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Panels in this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival will use art and music to highlight America’s past, while the world’s top thought leaders will discuss the country’s future.
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Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Public RadioJohn Doyle, Rob Ittner and Torre are running in an open primary for Pitkin County’s District 1 seat. Two of the candidates will advance to the General Election in November. -
Colorado River Fire RescueA fire that began on Tuesday has grown to 315 acres and is continuing to force evacuations south of Rifle near Grass Mesa. As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire was 35% contained. -
Photo Courtesy of Land+ShelterArchitect Taylor Higgins helped bring the Little Red Schoolhouse expansion project to life. Her firm designed the 5,650-square-foot building addition, which broke ground on June 17. -
Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioSome vendors dropped out of the festival last year, in part due to the financial pressure of tariffs. While some can return for 2026, economic uncertainty remains as refunds stall and potential new tariffs loom.
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On today's newscast: Plans for ground transportation from surrounding airports during Aspen-Pitkin County Airport closure next summer, West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Battlement Mesa, Aspen Ideas: Health panelists discuss the medical community's lack of menopause education, and more.
Regional News
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Maeve Conran/Rocky Mountain Community RadioA coalition of community groups and the Boulder County District Attorney's office has been handing out free gun safes to residents. The idea is to encourage safe storage and have productive conversations about gun safety. -
Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioCritics say the BLM’s proposed policies would make it easier for oil and gas companies to shift the financial cost of cleaning up retired, polluting wells to taxpayers. -
Bob Wick/Bureau of Land ManagementIt allows a lawsuit against the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante national monument designations to move forward. -
Caitlin Tan/Wyoming Public MediaThe Cowboy State is in the early stages of launching a voluntary water conservation program, but it has no money to pay applicants yet.
NPR News
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FXIn some ways, the fifth and final season of The Bear feels less daring — but after four seasons, the small wins mean more. -
Xavi Torrent/Getty Images/Getty Images EuropeThe first-week numbers for pop star Olivia Rodrigo's third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, have earned her massive sales and streaming numbers. -
Federico Parra/Getty ImagesThe earthquakes were Venezuela's largest in over a century. -
Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty ImagesBy a 6-3 vote, the high court ruled that federal law allows the government to stop asylum seekers from physically setting foot in the United States, effectively keeping them from applying for asylum.
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Writing for the court majority, Justice Samuel Alito that under the TPS law, the president has unreviewable authority to end the program, without intervention from the courts. -
The central issue in the Roundup case, filed by Missouri resident John Durnell, was who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label—and whether a federal law overrides state claims. -
A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to limit voting by mail. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling. -
Psychotherapist Merle Bombardieri has been helping couples with this conundrum for decades. She shares four exercises to bring clarity to the situation — and find a solution that minimizes regret. -
A Trump executive order pushes involuntary treatment for homeless people; the VA denies that would include homeless vets. -
Foreign-owned businesses have been attacked, migrants driven from their homes, and several killed. A leading xenophobic group has given all undocumented immigrants until June 30 to leave the country.
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