Leigh Paterson
Senior Editor & ReporterAs KUNC's Senior Editor and Reporter, my job is to find out what鈥檚 important to northern Colorado residents and why. I seek to create a deeper sense of urgency and understanding around these issues through in-depth, character driven daily reporting and series work.
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New research shows high numbers of officers retiring and resigning at departments across the country. Some Colorado law enforcement agencies are seeing the same trend. -
Advocates say the case puts a spotlight on how ill-prepared police are when encountering someone with a mental disability. -
Following the violent arrest of an elderly woman with dementia last summer, two former officers with the Loveland Police Department are now facing criminal charges. -
A coalition of law enforcement agencies, public health experts and activists are behind a new effort to reduce gun violence among young people in Northern Colorado. -
Although so many Coloradans have been looking forward to a return to in-person life, being around people for the first time in awhile can bring challenges. -
The drug MDMA, also known as ecstacy or molly, could be a powerful way to treat people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study. -
A bill that would funnel millions of dollars into a wide range of services from medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders, to vouchers for mental health care in rural areas, to screening for mood and anxiety issues for some new mothers passed in the Colorado Senate on Tuesday and now heads over the House for consideration. -
In Loveland, after body camera footage showing the violent arrest of a woman with dementia came out last month, one area of focus is training standards. -
Three Loveland officers are no longer with the police department following the arrest of an elderly woman with dementia last summer.
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Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law last week which creates a new state agency to mange behavioral health services.
