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In less than two months, the open enrollment period begins for the Colorado state-run, health insurance exchange, Connect for Health Colorado; Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day.

Colorado is one big step closer to having new congressional districts after a politically diverse committee agreed on a new district map late Tuesday night; The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District has rescheduled its open house event for the public to meet the candidates running for school board.

The Montezuma-Cortez School Board held a virtual emergency meeting on Friday to consider providing the Superintendent authority to move schools into remote learning.

Two members of the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board have resigned.

Industrial hemp production drops, the price of agricultural fertilizers is on the rise, and Pueblo Community College offers an agriculture education course.

There were at least 40 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School District over the weekend; A lawsuit filed last week in Colorado aims to remove a statewide ballot question from the upcoming November election.

Members of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Navajo Nation led a march on Saturday in protest against the operation of the only running uranium mill in the United States.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that the agency will invest $10 million in a new initiative to sample, measure and monitor soil carbon; solar panel arrays becoming more common in rural areas; October is pumpkin season.

Law enforcement in Southwest Colorado is facing an alarming rise in calls related to situations like overdoses, domestic violence, and mental health crises. For example, there was an almost 75% increase in overdose calls and an almost 22% increase in calls regarding suicide threats between 2019 and 2020. That's according to a group of local law enforcement leaders and mental health professionals that are spearheading a Community Intervention Program to address the issue. One of those law enforcement leaders is chief of the Cortez Police Department, Vernon Knuckles. KSJD's Lucas Brady Woods sat down with Chief Knuckles to learn more about this new program.

In Montezuma County, the Fairgrounds Speedway has become an establishment that’s beloved by the community as it provides opportunities for kids to learn skills. And according to many community members, the speedway’s promoter Gene Williams and his wife Sissy were a big part of creating those opportunities.