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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: Jonathan Godes is now the director of the I-70 Coalition, following his eight-year tenure as Glenwood Springs mayor and council member; Aspen City Council pushes back against a proposal to limit lottery entries for deed-restricted housing, sparking debate over how to balance fairness for long-time residents and newcomers; and U.S. Army officials said several active-duty members were swept up in a makeshift nightclub raid conducted by immigration and law enforcement over the weekend. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: Filmmaker Soraya Simi thought her documentary about a 60-year-old paraplegic rower’s solo journey across the Pacific was lost forever — until the boat carrying all of the footage washed up 4,000 miles away; long-running alt-weekly newspaper the Colorado Springs Independent is changing ownership for the third time in two years; and Gov. Jared Polis has vetoed a bill regulating social media sites, setting up a potential showdown with the legislature if it tries to override him. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: She soars off the same jumps, skis the same grueling trails and she's the top-ranked woman on the U.S. Nordic combined team — but Nordic Annika Malacinski's Olympic dream stops at the starting line; a new proposal at the statehouse would create a coordinator position to help reduce Colorado’s backlog of sexual-assault evidence kits; and a regional airport in Wyoming is the first to officially commit to dimming its lights to protect dark skies. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: Pitkin County joined 29 other Western Slope counties, cities and towns, irrigation districts and water providers in financially backing a plan to buy a critical Colorado River water right; the winner of the 2025 Aspen Words Literary Prize was announced last night in New York City; and several counties across our region do not meet federal standards for safe air quality. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: Residents of two mobile home parks voted to pursue ownership of their neighborhoods — if they can secure funding; comedian Maria Bamford will perform at The Arts Campus at Willits tonight; and the head of the federal agency that oversees water-sharing agreements between the U.S. and Mexico was pushed to resign this week by the Trump Administration. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: The 18th 5Point Film Festival kicks off this week and will showcase brand new venues, reimagined events and timely films; the fate of two Venezuelan men in Colorado who fear deportation to an El Salvadoran prison is now in the hands of a federal judge; and the Department of the Interior is embarking on a major restructuring. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: Glenwood Springs City council approved an updated tax incentive last week for the construction of another extended-stay hotel at Glenwood Meadows; Gov. Polis vetoed a bill last week critics said would hurt the public’s ability to access government records; and the Trump administration has announced its intent to repeal a landmark Bureau of Land Management rule that placed conservation on equal footing with other uses of public lands. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: A Western Slope judge issued an order to get ICE to halt immigration detentions in and around his courthouses; another court hearing over abortion rights happened in the Mountain West, this time in Wyoming; and new research shows high levels of a toxic byproduct linked to cancer and other health problems is polluting drinking-water supplies — one of the main causes is manure runoff from livestock farms. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: Debate heats up in Pitkin County over a proposed change to the housing lottery, as officials consider whether limiting entries to one per applicant could level the playing field and create opportunities for younger homeowners; summer programming has been announced for both Anderson Ranch Arts Center and Snowmass Village's free concert series; and a federal judge blocks the removal of two Venezuelan men detained in Aurora to an El Salvadoran prison. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: The Aspen School District is nearing a decision on the calendar for the 2026-2027 academic year, but the community remains divided over two vastly different options; Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) visited Glenwood Springs yesterday to address concerns from Colorado River water users regarding federal funding freezes; and around 200 Coloradans are currently hospitalized with respiratory viruses — a significant drop from this winter’s peak, which saw numbers three times higher. Tune in for these stories and more.