Water

KDNK’s news reporter Hattison Rensberry brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

Student interns from the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program partnered with EcoFlight and the Aspen Youth Center to fly over the Roaring Fork and Crystal River valleys. They learned about the importance of these waterways and conservation strategies. Come along with us on the flight, hear student interviews, and a conversation with Michaela Idhammar-Ketpura from AYC and Lea Linse from EcoFlight.

Third grade students at Sopris Elementary School wrote and recorded public service announcements informing listeners about the importance of conserving water. You can listen to all the students here: https://azyep.org/en/project/we-must-conserve-water/

Two mudslides in Glenwood Canyon shut down I70 over the weekend and put Glenwood Springs residents on water restrictions. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh has more.

This week on Everything Under The Sun, Sopris Sun Editor Raleigh Burleigh and Correspondent Olivia Emmer chat with Carbondale Public Works Director Kevin…

2020 has been a tough year for some of the Colorado River basin’s long-planned, most controversial water projects. Proposals to divert water in New Mexico, Nevada and Utah have run up against significant legal, financial and political roadblocks this year.

First elected in 1996, Garfield County Commissioner and Chairman John Martin is running for his 7th term. KDNK spoke with John Martin about how he got…

Garfield County Commissioner Mike Samson has lived in Rifle for most of his life and worked for the RE-2 School District for 20 years. KDNK spoke with…

Glenwood Springs Lawyer Colin Wilhelm is running for House District 57 as a Democrat this election. He spoke to KDNK's Lucas Turner about economic…

Representative Perry Will is running as the Republican incumbent for Colorado House District 57 this election. He spoke to KDNK's Lucas Turner about…