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For decades, as soon as the weather warms up, fans of the Grateful Dead have gathered in some shape or form to listen to the band's music.

This year, without any original members of the band on the road, fans carried on with their summer tradition.

For Deadheads across the country, the music never stops As soon as the weather warms up, fans of the Grateful Dead partake in an important summer tradition: gathering together to experience the band's music.

Air quality monitoring is expanding in southwest Colorado, with new sensors being installed to help communities better understand local pollution levels.

Long-term air monitoring expands in southwest Colorado A new EPA-funded project expands air quality monitoring in southwest Colorado.

During the first hour of tonight’s Tales Of The New West, host Chris Aaland helps legendary fiddler Mark O'Connor celebrate his 65th birthday by featuring Mark and other fiddlers including Vassar Clements, Johnny Gimble, Bob Wills, and Sam Bush. Chris even opens the KSUT Vault for some fiddle tunes from the Four Corners Folk Festival. During the second hour, the Americana Jukebox spins new songs and old favorites, including Son Volt, Drivin N Cryin, and Patsy Cline. Tune in from 7-9 tonight and each Wednesday for Tales of the New West.

Denver-based U.S. District Court Judge Philip Brimmer said that the Department of Justice failed to provide a sufficient reason for obtaining unredacted voter information and that the federal government is not entitled to the data under federal law.

US District judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit against Colorado over voter rolls “Today’s victory affirms that Trump’s DOJ has no right to Coloradans’ sensitive voter information,” Secretary of State Jena Griswold said.

Coloradans who live in Montezuma County and want to buy certain types of guns will not be able to get a newly required eligibility card from their local sheriff, the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office announced this week.

Montezuma County sheriff will not issue eligibility cards under new Colorado gun law Coloradans who live in Montezuma County and want to buy certain types of guns will not be able to get a newly required eligibility card from their local sheriff, the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday.

Since Jerry Garcia's death in 1995, musicians and fans have kept the Dead’s legacy alive. But without Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Deadheads are experiencing their first summer with no clear inheritor of the Grateful Dead's mantle.

Where does the music, and the community, go from here?

NPR Music resident Deadheads Felix Contreras and Isabella Gomez-Sarmiento did what the Dead does best: they hit the road, interviewing musicians, fans and archivists to find out what's next.

What's next for the Grateful Dead's legacy? Death never stopped the Grateful Dead before. Since Jerry Garcia's death in 1995, a sprawling collection of musicians and fans across generations have kept the band’s legacy alive in different ways. But without members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Deadheads are experiencing their first summer where the...

As local air quality readings remain in the unhealthy to hazardous range, what are the impacts of wildfire smoke on people's health?

“This could be categorized as apocalyptic," said Luke Montrose, an Environmental toxicologist at Colorado State University, "you would not want this to go on for very long."

What are the health impacts of wildfire smoke amid 'apocalyptic' air quality levels? As local air quality readings remain in the unhealthy to hazardous range, what are the impacts of wildfire smoke on people's health?

The plan would require Arizona, California, and Nevada to reduce their water use by 3 million acre-feet in the coming decade. The increasingly-parched river system is providing less water than it did in prior decades, according to federal estimates.

From ‘encouraged’ to ‘draconian,’ reactions flow in on new fed plan for future of Colorado River After years of stalled negotiations, the Department of the Interior releases final Environmental Impact Statement, covering 10 years of future management for seven states

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