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300 cyclists to participate in Colorado's Ride, Montrose City Council votes for a controversial ballot measure, Olathe Sweet Corn faces a difficult year.

Rain buys the Gold Mountain Fire crews a rest and lifts Elk Fire evacuations, Delta courts a state partnership to revive an old power building, Montrose's County Fair and Rodeo turns 140, a new handbook supports wildland firefighters' families, and a dry year tests Palisade's peach growers.

Rain buys the Gold Mountain Fire crews a rest and lifts Elk Fire evacuations, Delta courts a state partnership to revive an old power building, Montrose's County Fair and Rodeo turns 140, a new handbook supports wildland firefighters' families, and a dry year tests Palisade's peach growers.

Monsoon rain lifts containment on the Gold Mountain and Elk fires but sends debris flows across US 550, figures show the drought deepening, teams summit all 58 fourteeners Saturday, Delta County's school board revisits its legal RFP, the state certifies its primary, and beavers go to work in Garfield County.

On this week's Regional Roundup, we'll hear about the recent awards given by Aspen nonprofit Climate Curve for innovative climate solutions. Then we'll hear how President Trump has reduced the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments, reducing protections for the iconic landscapes. Then we find out how an animal shelter in Western Colorado had to evacuate all their animals due to the Gold Mountain Fire. Then we tag along on Carbondale's first ever Art Crawl, then we hear about the geologic history of the region, and we round out the show with the story of an historic collegiate summer baseball league.

Colorado's Upper Basin conservation program takes shape, wildfire takes a bite out of Ouray's summer, Delta County's new superintendent hits the road to listen, and Montrose City Council fights over a spot on the November ballot.

KVNF Regional Newscast: July 15, 2026

Local government, business, nonprofits work together to help North Fork growers impacted by drought; Marx and running mate making a series of Western Slope campaign stops this weekend; Ophir Pass to close weekdays as part of a mine cleanup project; GMUG loosens fire restrictions; Interior Department reportedly restricts staff from telling the public about deaths or injuries in National Parks; Recycling in rural areas comes with certain challenges

On this week’s Regional Roundup, we head to the alpine tundra of Rocky Mountain National Park with naturalists searching for ptarmigan. We also learn about efforts to restore beaver habitat in other parts of the park.Then, we travel to the small Western Colorado town of Lake City, where three newly trained EMTs are stepping up to help provide medical services to the community. In Wyoming, we visit Grand Teton National Park and meet a former National Park Service ranger who’s on an anti-censorship tour, raising awareness about signs and exhibits that have been removed from national parks following a federal order targeting what the administration calls “negative” content. We round out the show in Utah, where communities are taking on the problem of billboard blight.

KVNF's news team brings you a series of stories from the Gold Mountain Fire