Colorado River

Montrose United Methodist Church is under a two year probation following a recent municipal city court trial.

Paonia Trustee Kathy Swartz has stepped down

Hotchkiss Fire District Chief Doug Fritz is this year’s recipient of the George Mazzotti Fire Chief of the Year Award

Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty announced Tuesday that he is running in 2026 for Colorado attorney general. The Democrat has served as district attorney for the 20th Judicial District since 2018.

Alex Hager is a reporter at KUNC in Greeley, Colorado, who has been covering stories on the Colorado River Basin as part of the Western Water Reporting Project. In this interview with Lisa Young for KVNF's public affairs program Local Motion, Hager discusses the ongoing challenges and negotiations surrounding the management of the Colorado River Basin.

FEATURE: The Colorado River doesn’t have enough water for all of the farms and 40 million people who depend on it. But other parts of the country have water in abundance. So why can’t we just solve the Southwest’s water crisis by piping in more from the East? KUNC’s Alex Hager has the answer.

FEATURE: A Colorado water agency is pushing back on a hundred million dollar transfer of water rights from the Colorado River. KUNC’s Alex Hager reports, they want more studies on the Shoshone water rights before the deal goes through.

Delta Police Department reported a TikTok post threatening a shooting at Delta Middle School on Monday. The threat stated that a shooting would take place "sometime before the end of this school year." Later that afternoon, officers identified a juvenile responsible for the threat. Charges are pending following the completion of the investigation.

In the face of climate change, one Western Slope company is on a mission to transform people’s relationship to every drop of water by producing hyper efficient water products used in both camping and in the home.

Today begins the first day that the county’s must have the minimum number of required voter service and polling centers open for the November 7th Coordinated Election. Tomorrow is the first day that the minimum required number of drop boxes must be opened in your county.