KVNF Regional Newscast

• City of Montrose making efforts to help businesses hurt by coronavirus
• Parks and Wildlife issues new closures after Stay at Home order
• Local recreation projects selected for grant funding
• Governor Polis signs over 60 bills into law over the course of last week

  NEWS UPDATES

• Governor Jared Polis issues statewide stay-at-home executive order
• Hinsdale County implementing more stringent protection measures
• Montrose County up to 6 confirmed cases of COVID-19
• Water managers taking steps to ensure water supply remains consistent
• United States Senate passes historic 2 trillion dollar aid package

  NEWS UPDATES

• First case of COVID-19 confirmed in Delta County
• 5 of 6 KVNF listening area counties now have at least one case of COVID-19
• Study released about hospital preparation, readiness for oncoming patients
• Number of communities around state under shelter in place growing

  NEWS UPDATES

• National Guard tests for coronavirus in Montrose, 2nd case confirmed
• Unemployment office overwhelmed by applications, system crashes
• Attorney General says some trials should be postponed
• Governor Jared Polis signs repeal of state death penalty, commutes 3 sentences
• Signs of coronavirus ripple effect on Western Slope economy

• National Guard conducts testing in Montrose
• First confirmed case of COVID-19 reported in Montrose County
• Hinsdale County reports first case of COVID-19, from Lake City
• Governor Polis urges citizens to stay at home to prevent spread of coronavirus

• Governor Polis issues new executive orders curtailing spread of coronavirus
• Delta County Schools will go on with meals, lessons during coronavirus closures
• Town of Crawford takes steps to increase social distancing, limits public meetings
• San Miguel County first in state to issue a shelter at home order for all residents

• Capitol Coverage of ongoing efforts to battle spread of coronavirus in Colorado
• Pandemic will have long lasting, dramatic impact upon state budget
• National Guard screens 100 pre-selected patients in Telluride
• Food pantries around the state gearing up to feed kids during school closures
• Delta County closes some offices at courthouse complex

• Delta County Schools will continue lunch program during closures
• Charges filed in body-part selling scheme in Montrose
• Department of Agriculture touts program to encourage buying local food

• Governor Polis announces closure of bars, restaurants; large public events cancelled
• Montrose County staff closes county offices, will work from home
• Cities of Montrose, Ouray declare state of emergency
• Delta County activates Emergency Response Center
• Delta County Libraries announce all facilities are closed, events cancelled

• Coverage of coronavirus impact on local communities
• Schools closed in Montrose, Delta counties
• Aspen has to stop testing for COVID-19 due to lack of resources
• Delta County Memorial Hospital issues protocol for treatment
• State legislative session suspended until end of month

• Lawmakers voting to reschedule local, county elections due to coronavirus
• Large private company to close doors in Grand Junction, hundreds of jobs impacted
• Arch Coal reaches agreement with company for methane flaring in North Fork Valley
• NW Colorado wolfpack spotted again, wildlife managers wonder where it came from
• CHSAA suspends all state Spring sports until at least April
• Parks and Wildlife to offer free help for big game hunters in Montrose

• Governor Polis asks older residents to be safe, stay out of the high country
• Gunnison County sees first confirmed cases of COVID-19
• Pitkin County has the largest outbreak cluster of COVID-19 in Aspen
• Cases of Alzheimer's in state going up, many doctors unqualified to diagnose it
• If Governor Polis agrees, Columbus Day will be renamed Frances Cabrini Day
• Parks and Wildlife offering free help applying for big game hunting licenses

• Feature story on local reaction, preparation for coronavirus
• Four candidates running for three seats on Hotchkiss Town Council

• Governor Polis asks insurers to pay for coronavirus tests, statewide testing continues
• Number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Colorado up to 12
• Statewide Democrats make statement in race for Senator
• Lawmakers weighing gun control bills after STEM Highlands Ranch shooting
• Highway renamed after victim in STEM shooting
• New owners of silver mine in Ouray looking for workers

