KUNC-FM (Greeley, CO)

KUNC (91.5 FM) is a radio station that offers a public radio format. Based in Greeley, Colorado, it caters to the Northern Colorado area, which includes cities like Fort Collins and Greeley. The station is run by Community Radio for Northern Colorado, a non-profit organization recognized under 501(c)(3).

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The Stanley Hotel is a Colorado icon. An unusual alliance could help the hotel thrive in the years ahead

2 days ago | kunc.org | Erin O'Toole |Brad Turner |Ariel Lavery

The Stanley Hotel is a cultural landmark of Estes Park. It was built in the early 1900s, and soon became a popular Colorado getaway for wealthy vacationers. But it's perhaps most well-known as the inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining. Today, the hotel caters to horror fans with ghost tours, while visitors who prefer a calmer vacation enjoy watching herds of elk on the lawn and the perfect view of Longs Peak.
Polis ordered state employees to turn over personal information after ICE subpoena, lawsuit claims

2 days ago | kunc.org | Jennifer Brown |Megan Verlee

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at coloradosun.com. Gov. Jared Polis ordered the state labor department to turn over personal information about people who are providing homes for unaccompanied immigrant children after receiving a subpoena from the Trump administration, according to a whistleblower lawsuit filed Wednesday.
Sen. John Hickenlooper: Speeding up wildfire prevention work could help a “tinderbox situation” in the West

3 days ago | kunc.org | Ariel Lavery |Erin O'Toole |Brad Turner

Colorado has been impacted severely by wildfires in recent years. And, as climate change continues to intensify, the threat is growing. Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, recently co-sponsored a sweeping new bill to expand, and speed up, wildfire prevention efforts across the country. It’s called the Fix Our Forests Act.
How an unusual CSU program helps restore bison herds across the American West

4 days ago | kunc.org | Ariel Lavery |Erin O'Toole |Brad Turner

A small herd of bison roams the Soapstone Prairie north of Fort Collins. The herd offers a glimpse of what Colorado’s high plains looked like 200 years ago. These bison are unique for a few reasons. First, they’re descendants of the herd at Yellowstone National Park. Second, while most bison today carry some cattle DNA, this herd has nearly pure bison genes. That has spiritual significance for many Indigenous tribes. The breeding project is based at Colorado State University.
Colorado landfills generate as much dirty air as driving 1 million cars for a year

5 days ago | kunc.org | Jennifer Oldham

Remember the banana peels, apple cores and leftover pizza you recently threw in the garbage? Today, your food waste, and your neighbors’, is emitting climate-warming greenhouse gases as it decomposes in a nearby municipal landfill. Buried food scraps and yard waste at 51 dumps across Colorado generate an amount of methane equivalent to driving 1 million gasoline-powered cars for a year.
ACLU lawyers say camping is so central to Colorado’s culture that ‘camping bans’ should be illegal. Will a judge agree?

5 days ago | kunc.org | Ariel Lavery |Erin O'Toole |Brad Turner

A unique legal argument caught our attention recently here at In The NoCo. It’s about rules banning people experiencing homelessness from sleeping in public places in Boulder. The recent court filing by the ACLU of Colorado argues that camping is so fundamental to the culture and history of Colorado that cities should not be allowed to punish people who camp in public.
New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River

6 days ago | kunc.org | Alex Hager

The Colorado River basin has lost huge volumes of groundwater over the past two decades according to a new report from researchers at Arizona State University.Researchers used data from NASA satellites to map the rapidly-depleting resource. The region, which includes seven Western states, has lost 27.8 million acre-feet of groundwater since 2003. That’s roughly the volume of Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir.
Afraid of flying? These tips from an MSU Denver psychologist can help get you off the ground

6 days ago | kunc.org | Erin O'Toole |Brad Turner |Ariel Lavery

Commercial airline travel is one of the safest ways to get around. In 2024, around five billion passengers worldwide flew on 40 million flights, according to the International Air Transport Association. In that year there was less than one aircraft-related accident for every million flights in the air. In other words, the odds are in your favor when you buy a plane ticket. And yet, fear of flying is one of the most common phobias people struggle with.
Pollinators in peril: How Western Slope residents can help contribute to the conservation of butterflies

1 week ago | kunc.org | Ali Longwell

In its 13th year, the Butterfly Pavilion's monitoring program is looking for volunteers to help broaden its understanding of butterfly health in ColoradoThe population of butterflies in the U.S. has declined significantly over the past two decades. Through its monitoring program, Colorado's Butterfly Pavilion is looking for volunteers to help contribute to the research and conservation of the important pollinators.
This beloved food truck with Salida roots just got a full-time home in Silverthorne

1 week ago | kunc.org | Kit Geary

Gigi Sandoval-Long has a knack for supporting and bringing together the community around her. It’s always been her thing. Nursing seemed to fit that mold perfectly, so that’s where she started her career. Decades out from starting her professional career, she is still community building. These days, though, she’s not doing it from the inside of the hospital — she’s doing it from inside a hot-pink food truck sporting a Rosie the Riveter-inspired cartoon chicken.