Steamboat Springs

"A Child Care Desert" - Steamboat Resort Opens New Facility To Help Workers, Local Community

The Colorado ski resort Steamboat Springs has passed regulations for short-term rentals, such as those booked on Airbnb, amid a severe housing crisis. The ordinances prohibit new short-term rentals in most of the city and require landlords to obtain a license to operate.

After another long, dry summer across the West, reservoirs in the region remain at record-low levels. It will take years of wet winters to climb out of drought, and La Niña conditions mean this winter is unlikely to bring one.

On today’s episode of Colorado Edition, we learn about the winter weather Coloradans are expecting to see this winter after a hot, dry summer. We also look at one of the three statewide ballot questions voters are facing this November, and learn about the recent benefit increase for SNAP participants.

A recent survey of 4,600 mountain town residents in Colorado found that record housing prices, rising rents and a dwindling supply is making it harder for many people to afford to live where they work.

During these two months of public comment hearings, KUNC will detail some of the preliminary districts and the general redistricting process to help meeting attendees know what they're talking about. Check out the district breakdown and FAQ in this story for more information.

Author Ibram X. Kendi’s “How To Be An Antiracist” was a pretty obvious choice for this year’s One Book Steamboat selection, said Jennie Lay, adult programs coordinator at Steamboat’s Bud Werner Memorial Library. One look at the library’s checkout list and it was clear that racism, and particularly antiracism, was a big topic on peoples’ minds.

As people around the country shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, they are looking for new ways to connect with their communities.In New York,…

It's already been a noteworthy season for Steamboat Ski Resort in Northern Colorado. In October alone, the mountain saw 63 inches of snow, a record high...

Many parts of Steamboat Springs and Routt County are dealing with growing pains, from infrastructure to housing to congestion. One area that hasn't been…