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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: The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority issued 22 notices of violation to homeowners, Pitkin County will up its fire restrictions to Stage 2 on Friday, and Top Chef season 23 winner Rhoda Magbitang shared Filipino and Hawaiian cuisine at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen over the weekend.
  • On today's newscast: local communities receive grant funding for climate and environment initiatives, Congress moves to protect public lands, Food & Wine gets sporty, and more.
  • On today's newscast: A local farm is finding new ways to engage with the community; the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado office announced this week that it has leased over 134-thousand acres of land for oil and gas drilling — generating over 35 million dollars in revenue; and the latest economic forecasts for the state of Colorado are a mix of good news and not so good news. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The two Democratic candidates for Eagle County Sheriff agree that the agency lacks structure, but they differ on how to address the issue; a legal dispute is escalating between the City of Ouray and the town’s only sworn police officer; and nearly 170,000 ballots have been returned for Colorado’s primary election so far. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Glenwood Springs has signed a contract with the company Axon to replace its automatic license plate cameras; a judge has ordered the Trump Administration to restore exhibits at national parks; and two women were rescued from a technical climbing route known as a via ferrata in Telluride on Saturday night. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Dr. Ángel Cabrera will be the Aspen Institute's next President and CEO; Senate Republicans have come up with a new way to try and repeal the Roadless Rule; and ballots for the primary election are hitting mailboxes around Colorado this week. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Bureau of Land Management has proposed leasing land on the Roan Plateau for the first time since 2014; residents at the Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park near Glenwood submitted an offer last week to buy the land under their homes; and the U.S. Forest Service has been criticized for not doing enough work to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires in recent years. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Aspen’s 30 parks will get less water this summer under the city’s stage 3 water restrictions; a coalition of Colorado communities is preparing to advocate for climate-minded data center regulations; and GEO Group, the corporation that operates immigrant detention facilities nationwide and in Colorado, has sued the state over a new law requiring health and safety inspections. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Garfield, Pitkin and Eagle Counties are now under Stage 1 fire restrictions; the Aspen Fringe Festival’s 18th annual Junefest returns tomorrow; and hundreds of people rallied at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City recently to protest a proposed data center in Box Elder County that would be one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: About 30 firefighters are working on the Paradise Creek Fire as of Wednesday morning; Colorado is expanding access to abortion medication on college campuses; and some of the Colorado River’s top officials made a rare public speaking appearance last week but still seemed far apart on a deal to share water going forward. Tune in for these stories and more.