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With the shutdown making a mess of SNAP, Native American communities had to tap into natural resources (think bison to moose to deer) to make up for the loss.
Tribes that restored bison are killing some to feed people because of the shutdown
A pending deal to end the government shutdown is too late for about 30 buffalo on the Fort Peck reservation in northern Montana.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
With the shutdown making a mess of SNAP, Native American communities had to tap into natural resources (think bison to moose to deer) to make up for the loss.
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“Medical debt is an often unmanageable or unpredictable challenge that just hits people like a ton of bricks out of nowhere.”
Colorado’s AG, Democratic lawmakers criticize Trump administration move to include medical debt in people’s credit reports
“Medical debt is an often unmanageable or unpredictable challenge that just hits people like a ton of bricks out of nowhere,” said AG Weiser.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“Medical debt is an often unmanageable or unpredictable challenge that just hits people like a ton of bricks out of nowhere.”
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About 600,000 Coloradans receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
State says Coloradans who get food stamps should start receiving full November benefits as soon as Thursday
About 600,000 Coloradans receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits
coloradosun.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
About 600,000 Coloradans receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Tuesday marked a deadline set by the federal government for the states to share a framework for new operating guidelines—another deadline that's come and gone with no agreement.
If the states don't come to a detailed agreement by February 14, 2026, the feds will step in and make a plan for them.
If the states don't come to a detailed agreement by February 14, 2026, the feds will step in and make a plan for them.
Colorado River Basin states miss another deadline to agree on water plan
The federal government set a deadline of November 11 for states to have a framework for allocating Colorado River water post-2026. The states missed that deadline, and have failed to produce an agreem...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Tuesday marked a deadline set by the federal government for the states to share a framework for new operating guidelines—another deadline that's come and gone with no agreement.
If the states don't come to a detailed agreement by February 14, 2026, the feds will step in and make a plan for them.
If the states don't come to a detailed agreement by February 14, 2026, the feds will step in and make a plan for them.
In this KSUT Conversation, we talk about the Tribal Water Media Fellowship showcase, tonight at 6 in the Fort Lewis College Ballroom.
The projects aims to diversify the voices around water issues, with a focus on Indigenous communities.
The projects aims to diversify the voices around water issues, with a focus on Indigenous communities.
KSUT Conversation: Tribal Water Media Fellowship showcase lets 2025 fellows show their work
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November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In this KSUT Conversation, we talk about the Tribal Water Media Fellowship showcase, tonight at 6 in the Fort Lewis College Ballroom.
The projects aims to diversify the voices around water issues, with a focus on Indigenous communities.
The projects aims to diversify the voices around water issues, with a focus on Indigenous communities.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will no longer release a national recovery plan for gray wolves. The agency says it’s “no longer appropriate” for the species to be federally protected under the Endangered Species Act.
No national recovery plan for gray wolves, says U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Trump administration could be inching toward delisting the species from the endangered species list.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will no longer release a national recovery plan for gray wolves. The agency says it’s “no longer appropriate” for the species to be federally protected under the Endangered Species Act.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced it will rescind a buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. The 10-mile buffer zone, which halts new oil and gas drilling leases, was established in 2023 under the Biden Administration.
Greater Chaco Coalition condemns Trump Administration's rollback of Chaco Protections
The Trump administration has announced its intention to rescind a 10-mile buffer zone prohibiting future oil and gas drilling around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The buffer zone was establi...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced it will rescind a buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. The 10-mile buffer zone, which halts new oil and gas drilling leases, was established in 2023 under the Biden Administration.
The Grammy Awards is splitting its prize for country album of the year. The Recording Academy will now honor best traditional and best contemporary country album.
For country music traditionalists, Grammy changes promise a brighter spotlight
Starting with this year's nominations, the Grammy Awards will split its prize for country album of the year into two distinct categories: traditional and contemporary.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Grammy Awards is splitting its prize for country album of the year. The Recording Academy will now honor best traditional and best contemporary country album.
The punk rock star has produced several books that braid thoughts on her newest endeavors with memories and photographs of her lost lovers and friends. Bread of Angels is her most autobiographical.
