's efforts to create a memorial. -
Running a restaurant is expensive 鈥� and Northern Colorado has seen a recent wave of local favorites closing down. So what鈥檚 behind this trend 鈥� and can state lawmakers do anything to help? KUNC鈥檚 Emma VandenEinde joins In The NoCo to explain. -
Western forests are taking longer to grow back after wildfires. That鈥檚 partly because climate change has made it harder for new trees to survive where the old trees would have thrived. Today on In The NoCo, we hear from a CSU researcher with a new strategy for how to regrow forests more quickly. -
A moose boom in Northern Colorado has Rocky Mountain National Park鈥檚 biologists concerned. Moose love to graze on Willows while tramping through wetlands, which the park has been trying to restore. But Colorado Parks and Wildlife says they are maintaining the desired moose population with hunting. -
A massive new reservoir project in Northern Colorado has cleared a final hurdle, more than two decades after it was originally proposed. Today on In The NoCo, KUNC鈥檚 water reporter Alex Hager explains how this will supply enough water for a half-million new residents in fast-growing communities in the region 鈥� and why some environmental advocates opposed the project.
