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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...