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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 Snowmass hosted an Olympic send off event yesterday at Gondola Plaza — just for local athletes; Colorado lawmakers want more oversight of the state’s prisons, which have been at capacity for months; and voters in several states in our region could weigh in on abortion rights this fall amid what are expected to be heavily contested midterms. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is in Aspen this week, promoting her newest initiative; Colorado’s new law on cell phone policies in schools has drawn a “D” grade from child-safety advocates; and Nevada has become the first state to allow insurance companies to issue policies that exclude wildfire coverage. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Aspen City Council selected four finalists for the city’s subsidized restaurant space at 455 Rio Grande Place; Colorado wildlife officials are developing a plan to boost beaver populations; and federal auditors say Congress could throw out the resource management plan for the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, using an obscure rule called the Congressional Review Act. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: ICE and local law enforcement are investigating an incident near Vail; the city of Aspen released a list of the 12 bidders who are vying for a subsidized restaurant space at 455 Rio Grande Place; and Democrats in the Colorado legislature are at odds over how to regulate the booming data center industry.. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority could stop giving renters with the longest work history in Pitkin County priority for available rental units; The X Games return to Buttermilk Mountain today; and the mayor of Mountain Village near Telluride has resigned amid questions about an attempted purchase of the Telluride ski area. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The city of Aspen has applied to start construction on the Armory Hall redevelopment project; former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was involved in an altercation with another inmate over the weekend at a state prison in Pueblo; and a group of local officials from several Mountain West states are raising concerns about the Trump administration’s nominee to head the Bureau of Land Management. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: A group of western Colorado counties has been researching whether they can produce sustainable jet fuel; Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported yesterday that a female gray wolf died last Friday in northwest Colorado; and officials in Wyoming are arguing their state’s Supreme Court made mistakes when it struck down two abortion laws. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Local governments and nonprofits that help the Roaring Fork Valley’s poorest families are bracing for big funding losses amid the Trump Administration's announced intention to freeze some Colorado-designated federal dollars; nine bodies have now been identified among the remains found decomposing at a mortuary in Pueblo last year; and measles outbreaks are ongoing in pockets of the Mountain West. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The city of Glenwood Springs is adding a new van to its on-demand bus service; Colorado is opening an online portal next week where the public can log misconduct by Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and The Department of Interior is taking next steps to set up the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Aspen School District board wants the state to spend more on education; the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Boulder, did not receive funding in the recently passed appropriations package; and national-park goers will not get free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year. Tune in for these stories and more.