KVNF Regional Newscast

• No Memorial Day pool openings
• Ouray opens new Via Ferrata climbing attraction
• State encourages everyone with COVID-19 symptoms to get a free test
• State lawmakers return to a changed reality
• Brass band parades in Moab bridge social distance

• Colorado National Monument reopening some facilities
• State reminds drivers to stay sober behind the wheel for Memorial Day weekend
• New mental health phone chat service available
• Coalition urges Colorado to avoid massive budget cuts
• Testing every nursing home resident and staffer in state would cost $15 million
• Air travel increasing but far from normal
• Accurate census count more difficult during pandemic

• Gov. Polis sued over ballot signature-gathering decision
• COVID-19 impacts wild horse holding facilities
• Tracing contacts and testing: how Western Slope counties are fighting COVID-19
• Counties face budget shortfalls
• Natural gas industry takes sharp downturn

• Western Slope counties seek to reopen businesses earlier than state
• Montrose Memorial Hospital lays off 19 staff, makes budget cuts
• High schools plan for graduation amid the pandemic

• Gov. Polis seeks more federal aid for Colorado
• Contact tracers help in fight against COVID-19
• New tool helps homeowners at high risk of wildfire

• Grants for Western Slope trail projects
• Grizzly protections being reviewed again
• Wind River tribes combat COVID-19

• May 5 special election results
• Mesa County reopens restaurants, gyms
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Curecanti NRA providing more access
• Montrose gets facility for cleaning essential protective equipment for COVID-19
• Delta and Montrose libraries get creative during pandemic

• Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases big game report
• State faces major budget cuts
• Consumers struggle with rising utility bills during pandemic

• San Miguel County gets COVID-19 antibody test results
• Western Slope farmers' markets plan to reopen amidst pandemic
• Unique programs help those in need

•  Camping closed at Colorado state parks, national forest lands
• Mesa County businesses reopening, with a bit of confusion
• Candidates for US Senate face campaign challenges amid pandemic

• Colorado abandons public option for health insurance
• COVID-19 vaccine facility proposed for Montrose
• West's mining industry continues amid pandemic

• Colorado bans hunting contests for coyotes, prairie dogs and more
• Supreme Court considers overturning program that protects young immigrants from deportation
• Summer festivals cancelled on Western Slope

• Drastic cuts in the state budget will have to be made due to the pandemic
• Social distancing model shows it works, warns a second wave of infections possible
• Exit interview with KVNF's Eric Goold as he leaves the News Department

• Governor Jared Polis says state will begin more widespread testing for coronavirus
• Study shows rural counties in West don't have testing resources of cities
• Update on spread of COVID-19 in three Western Slope counties
• Some hospitals slowly starting to do more elective surgeries
• Foundations in the state are working to ensure everyone gets counted in 2020 Census

  NEWS UPDATES

• State lawmakers taking first look at possible budget cuts due to pandemic
• Normal vaccinations for children slowly restart after pandemic postponement
• DACA recipients on Western Slope await key ruling from Supreme Court

NEWS UPDATES

• COVID-19 health insurance deadline 4/30
•  Country Jam cancelled
• Town of Paonia seeks input on master plan
• Montrose library making home deliveries

• Safer at Home order does not mean social distancing is over, warns Gov. Polis
• BLM fast-track approving the vast majority of its oil and gas permit applications
• Single parents face unique challenges during the coronavirus pandemic

  NEWS UPDATES

• Gov. Polis seeks disaster declaration for peach crop losses
• Western States Pact aims to slow spread of COVID-19, share best practices
• May 5 special election
• Businesses slowly reopening

• Governor Jared Polis eases some restrictions under new Safer at Home order
• BLM has been putting oil and gas interests ahead of recreation on public lands
• Lake City family grateful to be back home after coronavirus stranded them abroad

  NEWS UPDATES

• New federal funding for Paycheck Protection Program
• Delta County food pantry expands operations
• Mesa County restaurants get grants to feed hungry
• Colorado releases 202o Electric Vehicle Plan

