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Colorado’s top water agency is pausing investigations into “demand management,” a program that would pay people to use less water and send it to Lake Powell for storage. And the Colorado Senate has approved a bill that would force hospitals to allow visitors during future public health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is locking in plans to add more water to Lake Powell. And the US Senate unanimously approved an extension of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

Polls will close in Colorado’s primary election Tuesday night. And dozens of people gathered outside the Colorado state Capitol on Friday to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to end federal abortion protections.

An update this week to Colorado's water plan finds shortages are likely to intensify in Colorado as temperatures get warmer due to climate change. Colorado’s updated water plan comes as the southwestern part of the state actually got some drought relief thanks to an unusually wet June.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is throwing his support behind a package of bills he says will help the state become one of the top ten safest states in the country. And the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District is considering a new schedule for the next academic year, and is looking for community input.

Investing unspent federal relief dollars in public schools could help with a staffing-shortage crisis, according to a new report. And the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners will attend the Cortez City Council meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss the Essential Air Services at the Cortez Municipal Airport.

Colorado lawmakers are advancing a pair of bills that aim to improve the state’s ability to investigate wildfires and get victims reimbursed quickly. And Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources is cracking down on people who have illegally obtained hunting permits.

The Ukrainian conflict has driven countries around the world that normally export grain and other food products to begin holding back on shipping food to other countries. This has the G-7 ag ministers concern. Fertilizer prices have been on the express elevator up for several months. So a recent imposition of tariffs on imported phosphate fertilizers by the US International Trade Commission at the behest of the Mosaic Company, producers and sellers of phosphate and potassium fertilizers didn't help the situation.

Kelly shares several "field funnies" from her 30-year archaeological career in the Four Corners area.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has been busy this past week signing several bills into law. Utah's snowpack is in dire shape and the state should expect a very dry summer.