Weed 101: Colorado agriculture office shares pot know-how

In this Jan. 31, 2017 photo, agriculture regulators from seven different states and Guam tour a Denver marijuana growing warehouse on a tour organized by the Colorado Department of Agriculture in Denver. The department is opening up its marijuana … knowledge to other states and encouraging them to plan now for the possibility of regulating farmers growing a plant that violates federal law.

Colorado Public Radio buying two Colorado Springs stations

Colorado Public Radio is buying an AM-FM station combination to expand into Colorado Springs with plans to hire a local reporter as part of its long-term plan to become a statewide news organization. The Centennial-based nonprofit agreed last month to pay $550,000 for KXRE-AM at 1490 and a companion FM station at 102.1, which bosh transmit from Manitou Springs, to Denver-based Latino Communications LLC in a deal that is expected to be completed by early April, pending approval by the Federal Communications Commission.