© 2025 Aspen Public Radio
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

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.
  • In today's newscast: Pitkin County is moving ahead with hybrid heating systems at two of its highest emitting buildings; Gov. Jared Polis unveiled his proposal to close a nearly $850-million budget shortfall; and national parks remaining open but without staff during the government shutdown led to damage and graffiti at Arches National Park near Moab. Tune in for these updates and more.
  • In today's newscast: Aspen City Council is considering entering into agreements with some local employers, to give their workers priority in the Lumberyard Affordable housing project lottery; Colorado cattle ranchers are frustrated by the Trump administration’s decision to quadruple the amount of beef imported from Argentina; and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will no longer work on a recovery plan for gray wolves. Tune in for these updates and more.
  • In today's newscast: The city of Aspen’s sales tax rate will rise above 10% for the first time beginning next year; Colorado is back on the wolf market — and looking for another batch of carnivores to release into the wild; and one state in our region is exploring new ways to expand conservation and recreation on trust lands. Tune in for these updates and more.
  • In today's newscast: Aspen Skiing Company’s lift ticket art for the upcoming season was revealed last week; a Colorado State University professor was recently named one of Time magazine’s climate innovators of the year; and unreliable internet is making it harder for Indigenous veterans to apply for benefits. Tune in for these updates and more.
  • In today's newscast: The Glenwood Springs City Council approved its 2026 budget during a meeting last week; Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd is part of a bipartisan group trying to find a fix for an expiring ACA tax credit that's at the heart of the stalemate over government funding; and almost 200 local officials in the West are urging the Interior Department to keep a major land-conservation policy. Tune in for these updates and more.
  • In today's newscast: The city of Aspen is planning nearly $2 million in renovations at the Aspen Recreation Center next year; multiple freedom of speech advocacy groups are criticizing the History Colorado Center over what they call unfair censorship of an artist; and Democratic lawmakers in Nevada on Tuesday raised concerns about Trump administration statements calling for the testing of nuclear weapons systems. Tune in for these updates and more.
  • In today's special election-coverage newscast: Tammy Nimmo and Kathryn Kuhlenberg are in the lead in the race for the Roaring Fork School District Board; Pitkin County voters appear to resoundingly support the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport’s bond question, with 62.8% in support of 1A and 37% voting against; and voters look to have approved a sales tax to fund childcare in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. Tune in for these updates and more.
  • On today's newscast: In the Roaring Fork Valley, officials and hunger relief organizations are trying to respond to the Trump administration's announcement yesterday that it will reinstate only partial SNAP payments; Durango City Council held a special meeting Thursday after federal immigration agents used pepper spray and rubber bullets on protesters earlier last week; and Denverites are voting whether to repeal or retain a ban on flavored tobacco products passed by city council. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Election day is tomorrow, and Colorado voters will decide on two statewide ballot questions and there are also lots of local issues in cities and counties across the state; family-owned farms and ranches could get a break on their taxes, under a bipartisan bill planned for next year; and Paleontologists have revealed the first reptiles with hooves in the form of mummified, duck-billed dinosaurs in Wyoming. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Hunger relief organizations in Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties met yesterday to discuss the upcoming suspension of food stamps; Colorado has a U.S. attorney thanks to a district court appointment during the federal government shutdown; and The Navajo Nation has a new attorney general — its fourth in less than a year. Tune in for these stories and more.