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Colorado lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to return to the Capitol in person next week despite a surge of coronavirus infections. And Don Coram is officially running for Congress in Colorado's third district.

The Colorado state Senate leader is resigning to take a job at the Pentagon. And the U.S. announced 83 million dollars in the latest round of tribal housing grants.

Colorado lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have banned the hunting and trapping of bobcats and mountain lions. And the Ute Mountain Ute reservation moved to Code Red for COVID-19 guidelines Thursday.

There will soon be a new forum for Western states and federal agencies to coordinate environmental conservation across borders and jurisdictions. KSJD's Lucas Brady Woods reports.

The Ute Mountain Ute tribe is moving towards an economy driven by renewable energy production after historically relying on fossil fuels. For instance, the tribe already supplements its electricity with solar power. And now, the tribe is also looking into hydroelectric projects too.

The latest water data also show new rains could bring relief to SOME parts of the region. And the U-S Department of Labor announced this week it’s considering enforcing labor standards in Utah, itself.

The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to climb in Colorado, with a vast majority of patients unvaccinated; The Navajo Nation Council’s fall legislative session has adjourned, but not before it passed the Air Is Life Act this week.

Demand for soybean production for biodiesel fuels will likely ramp up in coming years. But where will the cropland come from? And a recent report indicates that the U.S. agricultural economy has generally remained strong as elevated commodity prices continue to support farm incomes.

The Colorado Secretary of State’s office says less than eleven percent of voters have returned their ballots with about a week left in this year’s election; The Attorney General’s Office in Utah is looking for help in suing the Biden administration over its decision to restore Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.

A Denver judge has thrown out a lawsuit aiming to block one of Colorado’s three statewide ballot measures; After Monday, residents should return their ballots at a drop box or voting center to ensure they get counted, as opposed to mailing them.