• Mesa County program allowing some businesses to avoid COVID restrictions may become model
• Attorney General Phil Weiser releases report naming 9 more sexually abusive Catholic priests
• Dr Anthony Fauci joins Governor Jared Polis for virtual COVID update
• Kori Stanton speaks with Paonia Clayworks co-founder Karen Good about how they're facing pandemic
• Jodi Peterson speaks with Delta County Health Department Medical Director Dr Susan Bright about rising case numbers

Many industries have gone through massive disruptions during the pandemic and the Arts is no exception. KVNF's Kori Stanton reports on the economic impacts and spoke with Paonia Clayworks co-founder, Karen Good about the pottery collective, their new retail space, and shopping local.

Host Jill Spears and her gardening gurus, Lance Swigart and Lulu Volckhausen, discuss early winter gardening subjects and take your calls.

• Oil production dropped 13% during the pandemic, largest drop in 20 years
• Colorado food pantries reporting 2-3 times normal demand for food, 1/3 served never needed help before
• Research from Yellowstone backs up theory that wolves may be effective way to control spread of chronic wasting disease
• Will Walkey from KHOL reports on new threats to Wyoming's wind rush potential

• Delta County moves to High Risk level orange on COVID dial
• Governor Jared Polis tests positive for COVID, asymptomatic, working remotely
• New state task force hopes to help schools return to in-person learning safely
• Lawmakers return to Capitol for special session on coronavirus relief spending
• Update on historical monuments removed this year
• Senator Michael Bennet hears input on Future of Local News Commission Act from news leaders

The Old Farmer's Almanac has been sharing farming and homesteading tips and offering weather predictions since the 1700’s. While it is unclear exactly how they make their weather predictions, an answer to a listener's question helps us see that what is clear is that climate change is making weather much more variable and extreme and so prediction methodologies based primarily on historical weather patterns are becoming less reliable.

The American West of the 1500s would be almost unrecognizable to us moderns. For a moment, step into the shoes of a Native American or an early European explorer. Imagine sharing mountains, forests, and prairies with wild creatures like the American Bison.

• Governor Polis warns businesses not to defy new COVID restrictions
• Pandemic leads to spike in hunting license sales, but also more poaching
• President-elect Joe Biden has ambitious platform for indigenous communities
• KZMU: Lake Powell level drop allows river runners to discover hidden rapids

• Communities of color in Colorado, at greatest risk of death from COVID-19, too commonly face infection without health insurance: Open Enrollment is ongoing through January 15
• Reporter Moe Clark talks about her story on grassroots efforts to distribute survival gear to people living on the street, as the pandemic causes more homelessness, limiting shelter capacity, and Denver sweeps encampments against CDC recommendations