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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 podcast: Pitkin County has taken over management of the Maroon Bells. A new yoga studio in Basalt offers a variety of classes focused on women. And a Colorado preview of key races and ballot issues ahead of Election Day.
  • On today's podcast: Immigrant advocacy groups are sounding alarms over Amendment 81. Basalt is one step closer to putting speed cameras on Highway 82. And a decades-old, family owned business in Downtown Aspen is being sold.
  • On today's podcast: Democrats in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District are hopeful that an unpopular president can help swing a seat they haven’t won in 18 years. Roaring Fork residents are organizing against a proposed housing project that would create hundreds of homes. And Colorado election officials say they will protect voters’ rights, no matter what Election Day brings.
  • On today's podcast: Seniors in Garfield County are facing changes to their Medicare plans as open enrollment begins. A skier survived Sunday after being buried in an avalanche on a Colorado 14er. And a Colorado tax credit that helped lift thousands of children out of poverty is being suspended.
  • On today's podcast: Bears have been seen all over the Roaring Fork Valley this year and they're eating more human food. What could that mean for their hibernation? A new report examines domestic violence deaths in Colorado. And wild-fires threaten more communities, researchers are looking at what it might cost to build homes that are more fire-resilient.
  • On today's podcast: Today’s the deadline in Colorado to register to vote and still receive a mail ballot for the upcoming election. Three members of a New Castle family were killed in a small plane crash in Gunnison County Saturday. And The Justice Department wants to send election monitors to Metro Denver.
  • On today's podcast: The Aspen School District is considering buying the Woody Creek racetrack to develop affordable housing. A new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Coloradans support public land conservation. And some new residents at the governor's mansion are more interested in pollen than politics.
  • On today's podcast: Plans for a housing development, west of Glenwood Springs, is moving forward. The Aspen airport could double landing fee rates next year. And Colorado voters will soon decide whether to enshrine the right to hunt and fish into the state constitution.
  • On today's podcast: The city of Aspen wants to take on about a hundred million dollars of debt for water treatment facility improvements. It’ll cost a couple bucks more to ride Glenwood Springs’ on-demand ride service next year. And Colorado Democrats are returning the most ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
  • On today's podcast: Pitkin County commissioners are facing some tough choices over an airport construction project that’s over budget. Garfield County voters are weighing a slate of tax measures on the November ballot. And Pitkin County Public Health officials are encouraging residents to get flu and COVID vaccines.