A Colorado soldier wounded in Operation Epic Fury returns home. Plus, a major breakthrough in the long running effort to bring passenger rail to the northern Front Range. Then, a staged break-in, a fake business and insurance fraud; hear about the accusations aimed at a Boulder dance instructor. Finally, Arlo pays a visit to a zoo… for bugs.

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Read more on the stories in today’s show:

CPR’s Sarah Mulholland on Lockheed Martin’s contribution to the Artemis mission
CPR’s Caitlyn Kim on the injured Teller County soldier who returned home
CPR’s Bente Birkeland on the tentative agreement for a Denver-Boulder train route
Boulder Reporting Lab’s Brooke Stephenson on the charges against the Boulder dance studio owner
Learn more about CSU Extension's 'Bug Zoo'

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel & Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Madilyn Rose, Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.