Regional News Southern Ute government opens offices to public after long COVID-19 restrictions Visitors must follow tribe’s health safety guidelines August 5, 2021
Local News Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland meets with tribes in Southwest Colorado of rural, tribal communities focuses on environmental and federal-Native American issues July 28, 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
Local News La Plata County governments say cybersecurity increasingly critical teams wage battle against ever-changing hacks July 9, 2021
Local News Longtime Ignacio school superintendent retires Fuschetto inherited a struggling school district, helped turn it around June 24, 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 Officials aware of 31 fires in southwest La Plata County Nineteen of those blazes are controlled or extinguished June 21, 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 Man arrested on suspicion of starting multiple fires, including seven Tuesday night ‘I hope they finally caught this guy and it stops,’ says fire chief June 16, 2021
Local News Southern Ute Bear Dance goes on after slight delay canceled because of COVID-19 pandemic June 2, 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
Local News Southern Utes, Fort Lewis College will offer Ute language classes summer program seeks to preserve, revitalize Native language April 26, 2021
Local News Southern Ute reservation could get a zero-emission power plant reuses some CO2, captures the rest for other uses April 19, 2021
Local News Federal bill seeks to preserve Native American languages Federal legislation could enhance Ute language education efforts April 8, 2021
New Mexico Three killed in crash near Colorado-New Mexico line identified collision occurred Monday on U.S. 491 March 31, 2021
Local News Southern Ute Indian Tribe loosens COVID-19 restrictions Council launches reopening phases 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 New Bayfield gym teaches Native American fighting art River Valley to be hub for guardian art March 21, 2021
Local News Two COVID-19 variants found on Southern Ute reservation takes ‘utmost caution’ to protect community March 21, 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 KSUT expands programming after move into larger building radio station grows statewide, Indigenous partnerships March 6, 2021