Telluride news with a community pulse.
KOTO Community Radio News is a locally focused mix of newscasts and public affairs from the Telluride area. It tracks public issues, public health, wildfire readiness, housing, culture, community losses, and mountain weather with plainspoken reporting.
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KOTO Community Radio News is the sound of a mountain community keeping track of itself. The coverage is local first. Recent episodes move through Telluride, San Miguel County, Norwood, Nucla, Mountain Village, the West End, and the western San Juans with attention to names, dates, agencies, and practical consequences. Some stories are hard news, including a former sheriff deputy's sentencing and the arrival of wildfire season. Others are civic service journalism. The show explains childcare costs, housing waitlist debates, energy workforce programs, student health surveys, public health roles, evacuation planning, and the daily weather that shapes life in the region. It also notices the culture around the headlines. Curling teams get their due. Dark-sky advocates explain why a reserve designation matters. Burlesque artists talk about an art form and its local history. A Spanish-language Noticias episode points to KOTO's broader role as a community information source, not just an English-language bulletin board. The pacing is measured. Newscasts usually begin with a clear rundown, then settle into reported segments where officials, residents, and guests carry much of the evidence. Off the Record widens the format into call-in public affairs, giving county staff and community members time to connect personal choices with shared responsibilities. Wildfire episodes turn preparation into concrete advice, from defensible space to go bags. Public health conversations frame individual well-being as something tied to neighbors, vaccines, mental health, and trust. The show is especially useful for listeners who want more than headline fragments but less than a policy seminar. It names what happened, explains why it matters locally, and leaves room for the uneven, human cadence of people talking through real issues in real time. Its value is cumulative: after a few episodes, the listener gets a working map of local institutions, recurring pressures, seasonal risks, and the community groups trying to respond.
Made for: Built for Telluride-area residents, West End neighbors, civic watchers, and anyone following mountain-town public life. It also suits listeners who want local reporting that connects policy, weather, culture, and community care.
What sets it apart: The show combines local headlines with longer call-in public affairs, so urgent updates and slower community conversations live in the same feed. Its strength is specificity: real places, local numbers, named agencies, and residents speaking in their own terms.
Podcast by KOTO Community Radio
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Ground-level reporting turns San Miguel County's institutions, hazards, and civic decisions into practical knowledge for the people living with them.
KOTO Community Radio News keeps public life close to the ground, pairing compact newscasts with Julia Caulfield's call-in public affairs conversations.
A fire chief gets called away to a fire; you stay for the go-bag questions.
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A San Miguel County newscast connects a former deputy's sentencing, West End recovery funds, dark-sky policy, and a snowy forecast.
KOTO Community Radio News uses a single local newscast to map several live concerns in San Miguel County: the sentencing of former San Miguel County Sheriff Deputy Jesus Damian Nibles, questions around recovery access funds in the West End, and the push to preserve dark skies.
Telluride local news linking student health data, curling strategy, and workforce training.
KOTO Community Radio News on Wednesday, April 15, builds a local hour around Telluride concerns, moving from the Healthy Kids Colorado survey to a 10-year look at Telluride Curling and then to the Energy Workforce Development Program.
A local public health hour that ties vaccination, behavioral health, and shared responsibility together.
San Miguel County public health comes through as a broad civic function, with Julia Caulfield guiding Grace Franklin and Cole Cooper through the county office's mission and the newer behavioral health project lead role.
A local roundup that folds fire, housing, politics, and weather into one civic day.
KOTO's Wednesday newscast gives San Miguel County a clear civic snapshot, opening with the Willow Springs fire near Grayhead and the Telluride Airport before moving on to the housing waitlist, Heddle Doshi's run for Colorado Attorney General, and a mountain weather forecast.
A local wildfire briefing that pairs live conditions with practical prep.
Off the Record opens on wildfire readiness at a tense moment, with an active fire already burning about two miles northwest of Telluride. Chief Bennett from the Telluride Fire Protection District has been called away, smoke is visible, and Julia Caulfield keeps the focus on…
A KOTO public-affairs conversation uses tarot and astrology to reflect on focus, release, and personal meaning in 2026.
Tarot and astrology frame a look toward 2026 in this loose KOTO public-affairs conversation, as Julia Caulfield asks Jade Rose, Elle Norton, and Julia Johnston what brought them to divination and what it helps them notice.
Corey delivers two-minute daily Minneapolis news briefs, from school budget cuts to fraud cases.
Fargo morning-drive radio with Bo and Megan, NDSU Bison football previews, and listener call-in games.
This episode of Off the Record features host Julia Caulfield interviewing poets Suzanne Trevins and Joanna Yonder about their personal journeys with poetry, including how they fell in love with it and got started in reading and writing.
This episode features a roundtable discussion with local government officials from Telluride, Mountain Village, and San Miguel County, focusing on highlights from 2025 and regional collaboration for 2026.
This episode of Cotorradio features an interview with Ruth Rivas, who filed a collective lawsuit in 2025 against Teyure Ski and Golf Resort for labor exploitation at the Peaks Hotel.
Host Julia Caulfield leads a discussion with guests Jade Rose, Elle Norton, and Julia Johnston on tarot and astrology for 2026.
KOTO Community Radio News for Thursday, April 16, opens with Jesus Damian Nibles, a former San Miguel County Sheriff Deputy who was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony sexual exploitation of a child.
Julia Caulfield opens KOTO Community Radio News with a local sweep of headlines.
Julia Caulfield opens Off the Record with a public health conversation.
This episode covers the start of fire season in San Miguel County with details on the human-caused Willow Springs wildfire, the use of AI detection cameras, and a multi-agency response effort.
This episode covers local news including the passing of community member Todd Kunkel and an update on childcare costs at Mountain Munchkins in Mountain Village.
KOTO Community Radio News opens with the Willow Springs wildfire near Grayhead and the Telluride Airport.
Wildfire comes first.
This episode explores the 15-year history of burlesque in the Box Canyon community, featuring interviews with performers from the House of Shimmy Shake about the art form's origins and local impact.
This episode features a live discussion with multiple guests about Telluride Gay Ski Week, including introductions from participants and organizers.
This episode of Off the Record discusses the upcoming Winter Olympics, featuring local athletes and covering sports to watch, viewing information, and ways to get excited about the event.