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Color Weekend at Powderhorn

Color Weekend at Powderhorn Mountain Resort

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By (Cristian Sida)
Say goodbye to the summer, and hello to fall. The Powderhorn Resort celebrated the changing of the season with its Color Weekend.

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Mesa county judge appointed to federal bench

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By (Kyrsten McBrayer)
Judge Richard Gurley to become next Colorado Federal Judge.

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Gem and Rocks

Grand junction gem. mineral, and rock show

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By (Kyrsten McBrayer)
Gem and Rock show.

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Denver Broncos linebacker Randy Gregory (5) attempts to stop Miami Dolphins running back Raheem...

Dolphins rout Broncos 70-20, scoring the most points by an NFL team in a game since 1966

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By The Associated Press
The Miami Dolphins scored the most points in a game by an NFL team since 1966, overwhelming the Denver Broncos 70-20

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Fruita Fall Fest paints the town with color

Fruita Fall Fest paints the town with color

Updated: 23 hours ago
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By Aiga Petelo and Cristian Sida
Fruita held its 108th Annual Fall Festival this past weekend.

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Sepp Kuss of Jumbo-Visma celebrates after winning the 21st stage of the Vuelta cycling race...

Durango man is the 1st American in over a decade to win a Grand Tour race

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Aiga Petelo, Kyrsten McBrayer and The Associated Press
29 year old cyclist wins Spanish Vuelta.

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Glenwood Springs bush fire leads to subdivision evacuation

Glenwood Springs bush fire leads to subdivision evacuation

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 10:22 PM MDT
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By Aiga Petelo and (Cristian Sida)
Bushfire in Glenwood leads to neighborhood evacuation, the cause unknown.

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Senator Bennet pushes for the Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Pay and Classification Act

Senator Bennet pushes for the Tim Hart Wildland Firefighter Pay and Classification Act

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 8:58 PM MDT
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By Aiga Petelo and (Cristian Sida)
Michael Bennet held a roundtable discussion with firefighters regarding pay cuts and what solutions could be an option in the future.

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Maverick Football loses back and fourth game to Black Hills State

Maverick Football loses back and fourth game to Black Hills State

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 7:49 PM MDT
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By (Garrett Brown)
The lead changed four times in the fourth quarter, including the Yellow Jackets taking the lead with just one second of play left

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Oregon running back Noah Whittington (6) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Colorado...

Bo Nix, No. 10 Oregon slam brakes on Coach Prime’s ‘Cinderella story’ with a 42-6 rout of Colorado

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 7:42 PM MDT
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By The Associated Press
Turns out Colorado wasn’t quite ready for Oregon’s version of prime time.
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Grand Valley artists make one-of-a-kind road trip

Updated: Sep. 23, 2023 at 9:35 AM MDT
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By Joshua Vorse
A Cadillac that's half buried in the ground in Cisco, Utah is a new "interactive piece of art" according to the man who put it there.

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Friday Night Blitz Week Five

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 11:11 PM MDT
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By Garrett Brown
We’re in the middle of high school football season, with a couple teams looking to remain unbeaten this week on the Western Slope

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Paonia building receives historic preservation grant

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 10:38 PM MDT
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By (Kyrsten McBrayer)
Blue Sage can begin repairs on historic roof of Curtis Hardware building in Paonia.

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Roice-Hurst Pets of the Week: Meet Nova and Patches!

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 6:21 PM MDT
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By Melissa Wright
Nova and Patches are two adorable pets seeking forever homes!

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Roice-Hurst Pet of the Week: Meet Taz!

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 6:09 PM MDT
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By (Melissa Wright)
Taz, an 8-year-old cat, previously an outdoor adventurer, now seeks an indoor home.

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Fire near Utah-Colorado border ignited Thursday

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 3:17 PM MDT
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By (Kacie Sinton)
Firefighters report the ignition is within a conservation area near the state border.

