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Shannon Mullane, The Colorado SunCampbell was the first Native American to chair the Committee on Indian Affairs and the only Native American to serve in the Senate during his two terms. Campbell and his wife have lived on a ranch on the Southern Ute reservation since 1978. -
Tyrone TurnerOn December 4, NPR and three Colorado-based public radio stations faced off against the Trump Administration in federal court. After reviewing a transcript of the hearing, First Amendment litigator and scholar Robert Corn-Revere said that NPR's lawsuit appears to have merit. -
Brooks SvitakThe collection also features unpublished work from the late Andrea Gibson. -
Tyrone TurnerWe hear from KSUT Executive Director Tami Graham and Attorney Steve Zansberg, who represents the co-plaintiffs. They talk about KSUT's decision to join the case and what’s at stake for public radio stations. We also hear from NPR correspondent David Folkenflik on the December 4 court hearing.
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Flock has been in use in Durango since 2023. The cameras capture images of each passing car, including its license plate number, make, model, color, and even bumper stickers and dents. AI then catalogs all this information, creating a searchable database for officers. -
In December 2024, a rupture on an Enterprise Products pipeline on tribal and county land near Durango caused tens of thousands of gallons of refined gasoline to spill onto Florida Mesa. Now, the Environmental Protection Agency is getting involved in the cleanup process. -
An executive order in May prohibited federal agencies from providing funding to NPR and prevented public radio stations from using federal funding to pay for NPR programs. KSUT is a co-plaintiff and argues that the lawsuit remains relevant, despite Congress's rescission package this summer. -
Kane talks about his love for history and his new book. The Durango-based teen recently self-published 'World On Fire: A Middle Schooler Looks at World War II.' -
Too few people practice it for numbers to show up in national religious studies. -
Several dozen tribal radio stations were caught in the crossfire of federal funding cuts this fall. NPR's Frank Langfitt visited one station in Colorado navigating its survival. -
Southern Ute Indian Tribe responds to a judge dismissing a tribal lawsuit over online sports bettingIn October, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute Tribes against Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Division of Gaming over online sports betting. The tribes say the state violated federal gaming laws and damaged state-tribal relations. -
The family that was detained last month in Durango by ICE agents is asking to be voluntarily deported back to Colombia. -
Kino Benally’s unique ability to capture sounds from the environment and orchestrate them into music—whether for film or for dancing—has earned him widespread admiration. -
The Trump administration has announced its intention to rescind a 10-mile buffer zone prohibiting future oil and gas drilling around Chaco Culture National Historical Park. The buffer zone was established under the Biden administration in 2023.
