The Weekly News Brief

Weekly News Brief: Skier collisions, Governor supports TDC

On this week's KDNK news brief, Ed Williams talks to Carolyn Sackariason of the Aspen Daily News about recent ski accidents in Aspen-Snowmass, and about Governor Hickenlooper's comments this week on the Thompson Divide.

KDNK news also spoke with Zane Kessler, director of the Thompson Divide Coalition to get his take on the Governor's remarks.

Zane Kessler of the Thompson Divide Coalition on Governor Hickenlooper's remarks

At an event in Snowmass earlier this week, Governor John Hickenlooper announced his support of theThompson Divide Coalition and its efforts to protect the Thompson Divide from natural gas drilling. Hickenlooper also suggested that the state would match funds raised by the coalition to purchase leases from the current leaseholders. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh spoke with Zane Kessler, director of TDC, about how all of this came about.