Good morning, Denver.

Colorado Public Radio is making its news easier to find online—users can now set CPR News as their favorite station on NPR and choose it on Google Search—and an online guide explains how to update these settings.

Since this spring, the Community College of Denver’s self-paced diploma program has helped 83 adult students earn diplomas in as few as five weeks — with more than 1,000 prospective students trying to join.

The program offers evening and weekend classes along with tutoring and coaching — enabling adults to overcome past educational setbacks and advance to college courses.

The Community College of Aurora received a $100K grant from the Aspen Institute Forum to expand programs that help youth ages 16 to 24 reconnect with school or job training.

The two-year funding will support coaching, mentoring and workforce development in partnership with local organizations + it aims to remove barriers like financial hardship and limited resources.

Negotiators from seven states are working to meet a Tuesday deadline to tell the federal government if they have made progress on a plan to set new Colorado River guidelines—these rules cover drinking water, farming, and power generation.

If no agreement is reached, the Interior Department may take control of river management and force tougher cuts for water users across the basin.

Colorado ski resorts have opened with six welcoming skiers over the weekend despite statewide snowpack being the second lowest since the 1980s—three resorts started chairlift service amid one of the driest starts in years.

Forecasters say a strong storm cycle will likely improve conditions while Denver remains warm and has not seen its first measurable snowfall.