June 25, 2025: Whistleblower’s immigration lawsuit in court, groundwater crisis, baseball team becomes Humpback Chub

The state official suing Gov. Polis over an immigration information-sharing order takes the stand in court. Then, a troubling new analysis reveals how quickly groundwater is vanishing in the Colorado River basin — and what can still be done to ease the crisis. Plus, a local baseball team mocked a fan who didn’t like their name. Years later, the story takes an unexpected turn. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel and Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Jo Erickson, Mateo Schimpf, and Stephanie Wolf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño. 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 Stina Sieg reports on how Grand Junction’s minor league baseball team has embraced its alter ego after controversy . CPR’s Tom Hesse has the details on shortages of groundwater in the southwestern US . To hear much more about potential solutions to water shortages in the Colorado River basin, check out the Parched podcast , from CPR News.