September 26, 2025: Guns at high school sports, Colorado Springs’ public safety, Dracula ballet, free National Parks

Two large school districts are trying to protect their high school games from gun violence, and testing new approaches. Then, Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade doubles down on public safety, and you’ll find out why he thinks the decision to relocate U.S. Space Command was disappointing but “largely symbolic.” Plus, you can get caught up in Halloween with the staging of a Dracula ballet. And, visit National Parks for free tomorrow. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org . Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: Denverite’s Kyle Harris reports on Denver schools’ efforts to keep guns away from sports. See more research and strategies to prevent youth gun violence . CPR’s Lauren Antonoff Hart reports on how Colorado Ballet dancers transform into vampires for “Dracula” . Get tickets to Denverite’s annual DenverFright event . This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Bazi Kanani. It’s edited and produced by Bazi, Stephanie Wolf, Megan Verlee, Corey Jones, Sandy Battulga, Rachel Estabrook, Pedro Lumbraño and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.