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Witnesses to the Oct. 28th homicide of Moab resident Edgar Luna Najera, or "Rojo," took the stand Friday in a preliminary hearing at Grand County's 7th District Court. Those in the room at the time of Rojo's death allege that defendant Omar Guerro questioned the man about stolen drugs and the whereabouts of Guerro's family before becoming violent. Seventh District Judge Don Torgerson found probable cause in the case, and set a week-long jury trial this March for Guerro, who will be prosecuted for first degree felony murder and second degree possession of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person. On Friday, Guerro pled not guilty to both counts.

[photo: Omar Guerro]

KZMU welcomes Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent, to discuss the paper's latest coverage in Moab. This week - hemp farming set to begin in Grand County, local honeybees experience some die-off, banks and credit unions offer low interest loans to federal employees, and Moab City tables a decision on mandatory residential recycling. Listen in!

KZMU welcomes Doug McMurdo, associate editor of The Times-Independent, to discuss the paper's latest coverage in Moab. This week - hemp farming set to begin in Grand County, local honeybees experience some die-off, banks and credit unions offer low interest loans to federal employees, and Moab City tables a decision on mandatory residential recycling. Listen in!

- Moab City Council postpones vote on recycling, rate increases

- 'Hangover' from drought likely to deplete spring runoff

- Bison herd in Henry Mountains unique, rugged

- Moab City Council postpones vote on recycling, rate increases

- 'Hangover' from drought likely to deplete spring runoff

- Bison herd in Henry Mountains unique, rugged

When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed now, what can be done about solving the issue the U.S? Members of the Citizens Climate Lobby say part of the solution is the Energy Innovation and Climate Dividend Act. CCL organizers were in Moab last week to talk about the legislation, and answer questions about their grassroots, nonpartisan organization.

When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed now, what can be done about solving the issue the U.S? Members of the Citizens Climate Lobby say part of the solution is the Energy Innovation and Climate Dividend Act. CCL organizers were in Moab last week to talk about the legislation, and answer questions about their grassroots, nonpartisan organization.

When the local plastic bag ban ordinance took effect January 1, Moab City joined hundreds of municipalities across the country also veering away from single use plastics.

"There's over 230 cities and counties in the United States that have also enacted bans - and two states," said USU sustainability professor Roslynn Brain-McCann, who led the local effort to ban single use plastic bags. "This isn't a new concept. I just think that we're ready to make changes…to improve our environment, because an unhealthy environment harms everyone's children."

And sometimes those children speak out too. Today we have a story from our partner station KVNF in Paonia, Colorado. They report on a group of seventh grade girls from Ridgway who formed a group with the goal of banning single-use plastic bags in their hometown. It took a year, but the Ridgway Town Council recently banned the bags. Tune in.

[photo: Carry On, Ridgway Reuses group members Autumn Sagal, Indigo Krois, Eleni Wallin and Maizy Gordon stand in front of Ridgway Town Hall before a meeting. Courtesy KVNF]

When the local plastic bag ban ordinance took effect January 1, Moab City joined hundreds of municipalities across the country also veering away from single use plastics.

"There's over 230 cities and counties in the United States that have also enacted bans - and two states," said USU sustainability professor Roslynn Brain-McCann, who led the local effort to ban single use plastic bags. "This isn't a new concept. I just think that we're ready to make changes…to improve our environment, because an unhealthy environment harms everyone's children."

And sometimes those children speak out too. Today we have a story from our partner station KVNF in Paonia, Colorado. They report on a group of seventh grade girls from Ridgway who formed a group with the goal of banning single-use plastic bags in their hometown. It took a year, but the Ridgway Town Council recently banned the bags. Tune in.

[photo: Carry On, Ridgway Reuses group members Autumn Sagal, Indigo Krois, Eleni Wallin and Maizy Gordon stand in front of Ridgway Town Hall before a meeting. Courtesy KVNF]

-Local businesses offer books, gym, food specials to federal workers as partial shutdown drags on

- AmeriCorps VISTAs team up with "Coffee with the King" for service projects on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

[photo: Back of Beyond Books]