Back-to-School in a Pandemic
A conversation with School District officials ahead of school opening on Aug. 26.
KBUT Will Host Ongoing Q&A Series with Local Officials, Experts, and Citizens.
KBUT News is exploring better ways tto keep you informed in the wake of the COVID-19 Crisis. This includes an ongoing series and Q&A sessions with local leaders, experts, and citizens.
COVID-19 in the Gunnison Valley: A Recording of our Live Q&A Session with Local Health Officials
KBUT Broadcast a live Question and Answer Session with local health officials on Monday, March 16. The event was broadcast from the ICE Lab in Gunnison.
FAQ: What Coloradans are Asking About COVID-19
Health officials have confirmed the first case of the covid-19 virus in Gunnison County. The patient is a female in her 40s who had both a recent history of travel and symptoms consistent with COVID-19. The patient is currently under isolation in her home in Gunnison. Officials are investigating others with whom she may have had contact. The state health department confirmed the case Tuesday morning and announced the news in a press conference held by Governor Jared Polis in which he declared a state of emergency in Colorado.
Get to know the candidates
KBUT will broadcast the 2019 Crested Butte News Candidates Forum LIVE from the Center for the Arts on Sunday, October 20th at 6 p.m.
KBUT Newscast: Monday, August 15th
Colorado’s economic forecast looks rosy
Rainfall across state aids drought
Crested Butte structure fire
Community Matters: Monday, August 8th, 2022
Talking recycling and electrification. Featuring interviews with Crested Butte Town Council Member Jason MacMillan, Town Planner Mel Yemma, Sustainable CB VP Amy Newfield.
Community Matters: Monday July 25th
Mark Reaman, editor of the Crested Butte News; Maeve Conran, Managing Editor for RMCR, and Jesse Metzger on “What’s open for public comment?”
Community Matters: Monday July 18th.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on how Colorado will use settlement money, KBUT Exectuive Director Jackson Petito, and local geologist Amy Ellwein
Some still don’t have a reliable water source near the headwaters of the Colorado River
Water supply is regularly interrupted for residents in a Gunnison mobile home park. After years of bringing attention to the issue, they still haven’t seen solutions. Several members of the community have been working on a state-wide plan to bring more attention to water equity issues.
A centuries-old system determines who gets water first and last
Colorado is increasingly designating rights to streams themselves as rivers and drought continues to shrink water supplies.
Blue Mesa is threatened by a two-decade-long drought and downstream obligations.
The reservoir provides recreation like boating and fishing, powers thousands of homes through hydroelectricity, and stores water for Lake Powell and other downstream users. The reservoir is critically low, and it’s possible water levels may be lowered even further.
KBUT Newscast: Tuesday, June 14th
Red Flag Warnings across the West
Update on Lopez Fire
Sign up for reverse 911 calls
KBUT Newscast: Monday, June 13th
Indian Youth Service Corps launches
CBMR Summer operations underway
Update on hazy skies and regional fires