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On today’s newscast: As of around midnight, just over 66% of votes counted so far have been in favor of Pitkin County’s ballot question 1C, which would reaffirm Pitkin County commissioners’ ability to approve and implement a new runway layout; Francie Jacober will be serving a second term as a Pitkin County commissioner in the District 5 seat; and Republican candidates have been holding the lead over their Democratic opponents in two Garfield County Commissioner races — but the preliminary results are still close. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: The Aspen School District announced a two-hour delayed start due to the winter storm, local gallerist and former U.S. labor secretary Ann McLaughlin Korologos died last week, Aspen’s city council will discuss future uses for its old city hall at its meeting Monday, Snowmass Village is continuing conversations about a proposed transit center, a federal appeals court has suspended drilling permits near Chaco Canyon in northern New Mexico, and more.

On today's newscast: the Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in a case involving a Colorado website designer who objects to making wedding sites for same-sex couples, Aspen is expanding its childcare capacity with a few new programs, Sunlight Mountain is hiring ahead of its opening day Friday, Mountain Rescue Aspen and the CAIC are hosting a backcountry safety talk tomorrow, The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s performances of “The Nutcracker” and The Aspen Choral Society performances of Handel’s “Messiah” are this weekend, and more.

On today's newscast: the city of Aspen and Pitkin County have agreed to help fund Roaring Fork Safe Passages’ efforts to reduce vehicle collisions with wildlife; a post-apocalyptic musical about the water crisis makes its debut in Aspen today with a drag queen taking center stage; Colorado's cash-for-gas-guzzlers program is getting a big infusion of cash after a successful first year; and more.

On today's newscast: Pitkin County is considering a ban on short-term rentals in rural and remote areas, APCHA is launching a “right-sizing” pilot program next month, Garfield County commissioners support the Uinta Basin Railway with some caveats, a show at the Aspen Chapel Gallery is raising funds for reproductive health care, and more.

On Thursday in Tanzania, the bodies of 14 United Nations peacekeepers killed last week in Democratic Republic of the Congo have been honored in a ceremony.

The North Korean dictator hasn't been seen in more than a month, leading to speculation he might have been deposed or is merely indisposed.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone is testing the UN's ability to carry out such operations. Yesterday, the Security Council approved another two months for the 13-thousand member force and tabled Secretary General Kofi Annan's proposal to increase the number of UN peacekeepers deployed in Sierra Leone. The UN operation there has proven to be costly and dangerous.

President Clinton is among 150 heads of state gathered in New York City for the UN Millennium Summit. It's the largest gathering of world leaders in history. NPR's Ann Garrels reports.

Secretary of State Colin Powell delivers detailed evidence against Saddam Hussein to the U.N. Security Council. He lists ways the U.S. says Iraq is continuing to violate U.N. resolutions against weapons development -- and details charges that Iraq has aided terrorists. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with analysts Jessica Tuchman Mathews, president of the Carnegie Endowment and with Judith Yaphe, Senior Fellow at the National Defense University.