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2 children killed in Aurora house fire, 7 others hospitalized

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 3:13 PM MDT
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By Alexander Kirk and Lauren Scafidi
Nine occupants were at the home, and all were transported to area hospitals. Two children later died.

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Grand Rivers Pet of the Week: Meet Quartz!

Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 9:24 AM MDT
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By (Melissa Wright)
Quartz is an adult Labrador Retriever with a lively and enthusiastic personality. She adores spending time with her family and enjoys cuddling, belly rubs, walks, and treats.

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Fruita Soccer rallies to take down Grand Junction

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 11:13 PM MDT
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By (Garrett Brown)
The Fruita Monument Wildcats Boy’s Soccer Team overcame an early deficit to take down the Grand Junction Tigers at a final of 3-1 snapping a four-game losing streak.

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Maverick Volleyball looks to continue undefeated streak against tough conference foes

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 10:55 PM MDT
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By (Garrett Brown)
Another season of Maverick Volleyball, another season of dominance so far

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Enochs Lake will be up for sale in October

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 10:26 PM MDT
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By (Kyrsten McBrayer)
While Enochs Lake is beautiful and cherished, the City of Fruita says they’ve spent decades trying to free themselves from ownership.

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Colorado’s Attorney General makes settlement with major hotel chain

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 8:50 PM MDT
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By (Hannah Hickman)
The company Choice Hotels International Inc. agreed to inform customers of room rates and other charges after it failed to do so.

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Heavy traffic impacts on I-70 expected this weekend for leaf peeping

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 8:31 PM MDT
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By (Hannah Hickman)
Drivers should prepare for delays between the Denver metro area and Silverthorne.

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Declining enrollment in Mesa County Valley School District 51

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 6:09 PM MDT
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By (Cristian Sida)
Enrollment numbers are declining in Mesa County Valley School District 51. Declining school enrollment is not specific to Grand Junction, it’s happening nationwide.

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Getting to know 3 of the District 51 school board candidates

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:50 PM MDT
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By (Gabriel Gonzalez)
Here's a look at why new candidates are running for a spot on the board.

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Community talks about closing of Whitman Park

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:47 PM MDT
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By (Cristian Sida)
The closure of Whitman Park has shed light on discussions of homelessness.

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Colorado experiencing worst West Nile virus outbreak in US

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:32 PM MDT
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By (Cristian Sida)
Colorado is experiencing the worst West Nile virus outbreak in the nation.

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Maverick Athletes visit Tope Elementary School

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 4:13 PM MDT
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By KJCT Staff
According to Colorado Mesa University, the visit to Tope Elementary is part of a bigger initiative to teach younger students the value of higher education.

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County grows sunflower patch decoy to keep influencers off farms

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 2:30 PM MDT
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By Bryan Wendland
Trespassing and damage from people taking photos of sunflowers got so bad in Adams County that they grew a public patch where you can film your Tik Toks.

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Colorado searching for wolves in places outside of management plan

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 2:25 PM MDT
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By Aaron Adelson
Colorado's first choices all said no. If Washington state agrees to provide wolves, it won't happen this year.

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Prosecutors seek to show enhanced bodycam video of Elijah McClain’s fatal encounter with police

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 1:51 PM MDT
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By The Associated Press and Colleen Slevin
Colorado prosecutors are focusing on police body camera footage — both raw and digitally enhanced — as they build their case against two officers charged in the death of Elijah McClain.

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Moose charges, headbutts and stomps on woman who was walking her dog on wooded trail in Colorado

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 1:51 PM MDT
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By The Associated Press
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said a woman was walking her dog when a cow moose charged, headbutting the hiker and stomping on her before she escaped back down the trail.

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Officers who put Elijah McClain in neck hold ignored pleas of ‘I can’t breathe,’ prosecutors say

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 1:51 PM MDT
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By The Associated Press and Colleen Slevin
Prosecutors in Colorado say two Denver-area police officers who put Elijah McClain in a neck hold ignored his pleas that he couldn’t breathe. He was later injected with a powerful sedative and pronounced dead three days after going into cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital.

