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Osaka has been the face of these Olympics and was chosen to light the cauldron in the opening ceremony. She easily won her first two tennis matches but lost in the third round.

The Color Purple is now the second-biggest Christmas Day opening in history — $18 million on day one of its release.

The Colorado Senate has approved a thirty billion dollar state budget. Scott Franz explains the final steps lawmakers must take before sending it to Governor Polis. Plus, the National Park Service is trying to change stereotypes about park rangers through a program called NPS Academy, hosting a spring break orientation at Grand Teton National Park in March. Kyle Mackie of KHOL reports for Rocky Mountain Community Radio.

Colorado State Representative Hugh McKean, the leader of the Republican caucus, died of an apparent heart attack over the weekend. Republicans will select a new leader on Nov. 10, following the midterm election. Four school districts in Colorado are getting almost three million dollars from the federal government for electric school buses. Beth Hendrix, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Colorado, reminds us of the importance of voting on or before November 8th. Boulder area organizations launched efforts this year to reduce waste from holiday celebrations, including repurposing Halloween costumes.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed reports of wolf depredation in Grand County earlier this week. A landowner, whose name and property location are not being released by CPW, called wildlife officers to report a dead calf. Officers conducted a field investigation, and confirmed a wolf-livestock depredation had occurred.

Community members express opposition to the closure of Delta Health's OB unit

FEATURE: The hearing to oust Trustee Bill Brunner from the Paonia Town Board took place over two days and lasted more than six hours.

On today’s KVNF Farm Friday we check in with Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey for our Western Water and Snowpack Update.

FEATURE: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper have introduced the Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection (GORP) Act. The act aims to permanently protect key portions of the Gunnison Basin and the surrounding regions. The bill has the bipartisan support of six counties in Western Colorado, as well as the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and local municipalities.

FEATURE: All this week AND next week KVNF will air information on a number of measures on this year's ballot. Colorado voters will be deciding on 14 statewide ballot measures. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, K-O-T-O's Julia Caulfield spoke with statehouse reporter Lucas Brady Woods about two measures related to changes in taxes.