October 19, 2007
Local News Round-Up for Fri., Oct. 19, 2007
October 19, 2007 5:04 PM
State Senator Ron May
Springs Senator Ron May Resigns - Bruce to Statehouse?
Accused Springs Cop Killer Asks for Venue Change
State Unemployment Rate Ticks Up Slightly
Bones From Pueblo Frontier Days Found in Vermont
Sewage Spill at Camp for Gas Workers
CU President Brown's "Ghetto" Comment Criticized
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October 15, 2007
Doctors Fighting Weld County Uranium Mine
October 15, 2007 6:23 PM
Photo by: Power Resources, Inc.
An in-situ uranium mine similar to the one proposed
for Weld County.
Opponents of a proposed uranium mine north of Ft. Collins rallied at the state capitol Sunday. Four state lawmakers at the rally said they'll introduce a new bill to tighten regulations for uranium mines. Three are Democrats, one is a Republican, and Republican Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave who represents the area has also expressed her opposition to the mine. In this story, KUNC's Kirk Siegler reports on efforts by doctors in the area to keep the mine from happening.
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October 4, 2007
Native Americans Will Try to Stop Denver's Columbus Day Parade
October 4, 2007 6:25 PM
Protestors say they will try to stop Denver's annual Columbus Day Parade on Saturday. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Columbus day holiday. Colorado was the first state to begin celebrating it. Celebrations have been controversial in the past and even erupted in violence. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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October 3, 2007
Counties Ask Governor to Oppose Desert Rock Power Plant
October 3, 2007 4:53 PM
Photo courtesy of democracyfornewmexico.com
Sixteen counties in western Colorado are urging Governor Ritter to oppose a proposed coal fired power plant on the Navajo Indian Reservation. They want him to do so before the October 9th deadline for comments on the project's environmental impact statement. The counties say emissions from the plant would make air quality in the four corners region worse than it already is. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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July 20, 2007
Locals Give Thumbs-down to NW New Mexico Power Plant
July 20, 2007 4:49 PM
A proposed major new coal burning power plant in northwest New Mexico is getting an almost unanimous thumbs-down a public hearings in the Four Corners area. The public is being given the chance to comment on a recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Developers say that in spite of the vocal opposition, they're confident the plant will remain on track.
Victor Locke of KSUT, Four Corners Public Radio attended one of the recent hearings and has this report.
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July 28, 2006
NAVAJO PRESIDENT CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF POLICE SHOOTING
July 28, 2006 8:15 AM
archivesNAVAJO PRESIDENT CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF POLICE SHOOTING
The justification of a shooting by Farmington, N.M. police of a 21-year-old Navajo man is not being accepted on the reservation. [LISTEN] []
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May 12, 2006
INDIGENOUS GAMES COME TO DENVER
May 12, 2006 9:23 AM
archivesINDIGENOUS GAMES COME TO DENVER
Colorado's two Native American tribes join to bring hundreds of Native Americans and First Nations people to Denver for a sports and culture festival this summer. [LISTEN] []
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NATIVE LEADERS MEET ON THE INDIAN COUNTRY ENERGY CRISIS
May 12, 2006 9:20 AM
archivesNATIVE LEADERS MEET ON THE INDIAN COUNTRY ENERGY CRISIS
Tribal, state and federal leaders brainstorm energy saving ideas for the reservation. [LISTEN] []
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April 26, 2006
A NEW PLAN TO BRING THE UTES BACK TO ASPEN
April 26, 2006 1:39 PM
archivesA NEW PLAN TO BRING THE UTES BACK TO ASPEN
A foundation in Aspen is trying to find a niche for Ute people, the original inhabitants of the Roaring Fork Valley. The idea is to help them benefit from the valley's thriving economy and healthy lifestyle. [LISTEN] []
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February 22, 2006
What's In A Song: Grand Canyon Gold
February 22, 2006 12:40 PM
archivesWHAT'S IN A SONG: GRAND CANYON GOLD
In another installment of the "What's in A Song" series from the Western Folklife Center, Navajo singer Alger Greyeyes sings of the beauty of food and the meaning of a bounty from the earth. He tells the story of a young couple at the Grand Canyon savoring peaches they find, which Greyeyes explains are "as good as gold." [LISTEN] []
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February 10, 2006
Saints and Indians
February 10, 2006 10:31 AM
archivesSAINTS AND INDIANS
Independent producer Kate Davidson talks to people who were involved with the decades-long Indian Child Placement Program, that placed Navajo children with Mormon foster families. [LISTEN] []
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November 17, 2005
Newscast
November 17, 2005 6:29 PM
archivesNEWSCAST
