Southern Ute Indian Tribe

Overturned tanker truck spills 80-120 barrels of drilling fluid on Southern Ute land

Initial assessments predict no damage to water, agricultural or wildlife

March 25, 2026

U.S. Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s successes

Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, seen here in his eagle feather headdress, stands next to Southern Ute tribal member Kenny Frost…

March 8, 2026

Local News

Update:13-year-old Indigenous girl last seen in Cortez still missing

child was last seen on the afternoon of Feb. 25

March 5, 2026

Local News

Southern Ute Tribe considers wildlife code changes amid enforcement gaps

comment open through Feb. 23

February 11, 2026

Local News

Broken treaties with the Utes paved the way for Colorado’s 1870s San Juan silver rush

Thousands flocked to boomtowns like Ouray and Silverton as Colorado neared statehood

February 2, 2026

Local News

Elementary schools in Towaoc, Ignacio are trying to save the Ute language

only problem: No one is fully fluent

December 16, 2025

Southwest Life

Ute Mountain Ute spiritual leader reflects the importance and private nature of vision quests, sun dances and sweat lodge ceremonies

Farley Ketchum, Sr., in seen in Towaoc on the Ute Mountain Ute reservation in southwest Colorado. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)…

December 7, 2025

Local News

EPA increases oversight of gasoline spill south of Durango

Southern Ute Indian Tribe raised concerns about Enterprise’s handling of cleanup

November 27, 2025

Local News

Former Ute Mountain Ute tribal official Lyndreth Wall convicted in sex case

found guilty on 15 of 20 counts after allegedly using his status of tribal healer to abuse women

November 19, 2025

Local News

Hickenlooper honors Ute Chairman Manuel Heart on Senate floor

Heart’s time as chairman ‘will undoubtedly leave thousands of lives better off’

November 6, 2025

Local News

Judge dismisses Colorado tribes’ online betting case. For tribe, another broken agreement

Federal judge decides off-reservation online bets still fall under Colorado laws

October 27, 2025

Local News

Chairman Manuel Heart looks to a new generation after five terms for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe

Entering retirement following three decades on Tribal Council, Chairman Manuel Heart offers his reflections to The Journal

October 15, 2025

Local News

Ex-Ute Mountain Ute leader Lyndreth Wall faces trial this month in sex-abuse case

Wall, former tribal councilman and school board member, faces 20 felony charges

October 8, 2025

Business

To boost Southwest Colorado’s economy, keep dollars local

9 executive director shares strategies for rural economic development

September 11, 2025

Local News

As fire burns, Ute Mountain Ute tribe looks out for cultural heritage sites

site may have been affected, says public safety director

August 6, 2025

Local News

Rim Road Fire 35% contained, crews working to douse hot spots

Firefighters have ‘boxed in’ the blaze, no structures lost

July 28, 2025

Local News

Pre-evacuation warning lifted for residents near Ute 63 Fire in southwest La Plata County

is 530 acres and 34% contained

July 21, 2025

Local News

Wildfire in southwest La Plata County prompts pre-evacuation notice

Federal Type 2 team to take command of 542-acre blaze Friday morning

July 17, 2025

Local News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe addresses ICE deportation concerns

members urged to carry identification amid fears of deportation

July 17, 2025

Regional News

‘We’re still here’: Ute tribes reclaim narrative in new museum installation

Exhibit highlights language, tradition and resilience

July 15, 2025

Local News

Congressional candidate removes video after criticism from Southern Utes

Scheppelman says she did not intend to imply formal endorsement from tribe

July 15, 2025

Local News

Congressional candidate in hot water with Southern Utes over social media post

rebukes Hope Scheppelman for Instagram video

July 12, 2025

Local News

Southern Ute Growth Fund makes $6.3 million land purchase along La Posta Road

eyes Lake Nighthorse water for future industrial use

July 10, 2025

Local News

Southern Utes to tap Lake Nighthorse water

holds rights to 38,108 acre-feet annually

June 10, 2025

Community

Ute Mountain Ute tribe secures approval to reopen pottery shop in Cortez

pottery shop closed during COVID-19

June 6, 2025

Local News

Southern Ute tribal member elected to chair Colorado water policy board in historic first

Lorelei Cloud tapped as board’s first-ever Indigenous chairperson

June 2, 2025

Local News

Southern Ute Indian Tribe criticizes company over gasoline spill response

A pipeline south of Durango burst in December, spilling 23,000 gallons of fuel

May 8, 2025

Local News

Colorado Board of Veterans Affairs meets on tribal land for first time

gathers in Ignacio at invitation of Southern Ute leadership

April 5, 2025

Southwest Life

Plans for water system upgrade get caught in funding freeze

400 water users on the Southern Ute Reservation and in La Plata County depend on the aging system

March 13, 2025

Local News

Colorado bill to give Utes free state park access advances

Legislation sponsored by Rep. Katie Stewart cleared first hurdle Monday

February 25, 2025