- It all started in 1987 when Meeker was in need of an economic boost. Someone suggested a sheep dog trial could do the trick, so then-mayor Gus Halandras decided he’d figure out how to put one on, despite the fact he had no experience at all.
- How are farmers, ranchers and restaurateurs navigating climate change and the pandemic? CPR reporter Stina Sieg and Harrison Topp, fruit grower and membership director for Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, took a road trip down the Western Slope to find out.
- Farmers and ranchers are navigating a new world. Between the effects of the pandemic and a persistent drought, they’re dealing with constant uncertainty. CPR’s Stina Sieg is based on the Western Slope, where many folks make their living off the land. She hopped in a car along with farmer Harrison Topp, to find their stories.
- One of Saturday's speakers told the crowd voting equipment hard drives were copied. But those in attendance said any laws broken by clerk Tina Peters were worth it to try to uncover the fraud they believe is occurring.
- In Kremmling, there's hope that a surge of new travelers coming through town because I-70's closure will bring new business. In Glenwood Springs, businesses are seeing a significant downturn in visitors, but their own hope remains.
- A festival like no other returns after a very uncertain year.
- For some in this small town on Colorado's Western Slope, the corn harvest in Olathe is the official start of summer.
- Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland stressed how hard the 2019 decision to relocate the Bureau of Land Management’s top office was on employees
- The high fire danger facing Colorado’s forests and the rest of the West could yet get in the way.
- A bill passed by the Colorado State Legislature earlier this month levies a $25,000 per month fine on schools that continue to use Native imagery or names.
- Mesa County seems to have stalled at a vaccination rate of just 40 percent for residents 12 and older. And earlier this month, Mesa County’s largest hospital saw its biggest increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations since the pandemic began.
- All aboard! Amtrak's California Zephyr train that runs all the way from Grand Junction to Fort Morgan has returned to full service.
- Colorado National Monument was founded 110 years ago, largely because of one man. To some people, he was a visionary and proud patriot. Others saw him as an oddball and hermit.
- We asked Coloradans to share their pandemic projects that did not go quite as planned.
- Coloradans share the projects they planned during the pandemic, but didn't quite finish. Like working out. Sewing a dress. Reading Don Quixote. And we'll share an essay -- from an insightful teenager -- about why it's all OK.
