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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: Pitkin County approved a $263 million budget for 2025; several law enforcement agencies in our region are partnering on the "Shop with a Cop" program this holiday season; and environmental advocates are raising alarm about a proposed change to state water quality rules around groundwater. Tune into these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Rachel Richards is running for mayor of Aspen; Pitkin County Commissioner Kelly McNicholas Kury is set to take over management of the Roaring Fork Community Development Corporation; and the Colorado Department of Transportation is responding to Congressman Greg Lopez’s call last week for a federal investigation into the agency. Tune into these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The U.S. Postal Service is sending nine additional temporary workers to the Aspen Post Office to help the mail carriers through the holiday season; Colorado Parks and Wildlife is gearing up for another round of wolf releases in the coming months; and a new proposed commuter train in Steamboat Springs would need a lot of local support. Tune into these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Petitions to run for Aspen city council or mayor of Aspen are now available at City Hall; avalanche forecasters in our region are breathing a sigh of relief after being exempted from a federal hiring freeze; and the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow in the lawsuit over the Uinta Basin Railway. Tune into these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: candidates interviewed for the Garfield County library board; Aspen City Councilman Bill Guth called to remove DEIB references from the 2025 policy agenda; and Pitkin County Open Space and Trails will receive a 240-acre land donation. Tune into these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Aspen Hall of Famer Bobby Mason died on Tuesday at 80 years old; Advocates for modular homes say the factory-built units could be part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis across our region; and Community members are invited to join a women’s backcountry party at Cripple Creek Backcountry in Carbondale tonight. Tune into these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The first official Embraer 175 flight arrived at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport yesterday morning; Aspen City Attorney Jim True announced his retirement this week; and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing some changes to critical habitat for Canada lynx. Tune into these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans to send low-flying helicopters into Pitkin County to study elk; Snowmass Town Council unanimously approved Aspen Skiing Company’s plans to demolish and rebuild an expanded Ullrhof restaurant; and more than a thousand water experts will descend on Las Vegas tomorrow for an annual conference on the Colorado River. Tune into these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Cornerstone Christian Center is clashing with Eagle County over a planned expansion of its worship and school facilities; candidate petitions for two Aspen City Council seats and the mayoral seat will be available to pick up from the city clerk’s office beginning tomorrow; and the town of Nederland is considering purchasing Eldora Mountain Resort. Tune into these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The city of Aspen is weighing whether to run its elections through Pitkin County, shifting its biennial March elections to join federal, state and local general elections in November; two national hunting advocacy groups are suing the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission and two individual commissioners over an op-ed that ran in the Durango Herald; Colorado grocery workers allege King Soopers, City Market and Safeway entered into illegal no-poach agreements during the 2022 King Soopers strike. Tune into these stories and more.