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New Grand Junction park rules
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - During their city council meeting Wednesday night, the Grand Junction City Council approved a new set of rules coming to all parks across Grand Junction. But not all new rules were taken lightly. Under the new regulations, tents pitched in Grand Junction parks will need...
GJPD badge pinning and promotion ceremony
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On April 24, the Grand Junction Police Department held its spring badge and promotion ceremony. Six officers who completed a rigorous field training program received their official police badge. The department also promoted five corporals, three sergeants and one commander during the ceremony. Not...
Warming up, mountain snow melting, rivers rising
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Warming will continue through this weekend, then some slight cooling shuts down that warming trend early next week. Snow in the mountains is still more than fifty feet deep along the Continental Divide. There are some small areas where snow depth is still near 100 feet. The snow is melting, and the warming this week and next week is going to speed up the melting. Melting snow is running off into the rivers, so river levels are rising.
US 550 north of Durango to be closed Saturday, May 25, for Iron Horse bike race
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Colorado Department of Transportation will close US Highway 550 to vehicle travel on Saturday, May 25th between Purgatory Ski Resort and Silverton. The closure will be put in place to accommodate to the annual Iron Horse Bicycle Classic which is a premier bicycle event...
Stray Grass drops by the studio for a live interview and performance!
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Today, Garry Tullio, who plays the mandolin and sings vocals for Stray Grass, tells WesternSlopeNow about how Stray Grass was formed, their music and their upcoming shows in Grand Junction. Stray Grass is performing at the Grand Valley River Fest on Saturday and performing...
Warming means we could be nearing 90 degrees this weekend
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Warming becomes the central premise to our weather story as showers and thunderstorms become fewer. High temperatures around Grand Junction will step up from low-to-mid 80s late this week to mid-to-upper 80s this weekend. We’re not likely to get to 90 degrees yet. Our first 90-degree day averages around May 31, however, so that first 90 will become increasingly likely over the next couple of weeks.
Temperatures Trend Upwards into the Upper 80′s
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Thursday looks like a warm and sunny day. Cloud coverage is minimal, and the chance for precipitation is zero. The temperature will rise to about 81° in Grand Junction, with a low of 53° overnight. As we approach the weekend, Grand Junction is...
Assisting Native Americans on the Western Slope
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The Western Slope Native American Resource Center (WSNARC) got its start in June of 2022. They are a nonprofit organization and they received a grant from Rocky Mountain Health Plans to help people with Medicaid and Disability Services. They received a second grant from the Colorado Health Foundation allowing them to hire and assist more people.
Registration for swim lessons now open
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Registration for swim lessons with Grand Junction Parks and Recreation is now open. Director of Grand Junction Parks and Recreation Ken Sherbenou says “we do have some classes that are already full, but there still is availability, both here at Lincoln Park and as well as Orchard Mesa Pool.”
Orchard Mesa Baptist Church holds RV raffle
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Orchard Mesa Baptist Church is raffling off an RV to raise money for Growing in Light Academy. The academy will be raffling a 2024 Keystone Hideout RV. Funds from the tickets will help the school fund its operations. Raffle tickets are $100 and...
What to know about boating in Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - With National Safe Boating Week starting on Saturday, May 17th, and running through the 24th, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) are reminding people to be safe on Colorado waters. According to CPW, there has already been four water-related fatalities in Colorado in 2024. In...
A hot, spring weekend is ahead
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Afternoon highs in Grand Junction through the weekend are expected to be in the mid to upper 80’s with on and off cloud coverage. The high regions will be just a few degrees behind. The early work week will start off on a slightly cooler note.
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