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As hospitals work to navigate a nationwide shortage of nurses and other health care professionals, universities that are trying to fill those gaps are seeing their own challenges.
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Karen Morfitt joined the CBS Colorado news team in August 2013. As a Colorado native and proud CSU Ram, she is thrilled to be reporting the news in her home state.
Prior to joining CBS News Colorado, Karen was a reporter for KKTV in Colorado Springs where she covered two of our state's most devastating wildfires; the Waldo Canyon Fire in 2012 and the Black Forest Fire in 2013.
"The way Coloradans came together during that time was inspiring. Many of the families I spoke with had just lost everything they owned and still wanted nothing more than to help others. It was truly amazing," she said.
Karen got her start in journalism in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she worked as a weekend producer and reporter for KLKN-TV. There she covered a variety of stories from the state capitol to agriculture and Husker football.
She became a journalist because she has always asked a lot of questions and feels she can be a voice for people who need answers.
Born and raised in Delta, Colorado, she graduated from Delta High School and went on to earn her journalism degree from Colorado State University. To help pay for college she worked every summer at a coal mine near her hometown.
In her free time, Karen enjoys watching movies, being outdoors and spending time with her husband, family and friends. She loves to travel but is proud to call Colorado home.
Just The Facts
• Role Model: My parents
• Job you would never attempt: Anything involving heights
• Alma Mater: CSU
• Star Sign: Capricorn
• Favorite Food: Cheeseburgers
• Favorite Sports Team: Denver Broncos
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Paris
• What keeps you in Colorado? Family
• What's the biggest risk you've taken? Becoming a journalist
You can contact Karen by sending an email to yourreporter@cbs.com.
As hospitals work to navigate a nationwide shortage of nurses and other health care professionals, universities that are trying to fill those gaps are seeing their own challenges.
The recommended list of schools and the process of closing and consolidating schools will be presented to the Board of Education on Thursday, Nov. 3. The Board of Education will then vote on the recommendation on Thursday, Nov. 17. In a statement, DPS said the move would help them focus on each student.
As Kia and Hyundai now top the list of stolen vehicles in Colorado, some owners are falling victim more than once.
The hope is by making Oct. 19 "mover over awareness day," more people will be aware of the law that may soon be expanding.
Earning a badge and meeting the man who saved her life, are two things Natalie Young wanted for as long as she could remember. In one day, she got both.
The Denver Police Department has seen a lot of success with the introduction of its STAR program, sending mental health specialists to certain 911 calls.
Health official are now working to get the information out across Colorado.
President Joe Biden is proposing a 20-year withdrawal of the area, putting a pause on any new mining claims or issuing of any new oil and gas leases.
"It is permanent. A permanent decision; an action that no future president can overturn," Biden told the crowd. But we have seen the decision can be changed.
Veterans of the 10th mountain Division would return to the area where they helped launch Colorado's booming ski industry and even develop much of the equipment that we all use on the slopes today.
For years the Denver Indian Family Resource Center has been a compass for Native American families who find themselves navigating difficult times.
A Loveland family is raising questions about attempts to get a protection order before a suspect killed a woman and her daughter.
After decades of fueling the opioid epidemic, drug manufacturers are now starting to pay the price.
Two months after Lindsay Daum and her 16-year-old daughter Meadow Sinner were murdered, family members say they are struggling to heal.
Robert Sandoval died in 2020 and this year, his name was added to the fallen police memorial, an honor typically reserved for those killed in the line of duty.