KVNF Regional Newscast

Tuesday night’s Paonia Town Board meeting contained a number of important agenda items among them was a presentation by the Carl E. Berg Foundation to purchase the former Twin Lakes parcel for a Dark Skies initiative. If council accepts the purchase proposal, the project would include an amateur astronomer's pad, an outdoor planetarium, and a public telescope viewing building. The Berg Foundation...

Paonia Planning Commission working on ADU code to increase housing options; A very agricultural weekend in MontroseNational park accessibility; Montrose rallies behind teacher diagnosed with brain tumor

Boebert's fate hangs in the balance while most races across the state are called; Federal LEAP program can help Coloradans with heating costs; Ouray County recognized for outstanding organ donation rates; Destructive flooding impacts voting access for people on the Navajo Reservation

CD 3, CD4, some state and local ballot measures remain undecided; Montrose County gives update on ballot count; Moab 240 cancelled mid-race

CD 3, CD4, some state and local ballot measures remain undecided; Cindee Williams appointed to vacant Montrose City Council seat; Body found on floor of Black Canyon of the Gunnison; A new show on motherhood

Flooding hits southwest Colorado again, with La Plata County roads closed and evacuations Sunday. Montrose County moves to oppose two Parks and Wildlife petitions, Montrose and Ouray counties work to fix their shared line, and Delta Health names a CEO. Plus, Montrose's mayor and a councilmember on finding common ground.

Bodies of two experienced hikers found after pair went missing on hiking trip; 2026's particularly bad wildfire seas; Delta County School Board passed a ban on transgender students participating on sports teams aligned with their gender identity

Body of missing Montrose man recovered in Gunnison; Colorado Department of Transportation requests millions in federal emergency relief funding to repair highways damaged by last week's flooding in Southwest Colorado; Ouray County faces weighs cost of road repairs amid budget crisis; League of Women Voters hosts presentations about state ballot measures

6000 Road in Montrose County closed indefinitely due to flooding; Colorado farmers and ranchers looking to hire extra help next year could qualify for up to five thousand dollars in state funding; Tina Peters' travel raises questions about parole; The list of states authorizing the storage of carbon dioxide thousands of feet underground is growing; Miss Shirley brings story hour to Gunnison

Montrose County focused on next year's budget; Montrose Police Department searching for missing manInside the 2026 Uncompahgre Powwow

Delta County School Board bans transgender students from participating in sports that align with their gender identity; Montrose pastor arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse; Taking farmland out of production can impact wildfire mitigation; Flower dyeing at the Mountain Harvest Festival

North Fork Valley Chamber of Commerce Awards; Paonia residents could soon have free curbside recycling; The case for proposed Montrose City Charter amendments

Pediatric care on the Western Slope does not match demand; Montrose Regional Health CEO answers questions from Montrose City Council; Saturday in Montrose: No Kings, Flag Rally, and Powwow

Valley Symphony Orchestra presents fall concert; New map tracks data center proposals on Western public lands; Delta homeless task force celebrates a year of the Riverbend Resource Center; The art of bookbinding

Delta County School Board to consider new policies, Suppes mentions the possibility of subsequent litigation; EPA faces lawsuit over Atrazine use; Charter Issues Committee on why Montrose residents should vote against proposed charter amendments

Lighthouse Shelter closes, Shepherd's Hand steps up to provide winter shelter; Trump administration's effort to move Forest Service headquarters to Utah blocked; Sergeant Garrett Henderson promoted to new Paonia police chief; Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante lawsuit reopened

PERA switches retirees' health insurance plan; no impact for Montrose Regional Health patients; Lutheran High School faces allegations of racism at football games; Montrose still plans to play the school next week; Film celebrating American suffragettes comes to Paonia; Paonia hosts its first PorchFest

Ouray Emergency Services budget report leaves commissioners hesitant about merger with Ridgway Fire; Delta County encourages residents to test for radon, offers free test kits; New report shows voting inequity for Native Americans; MRH layoffs impact Montrose residents

PERA switches retirees to a health insurance plan no longer accepted by Montrose Regional Health; Charitable Women's Group in Delta finds new home at The Grove; Stefan Wynn withdraws application for Cedaredge Town Administrator, leaving Michelle Wingfield as the sole candidate; New programs provides access to free birth control; The art of basket weaving highlighted at Mountain Harvest Festival

Montrose Regional Hospital terminate 77 positions; For 126 years, a Native American girl who died at a Pennsylvania boarding school remained separated from her family in Nevada; Denver makes up for reservoir lows with Western Slope water; Marx and Weiser appeared together last weekend

Ted Valerio resigns from Montrose School Board; Federal judge rejects argument that two men have rights to public land near Mancos due to the spelling of historical documents; Planned Parenthood in Glenwood Springs reopens; Telluride cancels FLOCK camera contract

Montrose County takes a first step toward an ordinance aimed at wolf reintroduction. Delta County county weighs CAFO setbacks. Ouray County is negotiation a policing deal with the the City of Ouray. Plus, Montrose High School's neighbors ask for permitted parking. The City of Montrose's wastewater plant upgrade, and a poll in CD 3 shows support for public lands, and the Blue Corn Harvest.