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11/10/2025

The Grammy Awards is splitting its prize for country album of the year. The Recording Academy will now honor best traditional and best contemporary country album.

Starting with this year's nominations, the Grammy Awards will split its prize for country album of the year into two distinct categories: traditional and contemporary.

11/10/2025

The punk rock star has produced several books that braid thoughts on her newest endeavors with memories and photographs of her lost lovers and friends. Bread of Angels is her most autobiographical.

11/10/2025

Many local officials in the West are urging the Interior Department to keep a Biden-era rule that put conservation on equal footing with grazing and energy production, as the Trump administration seeks to roll it back.

The Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule put conservation on equal footing with grazing and energy production. The Trump administration is trying to roll it back.

11/10/2025

The Senate voted to advance the bipartisan deal, which funds the government through Jan. 30, overcoming the filibuster 60-40. Eight senators who caucus with Democrats voted with Republicans, while GOP Sen. Rand Paul voted no. Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper voted against the package.

Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper voted against the package because it did not address rising healthcare costs.

11/06/2025

Durango City Councilor Jessika Buell urged swift action Tuesday to form an immigration task force after federal agents arrested a Colombian family seeking asylum and deployed pepper spray and less-let...

11/06/2025

On our latest KSUT Conversation, Tami Graham speaks with Heidi Redd.

She's been running cattle at Dugout Ranch for over 60 years. Dugout Ranch is adjacent to the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park.

It encompasses more than 5,000 acres of pastureland, as well as water rights and permits to graze cattle on more than 350,000 acres of adjacent federal land. It’s the largest private inholding in Bears Ears National Monument.

Heidi will speak about her new memoir, A Cowgirl’s Conservation Journey: Stories from the Dugout Ranch, on Thursday, November 6, at the Mancos Public Library.

KSUT Conversations KSUT Conversation: Heidi Redd of Utah's Dugout Ranch on her book "A Cowgirl’s Conservation Journey" Four Corners Public Radio | By KSUT Staff Published November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM MST Facebook LinkedIn Email Listen • 10:24 Courtesy Heidi Redd On this KSUT Conversation, Tami .....

11/05/2025

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, this week's Featured Artist on KSUT is Cherokee singer/songwriter Ken Pomeroy. Her new album, Cruel Joke, has been a staple on Four Corners Public Radio ever since Ken appeared at this year's Telluride Bluegrass Festival. We'll be spinning songs from this album all week long. Then, at 11:08 Friday morning, Jim Belcher will play an extended set of music from Ken, pausing at the end of the set to pose his weekly trivia question. The first caller with the correct answer will receive a gift card redeemable at Steamworks Brewing Company, El Moro Spirits & Tavern, or Homeslice Pizza sponsors of the Featured Artist.

11/05/2025

During the first hour of tonight's Tales Of The New West, host Chris Aaland begins his monthlong celebration of Native American Heritage Month with music from Robert Mirabal, Levi Platero, Ken Pomeroy, and more. He'll begin the night by opening The KSUT Vault for a couple of live recordings from Bill Miller from the 25th annual Four Corners Folk Festival. During the second hour, Chris will remember his father, Bill Raines, who died last Tuesday. Bill's record and cassette collection of the late 1970s and early '80s influences Chris as a DJ to this day. We'll hear from Willie Nelson, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jimmy Buffett, and more. Tune in to KSUT from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday for Tales of the New West. You can stream us at www.ksut.org or on our new app, available for Apple and Android devices.

11/05/2025

See results from elections in La Plata County.

Government & Politics La Plata County election results Four Corners Public Radio Published November 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM MST Facebook LinkedIn Email La Plata CountyWinners are in bold. Ignacio School District 11JT Board of DirectorsChristine Sage - 24.43%Leila C. Baker - 35.01%James P. Bulwan - 40.5....

11/05/2025

The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos.

11/05/2025

Voters in Durango Fire Protection District’s jurisdiction have approved a property tax increase for the department. There were two questions: Question 2A, which went to voters in Durango, and questio...