Laura Palmisano
Laura joined KVNF in 2014. She was the news director for two years and now works as a freelance reporter covering Colorado's Western Slope. Before moving to Colorado, Laura worked as a reporter for Arizona Public Media, a public radio and television station in Tucson. She's also worked at public radio station KJZZ and public television station KAET Arizona PBS in Phoenix. Her work has aired on NPR, the BBC, Marketplace, Harvest Public Media, and on stations across the Rocky Mountain Community Radio network. Laura is an award-winning journalist with work recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Broadcasters Association, and RTDNA. In 2015, she was a fellow for the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Her fellowship project, a three-part series on the Karen refugee community in Delta, Colorado, received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award. Laura also has experience as a radio host, producer, writer, production assistant, videographer, and video editor. She graduated summa cum laude from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.
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Grant Houston has run the Lake City Silver World in the tiny town Lake City for nearly half-century. He’s now ready to sell, but is looking for the right person to take on the paper. -
For nearly thirty years, Railroad Car 211 transported people and goods to and from the remote mountain town of Lake City, until the service stopped in 1933. Now this important piece of regional transportation history is in Durango for restoration. -
Remote Lake City in southwestern Colorado is a popular destination for outdoor activities such as hiking and fly fishing. But now, a new sport is taking off in town: powerlifting. The tiny community held its first powerlifting competition in late September. -
Last month, over 50 musicians from across Colorado and the country came to the tiny mountain town of Lake City. They were here to put on a band concert. It's not a paying gig. They do it for the love of music. As Laura Palmisano reports for KVNF, they had two days to prepare for the show. -
Dr. Gloria Beim will be the head team physician for Team USA at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Paris. This will be her fourth time at the games working as a medical provider. She's also served at four Paralympic Games. -
The bridge closure on U.S. 50 has some drivers using Gunnison County Road 26, also known as the Lake City cutoff, as a detour. The road is not open all the time so people need to plan ahead and expect delays. -
The closure of U.S. 50 between Montrose and Gunnison has one young Lake City couple rethinking their birth plan. Daniella Robinson and Miguel Garcia are expecting their first child in August, but because the highway is shut down they can't easily access Montrose for doctor appointments, family visits, groceries, or birth at the hospital. -
A Lake City-based construction company can't start its first job of the season due to the bridge closure on U.S. 50 between Montrose and Gunnison. Coal Creek Construction's heavy equipment is stuck in Montrose. It was set to start work for the U.S. Forest Service in Crested Butte at the beginning of this month. The company says it would cost thousands of dollars to move its equipment using the I-70 detour. -
Despite the separation of church and state, prayers are said on the floors of state legislatures across the United States. Many states also have Bible study classes at their state Houses, including Colorado. -
Lake City physician assistant Bob Downs recently returned from Ukraine where he served on a medical mission.
