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Local Motion: Perspectives on Racism

This week on Local Motion we’ll hear interviews with a Black pastor from Lake City, Colorado and an ethnic studies professor from CU Boulder. The pastor, Brendan McMillan, is the only Black religious leader in his small mountain town, but he and his family were not invited to a recent Black Lives Matter protest. McMillan and associate professor Hillary Potter discuss the Black Lives Matter movement and racial issues with KVNF's Laura Palmisano.

Western Slope Skies - The Limits of Space

Talkin Music: Elder Grown

As the Worm Turns - Tuesday, Aug. 11th

By Jeff Reynolds • 7 hours ago

Host Jill Spears and gardening gurus Lance Swigart and Lulu Volckhausen take your calls and discuss mid-summer gardening subjects of all kinds (while maintaining appropriate social distancing.)

KVNF Regional Newscast: August 11, 2020

By Gavin Dahl • 10 hours ago

Mesa County reported 12 new COVID cases on Sunday
Public Utilities Commission consumer affairs unit offering help for customers
Colorado's independent redistricting commission is now accepting applicants
Arts orgs are adapting to new reality with virtual events
Gov. Polis is skeptical Trump's unemployment order will work in Colorado
Part Two: Noah Glick reports on the eviction crisis

KVNF Regional Newscast: August 10, 2020

By Gavin Dahl • Aug 10, 2020

The Pine Gulch Fire is expected to continued growing
Montrose County School District releases in-person learning details
A hiker named Larry Vangelder died on the Box Canyon Trail in Ouray
New law means Cedaredge residents must control mosquitoes, rodents on their property
Big Sky Conference postpones college football until Spring 2021
Part One: Noah Glick reports on the eviction crisis

KVNF Regional Newscast: August 7, 2020

By Gavin Dahl • Aug 7, 2020

North Fork Valley Skatepark gets new funding from Delta County
EPA settles first Gold King lawsuit
Census now visiting households that still haven't responded
Tracking data shows Texans most active in San Juan Basin
A renewed effort is underway to rename some geographic features in Colorado

Despite pandemic, mountain town tourism is bouncing back

By Jodi Peterson • Aug 7, 2020

KVNF spoke with the mayors of the tourism-dependent towns of Ouray and Ridgway to see how they're holding up during the pandemic.

KVNF Regional Newscast: August 6, 2020

By Gavin Dahl • Aug 6, 2020

Delta County Schools release Restart Plan for upcoming school year
Colorado Mesa University and Technical College of the Rockies release fall plans
KSJD Reporter Austin Cope shares personal COVID-19 story
New study says reopening colleges will need to do a lot of testing
Jodi Peterson speaks with Ouray mayor Greg Nelson and Ridgway mayor John Clark about their town economies

KVNF Regional Newscast: August 5, 2020

By Gavin Dahl • Aug 5, 2020

The Pine Gulch Fire was at 9,200 acres as of Wednesday afternoon and only 5% contained
A new report finds the worst of the COVID-19 recession may be over for Colorado
COGCC voted Tuesday to raise mill levy for oil & gas companies
Colorado voters may see as many as 11 statewide ballot questions in November
Public health officers across the country keep quitting

As the Worm Turns - Tuesday, Aug. 4th

By Jeff Reynolds • Aug 4, 2020

Host Jill Spears and gardening gurus Lance Swigart and Lulu Volckhausen take your calls and discuss mid-summer gardening subjects of all kinds (while maintaining appropriate social distancing.)

KVNF Regional Newscast: August 4, 2020

By Gavin Dahl • Aug 4, 2020

Montrose School District seeks survey input on Return to Learn plan
Pine Gulch Fire spreading rapidly north of Grand Junction
An effort to recall Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters fell short
Ventilation a factor in safe school reopenings
Paid family leave supporters submit 200,000 signatures for ballot access
KOTO's Matt Hoisch examines parenting infants during a pandemic

KVNF Regional Newscast: August 3, 2020

By Gavin Dahl • Aug 3, 2020

Smoke from area fires, including the Pine Gulch Fire in Mesa County, is impacting our area
A second person has died from COVID-19 in Mesa County
Western Slope fruit growers are feeling impacts from the April freeze
Democrats need four seats to take the U.S. Senate
Colorado voters may only get to see one U.S. Senate debate this year
Judy Fahys reports for InsideClimateNews about humpback chubs in the Grand Canyon

NPR NEWS Top Stories

Multnomah County DA: Most Portland Protesters Won't Face Charges, Deserve To Be Heard

By Vanessa Romo • 10 minutes ago

Flanked by more than a dozen community leaders, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced Tuesday that his office will not pursue cases against most Portland protesters.

The new policy states that only demonstrators who were involved in "deliberate property damage, theft or force against another person or threats of force" may face charges.