At a rally in Glenwood Springs, organized by Stay Free Colorado , a First Amendment group that also advocates against wearing masks during the pandemic, Garfield County Commissioner Tom Jankovsky took the stage, denouncing Governor Jared Polis and stating that the U.S. is in a cold war with China. This is the uncut version of his entire speech.

Demand for services to help the homeless is way up in Montrose because of the pandemic. For KVNF News, Laura Palmisano's in-depth report takes a look at how the town is addressing the needs of this population and where it's coming up short.

Last month in Glenwood Springs, Stay Free Colorado hosted a rally and invited physicians who spoke against mask mandates. But a doctor from Valley View Hospital refuted many of their claims. KDNK's Halle Zander reports.

A proposal for what could be the state’s largest fracking site is drawing community opposition in Boulder County, including from a group of high school students. Maeve Conran reports from KGNU. This story is part of a collaboration of Rocky Mountain Community Radio Network stations, reporting on fossil fuels.

The Biden Administration put the brakes on new oil and gas leases on public lands. The move is being met with cheers from conservationists and legal threats from the fossil fuel industry. KSUT’S Mark Duggan looks at what it means for a large drilling proposal in southern Colorado.

Law enforcement has been slow to identify a suspect or suspects who may have caused the Aspen natural gas outage in December. For this week’s News Brief, KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh spoke with Jason Auslander who has been covering the story for the Aspen Times.

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act would protect 400,000 acres of public lands across the state, including the Thompson Divide near Carbondale. It was introduced in Congress in 2019 but has yet to become law. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh spoke with locals who have worked on these issues for over a decade.

A love of apocalyptic horror films may have actually helped people mentally prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published this month in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. Mountain West News Bureau's Madelyn Beck reports.

Colorado regulators proposed early closures for three coal-fired power plants to improve air quality and fight Climate Change. Then, they “pulled a 180” on the decision a month later. KVNF’s Jodi Peterson has more on the proposal and why it was abandoned.

Residents of a tiny, unincorporated coal town on Colorado’s Western Slope are pitted against billionaire mine owner Bill Koch in a fight for clean drinking water. KBUT’s Christopher Biddle reports.