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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 city of Aspen has applied to start construction on the Armory Hall redevelopment project; former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was involved in an altercation with another inmate over the weekend at a state prison in Pueblo; and a group of local officials from several Mountain West states are raising concerns about the Trump administration’s nominee to head the Bureau of Land Management. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: A group of western Colorado counties has been researching whether they can produce sustainable jet fuel; Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported yesterday that a female gray wolf died last Friday in northwest Colorado; and officials in Wyoming are arguing their state’s Supreme Court made mistakes when it struck down two abortion laws. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Local governments and nonprofits that help the Roaring Fork Valley’s poorest families are bracing for big funding losses amid the Trump Administration's announced intention to freeze some Colorado-designated federal dollars; nine bodies have now been identified among the remains found decomposing at a mortuary in Pueblo last year; and measles outbreaks are ongoing in pockets of the Mountain West. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The city of Glenwood Springs is adding a new van to its on-demand bus service; Colorado is opening an online portal next week where the public can log misconduct by Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and The Department of Interior is taking next steps to set up the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Aspen School District board wants the state to spend more on education; the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in Boulder, did not receive funding in the recently passed appropriations package; and national-park goers will not get free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners has opened applications for its District 2 seat; Colorado Parks and Wildlife is unveiling a new restoration plan for wolverines today; and More ambulances in our region are starting to carry something called “whole blood.” Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The suspect who fled from an officer-involved shooting on I-70 yesterday has been caught and is in police custody; Colorado’s wolf restoration program is in limbo entering its third year; and after the Trump administration froze or eliminated funds, tribes are looking for ways to move forward with renewable energy projects. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Pitkin County announced the resignation of Commissioner Kelly McNicholas Kury yesterday; Colorado’s 2026 legislative session starts tomorrow; and an auction for oil and gas leases in Colorado last week was a bust. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Local nonprofit YouthZone is tapping into opioid settlement dollars as a new source of funding to treat and prevent substance abuse; hundreds of people showed up for the last mass at St. Benedict’s Monastery in Old Snowmass; and Colorado Democrats are reviving a bill that would make it easier for workers to unionize after Gov. Jared Polis vetoed it last year. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: The city of Aspen announced a new program this week to incentivize sustainability upgrades in homes and businesses; people gathered in downtown Carbondale last night for a vigil honoring Renee Nicole Macklin Good; and the U.S. House of Representatives upheld President Trump's veto of a Colorado water pipeline bill despite a bipartisan push to override it. Tune in for these stories and more.