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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 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.
  • On today's newscast: The Aspen School District will receive $5 million in state grant money to tap into underground energy; farm workers could lose some overtime wage protections under a bipartisan proposal that is headed to the Governor’s desk; and a first-of-its-kind facility to test nuclear microreactors is ready for business. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority board tabled a vote on whether to ban registered sex offenders from the housing program; after a longtime director’s departure shuttered a beloved folklórico program, former students and a local nonprofit revive it for a new chapter; and a lawsuit that looked to overturn a national monument south of the Grand Canyon has been dismissed. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Some Aspen residents and city councilors have suggested opening some of the bus-only lanes on Highway 82 to general traffic; a proposal to crack down on Coloradans who accidentally attract bears with food or trash passed its first hearing at the State Capitol this week; and the psychedelic mushroom industry is growing in Colorado. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Garfield County and Glenwood Springs are at odds over the South Bridge project; the 41st Space Symposium is taking place this week in Colorado Springs; and the latest wildfire season forecast confirms the worries of many — this could be a big one for much of the West. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Colorado Parks and Wildlife has a new plan focused on supporting beaver populations; in discussing the gender gap in art, one Aspen gallery is challenging a system where women remain underrepresented and undervalued; and a massive amount of water will likely have to be sent downstream this spring from reservoirs in the upper Colorado River basin to help save Lake Powell from drying up. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • 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.
  • On today's newscast: Construction began last week on Aspen’s Lumberyard affordable housing project; Xcel Energy is setting new rates for data centers in Colorado; and a wolf abuse case that sparked international headlines is one step closer to coming to an end. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Unofficial election results are in for Basalt, Carbondale and Parachute; more than 200 Colorado Army National Guard soldiers are heading to the Middle East; and a class-action lawsuit filed in late March says the two biggest ski companies in the U.S. have unlawfully inflated pass prices. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Mobile home park residents in Glenwood Springs asked Garfield County yesterday for help buying their land, but to no avail; Aspen Film’s 35th Shortsfest kicks off today; and a coalition in Utah and Nevada is appealing federal approval of a groundwater pipeline project in southern Utah. Tune in for these stories and more.