The unappreciated dung, or scarab beetle, an insect that evolved about 130 million years ago, must accomplish its nocturnal task under increasingly difficult conditions; chief among them, light pollution.

A Ridgway man died of a suspected medical incident last Saturday while ice climbing at Predipice Peak.

Your weekly Regional Science Update.

The youth accused of opening fire during a Halloween party that lasted until early Nov. 1 was charged formally with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault.

West Slope Water Summit carries urgent tone as demand increases and supply decreases

KVNF's Call in gardening show.

Our national parks have been hit hard by federal cost cutters indiscriminately eliminating rangers, custodians, wildlife firefighters and other staff, and the government shutdown sent over 9,000 Park Service staff home without pay, with orders to leave the gates unlocked and most parks open.Alex Johnson, the new Southwest Regional Director at the National Parks Conservation Association, warns that by starving the Park Service of money for staff, maintenance, wildlife management and research, “the administration is setting up our national parks for failure.”

The medical oncology and infusion center in Montrose will be moving into a larger space

This week’s Local Motion travels from a packed West Slope Water Summit in Montrose to a four-acre regenerative farm in Gunnison. Colorado River District GM Andy Mueller lays out a blunt case for protecting Western Slope water, and farmer Susan Wyman shows how Gunnison Gardens is training the next generation of cold-climate growers.