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Earlier this month, CBS Colorado held a special screening of its documentary "McMeen in the Middle, Denver's Migrant Crisis." Watch the screening in its entirety tonight.
Denver Public Schools received record numbers of migrant students from the southern border during the 2023-24 school year. CBS Colorado's documentary looks at the human impact.
The documentary relates the human impact of new arrivals at one neighborhood school, as Denver received more migrants per capita than any city in the United States.
The DPS school draws students from around the globe, and this year saw a surge in the enrollment of students new to the country.
Generous Coloradans have donated shirts, sweaters, jackets and shoes to schools such as McMeen, which then donated them to migrant children who recently arrived in the U.S.
The Denver Public Schools Family & Community Engagement team wants to make it easy for businesses and organizations to help.
Volunteers with Subaru donated 24 charging stations so students will have a place to charge their tablets and other electronic devices.
Just four months into the year, more than 7,400 people have applied for Denver's rental assistance program, TRUA.
Many families who are newcomers to Denver are still struggling to find stability with housing and food.
Josh Scott is using his problem-solving skills to try to help schools absorbing large numbers of students from the southern border.
The organization Eye Love Care is helping McMeen Elementary School students with free eye exams.
A dentist and hygienist visited McMeen Elementary to educate the students about the importance of dental hygiene.
The students came to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for this year's event and First Alert Meteorlogist Lauren Whitney interviewed them.
It was a long day recently at McMeen Elementary School, where children are learning along with many new migrant children who have arrived at the dual language school since Denver's wave of migrants has impacted the city.
McMeen Elementary School in Denver is popular among migrants because of its bilingual teachers and proximity to affordable housing. Your Reporters from CBS Colorado have been covering stories from the school in the McMeen in the Middle series. Executive Producer of Community Impact Anna Alejo provided an update on the project.
CBS News Colorado's McMeen in the Middle series is looking at how one Denver Public School is handling the number of new students who've arrived from the Southern border.
Many migrants who are adjusting to life in Colorado got the chance to just be kids as they attended a birthday party for one of their classmates over the weekend.
McMeen in the Middle is CBS News Colorado's exclusive series on how one Denver school is responding to the continuous enrollment of migrant students. Reporter Jasmine Arenas followed one of those families to their home where they discussed their struggles after arriving in the United States.
The project provides food for families.
"McMeen in the Middle" is following a Denver Public School as it responds to a surge in the enrollment of students who are new to the US.
"McMeen in the Middle" follows the disruption at a Denver school brought on by the arrival of scores of students who've endured traumatic journeys to the US.
"McMeen in the Middle: Denver's Migrant Crisis" follows how a southeast Denver elementary school is coping with the arrival of scores of kids who've endured traumatic journeys to its classrooms.
After Former President Donald Trump was rushed offstage when shots were fired at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and other politicians provided their thoughts following the incident.
The gunman, who was armed with a rifle, was outside of the cordoned-off rally area about 200 yards from Trump's rally stage, and was standing on an elevated structure, sources said.
Secret Service rushed the stage and took former President Donald Trump away in a motorcade after shots were fired during a Pennsylvania rally today.
Richard Simmons devoted his life to making people sweat with his "Sweatin' to the Oldies" workout videos.
Doctors declared a 33-year-old Greeley man clinically brain dead Thursday and removed him from life support four days after he suffered critical injuries while trying to avoid arrest.
After Former President Donald Trump was rushed offstage when shots were fired at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and other politicians provided their thoughts following the incident.
Doctors declared a 33-year-old Greeley man clinically brain dead Thursday and removed him from life support four days after he suffered critical injuries while trying to avoid arrest.
If you're considering a trip to the Denver Zoo this weekend, remember that you can arrive early to avoid the summer heat.
While a heat wave hits Colorado and the state sees triple-digit degrees for consecutive days, the City Government of Commerce City has opened daytime cooling centers to the public.
The Aurora Police Department is searching for a vehicle that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash Saturday morning near East Hampden Avenue and South Uravan Street.
