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Five people were injured in a single-vehicle crash near Lincoln Park in Denver, according to the Denver Police Department. The crash happened near southbound Interstate 25 and West 8th Avenue around 4 a.m., according to an X post by the Denver Police Department. Police did not say what may have led to the crash. Five people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

Colorado’s Medicaid program now covers doula care for all pregnant and postpartum members, but advocates don’t expect to see an immediate improvement in maternal health. Doulas aren’t medical providers, but provide support during pregnancy, birth and the weeks that follow. They can offer advice on ways to cope with labor, assist with lactation and discuss their clients’ concerns about pregnancy and parenting. Twelve other states and the District of Columbia also allow Medicaid to pay for doula services. The Colorado Maternal Mortality Review Committee’s most recent report recommended that pregnant and postpartum people have access to a broad variety of providers and support people, including doulas, and that insurance should pay for their services. Anyone who is pregnant and covered by Medicaid can receive prenatal and postpartum care from a doula, as well as support during the birth, said Susanna Snyder, director of the child and family health division at the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

After years of undersupply, metro Denver’s housing market is experiencing a surge in listings that has brought counts to levels not seen since the fall of 2013, according to a monthly update from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. Buyers and sellers alike have pulled back as they wait for lower mortgage rates and what comes next.

The bat hit the ball with a solid whack, sending runners scurrying. The men on the field quickly determined which teammate could make the play and cheered him on. The ball bounced into his hands. The runners halted. They’d scored a couple runs, but nobody left the field and the batsmen quickly set up at their wickets for the next ball.

When the city council in Cortez seated its first pregnant councilwoman a couple of years ago, the seven-member body scrambled to provide arrangements for mother and baby. “We set up a room in case we needed to stop the meeting to allow her to pump,” said Rachel Medina, who was appointed mayor of Cortez by her council colleagues in 2022. The council — made up of three women and four men — had to figure out how many meetings the new mother, Mayor Pro Tem Lydia DeHaven, might miss and what steps should be taken to ensure compliance with the city charter regarding attendance. “She’s actually building her family while on council,” Medina said of her colleague.

At RedLine, Darrell Anderson’s “Risk & Change” The exhibition “Risk & Change,” at RedLine, looks back at the career of Darrell Anderson. (Ray Mark Rinaldi, Special to The Denver Post) Walking into this career retrospective of artist Darrell Anderson’s work at the RedLine Contemporary Art Center gives a visitor the feeling of going home.