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What’s Working: Repurposing old stuff in Colorado can be profitable
Quick links: Finding profit | Where does Colorado recycling go | Nicotine pouch maker picks Aurora | LogRhythm layoffs| Colorado unemployment rate stays at 3.8%. Reduce, reuse and recycle are the three R’s in the world of sustainability. Damon Carson has a fourth one: Repurpose. That’s not the same as reuse, he says.
Final Whistle: College Football Hype & The Rox get hot
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The Final Whistle is back, you know what else is back? The College Football Game by EA Sports, and with it, actual college football has moved back into the national spotlight a month or two early. The Final Whistle three-headed monster of Parker Way, Garrett...
&Company kicks of summer rendition of “Chicago” the musical tonight
FRUITA, Colo. (KREX) — &Company starts its 2024 summer musical “Chicago” in Fruita on Friday night. This afternoon Lana Rogal, Matt Doty and Kelsey McCarty joined WesternSlopeNow to give us a sneak peak. Rogal is the musical’s director, choreographer and plays the lead role as Velma Kelly....
Grand Mesa Little League competing in national tournament
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Grand Mesa Little League senior boys team (16U) has been on a tear this summer. For the second time in three years, Mesa took home the Little League Senior Division Colorado championship. The team played five games in the state tournament. They didn’t...
Colorado Motorcycle Safety + Travel Method to Be Legalized
Cruising around on a motorcycle is something that really brings a sense of exhilaration, adrenaline, and freedom to travel that doing so in a car or truck simply can't offer. Check Out Some of the Coolest Vintage Motorcycles in Colorado |. However, it's no secret that while it can be...
Forest Service calls abandoned campfires across Southern Colorado a ‘dangerous trend’
More than 130 reports of unattended or abandoned campfires have come in to a regional dispatch center in Pueblo so far this year. That's according to the U.S. Forest Service out of the Pike-San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands office. The agency called this a “dangerous...
Urgent Help Needed as Blood Shortage Effects Colorado
Coloradans have always taken their health incredibly seriously. In fact, Colorado got ranked as the 4th healthiest city in the United States according to Real Simple, and 9th by U.S. News. We also have five of the Top 10 healthiest counties in the entire country as well, according to Money...
Colorado Man Arrested for ‘Fowl Play’ With Over 3 Dozen Chickens
A Colorado man has been arrested and the chickens on the property have been seized. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Department, the suspect has been accused of using more than 30 roosters for cockfighting. The joint investigation involved the Adams County Sheriff's Office and Adams County Animal Management with...
Colorado Dam Removal May Cause Headaches for Nearby Residents
Simply hearing the news that a dam is going to be removed from a reservoir is enough to conjure up thoughts of massive flooding, fear, and destruction. Only a Cemetery Remains in the Colorado Town Destroyed by Flood |. However, it was recently announced that yes, a dam in the...
Redlands residents frustrated with Xcel power outages
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Redlands area has experienced eight power outages in six weeks, according to residents. Residents with vulnerable medical conditions are frustrated with the lack of communication from Xcel. “When [outages] happen, we’re not being told they’re going to happen and they say ‘well if you...
The Buzz Around National Urban Beekeeping Day!
National Urban Beekeeping Day is observed annually on July 19th. For a long time, “backyard beekeeping” in most cities was prohibited but more recently, these bans are being overturned as its environmental and economic benefits are being better understood. Urban beekeeping promotes pollination in urban green spaces, encourages bee diversity, and urban honeybee colonies can even be a sign to apiarists about the ecological conditions in an urban environment. The main challenge is swarming but members of the Colorado State Beekeeping Association (CSBA) can be called upon to safely rescue swarms.
Deadly Neurological Disease Found in Colorado Mountain Lion
Colorado Parks and Wildlife are saying that this is the first ever documented case in North America of a Mountain Lion with the deadly neurological disease known as Staggering Disease. According to a release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, officials euthanized a sick mountain lion in a residential area of...
Two more bird flu cases reported in Colorado, but elsewhere a study finds no asymptomatic infections
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday announced two more bird flu cases among farmworkers, but they also said a new study in Michigan suggested the virus is not causing silent infections in people. Last month, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services launched a study of workers who were around cows sickened by the bird flu. The researchers drew blood from 35 people. One goal was to determine if there were people who never had any symptoms but did have evidence of past infections. None of the blood testing showed antibodies that would indicate such infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday. Meanwhile, two more infections tied to a Colorado poultry farm were reported, bringing the total to six. It’s the largest outbreak of human bird flu infections in U.S. history, and accounts for most of the 11 cases reported to date. Ten of those cases occurred this year, all among farmworkers and all with mild symptoms.
City holds impact fee meeting Thursday
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — For the first time since 2019, the City of Grand Junction hosted an impact fee meeting Thursday morning at the Grand Junction Fire Department. City of Grand Junction Community Development Director Tamra Allen defines an impact fee. “An impact fee would be paid and...
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