Public Health

There are only two state measures on the Colorado ballot this year, and they both have to do with feeding Colorado’s kids. If passed, Proposition MM would raise income taxes for households bringing in more than $300,000 a year to fund the Healthy School Meals for All program that was established in 2022.

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

Update 9/11/25: The shooter, 16-year-old Desmond Holly, died Wednesday night of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The two students he injured remain in the hospital. One of them is still in critical condition. The fourth student took themselves to the hospital for injuries they sustained in their escape from the high school.

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.

Carbondale’s Board of Trustees met this week to cover progress being made for the Carbondale Aquatic Center.

As the summer months approach, new polling data shows that many voters are worried about the effects of extreme heat.

An environmental group recently released its grades for how states are handling lead contamination in school drinking water – and half of the states in the Mountain West states are failing.

KDNK's Morgan Neely has Friday's news, including prosecutors dismissing the remaining five charges — out of an original 21 — against chiropractor Dave Jensen.

KDNK's Morgan Neely has Friday's news, including confirmation of a deadly fentanyl overdose in Carbondale. Also, 23 years in and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is still clinging to hope that Silt, Rifle, and Garfield County will sign on as members. And despite Colorado voters approving free public school lunches for all, some school districts aren't committing to participating in the program.