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Oct. 10, 2024: Remembering Dikembe Mutombo; Reimagining Crested Butte

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Former NBA basketball player Dikembe Mutombo laughs during a news conference announcing him as one of the 12 finalists of this year’s hall of fame class during an event ahead of the NBA All Star basketball game, on Feb. 14, 2015, in New York.

He came to the United States with the dream of becoming a doctor -- instead, Dikembe Mutombo became a basketball star in Denver and around the world. But he always maintained his desire to help. Then, Colorado’s longest-running mining fight is over; locals in Crested Butte celebrated after securing permanent protections for Mt. Emmons, and now they turn to tackling affordable housing. Also, rediscovering Denver's Manhattan Beach, and the Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble.