# Colorado vigilant for New World Screwworm; a Denver suburb wants to block drivers; CO Springs author wins a Golden Quill

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Podcast: [Colorado Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682)
Published: 2026-06-09T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

A damaging parasitic fly is back in the U.S., and officials are working to keep it out of Colorado. Then, it’s a duel of the gates as a suburb southwest of Denver contemplates restricting access to their public roads. Plus, a children’s author in Colorado Springs is honored for her decades of work. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Haylee May on the New World Screwworm Denverite’s Andy Kenney on the gate debate in Bow Mar Learn more about Colorado Springs author Nancy Bentley This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, and Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Hazel Feldstein, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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