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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: The Hilltop Fire near Rulison is 100% contained; Colorado babies born to noncitizens will still get birthright citizenship despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, but with potential ripple effects for Wyoming; and the Bureau of Land Management is fast-tracking a review for a project that could increase oil trains along the Colorado River. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Two Western Slope wildfires prompted evacuations yesterday and a third closed I-70; residents of Aspen-Basalt and Mountain Valley mobile-home parks are offering $42 million to block Dallas-based buyers who are raising rents in other resort towns; and Rep. Jeff Hurd joins GOP colleagues raising alarms about proposed Medicaid cuts in the Senate. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: ICE told the Pitkin County Sheriff it plans to increase its presence in the area, multiple hikers were rescued by helicopter from Snowmass Lake and Capitol Peak this week, Aspen's airport is trying to address issues with its private aircraft parking, and more.
  • On today’s newscast: The Aspen-Pitkin County Airport is overhauling its aircraft parking system with new lease terms, waitlist fees, and plans to maximize limited space; at the Aspen Ideas: Health festival, experts discussed the strides and challenges in addressing disparities in women's health care; and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is holding hearings on working conditions during extreme heat. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: Kids First wants to find ways to offer more financial aid for families and wage increases for early childhood educators; a Colorado restaurateur is taking an unorthodox approach to sustainability marketing; and the Trump administration’s proposed budget would cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey by nearly 40% — including grants to universities. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today’s newscast: Three years after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the fight for reproductive rights continues, with the fallout still being felt in our region; a judge has ruled there’s enough evidence for federal prosecutors to move forward with hate crime charges against accused Boulder firebomber Mohamed Soliman; and Gov. Jared Polis has issued a mass pardon for individuals with past convictions for psilocybin. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: A community event in Snowmass aimed to turn wildfire risk into wildfire readiness; Gov. Jared Polis says Medicaid cuts in the Republican budget bill would throw hundreds of thousands of Coloradans off their health care; and the Colorado River Basin is losing more water stored underground than it's losing in the river itself. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Officials are considering feeding roadkill to wolves to protect livestock near Aspen; Colorado attorney general Phil Weiser filed a brief with 17 other attorneys general to urge a federal court to protect Job Corps; and a proposal to sell millions of acres of public lands in the West is drawing significant backlash. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Aspen City Council decided to expedite the Armory Hall’s land-use review process, Pitkin County is preparing for millions of dollars in capital improvements at Phillips Mobile Home Park, President Trump ordered the departments of Agriculture and the Interior to consolidate wildland firefighting services in the next 90 days, Colorado is suing the Trump administration to save its electric vehicle plan and more.
  • On today's newscast: A Glenwood Springs resident and cyclist was found dead on the side of Highway 82, Aspen One announced its contributing funds to help nearly 500 residents of two mobile home parks purchase their land, the state’s wildlife commission has decided not to kill any additional wolves for now, a jury found that My Pillow CEO defamed a former executive at a Colorado voting systems company, and more.