# Unpaid medical bills for ICE detainees, bear incidents way up this year, Bent’s Old Fort deteriorating

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Podcast: [Colorado Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-today-7218682)
Published: 2026-08-18T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Unpaid medical bills are piling up for the immigrant detention center in Aurora, which now owes the hospital run by the University of Colorado millions of dollars. Then, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says calls about bear encounters are spiking this year, as a poor natural food supply has them foraging in increasingly urban parts of the state. Plus, the recreation of Bent’s Old Fort in La Junta has brought history to life for generations of Coloradans, but its deteriorating condition means its future is now in doubt. 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 Alejandro A. Alonso Galva and Rae Solomon on the end of the Cargill lockout in Fort Morgan . CPR’s Allison Sherry on unpaid medical bills from the immigrant detention center in Aurora . Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s tips for living in bear country . The Colorado Sun: Colorado’s bears are hungry. And they’re dining in town . KRCC’s Shanna Lewis on the troubles facing Bent’s Old Fort . This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Rae Solomon, and Peter Creamer. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

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