Republican leaders in Colorado are wondering, and sometimes worrying, about the larger-than-life political outsider their voters chose for the governor’s race. Then, a courthouse drama in a southern Colorado county, where prosecutors are accused of holding back evidence in dozens of cases. Plus, there are lots of things that make Rocky Mountain National Park one of a kind, and these days, that includes the rules for visiting it.

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Read more on the stories in today’s show:

• CPR’s Bente Birkeland on Republicans’ mixed feelings about Victor Marx
• The Denver Post’s Shelly Bradbury on the evidence issues with the Fremont DA’s office
• CPR’s Sarah Mulholland on RMNP’s continued use of timed-entry reservations

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Rae Solomon and Peter Creamer. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

Unpaid medical bills are piling up for the immigrant detention center in Aurora, which now owes the hospital run by the University of Colorado millions of dollars. Then, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says calls about bear encounters are spiking this year, as a poor natural food supply has them foraging in increasingly urban parts of the state. Plus, the recreation of Bent’s Old Fort in La Junta has brought history to life for generations of Coloradans, but its deteriorating condition means its future is now in doubt.

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Read more on the stories in today’s show:

• CPR’s Alejandro A. Alonso Galva and Rae Solomon on the end of the Cargill lockout in Fort Morgan.
• CPR’s Allison Sherry on unpaid medical bills from the immigrant detention center in Aurora.
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s tips for living in bear country.
• The Colorado Sun: Colorado’s bears are hungry. And they’re dining in town.
• KRCC’s Shanna Lewis on the troubles facing Bent’s Old Fort.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Rae Solomon, and Peter Creamer. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

Colorado farmers are facing a deluge of challenges all at once. From drought to Congressional gridlock, we hear about what’s weighing on rural Colorado. Then, lawyers for Colorado say they found the “smoking gun” in their argument that the Trump administration acted illegally to punish the state as part of a pressure campaign to get Tina Peters out of prison. Plus, why the new State Historian wants you to learn about your family’s past.

Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.

Read more on the stories in today’s show:

• Find more of CPR’s agriculture coverage here.
• The Denver Post’s Seth Klamann on the ‘smoking gun’ email in Colorado’s retaliation lawsuit against the Trump administration.
• CPR’s Andrea Dukakis spoke with new State Historian Nicki Gonzales.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Rae Solomon and Bazi Kanani. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.