Colorado Matters

A solar eclipse will cross the U.S. on April 8. Coloradans will get a partial, but impressive, view. Then,100-year-old news clips about abortion echo the current debate. Plus, are airplanes really policing your speed? And, Air Force Academy alumna Madison Marsh will use her Miss America platform to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer.

Just a few months after she graduated from the  U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, and while working on a graduate degree at Harvard, 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh took on a new challenge. Marsh represented Colorado in the Miss America pageant earlier this year and took the title.

Why did some places in Colorado get a lot more snow than others this week? We’ll assess with National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Heavener.

As we dig out from the snowstorm, why did some parts of Colorado get inches of snow, while others got feet? And what does the wet, heavy snow mean for the state's snowpack, which is critical to our water supply?

St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, and while it’s an opportunity to celebrate, it’s also a time to reflect and pay homage to Irish culture and lives lost.

There is a critical shortage of veterinarians and vet techs in Colorado. We talk with veterinarian-turned-lawmaker, Rep. Karen McCormick, about solutions.

Don the goggles and meet a CU student who’ll let you hold a holographic sun in your hand. Dezell Turner wants to use augmented reality to map trajectories in space.

Colorado may become the first state to cap the price for a pharmaceutical drug it says is unaffordable. Then, Dr. Antonia Novello is used to breaking barriers as the first woman and first Hispanic person to serve as the U.S. Surgeon General. She held the post from 1990 to 1993. And after a year of turmoil and challenges, Central City Opera has a new artistic director.

Many Americans experience sticker shock when they pay for certain prescription drugs.  Americans pay the world’s highest prices for drugs even though many are developed with money from the U.S. government.

Colorado has had a medical aid-in-dying law on the books for eight years, but using it can be deeply frustrating. State lawmakers are considering changes. We’ll get context with Purplish.