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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: Carbondale’s Fire District is asking voters to approve a 1.5% sales tax this November; the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also called SNAP or food stamps, will be paused if the federal government shutdown continues past Nov. 1; and Navajo Technical University is working on a sovereign database system to track and support families of missing Indigenous relatives. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Aspen City Council officially appointed Pete Strecker as Aspen city manager during a special meeting last night; Colorado's congressional newcomers are pulling in strong fundraising numbers as they run for reelection for the first time; and California just took a big step toward changing how electricity moves across the West. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Roaring Fork school board candidates shared opposing ideas about how to deal with ongoing budget challenges at last week’s election forum in Glenwood; around 4,000 people gathered in downtown Glenwood Springs on Saturday for the second nationwide "No Kings" march; and the autonomous-vehicle company Waymo recently announced that its self-driving cars had arrived in Denver. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The seventh Shining Mountains Film Festival begins today and runs throughout the weekend; ski resorts in Colorado are already gearing up for the season — some could open soon; and Republican governors in our region discussed their plans yesterday to “unleash American energy” at an economic conference in Montana. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Aspen School District is asking voters to approve four different tax measures on the November ballot; more patients are requesting long-term birth control at Mountain Family Health Centers since the 2024 election; and Gov. Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit filed against Colorado this summer by the state of Nebraska. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: As the Nov. 4 election nears, candidates seeking public office in both Silt and Rifle have discussed the most pressing economic issues for their respective communities; Colorado civil rights attorneys have sued the Department of Homeland Security for detaining Latinos in the state without warrants or probable cause; and major storms from the Pacific Ocean brought 2 to 4 inches of rain to the San Juan Mountains over the weekend. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Pitkin County Manager Jon Peacock is a finalist for Winter Park’s town manager position; a new kind of cloud seeding technology — for rain — is coming to Weld County; and the federal government shutdown is also affecting some hunters in Southern Colorado. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Aspen officials are exploring ways to back up the city’s energy supply in the event of a wildfire; Indigenous health workers are stepping up their battle against opioid addictions; and one nonprofit is bringing private dollars to the table to fund recreation projects in our region. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Public school enrollment is declining across the country — including here in the Roaring Fork School District; some good news came out of the Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Summit in Breckenridge; and starting today, mail-in ballots are being sent to all registered voters across Colorado. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Parking at the Buttermilk parking lot will be free again this winter; Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet says he regrets voting to confirm Coloradan Chris Wright as Energy Secretary; and a new study shows Nevada’s groundwater — and the ecosystems that rely on it — is under growing strain. Tune in for these stories and more.