EPISODE · May 12, 2025 · 13 MIN
May 12, 2025: A $400 million bet on Denver, evidence backlog ‘tortures’ victims, coal trains still chugging
from Colorado Today · host Colorado Public Radio
Whether Colorado actually gets a professional women’s soccer team may hinge on how the Denver City Council votes tonight. We’ll explain what taxpayers have at stake. Then, sexual assault victims have been waiting an average of 500 days for results from DNA testing, delaying criminal trials and closure. Hear how Colorado intends to catch up, and prevent this kind of backlog from happening again. Also, we answer a question about how much coal Colorado still uses, and where all the coal trains you see are going, in this week’s Colorado Wonders.This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Stephanie Wolf, and Corey H. Jones. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.Email us at [email protected] Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: Denverite’s Paolo Zialcita reports on the finances behind the new pro women’s soccer team, and the risky economics of soccer. CPR’s Bente Birkeland reports on progress on the backlog of DNA evidence for sexual assaults. CPR’s Ishan Thakore answers questions about coal trains in Colorado Wonders.
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Whether Colorado actually gets a professional women’s soccer team may hinge on how the Denver City Council votes tonight. We’ll explain what taxpayers have at stake. Then, sexual assault victims have been waiting an average of 500 days for results from DNA testing, delaying criminal trials and closure. Hear how Colorado intends to catch up, and prevent this kind of backlog from happening again. Also, we answer a question about how much coal Colorado still uses, and where all the coal trains you see are going, in this week’s Colorado Wonders. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Stephanie Wolf, and Corey H. Jones. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño. Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members. Read more on the stories in today’s show: Denverite’s Paolo Zialcita reports on the finances behind the new pro women’s soccer team, and the risky economics of soccer. CPR’s Bente Birkeland reports on progress on the backlog of DNA evidence for sexual assaults. CPR’s Ishan Thakore answers questions about coal trains in Colorado Wonders.
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May 12, 2025: A $400 million bet on Denver, evidence backlog ‘tortures’ victims, coal trains still chugging
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