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Colorado is currently experiencing a critical need for blood donations. Type O blood is particularly in demand, the blood type of nearly half the U.S. population. Colorado's nonprofit transfusion medicine organization Vitalant wants to sweeten the deal of donation by offering up a chance to win two $10,000 gift cards. It's stepping up to encourage people to make a lifesaving difference. "Right now, we are still in a shortage of blood. That started in January," said communications director Brooke Way.Way not only works for Vitalant but receives donations herself. "I have a rare blood disorder called Beta thalassemia. I need two units every...

We will end the week with terrible wind for much of Colorado, which means high fire danger in many areas including Denver. We will have First Alert Weather Days both Thursday and Friday thanks to Red Flag Warnings. Gusts could top 55 mph and we will be extremely dry. Driving conditions will be tough in many areas on the plains for high-profile vehicles as well.We also have a High Wind Warning for southeastern Colorado on Thursday for the chance of 80 mph gusts. While the eastern side of the state is dealing with fire danger, the mountains are in for a quick shot of snow. Most areas could pick up six to 12 inches of snow, or right around that. The northwestern mountains may see a bit more, around eight to 16 inches. The mountains will also be very windy. The snow and wind could create low visibility making travel tough along our mountain passes.We should calm down quite a bit this weekend with warmer temperatures. Highs will head back to the 60s after a quick drop behind our cold front to the 50s. 

If you happened to be one of the members of the crowd that got to see the popular '80s band Depeche Mode live in concert in Denver back in 1993, you probably have pretty great memories of the show. However, one of the members of the band likely has quite...

JOHNSTOWN, Colo. — Cities around the state have found success sending mental health clinicians to calls with police officers. In northern Colorado, a school district is hoping it can also work inside the classroom. Thompson School District believes it is the first in Colorado to partner a school resource...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Rain and snow are approaching from the west. We’ll cloud up tonight, then rain and mountain snow will arrive on Thursday. Rain arrives between 10 AM and 2 PM on Thursday, working its way from west to east. Snow will fall over the higher terrain on either side of Highway 50. The lowest 2,000-3,000 feet of the valleys is dry enough that the rain may have some difficulty really getting started until after dark when the humidity increases. Either way, rain is not likely to be constant. We’re fair game for the rain all day, but there will be some dry spells, too. Snowy spots are possible overnight, both in the valleys and in the mountains.

Jim Benemann retires as one of the most trusted and longest-serving television news talents to ever serve Colorado and countless journalists and educators are where they are today thanks to his dedication to the profession. He retires on Friday after decades of work in local news, most of which was served as main anchor for CBS News Colorado.  Ever since Benemann graduated from Colorado State University in the late 1970s, he has been an outspoken alumni and supporter of young journalists following in his footsteps.   "Jim was the first and foremost standard bearer for the (CSU journalism) program," said...

One Colorado police department has gone to social media asking residents not to use two types of license plate covers. One of the two is illegal. The other is something of a personal matter. Patrol officers in Parker, Colorado are seeing an increase in both types of plate covers. According...

(EL PASO COUNTY) — In 2023, Colorado set a bleak record for the deadliest year on roads since 1981 with 745 traffic-related deaths, according to Colorado State Patrol (CSP). On March 22, Governor Jared Polis signed into law the ‘Slow Down or Move Over’ bill, but it’s not to be confused with the one already […]

DENVER, Colo. (KKCO) - Hundreds of mentally ill Coloradans are in limbo, jailed as they wait to be evaluated. Before a person with significant mental health problems can stand trial in the US, they must be found competent enough to participate. The backlog the state’s psychiatric hospitals are facing has...

Former U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter on Tuesday threw his support behind strategist Shad Murib, one of the three candidates running for state chair in the Colorado Democratic Party's upcoming leadership elections. Perlmutter, a Arvada Democrat who represented the suburban 7th Congressional District for eight terms, is the highest-ranking current or...

DELTA, Colo. (KKCO) - Delta Health Memorial Hospital is struggling to keep its finances above water. The hospital is having a difficult time maintaining enough of a cash flow to stay upright, much like many other rural hospitals in Colorado. The chief financial officer resigned on March 13, as reported...

Some people are lucky to have amazing neighbors in Grand Junction who live next door for decades. You keep an eye out on each other's property, and maybe even share a bbq once in a while. Some neighbors even share a fence. This can be a joy or a curse...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - A new bill is under consideration in Colorado. The contents of that bill may give hope to the LGBT+ community and women across America. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Colorado saw a 33 percent increase in patients seeking services that are now illegal in some states.

A bill that would have required "substance-free seating" in large venues in Colorado has died in committee.

DENVER (KKTV) - A proposed bill currently making its way through Colorado House of Representitives committees would provide teachers with a tax credit of up to $1,000 a school year for money spent on classroom supplies if passed. House Bill 1208 would allow full-time, licensed, public school teachers to recieve...