For the seventh year in a row, more students than ever before saved millions in application fees by taking advantage of Colorado’s free application days. "

A bill introduced on Jan. 8th would take money collected from documentary filing fees and use them to help create housing for homeless individuals across the state.

A dozen people stood outside the Mesa County Justice Center in sub-freezing temperatures Thursday to show their support for a Grand Junction TV news reporter who according to law enforcement was physically attacked outside KKCO 11 News last month.

It’s going to be a beautiful day in the Grand Valley with temperatures slightly below average for the week. However, expect sunny skies with a partly cloudy afternoon, and a calm breeze picking up alongside it.

Colorado Mesa also offers robust scholarship packages for lower income students, having launched the “CMU Promise” that covers tuition for students from families making less than $70,000 a year. They also launched their own financial aid calculator in early 2024 in an attempt to circumnavigate problems with the federal financial aid system .

Colorado Mesa University economics professor Nathan Perry released the annual Mesa County Economic Report, which includes population data from the state’s demography office.

Some light snowfall near the east of the valley fell this morning. Palisade will be waking up to slick roads and a light dusting of snow. A weak disturbance will continue to bring some snow to northwest Colorado and higher elevation areas.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters will play its 37th concert at Red Rocks. Bill Murray and his Blood Brothers are set to open one concert.

Colorado's Republican lawmakers criticize the relocation of Canadian wolves, raising concerns about the legality and impact on rural communities.

The Colorado firefighters are joining a force that includes nearly 1,400 fire engines, 84 aircraft and more than 14,000 personnel, including crews from as far away as South Africa. Wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people.

Jessie Mello, a 24-year-old Marine from Grand Junction, died earlier this month following a ski accident at Powderhorn. It was the first reported ski area death of the 2024-25 ski season. Mello was skiing

A Colorado man has been charged with kidnapping and other counts after he was allegedly involved in a 2-car crash with a 17-year-old boy and drove the boy around for hours afterward, refusing his requests to take him to his grandparents’ home.