AI-curated local news and civic information for the Longmont area — sourced, factual, and easy to scan.
Local journalism is declining. The information residents need is scattered across dozens of websites, social media pages, and government portals. Most people are too busy to check them all.
IRL Scout solves this by aggregating content from authoritative local sources, using AI to filter for relevance, and presenting facts without opinion or editorializing. We believe residents deserve a single, reliable place to see what is happening in their community.
Every piece of content is sourced and time-stamped. We link to originals. We do not editorialize.
City of Longmont RSS feeds, PrimeGov civic meeting system, and National Weather Service alerts.
Times-Call, Boulder County news outlets, and other hyper-local publications.
Denver Post, Colorado Sun, CPR News, and 9News — filtered for local relevance using AI so you only see stories that matter to Longmont.
Colorado Legislature via LegiScan, U.S. Congress via Congress.gov API, and Google Civic Information API for elections and ballot measures.
Local organization calendars, Downtown Longmont Association, and the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce.
We aggregate from over 40 sources with different update cadences, from every 2 hours for breaking news to weekly for community calendars.
Each news article is scored 0–100 for local relevance using AI. Stories below a relevance threshold are filtered out, ensuring you see what actually matters to Longmont.
City council and board meetings are summarized by AI to help residents quickly understand key decisions, votes, and action items. All AI summaries are clearly labeled.
AI does not write original articles, generate opinions, or alter source content. All content links back to its original source.
AI-generated content is always marked with a ✦ symbol and attribution so you know exactly what was produced by a human and what was summarized by AI.
We are transparent about how this works. Contact us with questions about our methodology, sourcing, or anything else.
IRL Scout is an AI-curated local news and civic information platform for Longmont, Colorado. It aggregates events, city council meetings, news, and legislation from over 40 sources, using AI to filter for local relevance.
Each content item is scored 0–100 for local relevance using AI. Regional and national stories are included only when they mention or directly affect Longmont. Content is sourced from over 40 local and regional outlets.
Yes. All content is free to access on the website and via email digest. There is no paywall or subscription required.
AI scores content for local relevance, generates meeting summaries from official transcripts, and filters regional news for Longmont impact. AI does not write news articles or express opinions.
Content is updated multiple times daily through automated ingestion from local sources, city government feeds, and regional news outlets. Breaking news sources are checked every two hours.