Local News
Reporting on issues important to the Four Corners region.
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The new law grew out of a teen harm reduction movement in Durango, and several Durango teens helped write the bill. It provides good samaritan protections for teens and eliminates liability risk for schools and districts.
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The measure to remove the statute of limitations for all sexual abuse claims failed in a bipartisan vote on Wednesday, April 17.
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Wilson, the organization's executive director, spoke with KSUT's Tami Graham about their work.
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Native American speed skier Ross Anderson to be inducted during Park City event.
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The discovery of a rare Cranston printing press in Mancos sparked the creation of a community art space, illustrating the potential of rural places as artistic and creative hubs.
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The Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribal chairmen gave their annual address to the Colorado state legislature last week as part of the celebration of Ute Day at the capitol. It’s the tribes’ second annual address to the state.
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Delbert Anderson is rallying musicians from the Four Corners region and online to perform his compositions, where one note comes every few months. In Farmington, New Mexico, Anderson teaches community members about the historical impact of the Long Walk of the Navajo.
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Council will vote in January on whether to “reprimand and reproach” Councilor Olivier Bosmans.
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A new state report from the Colorado River Drought Task Force says tribal water interests in Colorado should be a priority. The task force asks the state to study the benefits and logistics of forbearance agreements for the tribes. The task force estimates the study would cost $250,000.
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The suspects fled in their vehicle, and shots were exchanged with police a short time later.
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Sgt. Michael Moran was shot near South Broadway in Cortez on Wednesday. The suspects fled in their vehicle but were quickly located.
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Luther, who is Diné, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo, is part of a growing community of Native American filmmakers in Los Angeles. "Frybread Face and Me" premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March, and Netflix released the film on Friday, November 24.
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Elfreida Begay pitched the idea to the school district years ago. After earning her credentials, she teaches the Navajo language to students who elected to take the class.
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Lawrence Strike Tucker passed away at the age of 83 on Tuesday, October 17. More than 200 people attended the annual Southern Ute Veteran’s powwow in Ignacio and took time to honor him.
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Elfreida Begay began teaching the Navajo language at Durango High School this fall, helping her Indigenous students reclaim their culture and language after their ancestors were stripped of their Native identities.
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Durango loves its frontier town mythos. But was the city born through the spirit and determination of early settlers? Listen to the real story on The Magic City of the Southwest.