Local News
Talk of persisting inequities prevails at Fort Lewis College screening of ‘Ute Water Legacy’
Rocky Mountain PBS documentary series episode was shown Wednesday
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Local News
Rare lunar event illuminates Chimney Rock National Monument
Stone pillars, moon’s 18.6-year cycle and ancient structures tell a story
Local News
Colorado asks court to dismiss Utes’ tribal gaming lawsuit
Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes sued state over their stance on sports betting
Sports
Boxers square off at Sky Ute Casino before world title fight in Durango on Saturday
Fighters raved about support they’ve received in Durango at press conference
Local News
While running in CD-4, Lauren Boebert stops to listen in Ignacio
Congresswoman offered a tepid endorsement of Jeff Hurd, the Republican running for her seat
Local News
EPA celebrates $4.9 million grant to Southern Ute Tribe to cut air pollution
Program will cut greenhouse gas emissions from tribal natural gas sources by 29%
Local News
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe joins lawsuit against Colorado over sports betting
A sign advertising sports betting is displayed at Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on June 28, 2018. (Seth Wenig/Associated Press file) The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe has signed…
Local News
Airplane crashes southwest of Chimney Rock National Monument; one injured
Plane took off from Animas Air Park in Durango
Local News
15 wolves aren’t coming to Colorado after Southern Ute Tribe’s concerns go unresolved
CPW has yet to conduct ‘necessary and meaningful consultation with potentially impacted tribes’
Courts and Crime
Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office approved for special law enforcement commissions on Ute Reservation
Training will begin in fall
Education
Kwiyagat Community Academy adds fourth grade, emphasizes Ute language
School leaders hope to eventually have a K-12 school, community college and trade school on tribal land
Local News
New Southern Ute program to help foster entrepreneurship opportunities
Píinu Núuchi Farmers Market and Outdoor Business Lab to launch on Friday
Business
Southern Ute Indian Tribe invests in 500,000-square-foot hemp processing plant
Chairman says investment represents tribe’s commitment to environmental stewardship
Local News
Southern Utes take federal regulatory authority of minor air pollution sources
Tribe is first in the nation to do so, EPA official says
Local News
Southern Ute Indian Tribe sues Colorado over sports betting
Complaint alleges ‘bad faith’ and ‘anti-sovereign’ by state officials
Local News
Killer in 1995 Durango shooting petitions to have conviction overturned
Raymond Cain, convicted in shooting of two women, is making another bid to get out of prison
Local News
Durango man receives prison sentence for attempted carjacking
Suspect accused of beating woman with a rock
Sports
An exciting end to the Ute Mountain Roundup
Over half of Ute Mountain Roundup’s first-place performances came on night three
Local News
To buck or not to buck: Powder River Rodeo finds the right job for the horse
Before putting the saddle on, John Franzen familiarizes himself with the horse’s personality
Sports
Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo closes out with electric Saturday performances
Memorable weekend ends in style with big payouts
Local News
Bob Banks’ vision and memory honored through Western Heritage Award
Rodeo arena in Montezuma County named after beloved community member
Community
Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo bonds people together
Sense of community at rodeo inspires Cortez business owners attending Friday’s event
Gallery
Video: Montezuma-County rodeo star Amber Moore puts on show
Moore, a Lewis, Colorado native and 2015 champion, took center stage in the Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo's barrel racing event on Friday
Gallery
Video: Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo competitors take center stage
Riders hail from Northwest New Mexico, Northeast Arizona and Southwest Colorado
Local News
Gov. Jared Polis signs bill affirming Indian tribes’ oversight of land annexations
Durango mayor ready to move on from controversy with Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Sports
Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo opens Thursday in Cortez
Three-day event celebrating 94 years as one of rodeo’s top regional fixtures
Local News
Conflict escalates between Durango, Southern Utes over annexation
In series of publications, officials from city and tribe have fired shots at one another
Local News
100th anniversary of Indigenous voting rights is ‘bittersweet,’ says S. Ute tribal leader
Snyder Act, which established citizenship for Native Americans, signed 100 years ago today
Regional News
Western Slope leaders mull tribal ownership of former Indigenous boarding school
‘I don't think any of us feels that this shouldn't go back to the tribes’ Grand Junction council member says