
Aspen Public Radio Newscast
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
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On today’s newscast: She soars off the same jumps, skis the same grueling trails and she's the top-ranked woman on the U.S. Nordic combined team — but Nordic Annika Malacinski's Olympic dream stops at the starting line; a new proposal at the statehouse would create a coordinator position to help reduce Colorado’s backlog of sexual-assault evidence kits; and a regional airport in Wyoming is the first to officially commit to dimming its lights to protect dark skies. Tune in for these stories and more.
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On today’s newscast: Pitkin County joined 29 other Western Slope counties, cities and towns, irrigation districts and water providers in financially backing a plan to buy a critical Colorado River water right; the winner of the 2025 Aspen Words Literary Prize was announced last night in New York City; and several counties across our region do not meet federal standards for safe air quality. Tune in for these stories and more.
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On today’s newscast: Residents of two mobile home parks voted to pursue ownership of their neighborhoods — if they can secure funding; comedian Maria Bamford will perform at The Arts Campus at Willits tonight; and the head of the federal agency that oversees water-sharing agreements between the U.S. and Mexico was pushed to resign this week by the Trump Administration. Tune in for these stories and more.
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On today’s newscast: The 18th 5Point Film Festival kicks off this week and will showcase brand new venues, reimagined events and timely films; the fate of two Venezuelan men in Colorado who fear deportation to an El Salvadoran prison is now in the hands of a federal judge; and the Department of the Interior is embarking on a major restructuring. Tune in for these stories and more.
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On today’s newscast: Glenwood Springs City council approved an updated tax incentive last week for the construction of another extended-stay hotel at Glenwood Meadows; Gov. Polis vetoed a bill last week critics said would hurt the public’s ability to access government records; and the Trump administration has announced its intent to repeal a landmark Bureau of Land Management rule that placed conservation on equal footing with other uses of public lands. Tune in for these stories and more.
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On today’s newscast: A Western Slope judge issued an order to get ICE to halt immigration detentions in and around his courthouses; another court hearing over abortion rights happened in the Mountain West, this time in Wyoming; and new research shows high levels of a toxic byproduct linked to cancer and other health problems is polluting drinking-water supplies — one of the main causes is manure runoff from livestock farms. Tune in for these stories and more.
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On today’s newscast: Debate heats up in Pitkin County over a proposed change to the housing lottery, as officials consider whether limiting entries to one per applicant could level the playing field and create opportunities for younger homeowners; summer programming has been announced for both Anderson Ranch Arts Center and Snowmass Village's free concert series; and a federal judge blocks the removal of two Venezuelan men detained in Aurora to an El Salvadoran prison. Tune in for these stories and more.
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On today’s newscast: The Aspen School District is nearing a decision on the calendar for the 2026-2027 academic year, but the community remains divided over two vastly different options; Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) visited Glenwood Springs yesterday to address concerns from Colorado River water users regarding federal funding freezes; and around 200 Coloradans are currently hospitalized with respiratory viruses — a significant drop from this winter’s peak, which saw numbers three times higher. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Several fires on Saturday afternoon stretched firefighting resources between Snowmass Village and Basalt; the Red Brick Center for the Arts is opening what leadership calls “the greatest show on Earth” tomorrow; and the Bureau of Land Management will no longer report the toll of environmental impacts from thousands of oil and gas leases across the Mountain West. Tune in for these stories and more.
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On today's newscast: Fire managers are scheduled to ignite a 900-acre prescribed fire today on Sunnyside, a plot of National Forest System land one mile north of Aspen; English in Action hosted its annual Immigrant Voices storytelling event at TACAW last week; and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is running for governor. Tune in for these stories and more.