Good morning, Denver.

Two friends with Nieves Ministries loaded about 400 pounds of care kits+blankets into their pickup truck at a storage locker in Aurora and delivered them to shelters along 48th Ave in Denver last Saturday.

The distribution outside the Denver Rescue Mission aimed to offer warmth during the cold weather and support people experiencing homelessness.

Small business owners along East Colfax Avenue are hoping for a boost in holiday shopping as bus rapid transit construction since October 2024 has lowered foot traffic.

City officials said the new service will bring buses every 4.3 minutes from Broadway to Yosemite and the project will be complete in 2027.

The Colorado Women's Caucus for Art has opened a new exhibition in the Capitol's Rotunda Gallery that shows 12 murals honoring Colorado women artists.

The exhibit is free to view during Capitol hours through March and took four years to prepare—highlighting their stories and community contributions.

Denver7 Investigates and consumer investigator Jaclyn Allen air a 30-minute episode that shows how the community holds powerful figures accountable—inviting viewers to watch the full special presentation.

Adoptions from foster care in Colorado dropped 40% from 2006 to 2024—falling from 1,100 to 658—officials said, as fewer children enter the system with more reuniting with parents or joining kinship families.

Nearly 300 children and teens still wait for adoption while DHS works to recruit more foster homes.