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A Telluride was killed by an avalanche while snowboarding in the backcountry this week.

The Colorado senate has started debating a bill aiming to prevent fentanyl overdoses. The City of Cortez has a new city council and mayor. And, looking at water conditions as summer approaches, the picture across the Southwest doesn’t look good.

The Colorado Senate has passed a bill to make oil and gas companies start paying fees to help clean up abandoned wells. And the US Department of Agriculture announced it will be investing millions of dollars in the San Juan National Forest over the next ten years.

Cold, wet conditions delay corn and soybean planting in the Midwest, drought conditions intensify in the Four Corners, the USDA is projecting that food prices will rise up to 6% this year, satellites detect methane emissions from cows, the EPA issues an emergency waiver that allows summertime sales of gasoline blends with 15 percent ethanol, and the Biden administration proposes a $500 million program to encourage farmers to boost production of wheat, soybeans, rice, and other commodities.

A bill aiming to prevent fentanyl overdoses barely survived its first test in the Colorado Senate. And Colorado health officials say a person working on a farm with infected poultry tested positive for avian influenza this week, but officials also say there is little risk to public health.

Colorado lawmakers say they will pass a bill to provide hundreds of millions in property tax relief over the next two years. And the Ute Mountain Ute tribe is receiving a grant worth one and a half million dollars from the Colorado Housing and Finance authority.

The postpartum period, after childbirth, is a critical time for the health and well being of the mom, her new baby, and her family. On today’s Health and Prevention Report, KSJD’s Tom Yoder spoke with Certified Birth Doula and Childbirth Educator Nikki Gillespie about the nature of postpartum and why it’s a time when the whole community can help new moms get a healthy start.

A new bill in the Utah Legislature is sparking fears of voter suppression.

Fertilizer and herbicide costs skyrocket for farmers, product innovation aims to curb methane emissions from cattle, and the Colorado State University Extension offers presentations on a variety of agriculture-related topics for local producers.

Colorado Democrats have chosen new leaders for the current legislative session. And Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tried his hand at something a little different on Tuesday: substitute teaching.