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On this week's Regional Roundup, we'll hear how rural communities are particularly impacted by extreme heat. We'll hear a report from Aspen Ideas: Health on how music can be used for therapy and rehabilitation. Then, we'll hear about the history of labor organizing done by janitors in Denver that has spread around the country. After that we visit a school garden in southwest Colorado that continue...

On this edition of the Weekly Newsreel, Station Manager Jenna Whetzel talks to the editor of the Moab Sun News Maggie McGuire about the Babylon and Snyder fires, the ban on person fireworks during July 4th, a Request for Proposals for the Arches NP shuttle system, and the Grand County Fair.

On this week's Regional Roundup, we bring you voices from Pride celebrations across the Rocky Mountain West. We also hear about a new app that connects LGBTQIA+ community members with volunteer opportunities in Utah and beyond. As drought conditions persist across the region, Trout Unlimited is urging anglers to give stressed fish a break by reducing fishing on rivers with low flows and warm water...

On this edition of the Weekly Newsreel, Station Manager talks to Maggie McGuire, editor of the Moab Sun News about the Moab City firework ban, the City Council's discussion about water conservation, an aquifer study, and a dog rescue at Mill Creek.

June 19, 2026 - On this edition of the Weekly Newsreel, Station Manager Jenna Whetzel sits down with Times Independent editor Doug McMurdo to discuss the candidates in upcoming County elections, the double fatality at Mineral Bottom, a story about how Sky West was selected for Moab air services, and a story about how the government solicited comments from National Park visitors.

On this week's Regional Roundup, we hear about a poetry festival that took place recently in the Four Corners. Then, we hear from our rural climate reporter on how the Colorado River is at a tipping point due to severe drought, over allocation, and climate change. These issues were discussed at a conference at the law school at CU Boulder. Then, we visit two of our member community radio stations...

On this week's Regional Roundup, we hear about a jazz festival in northern New Mexico that celebrates Indigenous jazz music. Then, we head to the Roaring Fork Valley on Colorado's Western Slope to hear about efforts to create safe passages for wildlife crossing highways. After that we head to Wyoming to hear how goats are being used for fire mitigations. We round out the show hearing how Western C...

On this week's Newsreel, Station Manager Jenna Whetzel talks with Moab Sun News editor Maggie McGuire about the City Council's discussion on OHV speed limits, Lions Park River Access, a free movie screening of Hamilton, the upcoming Story Slam, Gallery Moab, and take a look on what's on the County Commission meeting agenda for next week.

From June 5, 2026 - Station Manager Jenna Whetzel talks with Maggie McGuire, editor of the Moab Sun News, about an allocation from Grand County to an airport project, a discussion at the Grand County Commission about governing policies, musician Sean Gaskell and his upcoming concert at the library on June 12th, a look at what's on the City Council agenda for June 9th, 2026, and an interview with K...

On this week's Regional Roundup, we hear about a new agreement signed by counties and conservation districts in Colorado aimed at preventing future reservoirs and water diversions on the Crystal River. We also learn about a major gasoline spill on Southern Ute tribal land in southwest Colorado that is raising concerns about drinking water contamination and pipeline safety. Residents of a mobile ho...

From June 1 - On this week’s Regional Roundup, we hear about efforts to repeal the Roadless Rule for National Forests and learn about an upcoming movie set to benefit from a new Colorado tax credit. We also visit a popular Western Colorado trail that has introduced new fees for e-bikes, hear why water managers are worried about a dry summer ahead, and tag along with researchers studying the ecolog...

From May 25 - On this week’s Regional Roundup, we hear how Utah residents are pushing back against a proposed data center, and we'll hear a report on a new management plan for the Maroon Bells area in Western Colorado. We'll also hear about the nuances of party affiliation ahead of Wyoming’s primary elections, and the environmental benefits of mushroom cultivation. Then, a story on how drought is...

From May 18 - On this week’s Regional Roundup, we hear about the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Public Lands Rule, and we hear a report on the success of wildlife crossings in Wyoming. As bears become more active, we hear why communities need to be bear aware, and we'll hear about efforts across the region to protect dark skies from light pollution. Plus, a feature on the 50th anni...

From May 11 - On this week’s Regional Roundup, we look at how communities across the region are grappling with immigration enforcement. In Durango, Colorado, the District Attorney has filed charges against a federal immigration officer over an alleged assault on a protester outside an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in October 2025. In Glenwood Springs, city officials have revoke...

From May 4th: On this week's edition of the Regional Roundup: The city of Durango has proclaimed April 19, 2026 as Ross Anderson Day, marking twenty years since the Native American speed skier set a U.S. speed-skiing record of 154.06 miles per hour. We’ll also hear from a researcher working in Bears Ears who is turning to crowdfunding to continue his work after losing a federal grant. Then, we hea...

From April 27 - This edition of the Regional Roundup: two people living with Parkinson’s share what it’s like to navigate a disease that affects more than a million Americans. We head to Norwood in southwest Colorado, where a project aims to tackle algae blooms while generating electricity. In Glenwood Springs, we hear community concerns about Flock surveillance cameras. We also visit a community...

On this edition of the Weekly Newsreel, I talk with Andrew Christiansen about funds allocated by Grand County for a campaign to promote summer tourism, Grand County issuing an emergency drought declaration, and efforts to help the endangered Bonytail Chub.

On this edition of the Weekly Newsreel, I talk with Maggie McGuire from the Moab Sun News about the Arches Shuttle Project, Shakespeare in the Park, and we look at the agenda for the May 26th Moab City Council meeting.

On this edition of the Weekly Newsreel, we talk to Doug McMurdo from the Times Independent about the Arches Timed Entry Study, agency findings in Grand County discrimination complaints, offer information about a Moab resident detained by ICE, and finish by celebrating a Grand County High School student who won a state golfing competition.

This week on the Regional Roundup, we look at concerns over a proposed move by the U.S. Forest Service from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City, and what that could mean for public lands management in the West. We’ll also visit a conserved organic orchard in Western Colorado, and we hear about new composting efforts in Aspen aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from food waste. Plus, a longtim...

This week on the Regional Roundup, we hear songs of resistance from around the region that were part of the March 28 No Kings rallies. We look at new efforts to support local news outlets in Colorado, at a time when many are struggling to survive. And in Telluride, a first-of-its-kind skijoring event brought horses, skiers, and spectators together. Plus, a conversation about the growing threats fa...

Today on the News Reel, we speak to Andrew Christiansen, reporter at the Times-Independent, about the record low water levels in Lake Powell that are threatening deadpool this year after scare snowfall this winter. We also recap the No Kings rally in Moab, and give an update about upcoming free medical screenings that will take place in town later this month. - Show Notes - • Lake Powell is headin...

National park staff in Utah are reviewing dozens of signs after new federal orders call for the removal of any displays deemed critical of the government or American history. Leaked documents show the confusion this is causing among park staff nationwide who are questioning signs about climate change, mining, and Indigenous history. /Photo: A sign about writer and former park ranger Ed Abbey has b...

This week on the Regional Roundup, we hear about community concerns over an ICE detention facility in Glenwood Springs, the impact of the abortion ban in Wyoming, and a possible reason for high mule deer death rates in southeastern Utah. We finish the show with a conversation with a tribal water attorney on the relationship between Indigenous communities and the Colorado River.

Today on the News Reel, we speak to Andrew Christiansen, reporter at the Times-Independent, about the county’s recommendation for a new airline service contract at the airport. We also discuss the new director for the county’s tourism office. And we finish with a story about recent vandalism at a petroglyph panel near Tusher Tunnel.