Protect your pets this 4th of July.
Mesa County Animal Services picks up dozens of dogs who are lost and can't find their way home over the holiday weekend.
View ArticleSen. Steve King will not pull out of Mesa County sheriff's race
Embattled sheriff candidate Steve King said he will stay in the race in spite of being fired from the Mesa County Sheriff's Department, being the subject of an outside investigation into timecard...
View ArticleFourth of July arrest recap
Lindsey Pallares joined the KKCO News Team in March of 2014, and couldn't be more excited to make the beautiful Western Slope her new home! The Fourth of July weekend is over and work week is well...
View ArticleTea Party Endorses Mike Harlow for Mesa County
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Write-in candidate for Mesa County Sheriff Mike Harlow is being endorsed by the Tea Party.
View ArticleMesa County Sheriff candidate Steve King faces new ballot challengers
Steve King's unopposed run for Mesa County Sheriff is suddenly drawing a crowd with three unaffiliated candidates petitioning Thursday for a spot on the ballot, and a write-in candidate cranking up his...
View ArticleArotin on the ballot
Lindsey Pallares joined the KKCO News Team in March of 2014, and couldn't be more excited to make the beautiful Western Slope her new home! Mesa County residents will have another name on the ballot...
View ArticleColorado teen birth rate drops thanks to family planning initiative
Colorado's experiment to lower booming birth rates is proving to be successful. An anonymous donor funded Colorado's Family Planning Initiative with $23 million to help provide 30,000 intrauterine...
View ArticleThe gay marriage debate in Mesa County
Lindsey Pallares joined the KKCO News Team in March of 2014, and couldn't be more excited to make the beautiful Western Slope her new home! Mesa County is actually governed by the 10th Circuit Court of...
View ArticleWill Drones Be the Next Police Cars?
The grainy black-and-white video is reminiscent of the famous images of U.S. "surgical strikes" during the first Gulf War, but without the crosshairs.
View ArticleBackers of casino-style gaming at Colorado racetracks submit petitions
Jan Noyes plays the penny slots at Johnny Z's in Central City in this file photo.
View ArticleDealing with feral cats in Mesa County
Lindsey Pallares joined the KKCO News Team in March of 2014, and couldn't be more excited to make the beautiful Western Slope her new home! Let the cats roam the streets! One Western Slope rescue...
View ArticleWIC Program changes its requirements
Stacia Strong joined the News Team in March 2014 and is excited to get out and enjoy all the outdoor activities the western slope offers.
View ArticleEmbattled state Sen. Steve King withdraws from Mesa sheriff race
State Sen. Steve King has withdrawn from the race for Mesa County Sheriff in the face of mounting criticism and investigations of his part-time work for the sheriff's office and for Colorado Mesa...
View ArticleMesa County Colorado Obtains Authorization to Operate Trimble's Unmanned...
The authorization is currently required to legally operate a public unmanned aircraft in the U.S. The COA was granted to the Public Works chose the Trimble UX5 for a variety of applications including...
View ArticleQuick Picks: Mesa County Fair, poetry night, High Desert Opera preview
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View ArticleSteve King Running Out of Timecards to Punch
Republican State Sen. Steve King officially withdrew from the race for Mesa County Sheriff on Tuesday, a decision that had become largely unavoidable and may end up being just the beginning of a larger...
View ArticleSmoke in Grand Valley originated from thousands of miles away
Amy joined the KKCO 11 News Team in August and is ecstatic to have the chance to embark on her career as a reporter, a job she's known she's wanted since she was ten years old.
View ArticleUch Flies Home
Lindsey Pallares joined the KKCO News Team in March of 2014, and couldn't be more excited to make the beautiful Western Slope her new home! She's got her one way ticket to Houston booked...one lucky...
View ArticleMatt Lewis on the ballot
Lindsey Pallares joined the KKCO News Team in March of 2014, and couldn't be more excited to make the beautiful Western Slope her new home! They've found a replacement for Senator King...Mesa County...
View ArticleBioCNG, LLC Announces Award of BioCNG(TM) Vehicle Fuel System and...
The BioCNG system will produce about 500 gallons of gasoline equivalent per day from the WWTP digester gas, which will be piped about 6 miles to Grand Junction's existing compressed natural gas fueling...
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