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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 Olympic qualifying races for ski mountaineering — better known as “skimo” — are this weekend in Utah, and Aspen athletes John Gaston and Jessie Young are vying for a spot on Team USA; local residents will have a chance to cut their own Christmas trees at a bilingual, bicultural event near New Castle tomorrow; and Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has rejected the second request this year from the U.S. Department of Justice for sensitive voter information. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Pitkin County Commissioners unanimously approved a contract for a microgrid project at the Aspen Airport Business Center; new research shows that many rural roads in the Mountain West may be more vulnerable to flooding than people realize; and the Navajo Nation Council is considering a motion to remove the tribe’s president and vice president amid accusations of misused government funds. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Trump administration is planning to roll back a Biden-era rule that helped make sure oil and gas companies clean up their well sites; catastrophic wildfires that destroy neighborhoods are destabilizing insurance markets; and the federal government is limiting which bodies of water are eligible for protection under the Clean Water Act. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The city of Aspen terminated a contract with a Centennial-based contractor partway through a remodel of the city’s Old Powerhouse building; Mesa County officials are asking Washington state not to give wolves to Colorado; and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office says the state senator who died last week, was killed in the second of two crashes. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Eagle County saw its first notable greenhouse gas emissions reduction last year; reports to the anonymous student reporting system Safe2Tell last school year climbed to their highest level in the program’s history; and more than half the water use in the Rio Grande River Basin is unsustainable. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Opening Day festivities continue today and throughout the weekend at Aspen Mountain and Snowmass Ski Area; Colorado’s Jefferson County Public Schools' policy around students' gender identity and field trips is headed to a federal appeals court; and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced new investments in travel security just ahead of the busy holiday season. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Jacquelyn Francis, founder and executive director of the Aspen-based nonprofit Climate Curve, just completed two weeks at the United Nations’ COP30 conference in Brazil; today is opening day at Aspen Mountain and Snowmass Ski Area; and international tourists will be charged an extra fee to enter some national parks, as of the new year. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Hotel Jerome and the Wheeler Opera House began a year-long partnership this month; Colorado has a draft plan to dramatically expand the state's beaver population; and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says states need to take an all-of-the-above approach to meet growing energy demands driven by the growth of AI data centers. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Aspen and Snowmass are still on track to open Thanksgiving Day, even after a warm and dry November; for the first time ever, Aspen Sister Cities put on a birding exchange trip with Bariloche, Argentina; and Jackson Hole Ski Patrol is moving toward unionizing. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Atlantic Aviation is one step closer to giving the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport a makeover, free fares boosted RFTA ridership this fall, Colorado will need thousands of more workers to meet its climate goals, and more.