Local News A future of drought? Ute Mountain Ute Tribe looks at life with less water Limited water supply consolidated to keep corn crop and flour mill operating; jobs lost, canal payment assistance requested December 28, 2021
Local News EPA stops White Mesa mill from receiving toxic waste from uranium sites Mountain Utes say company might be polluting well water December 13, 2021
Local News Ute Mountain language gets revival with voiced dictionary chairman: Dictionary will ‘fill in the gap from the boarding school era’ November 22, 2021
Local News Ute Mountain Ute Tribe dedicates new charter school Kwiyagat Community Academy blends Ute culture and language with academics November 19, 2021
Local News Head-on crash causes fatality south of Cortez, says state patrol happened Sunday on U.S. 491 November 9, 2021
Regional News Are these trees ‘culturally modified’ … or just bent? Depends on whom you ask. tribes say their ancestors had no need to bend trees to provide direction November 1, 2021
Local News Colorado attorney general plots path forward in opioid crisis during Durango visit enforcement, health professions hold workshop to discuss funding and programming options October 8, 2021
Local News A new school opens where students can embrace Native American culture ‘Once you have a whole child, the test scores will come,’ head of school says August 24, 2021
Local News Storytelling project will feature Ute culture on murals The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and Mancos Creative District are partnering to create murals depicting authentic Ute culture. The Ute… July 22, 2021
Local News Lightning sparks more than a dozen fires contained; largest was 62-acre East Toe fire near Towaoc July 21, 2021
Business Colorado reaches 91% rural broadband coverage; efforts to improve internet for Utes move forward Pending measure would help pay for infrastructure for tribes June 23, 2021
Local News Firefighters battle dry, windy conditions in Southwest Colorado; Trail Canyon Fire at 840 acres Creek Fire 2, burning near Towaoc, contained at 150 acres June 20, 2021
Local News Update: Wildfire grows southeast of Mesa Verde as winds shift Additional Hotshots arriving at fire west of Cortez Municipal Airport June 18, 2021
Local News Drought saps agricultural economy in Southwest Colorado snowpack leaves McPhee Reservoir low for season May 27, 2021
Local News U.S. Sen. Hickenlooper tours Alpacka Raft in Mancos Colorado governor highlights outdoor industry for Public Lands Day May 15, 2021
Local News Two dogs rescued from tall cliff on Ute Mountain Ute reservation ‘It was good training for the team. It was a success,’ sheriff says April 30, 2021
New Mexico Three killed in crash near Colorado-New Mexico line identified collision occurred Monday on U.S. 491 March 31, 2021
New Mexico Crash kills three people on U.S. 491 south of Cortez Traffic shuts down from New Mexico line to Cortez March 29, 2021
Local News Ute Mountain Tribe breaks ground on $3.1 million health clinic Additional space will allow for more medical and dental services March 28, 2021
Local News Montezuma Land Conservancy awarded $355,000 in grants is Native American perspectives on land protection, and new youth fellowship March 20, 2021
Local News Justice Department reopens cold case murders on Ute Mountain Ute reservation and Whiteskunk of Towaoc are suspected of being murdered March 20, 2021
Local News Native American tribes deliver vaccines to broader community Clinics on Ute Mountain Ute and Navajo land offered vaccinations to any adult March 7, 2021
Local News Ute Mountain Ute elder Thomas House Sr. dies at age 96 passed on traditional values February 21, 2021