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Local Newscasts

Local Newscasts

Aspen Public Radio broadcasts live local and regional news throughout the daily broadcast of Morning Edition, exploring topics and issues which affect the lives and interests of those who live, work, and play here in the Roaring Fork Valley. Below you can find a compilation of each morning’s newscasts presented as a single file, which is generally posted daily by 10 a.m. You can also subscribe to the “Aspen Public Radio Newscast” as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.
  • On today's podcast: Garfield County’s housing authority might help a group of residents purchase their mobile home park. Locals are asking why Aspen Skiing Company is changing its company culture. And the Navajo Nation Council has taken a major step toward protecting one of its most precious water resources.
  • On today's podcast: Garfield County commissioners want limited development around Sweetwater Lake — But state and federal officials may have other plans. Coloradans who rely on Medicaid are bracing for more cuts. And Amazon is launching an effort to raise one hundred million dollars to help the Colorado River.
  • On today's podcast: Glenwood Springs has tightened restrictions on short-term rentals. A downvalley school district has received federal funding to help kids learn to read and write. And Colorado’s economic forecast says, while the economy is growing, people are still struggling financially.
  • On today's podcast: The public will now get a chance to weigh in on a proposed Pitkin County-Maroon Bells operational partnership. Water experts say collaboration was key to making it through Colorado's drought this summer. And local food pantries are stepping up after the only grocery store in Parachute closed.
  • On today's podcast: Energy companies in Garfield County anticipate the arrival of data centers in the region. The on-again, off-again gubernatorial debate saga... is off again. And attorneys general in the Mountain West are hailing this week's Supreme Court ruling involving mail-in voting.
  • On today's podcast: A bill to stop the proposed expansion of a quarry near Glenwood Springs is moving through Congress. A proposed development in Snowmass could provide dozens of workforce housing units. And many western states now let Medicaid cover the cost of doulas.
  • On today's podcast: Colorado voters can expect their ballots in the mail, per usual. The hot and dry summer has impacted leaf peeping season. And no more snowmobiles at the X Games.
  • On today's podcast: Mudslides cause road closures across the valley. Most of the people being detained by ICE in Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle Counties do not have criminal convictions. And Snowmass Village is pausing the use of pesticides.
  • On today's podcast: An Aspen man receives a fine for allegedly harassing a bear. Ziegler Reservoir held tours over the weekend to commemorate the announcement of another fossil dig. And a former state lab scientist will serve prison time after manipulating DNA data in hundreds of criminal cases.
  • On today's podcast: The Crystal River could be one step closer to permanent protections. Carbondale police says they have named a suspect from a 2024 sexual assault case. And some Medicaid recipients in Colorado could be impacted by federal work requirements.