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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 can once again advertise in the Aspen Times, reversing a 2022 ban directed by the Board of County Commissioners; an on-demand ride service in Parachute expanded into Rifle and Battlement Mesa this week; and a new leader is likely coming for the top federal agency on the Colorado River. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: A new statewide poll reveals economic inequality is a top issue for Colorado women and nonbinary people; Colorado voters will have more time to vote from home this November under a new law designed to push back against the Trump administration; and some communities in our region are moving full-force ahead with new data centers, while others are hitting the brakes. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Residents in Aspen’s West End neighborhood filed a lawsuit against the city in May; the Snowmass Town Council is considering a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers; and Scientists are working to build more accurate forecasts about the amount of water in the Colorado River with satellites. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The two candidates for Garfield County Sheriff will be facing off in a debate in Rifle tomorrow night; Colorado high schoolers are graduating at higher rates, but a growing number are leaving the state for college; and a new interactive map reveals the hidden health risks of living near oil refineries. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The two candidates for Garfield County Sheriff are weighing in on a controversial email sent to department staff in January; former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is set to be released from prison today; and the Trump administration continues its push to open more public lands for hunting and fishing. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Two Republican candidates are running for Garfield County Sheriff in the June primary; even though ski season wrapped up last month, construction work is just beginning on Aspen Mountain’s new Nell Bell chair lift; and a bipartisan caucus wants to help put an end to the gerrymandering wars. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Aspen’s parks and open space department will begin emergency restoration at the Maroon Creek Wetlands; six local performers shared stories of womanhood at the biennial Women’s VOICES theater show last weekend; and Denver International Airport plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to solve one of its most vexing problems. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: A state grant helped fund a new position focused on fire mitigation in the Colorado River Valley; Denver's mayor is celebrating a historic drop in unsheltered homelessness; and the federal government has released recommendations to improve military veterans' access to public lands and outdoor recreation. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Communities throughout the Roaring Fork Valley are facing water restrictions this summer after a near record-breaking low snowpack; a tribe from the Four Corners region has inked a deal with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum advancing the Trump administration’s domestic energy agenda; and a new bipartisan group is betting big on the geothermal energy that’s abundant across the Intermountain West and Great Basin. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority will ease up on its work hour requirements for residents while the airport is closed next year; after a two-year dry spell, Carbondale again has an outdoor pool; and reproductive health advocates in Idaho are working to get an abortion vote on the November ballot. Tune in for these stories and more.