In less than 24 hours, 3 Colorado State Patrol vehicles including one just outside of Mesa County were struck by drivers prompting a warning from law enforcement.
Main Street was full of traffic Saturday afternoon but not the kind you'd expect, as the Grand Junction Lions Club hosted their 90th Annual Raffle, Carnival and Parade.
For the first time in a decade, Fruita Monument High School hosted the CHSAA 5A Region 1 High School boys wrestling tournament. The tournament takes part in two days and the top wrestlers advance to the state tournament in Denver the following week. Day one was solid for the Wildcats as they find themselves tied for fourth with Arvada West. Fruita racked up 54.5 team points thanks to 12 individual bout wins.
Heidi Davidson with the Grand Junction Police Department stopped buy the studio to talk about the Shield 616 Organization and the fundraisers that they're hosting in order to raise money to provide rifle rated armor to all of the police officers with the GJPD.
The cannabis industry has grown across Colorado, raking in around 1.5 billion last year alone, according to the Department of Revenue. However, many in the industry said some pot products leave behind more than just smoke.
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