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Fire is on everyone's mind this week. If you鈥檙e curious how investigators determine a fire鈥檚 cause, you might be surprised to learn that dogs can help with that. On today鈥檚 In the NoCo we鈥檒l meet the cutest new employee of Colorado鈥檚 Division of Fire Prevention and Control, and we鈥檒l learn why she鈥檚 so good at her job.

Property crime and vehicle thefts are down in Boulder, but violent crime remains on the rise. Boulder Reporting Lab reporter John Herrick sits down with KUNC host Michael Lyle, Jr., to dig into the reasons why.

An internal review by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation found Yvonne "Missy" Woods withheld test results while working with the crime lab. The Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to provide more details on the story.

The leaders of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition on Thursday sent Democratic lawmakers a letter saying their system known as quadratic voting violates the state鈥檚 sunshine laws and 鈥渄eprives the public of its right to observe important decision making 鈥� in real time.鈥�

Democrats who control the state legislature are increasingly using a survey they fill out in secret to help determine whether bills live or die. The results are kept from the public, raising questions about transparency and potential violations of the state鈥檚 sunshine law.

On Monday, the city of Aurora released the results of a months-long independent investigation into Elijah McClain鈥檚 death. The report鈥檚 findings validate what Elijah McClain's mother, Sheneen McClain, has been saying publicly and privately about his death for nearly a year and a half. Ms. McClain joined Colorado Edition to talk about her son, the independent investigation, healing and justice.

More than 100 agencies across Colorado have approval from the state to allow medics to use ketamine, an anesthetic, on people who show signs of what's often dubbed "excited delirium," a practice that is now drawing national criticism from anesthesiologists and psychiatrists.

Could a simple lack of personal protective equipment, including proper masks, gowns and gloves, have increased the COVID-19 death toll at nursing homes鈥�

The Squad 1 crew makes their way to their truck at a downtown Greeley fire station. They're walking, not running, and once their truck is on the road,鈥