Local Motion

Scammers are targeting Coloradans with increasingly sophisticated tactics — from fake emails to AI-generated voices. In Part 2 of our fraud series, KVNF talks with Attorney General Phil Weiser, cybersecurity experts, and local leaders about how to recognize red flags, protect yourself, and support others in the fight against fraud.

Local Motion featuring a Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio's Maeve Conran.

During a recent visit to Montrose, Colorado Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Phil Weiser sat down with KVNF's Brody Wilson for a wide-ranging conversation on issues that matter to rural Western Colorado. From healthcare access to water rights, Weiser laid out his vision for serving all corners of the state—especially areas like Montrose and Delta Counties, where unaffiliated and conser...

Local Motion featuring a Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio's Maeve Conran.

Scams are getting smarter—and more personal. In this first part of a two-part series, KVNF listeners share their harrowing stories of being targeted by sophisticated fraudsters. From bogus Venmo support calls to fake job offers and hacked business accounts, these scams caused not just financial losses, but deep emotional trauma. Victims describe feeling isolated, ashamed, and manipulated by people...

Local Motion featuring a Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio's Maeve Conran.

Local Motion featuring a Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio's Maeve Conran.

This week on Local Motion we feature Ridgeway filmmaker Jordan Campbell and his documentary Ukraine Under Fire. The film follows journalist Olga Butko and frontline medic Peter Fouché, capturing deeply personal stories from the war in Ukraine. Host Brody Wilson speaks with Campbell about filming under fire, documenting war crimes, and the film’s local roots. The episode offers a powerful look at t...

On this week’s Local Motion, we take you to a packed town hall in Delta where residents, officials, and service providers tackle the growing challenge of homelessness. City leaders discuss plans for a new emergency shelter, while residents share raw stories of crime, frustration, and concern. Hosted by KVNF’s Marty Durlin, this episode offers a candid window into a small-town reckoning with a nati...

North Fork High School students share original poems, stories, and reflections from their creative writing class, taught by Tracy Ihnot. From blackout poetry to slam, their voices shine in this Local Motion episode hosted by Marty Durlin. Hear what they’ve created—and what they’ve discovered about themselves along the way.

This week on Local Motion we're bringing you a Regional Roundup from Rocky Mountain Community Radio's Maeve Conran.

This week on Local Motion we hear from the Colorado River District's General Manager, Andy Mueller for a Western Slope perspective on the on-going negotiations playing out between the upper basin states (CO, NM, WY, UT) and the lower basin states (CA, NV, AZ), as well as a perspective on the eventualities of the on-going drought we're experiencing. We also profile the Gunnison Gorge Anglers, the l...

Measles cases are on the increase, nationwide and in Colorado. Lisa Young talks to Mary Cable from Delta Health Hospital and Delta County's Public Health Nurse Manager, Leah Rawson, about the virus and the county's efforts to contain possible future local outbreaks.

This week on Local Motion, we explore a powerful tool that landowners on the Western Slope are using to protect the open space we all value: conservation easements. KVNF’s Brody Wilson talks with Ilana Moir from Colorado West Land Trust to understand how conservation easements work—and why they’re becoming more popular. Then we hear two powerful stories from local landowners: Peter Slaugh, who pro...

In this edition of Local Motion, we talk with Kris Stewart, Delta County's Emergency Manager. Stewart provides an overview of the county's emergency management office's role and responsibilities. Local Motion is KVNF's weekly public affairs program. It airs Tuesdays evenings at 6 and Saturday mornings at 10:30.

This week on Local Motion we dig into two solar projects that are being built right here in Delta County. Both projects are pushing the boundaries of what's possible when combining agriculture and solar electricity production.

An engaging interview with Grant Houston, the owner of the Lake City Silver World newspaper, about his decades-long career in journalism on the Western Slope.

KVNF's Marty Durlin investigates the effort to repeal Paonia's Short Term Rental Ordinance.

In Part 2 we explore the why, the how, and the personal experience of people who have used these substances in their own lives.

We go down the rabbit hole in this two part series on the burgeoning world of legal psychedelics in Colorado. In Part 1 (of 2) we explore the Natural Medicine Health Act in Colorado and the state of the science around the effects of these substances.

In this edition of Local Motion, KVNF's weekly public affairs program, we discuss Delta Health's new chronic care management program, known as ChartSpan. Our conversation also covers a collaborative effort between Delta Health and the ambulance district to integrate their services and resources to better support chronic care patients.

This week on Local Motion, we have a two-part episode. In part one, we look at mental health, respect for the land, and land management. Part two is a visit to the recent Grand Mesa Summit Challenge sled dog race.