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Oct 14, 2026
Natalie OttHOST
Program administrators expect about ninety-six students to graduate over the grant's four years.
Natalie OttHOST
A new study finds that construction upgrades at airports can make a difference to their bottom line once the dust has settled, according to reporting by the Mountain West News Bureau's Yvette Fernandez.
Natalie OttHOST
J.D. Power's North America Airport Satisfaction Study lauded airports with an easy process from security to boarding gates.
Natalie OttHOST
It also praised those with well-thought-out layouts and an abundance of clear signs, as well as clean, well-stocked bathrooms.
Charles PelkeyHOST
Despite not holding any public hearings, more than a million comments were submitted.
Charles PelkeyHOST
As the Mountain West News Barrow's Yvette Fernandez reports, the public's view has been overwhelmingly against doing away with the landmark protection.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
The roadless rule has been in place since 2001 with the goal of protecting over 58 million acres of undeveloped land, many in western states.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
The Trump administration announced it wanted to do away with the rule, saying it impeded wildfire mitigation, among other things.
Kate GretzingerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
and doesn't want to see an increase in road building and logging and other types of development.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
Gretzinger also points to the government's own environmental impact study, which showed repealing the rule would provide only, quote, modest improvement in wildfire mitigation.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
In Las Vegas, Yvette Fernandez, the Mountain West News Bureau.
Charles PelkeyHOST
Tribal gaming leaders say prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket threaten their sovereignty.
Natalie OttHOST
Despite no public hearings being held, more than a million comments were submitted.
Natalie OttHOST
As Yvette Fernandez reports for our Mountain West News Bureau, the public's view has been overwhelmingly against doing away with the landmark protection.
Natalie OttHOST
The roadless rule has been in place since two thousand and one with the goal of protecting more than fifty-eight million acres of undeveloped land, much of it in western states.
Natalie OttHOST
The Trump administration announced it wanted to do away with the rule, saying it impeded wildfire mitigation, among other things.
Vic VelaHOST
[news music] And in regional news, states across the Mountain West, including Colorado, have gotten some much needed precipitation of late, but it's far from being a drought buster.
Vic VelaHOST
Yvette Fernandez reports for the Mountain West News Bureau.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
The Super El Nino pattern responsible for extreme weather conditions around the globe will provide a mixed bag in Mountain West states.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
NOAA's National Weather Service says this winter, Idaho, Montana, and northern parts of Wyoming are likely to have equal chances at average moisture levels this year.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
The federal drought monitor indicates as much as five to eight inches of rain a month would be needed just to ameliorate the drought.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
That's unlikely to happen, says Burke.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
In Las Vegas, I'm Yvette Fernandez with the Mountain West News Bureau.
Vic VelaHOST
[news music] The Aspen Public Radio newscast is produced by our team, Assistant News Director Sage Smiley, reporters Reagan Mertz, Hannah Weaver, and me, your host, Vic Vela.
Troy OppieHOST
A conservative organization critical of data center development is making its way around the country.
Troy OppieHOST
Our Mountain West News Bureau's Yvette Fernandez reports that a rally over the weekend in Nevada brought out a small crowd.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
The self-styled Tea Party group Humans First rolled through Boulder City as part of its 27-state bus tour.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
It does not oppose AI development, but the group's spokesperson, Tom Gatins, says it wants better guardrails to assure transparency about data center developments and local say over such projects.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
The project was halted recently as an appeal moves forward.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
Democrats are more likely than Republicans to be critical of the impacts of data centers, but Republicans' views in recent months have become more negative, according to Pew Research.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
In Las Vegas, I'm Yvette Fernandez with the Mountain West News Bureau.
Troy OppieHOST
If you're a trail user in the Boise foothills, Ridge to Rivers wants your feedback on its annual survey.
Vic VelaHOST
And in regional news gas prices continue to rise.
Vic VelaHOST
Yvette Fernandez reports for the Mountain West News Bureau that states across the Mountain West are seeing some of the highest prices in the nation.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
Increasing diesel gas costs can hit the trucking and agriculture industries hard.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
Both have the potential to pass on those costs to consumers, for instance, at grocery stores.
Doug JohnsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We have more geography that makes it more difficult to transport some of that oil, and it has to come by truck.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
Nevada, Idaho, Utah, and Arizona have some of the highest diesel and regular gas prices in the country, according to AAA.
Yvette FernandezCORRESPONDENT
Yvette Fernandez, the Mountain West News Bureau.
Vic VelaHOST
According to AAA, Colorado's average price for a gallon of gas has reached $4.30.