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Colorado house fire kills two children and injures seven other people

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 1:51 PM MDT
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By The Associated Press and Jesse Bedayn
A Colorado fire department says two children were killed in a Colorado house fire Wednesday night and another seven people were hospitalized.

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Food Bank of the Rockies stops by to talk about National Hunger Action Month

Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 8:59 AM MDT
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By Melissa Wright
Sue Ellen Rodwick from Food Bank of the Rockies talks about their involvement in Feeding America’s annual campaign, Hunger Action Month, held in September

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Athletes of the Week - Will Applegate and Noah Watkins

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 11:43 PM MDT
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By (Garrett Brown)
The two were near-automatic in near the endzone against the Mountain Range Mustangs

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Grand Junction residents react to Whitman Park closure

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 10:27 PM MDT
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By (Kyrsten McBrayer)
Conversations surrounding Whitman Park closure continue.

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One Western Colorado wildfire fully contained, another slow moving

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 9:17 PM MDT
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By (Hannah Hickman)
One fire is burning slowly in Western Colorado while another one reached full containment.

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Elijah McClain died after a police stop and ketamine injection. Now, 2 officers are on trial

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 4:02 PM MDT
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By The Associated Press and Colleen Slevin
A trial is opening soon against two police officers charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. The Black man was put in a neck hold and injected with the powerful sedative ketamine while walking home in a Denver suburb. His death later became a rallying cry amid nationwide protests and spurred police reform in Colorado.

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Biden uses executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 3:50 PM MDT
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By The Associated Press and Matthew Daly
After being thwarted by Congress, the Democratic president is using his executive authority to create the climate corps, which will serve as a major green jobs training program.

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NASA spacecraft delivering biggest sample yet from an asteroid

Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 3:43 PM MDT
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By The Associated Press and Marcia Dunn
A NASA spacecraft will fly by Earth on Sunday and drop off pebbles and dust collected from the asteroid Bennu to close out a seven-year journey.

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BOE discusses new Integrated Health Center at GJHS

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 9:19 PM MDT
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By Bernie Lange
Location and provider of Integrated Health Center at GJHS discussed at D51 BOE meeting

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Professional learning grant dispersed across District 51

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 9:08 PM MDT
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By (Hannah Hickman)
The District 51 Foundation announced its professional learning grant award totaling over $125-thousand.

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Denver Archdiocese pushes for universal pre-school program ahead of court appearance

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 8:58 PM MDT
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By (Hannah Hickman)
A status hearing is set for this Thursday in Denver.

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Group calls for ethics investigation into Rep. Boebert for “lewd behavior in public”

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 4:47 PM MDT
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By (Adam Woodbrey)
Washington-based group is calling for investigation into Rep. Lauren Boebert for potentially violating House ethics rules, which govern public conduct.

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Meals on Wheels Mesa County gets huge donation after funding cuts

Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 3:09 PM MDT
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By (Gabriel Gonzalez)
Thousands of dollars are now going towards food-insecure seniors on the Western Slope.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife finds invasive species in Upper Colorado River Basin

Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 8:49 PM MDT
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By (Hannah Hickman)
Multiple rusty crayfish were found at Lake Granby during routine aquatic sampling on August 17th.

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After one week, how are the houseless reacting to the Whitman Park closure?

Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 7:02 PM MDT
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By (Gabriel Gonzalez)
"Let's work together"

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Former Colorado officer gets probation for putting woman in police vehicle that was hit by a train

Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 4:17 PM MDT
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By The Associated Press
A former Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked vehicle that was hit by a freight train last year, causing the woman to suffer a traumatic brain injury, has avoided a jail sentence.

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A Colorado mountain tied to an 1864 massacre is renamed Mount Blue Sky

Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 4:08 PM MDT
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By The Associated Press and Thomas Peipert
A towering mountain southwest of Denver has been renamed in honor of Colorado's Indigenous people.
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