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A popped kernel found in southeast Utah looks like it was cooked yesterday – but, chances are, won't taste like it. After a thousand years or so, popcorn usually becomes stale. Our partners at KSJD spoke with Jonathan Till, curator of collections at the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, and archaeobotanist Dr. Karen Adams, to learn more.

[photo: Curators at the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum recently catalogued a sample of corn from an alcove site on Comb Ridge. Experts say finding the kernels 'popped' is very rare. Credit - Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum]

KZMU welcomes Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent, to talk about the paper's coverage. This week, we spend the whole show on one major issue - the change of county government. A judge ruled that Grand County will control the process, and now the timeline of change begins. Learn about the first steps, the options, and where Grand County might go from here.

KZMU welcomes Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent, to talk about the paper's coverage. This week, we spend the whole show on one major issue - the change of county government. A judge ruled that Grand County will control the process, and now the timeline of change begins. Learn about the first steps, the options, and where Grand County might go from here.

As Moab City prepares to update its waste and recycling hauling contract for the first time in decades, many in the Moab community are weighing in. Green Solutions owner Brad Woodford summed up most of the feelings right now - "there are people who are really upset the government is telling them to do something, there are people who are really upset the government's not telling enough people to do something, and there's people who think that the way [recycling] is going to be done is not the best way and so it shouldn't be done." The Moab City Council will discuss their new contract on February 12th, so on today's newscast we hear from some of the major entities involved. Tune in.

[photo: Monument Waste's new recycling truck. Credit Green Solutions]

As Moab City prepares to update its waste and recycling hauling contract for the first time in decades, many in the Moab community are weighing in. Green Solutions owner Brad Woodford summed up most of the feelings right now - "there are people who are really upset the government is telling them to do something, there are people who are really upset the government's not telling enough people to do something, and there's people who think that the way [recycling] is going to be done is not the best way and so it shouldn't be done." The Moab City Council will discuss their new contract on February 12th, so on today's newscast we hear from some of the major entities involved. Tune in.

[photo: Monument Waste's new recycling truck. Credit Green Solutions]

- Grand County passes six month moratorium on new overnight lodging; citizens speak out about 'overwhelming, out-of-control' development

- San Juan County considers resolution supporting Bears Ears; Kelly Laws appeals case against commissioner Willie Grayeyes

- Bluff balloon festival delights the skies, reports Moab Sun News

- Grand County passes six month moratorium on new overnight lodging; citizens speak out about 'overwhelming, out-of-control' development

- San Juan County considers resolution supporting Bears Ears; Kelly Laws appeals case against commissioner Willie Grayeyes

- Bluff balloon festival delights the skies, reports Moab Sun News

The Colorado River Basin is facing a crisis. Much of the focus on solving that crisis has been on using less water. But there's also talk of increasing water supplies - by modifying the weather through cloud seeding. As our partners at KUNC report, it all revolves around the cost of water and how much we're willing to risk to get more of it.

[photo: Eric Hjermstad, co-owner of cloud seeding operations company Western Weather Consultants, looks at the flame atop one of his generators near Wolcott, Colorado. Luke Runyon/KUNC]

The Colorado River Basin is facing a crisis. Much of the focus on solving that crisis has been on using less water. But there's also talk of increasing water supplies - by modifying the weather through cloud seeding. As our partners at KUNC report, it all revolves around the cost of water and how much we're willing to risk to get more of it.

[photo: Eric Hjermstad, co-owner of cloud seeding operations company Western Weather Consultants, looks at the flame atop one of his generators near Wolcott, Colorado. Luke Runyon/KUNC]

- Arches, Canyonlands resume normal winter operations

- New state bill aims to forbid changes to sex on birth certificate

- Drought inspires cooperative model for Four Corners growers

[photo: Fresh purple and yellow carrots ready for shareholders at the Southwest Farm Fresh Co-Op. Credit KSJD/Daniel Rayzel]