KVNF is a staff/volunteer-based multi-platform community radio station serving western Colorado, with studios and business offices located in Paonia. 

KVNF provides eclectic music, news, public affairs, arts and entertainment programming 24/7 for a multi-aged audience that is culturally and economically diverse. KVNF’s signal reaches listeners in an area the size of Connecticut, airing programming and points of view that promote and enhance understanding among our dispersed listening audience while strengthening democratic values.

Colorado is now the 8th state in the country to allow civil unions for same sex couples. Governor John Hickenlooper signed the measure into law on Thursday in front of an enthusiastic crowd. Bente Birkeland has more from the state capitol.

Headlines:

• Gov Threatens Veto of Death Penalty Repeal
• Joint Committee Struggles With Marijuana Regs
• Thompson Divide Drilling Could Mean Big Economic Loss
• Energy Companies Cited As Mystery Leak Subsides
• Gov Signs Civil Unions Bill Into Law
  

Governor John Hickenlooper signed a trio of gun control bills on Wednesday, just hours after news broke that Colorado’s top corrections officer had been gunned down in his home. While the moment was overshadowed by the news of Tom Clements death, gun rights groups say they will use the gun legislation as part of a campaign to try and remove Democrats from power. Bente Birkeland reports from the capitol.