• State Democrats ask citizens to report incidents of racism during the pandemic
• Sheriffs respond to disturbing call in Delta County on Wednesday night
• Some Western states better prepared for comprehensive testing than others

  NEWS UPDATES

• Latest COVID-19 stats
• Gov. Polis and Rep. Tipton have contentious exchange over federal coronavirus funding

• Governor Jared Polis tells residents that pandemic precautions will remain in place
• Comprehensive study indicates climate change continues to threaten Colorado River
• BLM releases new management plan for 1.7 million acres; locals say agency disregarded their input
• Salt injection facility on West End reopens a year after causing earthquakes

  NEWS UPDATES

• Governor Jared Polis to lift some restrictions of stay at home order on April 27th
• Gig and self-employed employees can now apply for unemployment benefits
• Progress of broadband expansion on Western Slope hindered by pandemic

NEWS UPDATES

• COVID-19 outbreak at West Elk mine
• New mayors for Delta, Montrose
• Saltwater injection resumes in Paradox Valley
• All-Points Transit offers rides

• Protestors in Grand Junction want stay at home order lifted, want jobs back
• Arts centers around the listening area adapt to changing times during pandemic
• Price of oil reaches below-zero for first time ever, Western workers bear the brunt

  NEWS UPDATES

• People avoiding necessary ER visits due to COVID-19 fears
• Plans for easing statewide stay-at-home restrictions
• Ouray County seeks comment on water plan
• Vehicular homicide charges filed in Delta County accident

• Executive order from Governor Polis requires masks be worn in public places
• Andrew Romanoff wins primary, sets up duel with Hickenlooper for nomination
• Trucking industry hit hard by coronavirus, in dire need of drivers and instructors
• Megadrought conditions in West not seen since 1500's

  NEWS UPDATES

• State COVID-19 symptom tracker now online
• Ouray County seeks input on its water plan
• Delta and Montrose Counties provide business support

• Oncoming allergy season makes coronavirus especially tricky to diagnose
• After avalanches, officials ask residents to stay out of high country due to coronavirus
• Rare species of frog surviving against all odds in Utah

  NEWS UPDATES

• Mesa County making plans to help homeless
• Montrose foundation gives grants to nonprofits
• Delta drive-in opens tonight

• Governor Jared Polis looking at April 27th expiration of stay at home order
• Testing saga in San Miguel County continues
• US Postal Service was hurting before COVID-19 and now outlook is even worse
• Delta County Commissioners have special meeting for small business relief

• Governor Jared Polis asks hotels to open their doors to the homeless
• St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction working on COVID-19 treatment
• College freshmen and seniors facing very uncertain future

  NEWS UPDATES

• Beware of COVID-19 insurance scams
• Local schools make plans for graduation
• Hard freeze may hurt fruit crop

• Delta County Memorial Hospital Foundation fund leads to mask-making effort
• Two local newspapers reflect downward trend in print industry during pandemic

NEWS UPDATES

• Latest COVID-19 stats
• New weekly support call for Colorado businesses
• Cedaredge High School students keep 80 year old newspaper alive

• Governor Jared Polis prepares Convention Center to be makeshift hospital
• Senior citizens throughout the West have survived pandemics, wars, depressions
• BLM releases final Uncomphagre resource management plan

  NEWS UPDATES

• New guide from USDA for rural resources during COVID-19
• DMEA finalizes plan to move to new power supplier Guzman Energy
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife holds online mountain lion management open house
• One hiker dies, another is rescued near Grand Junction

• Governor Jared Polis extends date of emergency declaration
• New 'Howling at 8' phenomenon extending throughout Western Slope
• Local coronavirus updates
• Pastors get permission for rare Easter service at Delta Drive-In

NEWS UPDATES

• Telluride Bluegrass Festival cancelled for the first time ever
• BLM releases new management plan for 1.7 million acres
• Snowpack close to normal across state

• Lawmakers scramble to complete budget during shortened session
• San Miguel County getting help from local producers of PPE