Molly Adams reports on two plant closings in southeastern Colorado. Stephen Raher has details on what some members of Colorado's congressional delegation have been doing. Nancy Greenleese explains why the final vote count still isn't in from Colorado's November 1 elections. And Kim Pappin reports on American Indian Heritage month. [LISTEN] []
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October 28, 2005
Arizona Snowbowl Expansion
October 28, 2005 3:18 PM
archivesARIZONA SNOWBOWL EXPANSION
Several Native American tribal organizations have joined with environmental groups to protest a ski area expansion in Arizona. Maeve Conran reports. [LISTEN] []
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October 5, 2005
Newscast
October 5, 2005 10:54 AM
archivesNEWSCAST
Stephen Raher reports on the abrupt end to plans for a tribal hotel-casino in Pueblo. Maeve Conran explores the University of Colorado's hopes to participate in the operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. [LISTEN] []
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September 16, 2005
Newscast
September 16, 2005 10:03 AM
archivesNEWSCAST
Colorado's U.S. Senators speak out against the proposed tribal casino in Pueblo (Stephen Raher reports). And Intel announces new jobs in Colorado Springs (Eric Whitney reports). [LISTEN] []
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September 14, 2005
Newscast
September 14, 2005 9:39 AM
archivesNEWSCAST
Eric Whitney reports on the re-licensing of the Cotter Corporation's uranium mine in Caņon City. Stephen Raher on a Colorado Supreme Court water law ruling. And Pueblo City Council takes the next step in casino planning, but it's not unanimous. [LISTEN] []
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September 2, 2005
Newscast
September 2, 2005 9:42 AM
archivesNEWSCAST
Six-piece New Orleans band Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes was in Colorado when Hurricane Katrina hit their hometown. Eric Whitney talks to one of the band's members about the apparently open-ended tour that they'll have to embark upon. And Stephen Raher has an update on the proposed hotel-casino in Pueblo. [LISTEN] []
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August 24, 2005
Southern Utes on the Running Utes
August 24, 2005 1:08 PM
archivesSOUTHERN UTES ON THE RUNNING UTES
The NCAA recently decided to "limit the use of Native American mascots, nicknames and imagery" in playoff games. Producers from KSUT and KUTE (in Ignacio) asked Southern Utes what they think of the decision, and its impact on the University of Utah Running Utes. [LISTEN] []
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July 30, 2005
Sand Creek Historic Site
July 30, 2005 12:32 PM
archivesSAND CREEK HISTORIC SITE
Eric Whitney visits a historical reenactment that's taking place at Bent's Old Fort this weekend. Many Native Americans and area residents are looking forward to the dedication of the newly-authorized National Historic Site at the location of the Sand Creek Massacre. [LISTEN] []
EXPANDED CONTENT--> Visit the National Park Service's Sand Creek webpage or the Bent's Old Fort webpage. For even more information, check out PBS's Archives of the West. The number for information on this weekend's Santa Fe Trail Encampment is (719) 383-5010.
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June 8, 2005
Navajo Divers
June 8, 2005 4:12 PM
archivesNAVAJO DIVERS
Joan Zwisler of Four Corners Public Radio reports on Navajo police officers learning to scuba dive in the desert. [LISTEN] []
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May 7, 2005
Newscast
May 7, 2005 12:54 PM
archivesNEWSCAST
Colorado faces a shortage of seasonal immigrant workers, Gale Norton lays down the law on the Colorado River, and the president of the Navajo Nation vetoes a ban on same sex marriages. [LISTEN] []
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April 16, 2005
Desert Rock Power Plant
April 16, 2005 1:46 PM
archivesDESERT ROCK POWER PLANT
Victor Locke reports from the Four Corners about a proposed power plant that has some local residents upset. [LISTEN] []
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March 26, 2005
Newscast
March 26, 2005 3:57 PM
archivesNEWSCAST
New developments with the Pentagon's plans for the Pueblo Weapons Depot, a follow up on Wal-Mart and Pueblo West (Anita Miller reports), and trouble at the Boys and Girls Club of the Navajo Nation (Joan Zwisler of KSUT reports). [LISTEN] []
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March 4, 2005
Newscast
March 4, 2005 8:24 PM
archivesNEWSCAST
NEWSCAST
Stephen Raher reports on a unionization drive at Wal Mart, Jonathan Wilson has the second part of his story on potential reductions to federal "payments in lieu of taxes," and Joan Zwisler reports from Ignacio on the new director of the Colorado Commission for Indian Affairs. [LISTEN] []
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January 25, 2005
Southern Ute Tribal Radio Streaming by Joan Zwisler
January 25, 2005 5:48 PM
archivesJoan Zwisler reports from KSUT, Four Corners Public Radio, about new Internet streaming of the Southern Ute's tribal radio station. [LISTEN]
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NEWSCAST
January 25, 2005 5:46 PM
archivesNEWSCAST
Plans to clean up mustard gas at the Pueblo Chemical Weapons Depot may have hit a snag. Eight protesters were acquitted this week for disrupting Denver's Columbus Day parade. And Eric Whitney reviews Colorado skier deaths so far this year. [LISTEN] []
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