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Kids who were babies at the height of the pandemic are starting preschool and kindergarten with more behavior problems than before COVID. And those behavior patterns can be a sign of developmental delays. On today’s In The NoCo, we hear more about why some of these kids are struggling – and what schools and teachers are doing to help.

Each Friday, KUNC shares some of the most important stories of the week that was from its robust reporting on 91.5 FM

Federal authorities have indicted the owners of a Colorado funeral home on criminal charges for fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief funds from the U.S. government. The husband and wife already face state charges of corpse abuse after 190 decaying bodies were discovered in their funeral home's storage building last year. The new charges Monday against Jon and Carie Hallford underscore their alleged lies, money laundering, forgery and manipulation over the past four years that devastated grieving family members.

A study from the Pew Research Center shows since the COVID-19 pandemic, about a third of workers in the U.S. with jobs that can be done remotely are, in fact, working from home. It's a familiar trend in Boulder, with recent data from the city's Modal Shift Report showing nearly 23% of residents said they worked from home daily. Boulder Reporting Lab reporter John Herrick joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to discuss those findings.

New data shows respiratory illness is elevated or increasing across most of the United States, including the Mountain West region.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico have found that COVID-19 hit American Indian and Alaska Native patients hard — even inside the university’s hospital.

A new report shows preschool enrollment rates dropped significantly during the pandemic. In the Mountain West, the rates of decline varied widely.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising across much of the Mountain West and nation. This trend mirrors patterns from previous years, but healthcare experts say the U.S. is well-equipped to handle another surge in infections and emergency room visits.

The Colorado Department of Education released student assessment data this week for the 2022-2023 academic year. It shows that student performance is still lagging behind pre-pandemic levels despite meager gains. Significant disparities based on gender, race, wealth and disability also remain.

The Mountain West includes some of the country's strongest state economies, according to a new analysis, but the region's overall economic health doesn't extend to every state.