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EPISODE · Feb 6, 2026 · 15 MIN

Colorado River deadline, Coloradans competing in Milan, ‘Borderlands’ history

from Colorado Today · host Colorado Public Radio

Shorts-weather in February? The Front Range is having another warm, dry week as drought worsens around the state. In the shadow of this nearly-snowless winter, Western states are trying to cut a deal on the future of the Colorado River. Then, meet some of Colorado’s Winter Olympians to watch, from comeback stories to first time events. And, fmr. Sen. Ken Salazar’s roots in Colorado go back much further than there’s been a Colorado. Now his family history is part of a new exhibit, "Borderlands," at History Colorado.Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: Find information on Puppy Bowl XXII. Denverite’s Andrew Kenney on Denver slipping into ‘severe’ drought. CPR’s Ishan Thakore on the approaching Colorado River deadline CPR’s Tony Gorman reports on some of the Colorado athletes at the Winter Olympics  CPR’s Ryan Warner talks with Ken Salazar about “Borderlands” This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Bazi Kanani,Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Megan Verlee, and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

Shorts-weather in February? The Front Range is having another warm, dry week as drought worsens around the state. In the shadow of this nearly-snowless winter, Western states are trying to cut a deal on the future of the Colorado River. Then, meet some of Colorado’s Winter Olympians to watch, from comeback stories to first time events. And, fmr. Sen. Ken Salazar’s roots in Colorado go back much further than there’s been a Colorado. Now his family history is part of a new exhibit, "Borderlands," at History Colorado. Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members. Read more on the stories in today’s show: Find information on Puppy Bowl XXII. Denverite’s Andrew Kenney on Denver slipping into ‘severe’ drought. CPR’s Ishan Thakore on the approaching Colorado River deadline CPR’s Tony Gorman reports on some of the Colorado athletes at the Winter Olympics  CPR’s Ryan Warner talks with Ken Salazar about “Borderlands” This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Bazi Kanani,Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Megan Verlee, and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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