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After Pitkin County agreed to fund a feasibility study for wildlife crossings, Roaring Fork Safe Passages went on an EcoFlight on Monday. Colorado’s Wildlife Collision Prevention Act is also making its way to the state house floor, which would fund similar projects.
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Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsAfter several marathon meetings over the last three months to review the controversial project, the city of Aspen plans to work with Aspen Meadows to address ongoing traffic concerns in the neighborhood. -
Glenwood Springs/Courtesy PhotoThe bridge would cross sections of unincorporated Garfield County, and commissioners argue the city needs their approval. Glenwood Springs argues that both the city and the Colorado Department of Transportation have determined the county doesn’t have jurisdiction under state law. -
Sarah Tory/Aspen Public RadioCarbondale’s police department is now using an AI service to draft police reports. Town trustees approved a contract for the software late last month. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsThe project will redevelop the property’s existing 25 units into 60, mostly one-bedroom units to house full-time hospital staff. It’s part of AVH’s plan to build 256 housing units in the next 10 years.
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On today's newscast: Aspen City Council approved a controversial housing proposal for Aspen Meadows on Monday; a Colorado case about religious rights and state-funded preschools is heading to the Supreme Court; and the U.S. House has unanimously advanced three measures that seek to improve rural broadband. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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Courtesy Jonathan StineAs conventional funding methods become more uncertain, and the Trump administration’s hostility towards scientific research continues, geologist Jonathan Stine decided to try crowdfunding as a way to pay for the cost of his research in Southeastern Utah. -
Courtesy of Utah Fire InfoA coalition of environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, alleging the agency missed a key deadline tied to a stricter national standard for soot pollution. The case could affect air quality protections across the Mountain West. -
Fort Collins Police ServicesTraffic deaths declined overall in 2025, but several Mountain West states saw increases. The new initiative focuses on risky driving behaviors. -
Charlie Niebergall/APThe Democrats behind the bill say requiring Colorado colleges and universities to make the medication available would close gaps in access for students.
NPR News
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Deagreez/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesThe AI models and chatbots that we interact with tend to affirm our feelings and viewpoints — more so than people do, with potentially worrisome consequences. -
Eric Gay/APThe latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road. -
Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press, iWitness for Miami HeraldThe executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies. -
Linh Pham/Getty ImagesAmericans who moved to Vietnam and Thailand say their lives are now lower-stress and lower-cost. But glamorous videos on TikTok don't tell the whole story.
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After a historic partial shutdown of Homeland Security, congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool that could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without Democratic support. -
President Trump's Department of Justice sent a plane this week to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the center of a custody fight involving the child's gender identity. -
The leak occurred at the Catalyst Refiners plant, a silver recovery business. An emergency management official says workers were preparing to shut down at least part of the facility when the leak occurred, causing a chemical gas reaction. -
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said John Phelan, the Navy's top civilian official, was "departing the administration, effective immediately." Navy Undersecretary Hung Cao will become acting secretary of the Navy. -
Tesla's profits were up from this time last year. But the company warned investors to prepare for expensive investments in next-generation technology like humanoid robots and AI. -
The El Gamal family has been held in ICE detention for more than 320 days. They are not alone: the number of immigrants who've been in ICE detention for over a year has skyrocketed.
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