These young middle school actors have been working very hard, and this weekend they will perform the musical "My Son Pinocchio Jr.," May 1–3 at the Sheridan Opera House. LNN caught up with artistic director Leah Heidenreich to talk about the show.

Even with the spring storms, we are still experiencing severe drought. Local News Network spoke with journalist Jonathan Thompson about the impacts of the abnormally dry winter and the outlook for the summer.

Telluride Skijoring held its inaugural event last weekend, and it was a huge success. We spoke with director Ashley Story Von Spreecken, who collaborated with Jereb Carter and lots of volunteers to build a snow course on Colorado Avenue and host the exciting competition.

Did you know that Helitrax does avalanche mitigation for highways, mines, and county roads? Local News Network caught up with Director Matt Steen to talk about avalanche forecasting and mitigation, his photography work, and of course, heliskiing.

Telluride AIDS Benefit Executive Director talks about how important the event is during this challenging time for public health funding.

Town council upholds P&Z approval of Transfer Warehouse, officials work on fire mitigation and warn residents to plan, Kiera Skinner named executive director of Telluride Tourism Board, and USFS proposes management plan for via ferrata.

Local ultra runner Jenn Mann logs 236 miles in Moab race, Montrose Airport completes the majority of its $37 million renovation, San Miguel Power Association is raising its access fee,  and don't miss the Halloween haunted house, party, and scavenger hunt.

Telluride and Mountain Village are filling vacant town council seats, Trump's exclusion of Gov. Jared Polis causes cancellation of annual governors dinner at the White House, local governments open up applications to businesses for financial relief following the resort closure, and Telluride tops the World Atlas list for most welcoming towns in Colorado.