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KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

For the past few months, the oldest water right on the Colorado was being diverted from the Western Slope to fill reservoirs on the front range. Denver Water’s Shoshone Call Relaxation Agreement ended on May 20th, but the West’s water problems are still looming. KDNK’s Lily Jones spoke with the Colorado River District’s Lindsay DeFrates to get the details.

The Maroon Bells Scenic Area reopened for the season last week with a new rule for visitors arriving by e-bike. Riders now have to pay a five dollar entry fee — the same fee charged to motorcycles. As KDNK’s Betsy Welch reports, the new charge is part of a much larger conversation about how to manage one of Colorado’s busiest public lands destinations.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

Join other Rocky Mountain Community Radio listeners Thursday, May 21 from 6–7 p.m. for a special statewide call-in show focused on this year’s Colorado legislative session.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

Basalt is floating a sales tax increase to fund the construction of a multi-million dollar facility that would combine the police department and all Public Works departments into one building. KDNK’s Lily Jones spoke with Basalt’s mayor David Knight to find out more.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.