Intimate and intriguing, Patti Smith's memoir offers new revelations
The punk rock star has produced several books that braid thoughts on her newest endeavors with memories and photographs of her lost lovers and friends. Bread of Angels is her most autobiographical.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The punk rock star has produced several books that braid thoughts on her newest endeavors with memories and photographs of her lost lovers and friends. Bread of Angels is her most autobiographical.
Many local officials in the West are urging the Interior Department to keep a Biden-era rule that put conservation on equal footing with grazing and energy production, as the Trump administration seeks to roll it back.
Local officials in the Mountain West weigh in on public lands rule
The Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule put conservation on equal footing with grazing and energy production. The Trump administration is trying to roll it back.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Many local officials in the West are urging the Interior Department to keep a Biden-era rule that put conservation on equal footing with grazing and energy production, as the Trump administration seeks to roll it back.
The Senate voted to advance the bipartisan deal, which funds the government through Jan. 30, overcoming the filibuster 60-40. Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper voted against the package.
Colorado's Senatorts vote no on path to end government shutdown
Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper voted against the package because it did not address rising healthcare costs.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Senate voted to advance the bipartisan deal, which funds the government through Jan. 30, overcoming the filibuster 60-40. Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper voted against the package.
On this KSUT Conversation, Tami Graham speaks with Heidi Redd.
She’s been running cattle at Dugout Ranch in southern Utah for over 60 years.
Heidi will speak about her new memoir, “A Cowgirl’s Conservation Journey: Stories from the Dugout Ranch,” Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Mancos Public Library.
She’s been running cattle at Dugout Ranch in southern Utah for over 60 years.
Heidi will speak about her new memoir, “A Cowgirl’s Conservation Journey: Stories from the Dugout Ranch,” Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Mancos Public Library.
KSUT Conversation: Heidi Redd of Utah's Dugout Ranch on her book "A Cowgirl’s Conservation Journey"
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November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
On this KSUT Conversation, Tami Graham speaks with Heidi Redd.
She’s been running cattle at Dugout Ranch in southern Utah for over 60 years.
Heidi will speak about her new memoir, “A Cowgirl’s Conservation Journey: Stories from the Dugout Ranch,” Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Mancos Public Library.
She’s been running cattle at Dugout Ranch in southern Utah for over 60 years.
Heidi will speak about her new memoir, “A Cowgirl’s Conservation Journey: Stories from the Dugout Ranch,” Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Mancos Public Library.
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New to the backcountry? Colorado Avalanche Information Center launched a free safety class. trib.al/L74mTEv
New to the backcountry? Colorado Avalanche Information Center launched a free safety class.
The Avalanche Aware online program is designed to help inexperienced users know where and when it’s safe.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
New to the backcountry? Colorado Avalanche Information Center launched a free safety class. trib.al/L74mTEv
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Veterans in Colorado die by suicide at a rate much higher than vets nationwide. The state-backed Next Chapter program helps some find a path to a stable life instead.
An El Paso County pilot program is reducing suicides among veterans
Veterans in Colorado die by suicide at a rate higher than among vets nationwide. Next Chapter helps some find a path to a stable life instead.
coloradosun.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Veterans in Colorado die by suicide at a rate much higher than vets nationwide. The state-backed Next Chapter program helps some find a path to a stable life instead.
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Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps
Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps
Proposition MM's passage means Colorado will be able to fully fund free breakfast and lunch for all public school students
coloradosun.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Colorado voters approve tax increase on high earners to fund school meals, food stamps
See results from elections in La Plata County.
La Plata County election results
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November 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
See results from elections in La Plata County.
Follow results of statewide ballot issues for Election 2025.
We’ll have La Plata County election results later this evening.
We’ll have La Plata County election results later this evening.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Follow results of statewide ballot issues for Election 2025.
We’ll have La Plata County election results later this evening.
We’ll have La Plata County election results later this evening.
Immigrant advocates say a Durango father and his two children were held in a small, windowless room and only given potato chips and water as they were held in ICE custody in Durango for 36 hours.
They were then transferred together to a unit in Dilley, Texas, where they are still being held.
They were then transferred together to a unit in Dilley, Texas, where they are still being held.
Advocates: ICE kept Durango family in windowless room with only chips and water after mistaking father for someone else
Masked federal agents pulled Fernando Jaramillo-Solano over after mistaking him for someone else, but arrested him and his two children anyway, according to advocates.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Immigrant advocates say a Durango father and his two children were held in a small, windowless room and only given potato chips and water as they were held in ICE custody in Durango for 36 hours.
