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On this edition of the Weekly Newsreel, new News and Public Affairs Director Margaret Osborne talks with Doug McMurdo, editor of the Moab Times Independent, about the partnership between Jeep and Moab City, the Arches Shuttle Launch, the Moab Music Festival Grotto Concert, and the Moab Tourism rebrand. Transcript: Margaret...

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we hear how volunteers are helping protect cultural resources in Utah. We then head to Wyoming to hear how ranchers are using satellites to help herd cows, saving time and money. Then, we hear about a giant water lily competition at the Denver Botanic Gardens....

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we hear about efforts to repeal the Roadless Rule, which protects national forests, and reaction from public lands advocates in Wyoming. Then, we hear from the Southern Ute Tribe about its objections to a proposed mine in the La Plata Mountains. We’ll also hear about...

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we look at the latest efforts to open Bears Ears National Monument to mining and we’ll hear about a public awareness campaign in Colorado aimed at helping people stay bear aware.We’ll also hear about a Western Colorado nonprofit building community by encouraging women and girls...

On this edition of the Weekly Newsreel, Station Manager Jenna Whetzel sits down with Moab Sun News editor Maggie McGuire to talk about recent bear sightings, a proposed Grand County tax to fund a new jail complex, the Grand County mountain biking team, and upcoming events.

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we head to the alpine tundra of Rocky Mountain National Park with naturalists searching for ptarmigan. We also learn about efforts to restore beaver habitat in other parts of the park.Then, we travel to the small Western Colorado town of Lake City, where three newly...

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we explore the mental and emotional toll a hectic fire season can take on firefighters.We also look at how the language we use to describe wildfire can shape the way we feel about fire. Then, we turn to water and we hear a report about...

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we hear a report on new cuts to water use for the Lower Basin states that rely on the Colorado River. Then, we explore how increasingly intense wildfires are affecting landscapes and their ability to recover. Next, we head to southwest Colorado to learn about...

On this episode of the Weekly Newsreel, Station Manager Jenna Whetzel talks with Doug McMurdo, editor of the Moab Times Independent, about the Bureau of Reclamation’s declarations regarding the 10-year water management framework, how the Moab City Council issued new watering restrictions, and about an artist who makes pavers and...

On this week’s Regional Roundup, hear about literary endeavors around the region. We hear about a new book inspired by the author’s own journey from being a former east coast attorney to moving to Colorado to work on a horse ranch. Then we visit a bookstore in Nederland to hear...

On this week’s Newsreel, Station Manager Jenna Whetzel talks with Maggie McGuire, editor of the Moab Sun News about the Grand County Commission’s discussion of the Arches Shuttle funding, the Moab City Council’s discussion of the contract change order to changes at the Moab Recreation and Aquatic Center (MRAC), and...

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we’ll hear about the recent awards given by Aspen nonprofit Climate Curve for innovative climate solutions. Then we’ll hear how President Trump has reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments, reducing protections for the iconic landscapes. Then we find out...