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On this edition of the Weekly Newsreel, Station Manager Jenna Whetzel talks with Times Independent journalist Andrew Christiansen about the debate on remote airstrips between the Bureau of Land Management and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, the opening of the Green River Energy Center, and updates on the Babylon fire...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...