Rocky Mountain Community Radio
Explore vital journalism produced by reporters at Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR) stations.
RMCR is a network of public media stations. KSUT is part of the RMCR coalition. Other stations include:
• KSJD/Cortez
• KOTO/Telluride
• KZMU/Moab
• KVNF/Paonia-Montrose
• KDNK/Carbondale-Glenwood Springs
• Aspen Public Radio
... and others.
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Headshot and painting scan images courtesy of Danielle SeeWalkerThe intersection of art and political or social views is common. But what happens when an arts patron decides that the expression of those views is a deal-breaker? A conversation with Colorado artist Danielle SeeWalker. -
Jon Lash/SWPC/NOAAThe northern lights were visible across parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah over the weekend.The colorful display was due to a geomagnetic storm which resulted in a burst of energy from the sun. -
Natalie Behring/KHOLThe state's shed antler hunting season opened on May 1. The annual hunt in Jackson usually draws hundreds of vehicles from around the country. They come to search for antlers, which elk shed around this time every year. However, because of a new state law, only Wyoming residents can participate for the first week this year. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Public RadioThe short documentary won the People’s Choice Award at this year's 5Point Adventure Film Festival and will be showing at the festival's encore screening on Saturday, May 4. The film follows Triston Chaney and his Alaskan Yup'ik family as they fight to protect their culture and fishing livelihood against a proposed mining project. -
Vogy's House Moving/KVNFWith each passing day, small business owners who depend on the highway are calculating the impacts of the U.S. 50 closure between Montrose and Gunnison around the dinner table. Hear a conversation with one family in Montrose whose livelihood is being significantly affected. -
Maeve Conran/Rocky Mountain Community RadioThe high school mariachi band recently wrapped up a six-day trip to Boulder County, Colorado, on a tour that brought healing to two communities still reeling from mass shootings that took place a year apart.
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Aspen School District officials are trying to lessen classroom distractions caused by cellphones. Most students think new restrictions are unnecessary, while some value technology breaks. But it’s unclear how these kinds of policies affect students suffering from smartphone addiction. -
The goal is to make voter registration easier and more accurate. But the new addresses have had other benefits, like faster emergency response times and better mail service. -
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. -
Young people leave their homes to explore and learn everywhere, not just in rural America. However, rural spaces offer some unique advantages that inspire many to return and bolster their communities. -
Area 420, a 420-acre collection of independently-owned cannabis farms, raises questions for the future for its 108-person home town of Moffat. -
Colorado is one of 16 states holding a presidential primary election on March 5, Super Tuesday. -
As the lone Democrat in Colorado's Third Congressional District race, Frisch is traveling hundreds of miles campaigning in 27 western and southern Colorado counties. -
A coalition in Colorado is racing to gather enough signatures to put Proposition 89 on the November ballot ahead of an April deadline. Several Denver-based groups were in Aspen this month collecting signatures. -
In this second story of a three-part series, reporter Kaya Williams heads from the table to the farm to get an agricultural perspective on the value of local ingredients. -
