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Rangelands cover 50 percent of the earth’s land surface, including much of the Roaring Fork Valley. But these ecosystems — a critical carbon sink — are under threat as climate change worsens.
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Sage Smiley/Aspen Public RadioCarbondale elected its first female mayor in ten years, about 100 people voted in Parachute’s first election in a decade, and New Castle’s town council will have a female majority for the first time since at least 2014. -
The three municipalities held elections for town council member, town trustee and mayoral seats on April 7, 2026. -
Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioA new study from Western Colorado University found that winters with low snowpack tend to yield wildfire seasons that destroy more live biomass. The findings don’t bode well for Colorado forests this summer, but the worst outcomes can still be avoided. -
Jason Charme/Aspen Daily NewsFor the last year and a half, the city has been exploring a new project aimed at maintaining affordable commercial rents in hopes of revitalizing the town’s local spaces.
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On today's newscast: Fewer students are missing class at the Aspen School District this year; a global artist collective has an exhibit at Colorado Mountain College until next month; and Colorado has reached a tentative agreement for the long-promised passenger train from Denver to Northern Colorado. Tune in for these stories and more.
Regional News
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Allison Robbert/APBut win in other states in the midst of legal challenges -
Andy McMillan/U.S. Forest ServiceThe plan would consolidate research leadership — currently dispersed across the country — in Fort Collins, Colo., while closing laboratories in Montana, Utah and Nevada. -
Wyoming Game & Fish DepartmentThe grizzly was previously relocated from Montana to Wyoming to improve genetic connectivity. Now, she has reproduced. -
NIFCThe monthly National Interagency Fire Center outlooks are typically staid documents, providing just-the-facts analysis. But the latest is superlative-laden as it describes record-low snowpacks, record-early snow melt and record-high temperatures.
NPR News
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Diaa Hadid/NPRThe movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved. -
Pool/Getty Images/Getty Images EuropeHungary votes Sunday in a pivotal test of Viktor Orbán's "illiberal democracy," as challenger Péter Magyar taps voter frustration, with stakes for Europe, NATO and the U.S. -
Kiichiro Sato/APA paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using artificial intelligence chatbots, just as they would ask patients about sleep habits and substance use. -
Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesConsumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase in nearly two years. Higher gasoline prices tied to the war with Iran accounted for much of the surge.
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Xi Jinping and the KMT's Cheng Li-wun agreed to pursue peace, but Taiwan's ruling party worries it will enable Beijing to undermine its democracy. -
The fragile ceasefire agreement was tested again on Friday after Iran refused to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in Lebanon, and Kuwait was attacked with drones. -
The newest movie from director Steven Soderbergh, whose films range from Erin Brockovich to Magic Mike and the spy thriller Black Bag, is about artistic legacy itself. -
States say disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a trickle under the Trump administration. That's delaying projects to protect communities from wildfires and hurricanes. -
If you keep up with secret identities, you'll get at least one question right this week! -
Over the past year, the vast majority of new jobs have gone to women. One economist says to help men find work, we need to embrace ways to "make girly jobs appeal to manly men."
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