• State issues daily press release: 8 confirmed cases of COVID-19, testing continues
• Largest source of methane to be collected, flared by coal mine
• Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff scores big electoral win in Democrat caucuses
• Bureau of Reclamation selecting options to help relieve salty Colorado River
• Delta High School girls basketball team goes to State for second year in a row

• First two presumptive cases of COVID-19 detected in Colorado
• Governor Polis says tests for coronavirus to be stepped up
• Democrats at state house unveil public health option
• New KVNF General Manager talks about job as Pledge Drive approaches
• Parks and Wildlife announces availability of seasonal state park jobs

• Anti-abortion groups collecting signatures for ballot measure
• Mountain town has to dig out after 80 inches of snow in 30 days
• Collecting antler sheds on public lands remains illegal until April
• Senators reach bipartisan agreement to fund public lands
• Aspen High School wins boys and girls state skiing championships

• Colorado one of four states won by Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday
• Federal judge rules against coal company seeking exemption to NF roadless rule
• Feds and states are losing out on potential oil and gas royalties, says new report

• Bill would require more counties to print multi-lingual ballots
• High Country News names new publisher
• CRAFT program helps local agritourism businesses with grants
• Parks and Wildlife opens application period for big game licenses

• Bernie Sanders poised to win Colorado's Super Tuesday primary
• Local school will retrain former Russell Stover employees
• In Ridgway, LEADS program helps veterans heal through ski adventure
• New technology could assist the state fight against wildfires

• Delta, Mesa County health departments issue statements about coronavirus
• Governor Jared Polis says Colorado will be ready if coronavirus spreads here
• Colorado poised to join a handful of other states legalizing pay for college athletes
• Woman in Southwest Colorado passes 1,000th day living in sanctuary church

• Death penalty repeal passes in House, Governor's signature expected
• Montrose County issues press release about coronavirus
• Immigrant groups working hard to get accurate count in Census
• Narrow gauge railroad switches to oil burning locomotive

• State House one vote away from repealing Colorado death penalty
• 17-year olds get to vote in Primaries for first time
• Parks and Wildlife issues report on frequency, causes of bear interactions

• Bills at statehouse would ban plastic bags and styrofoam from stores, restaurants
• Craig community discussing what to do with water after coal plant gets shuttered
• Oil and gas land parcels pulled from development outside Moab, Utah

• Bill that would prohibit workplace marijuana firings is defeated
• Lawmakers will debate banning plastic bags this week
• New study indicates impact of climate change on Colorado River Basin
• Mesa County Clerk accounts for over 500 ballots left untallied last year
• New exhibit in Denver will portray realities of poverty
• Delta County Health Dept issues statement about flu vaccines

• New study indicates climate change danger to Colorado River Basin
• Elk herd feeding in North Fork Valley, frequently crosses highway at dawn and dusk
• Lawmakers take up contentitous paid family leave act again, hope for passage

• Vaccination debate takes center stage at state capitol once again
• Many Colorado residents do not speak English, challenge Census takers
• Efforts to trim population of non-native animal paying off
• Utah bill would raise money for new dinsoaur themed state park near Moab

• Six Republican sponsored bills killed after discrimination concerns against LGBTQ
• State of groundwater in West continues to suffer
• Lawmakers will take up death penalty repeal again this week
• KVNF will begin airing KUNC's Colorado Edition
• Mesa, Garfield Counties have  low year in number of wells drilled

• Several presidential candidates will be visiting Colorado soon
• Lake City ice climbing festival organizers hope for year round tourism boost
• 2020 census needs volunteers, paid census takers to complete accurate count

• Parks and Wildlife to hold Delta meeting about mountain lion management plan
• State's waterways kept free of invasive mussels due to inspection program
• Bill that would outlaw discrimination against hair styles moves through state house
• Movement to end Columbus Day in Colorado again gathers momentum
• Bill in US Congress would give wilderness protection to land in three states