About this episode

This episode discusses a federal immigration officer charged with assault, previews playoff games for the Nuggets and Avalanche, and explores a unique geological feature on the Plains.

For the first time in Colorado, a federal immigration officer is charged for a violent interaction with protestors. Then, both the Nuggets and the Avs have a big game tonight. What should you expect to see? Plus, we visit a remote spot on the Plains where you can mark time with the landscape. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: E&E News on how Colorado River water releases could benefit threatened fish . CPR’s Allison Sherry on charges against a Customs and Border Patrol officer in Durango . The Associated Press on the Mexican gunman’s apparent interest in the Columbine massacre . CPR’s Haylee May on the purported IEDs recovered in Boulder . Find Troy Renck’s columns in the Denver Post . KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin’s conversation with Tracy Wahl about the Spanish Peaks' ‘geo-calendar’ . This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Jack Armstrong, Bazi Kanani, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

People in this episode

Hosts: Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Bazi Kanani

Topics covered

• immigration
• protests
• sports
• Nuggets
• Avalanche
• astronomy
• Colorado River

Keywords

• immigration officer
• assault
• Nuggets
• Avalanche
• playoffs
• astronomical wonder
• Colorado River
• protests

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Customs and Border Patrol, E&E News, Associated Press, Denver Post, KRCC

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