La Plata, Montezuma counties receive over $11 million in federal earmarks Funding will go toward housing, transportation, law enforcement and other projects March 19, 2022
Firefighters save a cat, two dogs; dilapidated house is demolished started Tuesday evening southeast of Bayfield February 24, 2022
Documentary explores how CDOT and tribes partnered to preserve Indigenous culture and history A centuries-old Puebloan village was discovered during the realignment of U.S. Highway 550 January 12, 2022
Former executive of Southern Ute Indian Tribe sentenced to 13½ years in prison for sexual assault Walton worked as executive officer until time of arrest December 8, 2021
Local projects earmarked for funding in federal budget process U.S. Sens. Hickenlooper and Bennet recommend priorities for state including in Southwest Colorado November 18, 2021
Marchers rally to remove cartoonish depiction of Native American in Durango 100 participate in Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage October 10, 2021
This tribal elder helped remove 157-year-old proclamations used to incite Sand Creek Massacre Rick Williams stumbled on a horrifying fact, he set out to change it August 20, 2021
Southern Ute Indian Tribe joins international natural gas initiative exports gas to countries looking for lower-emitting fuels August 20, 2021
Southern Ute government opens offices to public after long COVID-19 restrictions Visitors must follow tribe’s health safety guidelines August 5, 2021
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
La Plata County governments say cybersecurity increasingly critical teams wage battle against ever-changing hacks July 9, 2021
Officials aware of 31 fires in southwest La Plata County Nineteen of those blazes are controlled or extinguished June 21, 2021
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
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
Southern Utes, Fort Lewis College will offer Ute language classes summer program seeks to preserve, revitalize Native language April 26, 2021
Southern Ute reservation could get a zero-emission power plant reuses some CO2, captures the rest for other uses April 19, 2021
Federal bill seeks to preserve Native American languages Federal legislation could enhance Ute language education efforts April 9, 2021
Southern Ute Indian Tribe loosens COVID-19 restrictions Council launches reopening phases March 31, 2021
New Bayfield gym teaches Native American fighting art River Valley to be hub for guardian art March 18, 2021
Two COVID-19 variants found on Southern Ute reservation takes ‘utmost caution’ to protect community March 17, 2021
KSUT expands programming after move into larger building radio station grows statewide, Indigenous partnerships March 4, 2021
COVID-19 variants reported in La Plata, Archuleta counties department urges testing, vaccinations March 2, 2021
Southern Ute Indian Tribe confirms discovery of COVID-19 variant Variant may spread easier than other forms of virus February 28, 2021