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lincoln park to talk about the military in this current election and how presidential nominees would affect it . local rollin on the river brings in hundreds supporting strive the 6th annual rollin on the river 3k took place saturday . nearly 600 people laced up their sneakers for the walk and raised money for strive . strive is a local non profit organization supporting people with developmental and intellectual disabilities as well as their families . local muralists add color to the riverfront trail the city of grand junction partnered with the western colorado latino chamber and hispanic affairs project to add history and color to the western slope . health the flu shot what you need to know they said the vaccination usually takes about two weeks to take full effect and recommend adults get the flu shot now . local put the news back in your facebook news feed you ve liked us on facebook ... now follow us so you see the news that matters to you first click to learn how . local gjfd om fire causes at least 25 000 in damage it happened around 1 40 p.m. saturday in the 1100 block of micaelas court near unaweep avenue . national tiny kitten trapped in drain pipe rescued by good samaritans it was so incredible to see so many people coming together . there were people just driving by saying what can i do local mcso looking for firearms used in molina shooting the mesa county sheriff s office is looking help from the public in locating the firearms used in the shooting that happened in molina on wednesday october 5 . local western slope tourism economy is struggling state officials say in the next four months the cto will compile ideas taken from all these meetings and come up with the most effective ways to drive visitors to all parts of colorado . local mcso north desert remains belong to loma man reported missing in 2013 the mesa county coroner s office identifed the remains found in the north desert near 16 road as roger alfonso vigil 74 of loma . local mayor amphitheater money not coming from taxes new life is being brought to a portion of the riverfront trail that is often overlooked . local stop . drop . and roll a fire safety lesson for kids as fire prevention week comes to a close shelledy elementary school took a field trip to learn more about fire safety . the kindergarteners were able to learn directly from firefighters at the lower valley fire district . national dog learns to walk in wheelchair after being shot paralyzed police found the dog bleeding on the side of the road in august . local a lesson in numbers there s math in everything on friday orchard mesa middle school had math day . the day was dedicated to showing students that math is involved in all career fields state fire dept. says sulfur dioxide released from denver plant a refinery near denver sent plumes of orange and black smoke into the air friday after a power failure shut the plant down leading authorities to tell people within a 1.5 mile radius of the suncor energy inc. plant to remain indoors . national us bans samsung galaxy note 7 phones from airliners the transportation department is issuing an emergency order banning passengers and flight crews from bringing samsung galaxy note7 smartphones on airline flights in response to reports of the phones catching fire . state woman apparently acted in self defense in fatal shooting investigators in alamosa county say a woman appears to have been acting in self defense when she shot and killed a man at her home in hooper . local amendment forum shares importance of voting down the ballot there s no shortage of bubbles that needs to be check off this coming election day . in fact there so many it s no surprise some voters chose to leave them blank . local neighbors in the midst of construction project voice frustrations neighbors say the problems that come with this construction go beyond a couple of delays and a temporary eye sore next door . local family needs help with baby s controversial treatment jessica landon s baby girl weighed only three pounds when she was born on christmas eve and she had no cerebellum and was missing more than 70 percent of her left brain . local gjpd id s suspect and officer involved in north avenue shooting a man was wounded by a gunshot wednesday afternoon and authorities are investigating whether the man shot himself or if the wound was from a shot fired by an officer on the scene . local mesa county deplorables rally downtown the republican breakaway group the mesa county deplorables held their first rally downtown on thursday . load more stories trending now mcso north desert remains belong to loma man reported missing in 2013 woman apparently acted in self defense in fatal shooting meet the mesa county deplorables gjfd om fire causes at least 25 000 in damage mayor amphitheater money not coming from taxes grand junction 8 day forecast montrose 8 day forecast local radar tweets by kjctnews8 kjct8 facebook news first warn 8 weather cameras 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