Kate Groetzinger
Kate joined KUER from Austin, Texas, where she attended the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody School of Journalism. She has been an intern, fellow and reporter at Texas Monthly, the Texas Observer, Quartz, the Texas Standard and Voces, an oral history project. Kate began her public radio career at Austin’s NPR station, KUT, as a part-time reporter. Now, she is a corps member of Report For America, a public service program that partners with local newsrooms to bring reporters to undercovered areas across the country. She’s excited to be living in and reporting on San Juan County, one of the most beautiful — and interesting — parts of the United States.
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Chastity De Guzman and her four children have lived in a home on the Navajo Nation without power since 2015. She said they had been on a waiting list for… -
The Bears Ears Monument Advisory Committee met today for a third time to discuss the management of the monument. But the plans they're making could be moot if Joe Biden wins the presidential election or a federal judge rules against the Trump Administration's reduction of Bears Ears. -
A project to bring broadband to southern San Juan County will move forward, after receiving permits from the Ute Mountain Ute tribe. The fiber optic lines will bring faster internet to schools and libraries in Bluff, Montezuma Creek and White Mesa. -
A 50-year-old agreement regarding the co-management of Lake Powell set to expire today has been extended by one year. Members of the Navajo Nation say it has limited their economic opportunity and undermines their sovereignty. -
Normally, Ute people crowd into a large, round arena laced with cedar branches to perform the ceremonial Bear Dance. But this year, the event at White Mesa drew under 20 participants, due to the coronavirus pandemic. -
Tribes across the country are asking President Donald Trump to cancel the execution of Navajo man Lezmond Mitchell. -
Updated 4:35 MDT 8/20/2020 The Utah Legislature has granted $3.9 million to extend the internet into the homes of public school students on the Navajo... -
Mineral and Hell Roaring Canyons are home to one of the oldest bighorn sheep herds in the United States. Golden eagles and spotted owls also make their... -
The Gold King Mine spill released about three million gallons of toxic water into the San Juan River in 2015. Utah settled a lawsuit with the federal... -
The Navajo Nation has reported fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19 each day for over a month, a sign that the pandemic may be letting up there. But...