They were then transferred together to a unit in Dilley, Texas, where they are still being held.
They were then transferred together to a unit in Dilley, Texas, where they are still being held.
It’s Election Day! Polls close at 7 p.m.
Check out our handy guide for the 2025 general election.
You'll find general voting information, answers to your questions, and ballot language for the state of Colorado, La Plata County, and Montezuma County.
Check out our handy guide for the 2025 general election.
You'll find general voting information, answers to your questions, and ballot language for the state of Colorado, La Plata County, and Montezuma County.
KSUT 2025 Voter Guide
Here's a handy guide for the 2025 general election on November 4. On this page, you'll find general voting information, answers to your questions, and ballot language for the state of Colorado, La Pla...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s Election Day! Polls close at 7 p.m.
Check out our handy guide for the 2025 general election.
You'll find general voting information, answers to your questions, and ballot language for the state of Colorado, La Plata County, and Montezuma County.
Check out our handy guide for the 2025 general election.
You'll find general voting information, answers to your questions, and ballot language for the state of Colorado, La Plata County, and Montezuma County.
Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee has unanimously approved spending $10 million from the state’s reserves to shore up food banks and food assistance programs while SNAP benefits are suspended due to the government shutdown.
Colorado lawmakers approve $10 million to bolster food banks as SNAP benefits dry up
With 600,000 Coloradans losing benefits, one analyst describes the state aid as ‘trying to plow a field with a fork.'
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October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee has unanimously approved spending $10 million from the state’s reserves to shore up food banks and food assistance programs while SNAP benefits are suspended due to the government shutdown.
A protest erupted outside the Durango ICE field office after agents detained a local family.
Agents used pepper spray and rubber bullets on the protestors.
One protester, a Durango native who works as a teacher in town, spoke with KSUT about the incident, on the condition of anonymity.
Agents used pepper spray and rubber bullets on the protestors.
One protester, a Durango native who works as a teacher in town, spoke with KSUT about the incident, on the condition of anonymity.
Protester talks about ICE agents deploying rubber bullets and pepper spray in Durango
On Monday, a protest erupted outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Bodo Park just after ICE detained one adult and two children. The protest continued for over 24 hours before ICE ...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A protest erupted outside the Durango ICE field office after agents detained a local family.
Agents used pepper spray and rubber bullets on the protestors.
One protester, a Durango native who works as a teacher in town, spoke with KSUT about the incident, on the condition of anonymity.
Agents used pepper spray and rubber bullets on the protestors.
One protester, a Durango native who works as a teacher in town, spoke with KSUT about the incident, on the condition of anonymity.
In this KSUT Conversation, Tami Graham speaks with Enrique Orozco, co-director of Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center, about the detention of a Durango family and the recent protests at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Durango.
KSUT Conversation: Enrique Orozco of Compañeros on Durango family's detention and ICE protests
Orozco, co-director of the Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center, talks about the family.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
In this KSUT Conversation, Tami Graham speaks with Enrique Orozco, co-director of Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center, about the detention of a Durango family and the recent protests at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Durango.
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BREAKING: Colorado Bureau of Investigation launches probe into use of force at Durango ICE protest
Colorado Bureau of Investigation launches probe into use of force at Durango ICE protest
State investigators will look to see if the federal agent, who threw a woman to the ground, violated state criminal law
coloradosun.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
BREAKING: Colorado Bureau of Investigation launches probe into use of force at Durango ICE protest
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The children, ages 12 and 15, and their father were taken Monday morning by ICE agents who pulled them over near a mobile home park at the edge of town.
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Dozens protest outside ICE building in Durango after 2 children, father detained
The three were detained by federal agents in Durango while on their way to school Monday, according to Compañeros, Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center
coloradosun.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The children, ages 12 and 15, and their father were taken Monday morning by ICE agents who pulled them over near a mobile home park at the edge of town.
coloradosun.com/2025/10/28/p...
coloradosun.com/2025/10/28/p...
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We interrupt your doomscroll to remind you that public media always plays music free of charge – and free of algorithmic involvement.
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
October 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We interrupt your doomscroll to remind you that public media always plays music free of charge – and free of algorithmic involvement.
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d