Aspen Public Radio Newscast

On today's newscast: A new statewide poll reveals economic inequality is a top issue for Colorado women and nonbinary people; Colorado voters will have more time to vote from home this November under a new law designed to push back against the Trump administration; and some communities in our region are moving full-force ahead with new data centers, while others are hitting the brakes. Tune in for...

On today's newscast: Residents in Aspen’s West End neighborhood filed a lawsuit against the city in May; the Snowmass Town Council is considering a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers; and Scientists are working to build more accurate forecasts about the amount of water in the Colorado River with satellites. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: The two candidates for Garfield County Sheriff will be facing off in a debate in Rifle tomorrow night; Colorado high schoolers are graduating at higher rates, but a growing number are leaving the state for college; and a new interactive map reveals the hidden health risks of living near oil refineries. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: The two candidates for Garfield County Sheriff are weighing in on a controversial email sent to department staff in January; former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is set to be released from prison today; and the Trump administration continues its push to open more public lands for hunting and fishing. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Two Republican candidates are running for Garfield County Sheriff in the June primary; even though ski season wrapped up last month, construction work is just beginning on Aspen Mountain’s new Nell Bell chair lift; and a bipartisan caucus wants to help put an end to the gerrymandering wars. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Aspen’s parks and open space department will begin emergency restoration at the Maroon Creek Wetlands; six local performers shared stories of womanhood at the biennial Women’s VOICES theater show last weekend; and Denver International Airport plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to solve one of its most vexing problems. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: A state grant helped fund a new position focused on fire mitigation in the Colorado River Valley; Denver's mayor is celebrating a historic drop in unsheltered homelessness; and the federal government has released recommendations to improve military veterans' access to public lands and outdoor recreation. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Communities throughout the Roaring Fork Valley are facing water restrictions this summer after a near record-breaking low snowpack; a tribe from the Four Corners region has inked a deal with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum advancing the Trump administration’s domestic energy agenda; and a new bipartisan group is betting big on the geothermal energy that’s abundant across the In...

On today's newscast: The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority will ease up on its work hour requirements for residents while the airport is closed next year; after a two-year dry spell, Carbondale again has an outdoor pool; and reproductive health advocates in Idaho are working to get an abortion vote on the November ballot. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Six months after voters approved a childcare tax, leaders are balancing urgency with getting it right; the new Carbondale Aquatics Center will open this weekend; and Gov. Jared Polis’ decision to shorten the prison sentence of Tina Peters troubled many people, but it's not the only commutation that raised eyebrows. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Public lands advocates are concerned about the Forest Service giving up management of the Maroon Bells, Basalt is considering a new sales tax to fund a new building for the police department and other town facilities, Garfield County is leasing at least half of its water right in Ruedi Reservoir, Independence Pass opens for the season Thursday, and more.

On today's newscast: The June primary will decide who becomes Garfield County’s next sheriff, Aspen officials want to review greenhouse gas emissions in the upper valley, Carbondale is not planning to install license plate tracking cameras, Silt’s new $28 million-dollar water plant comes online this month, and more.

On today's newscast: El Niño could bring needed precipitation to the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, households and businesses from Glenwood Springs to Silt spent hours without electricity Saturday, the French singer and actress who was also known for shooting Olympic skier "Spider" Sabich in 1976 died last week, and more.

On today's newscast: Local wildlife officials say Colorado’s dry winter and early spring could lead to more bear encounters; Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Thursday changing Colorado rules for how AI is used in major life decisions; and a recent report shows wildlife crossings can improve safety for both drivers and animals. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: The U.S. Forest Service is asking Pitkin County to manage the Maroon Bells recreation area amid federal funding cuts, carbon-reducing upgrades are coming to the public library and human services buildings in Aspen, a loaded ammunition magazine was discovered onboard a Frontier Airlines plane at the Denver airport, and more.

On today's newscast: The town of Silt is turning off its license plate tracking cameras, while Aspen is moving forward its plans to install the cameras, state lawmakers look to finalize bills on the final day of the legislative session, and more.

On today's newscast: Silt Town Council votes to end its contract with the camera surveillance company Flock Safety, a midwife is part of a class action lawsuit against the state, water projections for the Colorado River are worsening, Bonfire Coffee plans a grand opening, and more.

On today's newscast: As water managers plan for how to deal with a historically low snowpack year, pulling water from Ruedi Reservoir has been floated as a possible solution; Colorado Parks and Wildlife released its annual report on gray wolves last week; and this season will be the first for the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Garfield County’s County Road 108 bridge will close for emergency repairs on Monday; a new initiative is trying to make mental-health therapy more accessible in the Roaring Fork Valley; and Colorado lawmakers rejected a bill yesterday that would have created incentives for building data centers. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: The Colorado State House officially passed a bill to fund and support wildlife crossings, which could mean good news for Roaring Fork Safe Passages; ticks are emerging early across Colorado after a mild winter; and new photos show major damage to an archeological site that is hundreds of years old in Southern Arizona. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Pitkin County agreed yesterday to help residents at Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park in Glenwood buy the land under their homes; a new healing center in Aspen blends licensed mental health services with regulated psychedelic experiences; and some lawmakers are warning that legal foreign workers in the U.S. may face multiple hurdles renewing their work permits. Tune in for these...

On today's newscast: The recent precipitation that’s fallen on the Western Slope helps reduce this summer’s fire risk but doesn’t make up for the record-low snow winter; Carbondale Middle School got a new student-created mural yesterday; and airports across our region are showing up on a new list of the most turbulent. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Community members in Rifle got hands-on practice preventing and escaping house fires last week; thousands of May Day protests took place throughout the U.S. on Friday, including in the Roaring Fork Valley; and the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back rules for cleaning up toxic coal ash. Tune in for these stories and more.

On today's newscast: Carbondale’s Board of Trustees has decided to stay in a regional law enforcement task force — for now; Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law this week that supporters say will put an end to puppy mills in Colorado; and Colorado is one step closer to getting passenger rail on the Front Range. Tune in for these stories and more.