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KUNC Programming and Operations Manager Desmond O’Boyle and Boulder Reporting Lab Senior Reporter John Herrick discuss a civil rights lawsuit about the treatment of mentally ill people in the Boulder County Jail and the legal repercussions Xcel Energy is facing following the release of findings about the cause of the Marshall fire.

Ryan Partridge was incarcerated in the Boulder County Jail while experiencing severe symptoms of schizophrenia. He sued jail workers for failing to provide adequate care and treatment.

The 2021 law requires people with a mental illness to be let out of their cell for at least two hours per day. The challenges the county is facing with compliance reveal just how ill-equipped jails are to care for those most in need of mental health treatment, advocates say.

Not everyone has to rely on the ever-shrinking Colorado River for water in Boulder County. But a myriad patchwork of water rights and claims means everyone's access to water is uneven, and that means cities and towns have to plan their water use even more carefully.

When there's poor air quality in Colorado, it can be a nuisance for residents. But for some, the bad air cancels plans and changes lives.

Evacuations were ordered in the western part of Boulder, between Linden Avenue and University Avenue. This is a developing story.

It's been nearly one year since the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County, but there is another group of affected homeowners. Their houses are still standing, yet they do not feel safe returning home.

Flames were not the only threat during the Marshall Fire. The high winds that day damaged hundreds of mobile homes in Boulder County. An effort is now underway to get the bulk of repairs done before winter sets in.

Democratic State Rep. Tracey Bernett claimed she lives in an apartment she rented in Louisville. But prosecutors in Boulder County allege that’s not true.

While more than 37,000 people escaped the Marshall Fire last year, the chaos that ensued prompted an overhaul of how these communities evacuate.