Megan Verlee

Megan Verlee is an editor with CPR News. She joined CPR in 2008 and has worked as a general assignment reporter and legislative reporter.

A moody gas station in Centennial. Oct. 6, 2020.

It costs less to fill up your car in Denver these days. That’s (kind of) driving down overall inflation

Consumer prices dropped 0.2% in the past two months

Ryan Garrett points to his pin after voting on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2019.

That election mailer you’re about to get? You may have helped pay for it

Denver’s new tool to help publicly finance elections just sent out its first checks.

Demonstrators march toward the Aurora Police headquarters on July 3rd.

Final charges dropped against activists involved in protests over the death of Elijah McClain

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Robert Tanaka practices grabs during training night at Denver Judo in La Alma/Lincoln Park. July 28, 2021.

A Denver paralympian and the judo coach who watched him grow up are making the final push for Tokyo

The stadiums will be empty when Robert Tanaka goes for gold in judo later this month, but he knows the Denver clubs he trained with will be watching and rooting for him.

Denver officer remains in critical condition after weekend shooting, suspect arrested

DPD isn't saying much about the condition of the officer.

A protest demanding justice for Elijah McClain has taken over I-225. July 25, 2020.

Charges reduced against Elijah McClain protest leaders

The three had faced a long list of charges, including numerous felonies, for their roles in protests last summer.

Demonstrators calling for justice for Elijah McClain march through Aurora on the evening of July 3, 2020.

Judge to decide Thursday whether felony case against Aurora protest organizers goes to trial

The three are charged with attempted kidnapping and inciting a riot for their role in a July 3, 2020, demonstration that surrounded a police station.

A screenshot from a cellphone video showing the incident between Aurora Police and Brittney Gilliam's family.

When Aurora Police held four children on the ground at gunpoint last summer, the incident went viral. Now the family is suing.

The suit says Gilliam and the four children were traumatized by the incident and remain in therapy; the children struggle to eat and sleep and now live in fear of the police.

Denver Police officers in riot gear walk onto block around the Capitol as they fill the lawn with tear gas to push protesters away. May 29, 2020. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Denver drops charges against curfew violators

The move only applies to people who don't also face more serious charges.

An RTD bus drives down a freshly-painted bus lane on 17th Avenue downtown. Dec. 13, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

You will be able to ride both bus and rail to downtown Denver Sunday

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