A self-described "folkie to the bone," Giddens sings and plays banjo and fiddle in this interview. Her latest album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, takes its name from an Emily Dickinson poem.

Fire leaders held a demonstration to show what happens when a home is built with wildfire-conscious materials, something more homeowners and builders are considering as wildfires become more intense.

Club 20 debates move forward in western Colorado with some key candidates missing.

Watch live performances from the AmericanaFest Day Stage, showcasing the best of Americana, folk and blues.

The Native American Rights Fund finds disparities in voter registration, mail-in ballots and other stages of voting in Native communities

Trees rely on water to perform their most basic functions, and by shutting down for winter earlier, they can conserve water… but that means fall colors arriving earlier.

KSUT's Tami Graham speaks with Jody Chapel, Program Director of the Mancos Common Press, about the inaugural Mancos Print Festival, September 18 and 19.

We recently achieved a major goal by installing 140 panels on KSUT’s roof. Most of KSUT’s electricity use for our studios and offices, as well as seven remote tower sites, will be offset.

The tribe is asking the Trump administration to dramatically expand the life — and size — of an operational coal mine that could uproot the lives of some Navajo families. And their longtime homes.

The GOP gubernatorial candidate still faces questions about his past as the party looks toward the future.

Cortez native Jadon Cruzan conducted the Four Corners Community Band in the world premiere of his new work.

The head of the Colorado County Clerks Association says he’s confident the state will have safe and secure elections despite federal “chaos.”

Wilson, whose deep, dark contralto was one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Wednesday in her hometown of Jackson, Miss.

Environmentalists fear it could set a dangerous precedent.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined a lawsuit opposing new rules on mail-in balloting.

Colorado election officials say legal uncertainty shrouds the potential impact of Trump’s executive order on mail ballots.

The tribe says they’re concerned about treaty rights, cultural resources and water quality.

The artist was a star performer in country music and went on to become one of the genre's most recognizable and universally adored ambassadors to broader popular culture.

This comes after the U.S. Department of the Interior reportedly restricted staff from telling the public about deaths or injuries in national parks.

U.S. officials say the ever-growing population of wild horses that roam federal lands in Colorado is depleting natural resources. But some activists say efforts to remove the horses are inhumane.

Smoke from Colorado's intense wildfire season is drifting far beyond the flames, keeping people indoors and compounding long-standing air quality problems.

'Symphony Chaco' will be performed by the Symphony Chaco Chamber Group on Saturday, August 29, at Sky Village at Canyon the Ancients Guest Ranch in McElmo Canyon.

Students may be out of school, but the Mancos School Garden keeps growing. Volunteers help maintain crops that support education and local food banks.

Last winter’s warmer temperatures allowed more ticks to survive into spring. In addition, an earlier spring is lengthening the tick season. Experts say this trend will continue as the climate warms.

A mountain biking group in the Roaring Fork Valley could be the perfect strategy for aging well, with both physical and social benefits.

The inaugural San Juan Songwriters Festival is coming to Durango September 24 to 26 and will take place in five different venues downtown. In this KSUT Conversation, we'll hear from the festival's org...

Colorado holds the distinction of the only state in which three different people were governor on the very same day.

In a letter to regulators, they ask if betting on tragedies is in the "public interest"

The reservoir, which straddles the Arizona-Nevada border, has suffered due to an imbalance between supply and demand for Colorado River water.

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.

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

“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 ...

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

After years of stalled negotiations, the Department of the Interior releases final Environmental Impact Statement, covering 10 years of future management for seven states

The husband-wife duo, and their tight band, deliver fresh, soul-inflected songs of uncommon power.

A year after President Trump signed a law ending six decades of federal funding of public media, it's a time of reinvention, innovation and clear anxiety at public tv and radio stations nationwide.

In this KSUT Conversation, Tami Graham talks with Green Amendments For the Generations founder Maya K. Van Rossum about the fight for a clean, safe, and healthy environment and the status of Green Ame...

A year ago, President Trump cut all federal funding for public TV and radio. Hundreds of public media staffers got laid off. But listeners and viewers are also stepping up with support.

For many Americans, summer and baseball go hand in hand. It's also the season when college players join summer collegiate leagues to sharpen their skills and, perhaps, catch the attention of a profess...

Camp Coletrain is partnering with the John Hartford foundation to carry on the experimental, multigenre and multigenerational style of the legendary bluegrass musician

Craig has cooked in a high-end restaurant — and for 7,800 prisoners in jail. He writes about cooking, his struggle with addiction and his Native American heritage in the memoir Our Knives Will Save Us...

When the Gold Mountain Fire threatened Second Chance Humane Society, emergency fosters evacuated every animal within three hours.

The Durango Fiesta Days take place July 18 and 19 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. When the event started in 1935, it was called the Spanish Trails Fiesta. But what was the fiesta like for local In...

Delbert Anderson channels his ancestors to honor those lost in the 1860s forced relocation of the Navajo. He's performing his composition over four and a half years, playing a new single note every fe...