CBS News Colorado caught up with a Spartan arena football player Thomas Reed who hosted a co-ed youth football camp at George Washington High School.
CBS News Colorado Reporter Gabriela Vidal visited a farm that's emphasizing on keeping the animals healthy and cool as the state faces a heat wave.
Road crews are gearing up for summer repairs as extreme heat, not just winter weather, takes its toll on road surfaces.
There is no official containment on the fire as of Friday night but the smoke is way down and firefighters are working on the ground laboring to cut in lines in the blistering heat. No further water drops are possible after dark, so helicopter activity has ceased.
CBS News Colorado's First at 4 anchor Mekialaya White and Larry Herz test out Sullivan Scrap Kitchen in Denver for this week's episode of Dining Out With Larry.
Denver Nuggets No. 22 overall pick DaRon Holmes II suffered a torn right Achilles tendon in an NBA Summer League game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
With backgrounds in football, basketball and other sports, former athletes are leading the way in NASCAR's pit crews.
Berhalter was dismissed just nine days after his team's first-round exit from the Copa America.
In 2007, Lionel Messi held a baby in a photoshoot. The little infant grew up to be teenage soccer star Lamine Yamal.
"You can't touch me," Novak Djokovic told fans who he felt booed at him during his match against Holger Rune at Wimbledon.
The gunman, who was armed with a rifle, was outside of the cordoned-off rally area about 200 yards from Trump's rally stage, and was standing on an elevated structure, sources said.
Secret Service rushed the stage and took former President Donald Trump away in a motorcade after shots were fired during a Pennsylvania rally today.
Richard Simmons devoted his life to making people sweat with his "Sweatin' to the Oldies" workout videos.
Gloria Allred, an attorney for Halyna Hutchins' parents and sister, said she "respectfully disagrees" with the court's decision.
A county in Nevada is the third in recent months to have a local official refuse to certify election results.
After Former President Donald Trump was rushed offstage when shots were fired at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert and other politicians provided their thoughts following the incident.
The gunman, who was armed with a rifle, was outside of the cordoned-off rally area about 200 yards from Trump's rally stage, and was standing on an elevated structure, sources said.
Secret Service rushed the stage and took former President Donald Trump away in a motorcade after shots were fired during a Pennsylvania rally today.
A county in Nevada is the third in recent months to have a local official refuse to certify election results.
President Biden lambasted the multi-pronged initiative that was crafted by conservative think tanks, claiming it is "run and paid by Trump people, his top policy people."
The three were culling poultry at a farm when they showed mild symptoms, including pink eye and common respiratory infections, state health officials said.
Nationwide, the CDC says the COVID virus level in wastewater is now "high" for the first time since last winter.
Kendall credits Children's Hospital Colorado with helping her work through an eating disorder.
The City of Denver is responding to the extreme heat wave by offering a place for people to cool off during the hottest hours of the day.
A Denver Health surgeon says operating on an orangutan from the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance wasn't too unlike operating on a human.
As temperatures heat up and Coloradans escape extreme weather outside, the heat will also put a strain on air conditioners keeping you cool inside.
Southwest is adding more than 10 flights to its schedule, citing demand from Swifties traveling to see the pop star in concert.
The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil on Thursday for alleged air quality violations.
The latest consumer price data furthers the case for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve as soon as September.
The IRS says its push to step up audits on wealthy tax cheats is paying off, with the agency recovering more than $1 billion.
As temperatures heat up and Coloradans escape extreme weather outside, the heat will also put a strain on air conditioners keeping you cool inside.
Last week was scorching hot in Colorado, so many people were staying indoors and cranking up the air conditioning.
The University of Denver is launching a new certificate program to address affordable housing needs in Colorado.
Right now, Coloradans are struggling to make ends meet, and a nonprofit in Denver is providing opportunities to change that.
From blazers to shoes, women of all shapes and sizes enjoyed a free shopping spree. Some were even able to get a makeover.