Sept. 23, 2026: Armed security at USPS facility, homebuilding down, wild horse contraception, the Bug Man of Hollywood

As private security guards are being sent to a postal service processing facility in Denver, some state officials are concerned about timing ahead of the election. Then, the number of single-family homes being built in Colorado is at its lowest level in at least six years. Also, the BLM is turning to birth control to help rein in wild horse herds. Plus, the Tarantula Festival in La Junta is hosting a guest from Hollywood: an entomologist who has spent decades wrangling creepy crawlies for film shoots.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 Allison Sherry on the U.S. postal service sending private security guards to the state’s largest mail-sorting facility. CPR’s Stina Seig reported earlier this summer on wild horse round-ups CPR’s Ryan Warner and Hayley Sanchez talk with Steven Kutcher, the “Bug Man of Hollywood.”The 2026 La Junta Tarantula Festival Additional reporting done by CPR’s Ben Markus This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Sandy Battulga, Jackie Sedley and Michael Hughes. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.