Colorado Matters

As the third criminal trial related to the death of Elijah McClain continues, changes are happening statewide. A look at how law enforcement and lawmakers alike are working to ban so-called "Excited Delirium” here in Colorado. Then, did you know voguing was created by members of the Black and Latino queer community back in the 1960s? We hit the dance floor with Colorado’s ballroom scene.

Where people live has a lot to do with how they get around, which is why the governor is changing tracks, to some extent, when it comes to transit. Then, our series continues on how to save and grow your money with short and long-term strategies, no matter how much or how little money you have. Plus, books with a Colorado connection to read or give this holiday season.

By state law, Colorado is required to release wolves into the wild by the end of the year. But a wolfpack that was already here is mostly gone, shot and killed across the border. What does that say about the reintroduction debate? And, Marlin Briscoe was the first Black quarterback in pro football with the Denver Broncos, but the challenges he faced were just the beginning.

The new documentary, "Join or Die" suggests that joining a club isn't just essential to democracy, it's also good for our health. Then, a new nightclub in Denver that celebrates musical heritage.

Holiday travel's taking off, and airports -- from Denver to Grand Junction -- built for a different time -- are trying to keep up. Today, we re-share a holiday travel special, with hacks from airport insiders and Ryan's favorite shortcut. Plus, how fuels made from forests or algae could take some of the guilt out of flying. And the question many are asking: is Denver's airport going to be under construction forever?

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah. Light the shamash with us, that most prominent candle on the menorah that ignites all the others.

As the Colorado Supreme Court considers the case to keep Donald Trump off the Republican presidential primary ballot here, a former judge who proposed invoking the 14th Amendment early-on says it's not about politics. Then, why a train between the mountains and Metro Denver may finally be on track. And, if cocktails are a part of your holidays, we have a tingly recommendation.

Her grandfather served on the USS Arizona when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor. Nikki Stratton will christen its namesake, a new US Navy submarine. Then, a relic of the battleship Arizona is now in Colorado, and we hear what Donald Stratton endured to survive the attack.

They were moved from their resting place, centuries-old graves looted. Now there's a renewed effort to return the remains of Indigenous people to their rightful homes in Colorado. Later, "Off the Walls" with how a mural of Fathima Dickerson, the GM of Welton Street Café, has come to represent community and hope.

No matter what social media tells you, there's no such thing as "the perfect parent." So says Denver author and family therapist Craig Knippenberg whose new book is "Shame-Free Parenting." Then, printing new houses. Also, the 15,000th species boards the Photo Ark. Later, how to make your poinsettias outlast the holidays. And a world of holiday ice at Gaylord Rockies.