NEWSCAST
4 stories: Pueblo Jail Escapees Caught, Grand Junction Bombing Suspects Still at Large, Aspen Welcomes Olympic Silver Medalist Home, and Denver Observes World TB day. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

COMMENTARY: TEACHING IN SPRING
Springtime can be pretty cruel in Colorado. Warm, sunny days lure us outdoors, only to be pounded by snow and howling winds later in the week. The season’s behavior reminds middle school teacher Eva Syrovy of some of her students. But just like the promise of summer, she doesn’t give up on her kids [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

SHEEP MYSTERY
Across the West, wildlife biologists are being stumped by the mysterious deaths of bighorn sheep lambs. KUNC’s Brian Larson visits Rocky Mountain National park where scientists are investigating the decline in Colorado’s state mammal [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

STATE WILDLIFE AGENCY HIRES ENERGY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
Oil and gas extraction is an $8 billion business in Colorado. Worried about the industry’s impact on animals, the Colorado Division of Wildlife has hired a special staffer to be their liaison with energy developers. A division manager and a wildlife advocate comment on the new hire. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

NEWSCAST
4 stories: Pueblo Jail Escapees Caught, Grand Junction Bombing Suspect Still at Large, Aspen Welcomes Olympic Silver Medalist Home, and Denver Observes World TB day. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

HIGH COUNTRY NEWS INTERVIEW
Glossy magazines love top ten lists, and they love to name the top western towns to which urban refugees can escape. High Country News has always been a little more thoughtful in their approach to life in the Rockies. Editor Greg Hanscom talks about what all the hype is doing to our little pieces of paradise. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

ARMY LOOSENS TATTOO REGULATIONS
Facing recruiting shortages, the U.S. Army has loosened its rules for tattoos. Ink is now allowed on soldiers’ fingers and necks. We talked to soldiers and the tattoo artists who decorate them about what impact the new policy may have. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

CAPITOL COVERAGE
Republican Representative Joe Stengel resigned as house minority leader on March 9th, over allegations that he billed the state for pay on days that he was actually on vacation or doing other things, like taking the state bar exam. He retained his Littleton house seat, however, and yesterday a house ethics committee voted to end its investigation of Stengel, saying there isn’t probable cause to continue. Daniel Costello reports from Denver [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

NEWSCAST
Photographer’s son an apparent suicide, Slick roads spawn call for more immigration enforcement. Battling Hispanic’s poor health. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]

DRILLING IN COLORADO PT.3
The state fines a natural gas drilling company six figures for violations of water quality laws. [LISTEN] [TRANSCRIPT]