Parks and Wildlife also has plans to install a new $1.3 million dip tank to improve the decontamination of boats visiting the Highline Lake, a large reservoir near Grand Junction where mussels were detected in 2022.

Grand Canyon National Park will reopen part of the North Kaibab Trail on March 4 following last year’s Dragon Bravo Fire, with new flood monitoring and safety measures in place.

A national study finds groundwater “baseflow” droughts are lasting longer in the Southwest, highlighting how climate and underground water shape river flows.

Republican candidate Shane Prentice discusses his background, views on public safety, county finances, transparency in government, growth, and local control in KSJD’s Montezuma County Commissioner interview series.

From grand mountain resorts to quiet historic inns, Colorado’s haunted hotels hold more than restless guests. In this episode of Dark Canyon Chronicles, Stephen and Mark explore chilling personal accounts from across the state and welcome back Laine Johnson of Horsefly Tours in Durango to share firsthand experiences from some of the Southwest’s most haunted places.

New World screwworm and Asian longhorned ticks threaten livestock as the Southwest faces megadrought, low snowpack, and declining Colorado River water levels.

Republican candidate Bonnie Anderson discusses public safety, roads, economic development, and county finances in this longform KSJD interview.

More than 80 people stood along Cortez’s Main Street on Saturday as part of a nationwide ICE Out protest against aggressive immigration enforcement. And little moisture fell from the sky in January.

New lidar-based maps show active fault zones across central Utah, giving communities and developers clearer guidance on earthquake risk and safer growth.

Food insecurity is a genuine problem in Montezuma County. Four people who deal with that issue discussed it Thursday night at the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez.