{"podcast":{"title":"Colorado Springs News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285","podcast_index_feed_id":7559285,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-colorado-springs-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-colorado-springs-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":663,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Colorado Springs News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Colorado Springs—from local news and business to growth, culture, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Colorado Springs News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:21:13.695800+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285"},"episode":{"title":"Fruita's Hidden Racial Past | Colorado Springs News","slug":"fruita-s-hidden-racial-past-colorado-springs-news","published_at":"2026-09-13T12:20:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285/fruita-s-hidden-racial-past-colorado-springs-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/e36fb29f4e4190c3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/9065f661-237e-4d16-85f7-fe72d75dbaa6.mp3","summary":"In a surprising twist, Fruita, Colorado, once enforced brutal Jim Crow-style laws—banning Black people from being on the streets after dark and forbidding them from being buried in the same cemetery as whites. These rules came to light through the Black Racial Equity Study Commission, making Fruita the only known town in Colorado with such discriminatory ordinances. The story hit a turning point when a Black family from Alabama tried to bury their daughter in 1952; instead of enforcing segregation, the community rallied—offering housing, bending sundown rules, and even prompting city officials to unanimously repeal the law. A judge physically tore the ordinance from the books. While this reveals how deeply racism was embedded in Colorado’s past, it also highlights the power of local communities to confront injustice swiftly and decisively. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://gazette.com/2026/09/13/jim-crow-once-had-a-presence-in-colorado-bob-loevy/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/e36fb29f4e4190c3 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"In a surprising twist, Fruita, Colorado, once enforced brutal Jim Crow-style laws—banning Black people from being on the streets after dark and forbidding…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":122,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285/episodes/fruita-s-hidden-racial-past-colorado-springs-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/colorado-springs-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7559285/fruita-s-hidden-racial-past-colorado-springs-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}