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A special mid-year West Slope Water Summit brought together water managers and community leaders to address a dire water year. Projected inflows into Lake Powell are expected to be well below half of normal — and negotiations over the river's future remain unresolved.
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Over 7,000 animals were killed in wildlife-vehicle collisions on Colorado roads in 2025. Local nonprofit Roaring Fork Safe Passages has worked since 2022 to make Highway 82 safer. This story is part of our "On the Ground" radio series that highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.
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More than 350 kids took the stage at the Montrose Pavilion this Mother's Day weekend for Weehawken Dance's spring production of Cinderella. KVNF's Brody Wilson went backstage to find out what keeps families coming back — and what this dance program is doing for our community's kids.
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After a record warm and dry winter, ranchers and farmers brace for a challenging summer.
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A new, mobile history and art project called the Breathing Healing Bus aims to bring focus to the experience of Indigenous communities in Colorado, as the U.S. and Colorado celebrate their 250th and 150th anniversaries.
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As Colorado prepares for summer tourism, visitors planning trips to rural communities might assume that if they have a medical emergency, they will receive the same level of emergency care they would at home. However, that's not always the case. Rural communities may lack a hospital or even a fully staffed emergency response team. For example, the rural Hinsdale County Emergency Medical Services recently lost its only paramedic. That's left the county's EMS system in a pinch ahead of its peak tourism season.
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The Department of Energy ordered the Craig Unit 1 power plant to continue operating in December, just days before it was set to sunset permanently. Now, Colorado and the utilities that own the plant are suing.
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A new exhibit of Colorado legislator pictures hangs in the former U.S. presidential portrait gallery at the state Capitol. Organizers say the new exhibit celebrates Colorado's 150th anniversary of statehood.
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As conventional funding methods become more uncertain, and the Trump administration's hostility towards scientific research continues, geologist Jonathan Stine decided to try crowdfunding as a way to pay for the cost of his research in Southeastern Utah.
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The Bureau of Reclamation announced plans to release water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir, and to reduce flows out of Glen Canyon Dam on Lake Powell in an attempt to prop up the Colorado River Basin's infrastructure.
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Native American athlete and skiing Hall of Famer Ross Anderson grew up in Durango and he's held the U.S. record in speed skiing for 20 years. This is the first time the city has formally recognized his athletic achievements.
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In Colorado's North Fork Valley, thirty volunteers drive long roads and set aside the weight of their days to sing classical music together. Director Brent Helleckson reflects on what draws people to do something hard — and why it keeps bringing them back.