In Colorado's North Fork Valley, thirty volunteers drive long roads and set aside the weight of their days to sing classical music together. Director Brent Helleckson reflects on what draws people to do something hard — and why it keeps bringing them back.

NPR and three public radio stations in Colorado, including Aspen Public Radio, sued the Trump administration in May for First Amendment violations stemming from an executive order that demanded federal agencies strip the company of its federal funding. A federal judge ruled it was “unlawful and unenforceable.”

KVNF investigated local stream flows on the North Fork of the Gunnison and the Uncompahgre River and found spring runoff arriving weeks ahead of schedule. The Gunnison Basin's snowpack has now fallen to the lowest level ever recorded for this time of year — more than seven times below the April average.

Lisa Young interviews Cally Hale, Valley Food Partnership program manager

From Emily Arnsten, KZMU Moab Community RadioKZMU's Emily Arnsten reports on the concerning rates of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) just across the boarder from KVNF's listening area.

A new conservation easement is keeping 30 acres of organic orchard land in production in the North Fork Valley. The deal brings together Colorado West Land Trust, Dirt Capital Partners, and the Kropp family to protect farmland, water rights, wildlife habitat, and Delta County’s rural landscape.

Record-high spring temperatures are worrying skiers, ranchers and water managers

A new collaboration on Colorado’s Western Slope between Montrose, Delta, Gunnison and Ridgway School Districts is working to ensure that kids on the western slope have more compelling meaningful career opportunities close to home. It brings these school districts and a local nonprofit with the goal of helping students explore careers, pitch their own ideas, and get real support while they are still in school. KVNF’s Brody Wilson reports.

Local attorney Alida Soileau sat down with KVNF to share her account of a legally dubious arrest by ICE earlier this week.

A new health and wellness event is coming to Paonia this Sunday. The Love Yourself Health X Summit will feature a screening of Food Matters, talks from local practitioners, and a community conversation about prevention, nutrition, and personal wellness.