Aspen Public Radio Staff

On today's newscast: Several Woody Creek residents urged the Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority to evict a convicted sex offender residing in their neighborhood; yesterday kicked off Aspen’s 74th Winterskol celebrations; and hundreds gathered on the steps of the State Capitol last week for a memorial service honoring Colorado Sen. Faith Winter, who died in a car crash last month. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Thirteen candidates have applied for three open seats on the Garfield County library board; World Cup ski races in Colorado concluded last Sunday with the Birds of Prey Giant Slalom at Beaver Creek; and many ranchers in our region are starting to track and move their cattle with GPS collars. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: The Roaring Fork Valley will need about 7,200 new affordable housing units to meet demand in the next 10 years; the Aspen School District is hoping to use geothermal technology to heat and cool its three schools; and the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that it’s investigating Colorado’s prisons and youth detention centers. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Pitkin County’s 2026 budget is set to crest 311 million dollars — the biggest in the county’s history and up 34% from 2025; several Colorado school districts that challenged state rules on transgender participation in high school sports have reached a settlement with one of the key defendants; and new research shows that mountain regions around the world are warming faster than the lowlands below them. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: The Olympic qualifying races for ski mountaineering — better known as “skimo” — are this weekend in Utah, and Aspen athletes John Gaston and Jessie Young are vying for a spot on Team USA; local residents will have a chance to cut their own Christmas trees at a bilingual, bicultural event near New Castle tomorrow; and Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has rejected the second request this year from the U.S. Department of Justice for sensitive voter information. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Pitkin County Commissioners unanimously approved a contract for a microgrid project at the Aspen Airport Business Center; new research shows that many rural roads in the Mountain West may be more vulnerable to flooding than people realize; and the Navajo Nation Council is considering a motion to remove the tribe’s president and vice president amid accusations of misused government funds. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: The Trump administration is planning to roll back a Biden-era rule that helped make sure oil and gas companies clean up their well sites; catastrophic wildfires that destroy neighborhoods are destabilizing insurance markets; and the federal government is limiting which bodies of water are eligible for protection under the Clean Water Act. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: The city of Aspen terminated a contract with a Centennial-based contractor partway through a remodel of the city’s Old Powerhouse building; Mesa County officials are asking Washington state not to give wolves to Colorado; and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office says the state senator who died last week, was killed in the second of two crashes. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Eagle County saw its first notable greenhouse gas emissions reduction last year; reports to the anonymous student reporting system Safe2Tell last school year climbed to their highest level in the program’s history; and more than half the water use in the Rio Grande River Basin is unsustainable. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Opening Day festivities continue today and throughout the weekend at Aspen Mountain and Snowmass Ski Area; Colorado’s Jefferson County Public Schools' policy around students' gender identity and field trips is headed to a federal appeals court; and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced new investments in travel security just ahead of the busy holiday season. Tune in for these stories and more.