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Artnauts is an artist collective that works to draw attention to global issues through the visual arts. Despite originating in Colorado, the group usually shows internationally, and making a stateside appearance is rare.
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Sarah Tory/Aspen Public RadioRangelands cover 50 percent of the earth’s land surface, including much of the Roaring Fork Valley. But these ecosystems — a critical carbon sink — are under threat as climate change worsens. -
Sage Smiley/Aspen Public RadioCarbondale elected its first female mayor in ten years, about 100 people voted in Parachute’s first election in a decade, and New Castle’s town council will have a female majority for the first time since at least 2014. -
The three municipalities held elections for town council member, town trustee and mayoral seats on April 7, 2026. -
Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioA new study from Western Colorado University found that winters with low snowpack tend to yield wildfire seasons that destroy more live biomass. The findings don’t bode well for Colorado forests this summer, but the worst outcomes can still be avoided.
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On today's newscast: Fewer students are missing class at the Aspen School District this year; a global artist collective has an exhibit at Colorado Mountain College until next month; and Colorado has reached a tentative agreement for the long-promised passenger train from Denver to Northern Colorado. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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AspenSkiingCompanyA Vail journalist discusses ‘the long-forgotten story of how we broke skiing — by very nearly saving it.’ -
Allison Robbert/APBut win in other states in the midst of legal challenges -
Andy McMillan/U.S. Forest ServiceThe plan would consolidate research leadership — currently dispersed across the country — in Fort Collins, Colo., while closing laboratories in Montana, Utah and Nevada. -
Wyoming Game & Fish DepartmentThe grizzly was previously relocated from Montana to Wyoming to improve genetic connectivity. Now, she has reproduced.
NPR News
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Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped find more than 100.
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Tommy Trenchard for NPRIt's a global effort with a multibillion dollar price tag. Among its aims: re-greening nearly 250 million acres, planting 4,000 miles of trees, helping farmers, creating jobs, sequestering carbon. -
Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty ImagesIndia's satirists are turning Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a punch line — and the government is hitting back. -
DBenitostock/Moment RF/Getty ImagesIn her new book You've Been Pooping All Wrong, Dr. Trisha Pasricha shares habits and practices to make your relationship with your solid waste as smooth as possible
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actor Sepideh Moafi and Dr. Seema Jilani about the second season of The Pitt.
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The first lady made a public statement on Thursday saying she was not friends with Epstein, and calling for further action in Congress. Survivors of the late sex offender's abuse differ on her proposal. -
Officials in Minnesota have sued the Trump administration, saying federal officials are withholding evidence in the killings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Macklin Good by immigration agents in Minneapolis, as well as the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan man. -
With well over 100 acts on eight stages, almost all of them streaming live, Coachella can be overwhelming. Here's a day-by-day guide to the can't-miss music at the season's biggest musical gathering. -
The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved. -
Hungary votes Sunday in a pivotal test of Viktor Orbán's "illiberal democracy," as challenger Péter Magyar taps voter frustration, with stakes for Europe, NATO and the U.S.
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