
Bennet, Haaland visit Carbondale to celebrate conservation success, but work remains to permanently protect Thompson Divide area
A Biden Administration move earlier this year protected more than 200,000 acres, but only Congress can make it permanent.

By Tom Hesse

Interview: On centennial of citizenship act, Southern Ute leaders see cause to reflect rather than celebrate
Southern Ute Tribal Council Vice Chair Lorelei Cloud on what the Indian Citizenship Act did, and didn’t do.

By Tom Hesse

Jeff Hurd is the pick for Republicans in 3rd Congressional District
The Grand Junction attorney will face Democrat Adam Frisch this fall in the race to replace departing Rep. Lauren Boebert.


Ouray police chief fired after multiple complaints as stepson faces sexual assault charges
Jeffrey Wood has been on paid administrative leave since January.

By Tom Hesse

Next stop for ‘waxy crude’ oil train: the U.S. Supreme Court
The Court has agreed to review a case that shut down plans to ship more oil along the Colorado River.

By Tom Hesse

The primary fight for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
With Rep. Lauren Boebert out of the running, which of the half dozen Republicans trying for the seat is likely to win the primary and take on Democrat Adam Frisch?


Wildfires and shared traumas of 2020 inspired Colorado Author Laura Pritchett’s new novel
‘Playing with Wildfire’ is the fifth novel by Laura Pritchett, a Western Colorado University professor.

By Tom Hesse

Bennet noncommittal on Dolores national monument idea, but urges locals to continue talks
Bennet has not taken a position on whether he’d endorse the idea, yet.

By Tom Hesse

AI-learned labor, precision steam and lasers: West Slope farmers get a look at the future in the fields amid worker shortage
With fewer workers available and higher employment costs, some producers are looking toward the next generation of mechanized farming.

By Tom Hesse

3rd Congressional District: Republican Curtis M. McCrackin
Get to know the candidates running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in the June 25 primary.

By Tom Hesse

3rd Congressional District: Republican Jeff Hurd
Get to know the candidates running for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in the June 25 primary.

By Tom Hesse

Western Slope leaders mull tribal ownership of former Indigenous Boarding School
In recent years, more attention has been drawn to the historical wrongs of the federal boarding school era, which was tasked with stripping children of their Tribal identity.

By Tom Hesse

Colorado has a new law to reintroduce wolverines. What happens next?
Here’s what you need to know about North American wolverines and Colorado’s plan to bring them back.

By Tom Hesse

Blue Mesa bridge set to reopen July Fourth weekend
The bridge would not be completely open, but could sustain limited traffic.

By Tom Hesse

Wolverines could be the next animal to come to Colorado as Polis signs reintroduction bill
The legislation won’t put wolverines on the ground anytime soon but it does create a framework for reintroduction. Colorado is considered a prime habitat for the animals.

By Tom Hesse

On second try, Grand Junction City Council bans tents in parks
Council members rejected the same ban in February.

By Tom Hesse