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The news you need and the stories you can't live without. In-depth reporting from Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley, plus regional news from across the Mountain West. New episodes out every weekday morning.

Latest Episodes
  • On today's newscast: The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority board tabled a vote on whether to ban registered sex offenders from the housing program; after a longtime director’s departure shuttered a beloved folklórico program, former students and a local nonprofit revive it for a new chapter; and a lawsuit that looked to overturn a national monument south of the Grand Canyon has been dismissed. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Some Aspen residents and city councilors have suggested opening some of the bus-only lanes on Highway 82 to general traffic; a proposal to crack down on Coloradans who accidentally attract bears with food or trash passed its first hearing at the State Capitol this week; and the psychedelic mushroom industry is growing in Colorado. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Garfield County and Glenwood Springs are at odds over the South Bridge project; the 41st Space Symposium is taking place this week in Colorado Springs; and the latest wildfire season forecast confirms the worries of many — this could be a big one for much of the West. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Aspen has a new art gallery in town; much of the water used by data centers is not being reported publicly; and ski resorts that operate on public lands may soon have more flexibility to adapt to a changing climate under a new federal rule. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Colorado Parks and Wildlife has a new plan focused on supporting beaver populations; in discussing the gender gap in art, one Aspen gallery is challenging a system where women remain underrepresented and undervalued; and a massive amount of water will likely have to be sent downstream this spring from reservoirs in the upper Colorado River basin to help save Lake Powell from drying up. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Fewer students are missing class at the Aspen School District this year; a global artist collective has an exhibit at Colorado Mountain College until next month; and Colorado has reached a tentative agreement for the long-promised passenger train from Denver to Northern Colorado. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Construction began last week on Aspen’s Lumberyard affordable housing project; Xcel Energy is setting new rates for data centers in Colorado; and a wolf abuse case that sparked international headlines is one step closer to coming to an end. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Unofficial election results are in for Basalt, Carbondale and Parachute; more than 200 Colorado Army National Guard soldiers are heading to the Middle East; and a class-action lawsuit filed in late March says the two biggest ski companies in the U.S. have unlawfully inflated pass prices. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Mobile home park residents in Glenwood Springs asked Garfield County yesterday for help buying their land, but to no avail; Aspen Film’s 35th Shortsfest kicks off today; and a coalition in Utah and Nevada is appealing federal approval of a groundwater pipeline project in southern Utah. Tune in for these stories and more.
  • On today's newscast: Aspen Public Art chose five local artists for its first Art in Motion program; a federal judge says the Trump administration cannot force Denver and Colorado to participate in federal mass deportation efforts; and ranchers and conservationists are reacting to a Trump administration’s push that could allow more cattle grazing on public lands. Tune in for these stories and more.