# Divvying up a drying Colorado River, Aurora PD officer charged with homicide, celebrating community at a mile-long table

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Podcast: [Colorado Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682)
Published: 2026-08-04T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The Colorado River makes life possible for communities from here to Southern California, but dividing it up is only getting harder. We hear how the federal government is stepping in. Then, homicide charges for an Aurora police officer who fatally shot a Black driver during a traffic stop last year. And, pull up a seat at a mile-long table that brings strangers together to build community. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: Find out more about Sundance’s call-out for volunteers here . Mountain West News Bureau coverage of the new plan for the Colorado River . CPR’s Ava Kian on the Aurora officer indicted for homicide . CPR’s Elaine Tassy on the Longer Tables project . This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Madilyn Rose and Mateo Schimpf. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Madilyn Rose, Megan Verlee and Pete Cramer. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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