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A check fraud incident recently cost the Town of Cedaredge $2,700. Delta Police apprehend a suspect in a vehicular homicide earlier this month at a Delta home following a search warrant. November is Native American Heritage month. In honor of that, we hear today from CJ Brafford, the Ute Indian museum's director and care keeper, to learn more about its history in our region.

On this Local Motion, we’ll hear about the prominence of the Ku Klux Klan in Colorado politics in the 1920s, a collaboration between a Colorado printmaker and a Texas musician on the children's book “Who Built the Moon? (KSJD)” and spoken word poetry from a world poetry slam champion, a poet laureate of Dallas, Texas.

Colorado workers can now start signing up online for more paid time off through the state. Ouray County Emergency Medical Services is facing some challenges with overworked paramedics and potential staff departures. San Miguel County is exploring housing projects on U.S. Forest Service land to offer affordable housing for federal employees and locals. Colorado has successfully concluded its bipartisan Risk-Limiting Audit or RLA of the 2023 Coordinated Election, with collaboration between the Secretary of State's office and county clerks. The Otter Pond neighborhood in Montrose was recently granted special district status from the City of Montrose, allowing residents to repay the city for a loan.

Cooper, Gonzales, Jordan and Sofia of the Grand Junction band Peach Street Revival join Taya Jae in the studio. The band talks their favorite venues, what they'd do if they weren't musicians and the Grand Junction music scene.

Delta County Commissions recently approved a bid from National Car Charging, LLC for a new ChargePoint electric vehicle charging station. A study by Colorado Mesa University found that the majority of nonprofits in Mesa County expect their expenses to increase, but not all of them anticipate increased revenues. On today’s Farm Friday, KVNF’s Lisa Young talks with CSU researcher Renée Rondeau (Ron-doe) about an innovative program to restore degraded meadows and ranchlands across the West. With property acquisition complete and permits in progress for a new ambulatory care center, Montrose Regional Hospital recently turned to Montrose City Council for help in reducing project costs.

Delta Police Department disclosed a homicide at Four Seasons Motel and RV Park last Friday. San Miguel County is exploring housing projects on U.S. Forest Service land to offer affordable housing for federal employees and locals. All Points Transit's Montrose-Ouray shuttle is set to begin in early February after a six-month delay. The Delta Panthers brought home the 2A State Football Title on Saturday with a huge win over Rifle this weekend. Today, we follow up on last week’s interview with Laura Baker, a delegate from the nonprofit Unify Montrose, and hear from manager of community engagement, Alex Gibson.

The Colorado Board of Health has passed new penalties for abuse, neglect and preventable death cases at assisted-living facilities. Starting November 27 in Montrose, Uncompahgre Road over the South Canal near Pahgre Road will be closed for a couple of weeks. The Palisade Board of Trustees just made a big decision about sewer rates. Colorado's recycling and composting rate has been stuck at half the national average for several years. CASA of the 7th Judicial District recently requested a waiver of a land use fee with the Montrose County School District. The Bureau of Economic Analysis has new data showing the massive economic impact of the recreation economy, which is particularly pronounced in the West. When water solutions are discussed, many utility and business leaders are in the room.

2024 is almost here, and in astronomy, a lot will be happening.

Today we take a mindful look at Stillness.

On Local Motion, we celebrate Native American Indian Heritage Month. We pay a visit to the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose where KVNF's Cassie Knust meets CJ Brafford, the museum's director and care keeper. We'll explore the history of the Ute tribe in our region and what efforts the museum is making to preserve that history. A high school in our region decided to create a Navajo language class. In a special report for the Mountain West News Bureau, a journalist in our region recently spoke with her 84-year-old grandmother about her experience in U.S.-supported boarding schools. Diné photographer and artist Eugene Tapahe shares about his Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project to bring awareness to Native American causes through the healing power of the traditional Ojibwe jingle dress dancers.