Lucas Brady Woods
News DirectorOriginally from Southern California, Lucas spent the last decade living in New York City, which is where he started his journalism career. He's been an audio journalism junkie for as long as he can remember, but really fell in love with reporting radio news at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he received his master's degree. After moving to Montezuma County in early 2021, he's reported on a variety of issues here in the Four Corners, including healthcare, housing, and the megadrought. Before he moved here, he covered healthcare in New York City, including at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic there. Regardless of the topic he's covering, Lucas' work focuses on serving the public with responsible, factual reporting.
Before he became a journalist, Lucas produced indie movies, documentaries, and commercials. He's also had a lifelong fascination with history and, despite living in the city for so long, with nature as well. He's been spending his free time exploring all that the Four Corners region has to offer - especially the ancient sites and natural beauty - and loving every minute of it.
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Details are coming out about the weekend shooting that killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. Officials stress the probe is ongoing — including into the shooter's motivation.
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A new poll finds a majority of Colorado Latinos voted for Democratic candidates in the midterm election up and down the ballot. They also mostly supported key ballot measures. -
Colorado lawmakers are meeting Thursday to edit the state’s voting guide. And Colorado Republicans trying to oust a state senator who left their party to join the Democrats are cheering a legal opinion that will likely boost their recall effort.
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The Colorado Secretary of state’s office is done checking the signatures for all of the ballot initiatives submitted for the November election. And a strong monsoon season continues to bring drought relief to much of the Colorado River basin.
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Colorado is launching a new financial aid program to help students who want to become health care workers. And the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona announced it will abandon a multi-state deal on the Colorado River to keep its biggest reservoir from declining.
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Conservatives in northern Colorado are trying to recall a state senator who left the Republican party this week to become a Democrat. And seven water utilities from across the Colorado River basin released a new commitment for conservation on Wednesday, but their efforts will be a small part of helping a region strained by drought and overuse.
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A state commission in Utah will now determine sport participation for transgender athletes on a case-by-case basis after a judge paused the state’s ban on transgender girls competing in girl’s school sports.
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Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper was in Southwest Colorado last week. He made stops in Norwood, Rico, Dolores and Durango. KSJD's Lucas Brady Woods sat down with Senator Hickenlooper to discuss his trip, and how some federal policies will impact Southwest Colorado.
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With water supply is dwindling in the West, Utah is Utah trying to figure out who can divert water from streams and rivers — and when they can do it. But there isn’t a consistent statewide distribution system in place, and without it, celebrated changes to water law fall flat.
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A Republican Colorado state Senator from Adams County says he is switching to the Democratic party because the GOP is embracing false claims the last presidential election was stolen. And a woman has been missing for three days in Zion National Park after she was most likely caught in a flash flood.
