Halloween

Colorado State Representative Hugh McKean, the leader of the Republican caucus, died of an apparent heart attack over the weekend. Republicans will select a new leader on Nov. 10, following the midterm election. Four school districts in Colorado are getting almost three million dollars from the federal government for electric school buses. Beth Hendrix, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Colorado, reminds us of the importance of voting on or before November 8th. Boulder area organizations launched efforts this year to reduce waste from holiday celebrations, including repurposing Halloween costumes.

Students from Paonia Elementary share their poems about pumpkins.

Thanks to shows like The Walking Dead and movies like World War Z, zombies are climbing the costume charts. The undead have risen from the 13th most popular costume up to No. 4 in just five years.

Another Halloween has come and gone, and this year for a very special iSeeChange report, KVNF's Ali Lightfoot spoke with trick or treaters about how the…