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1 week ago | 
westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser
MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – A year after the U.S. Highway 50 Middle Bridge suddenly closed for repairs, the final touches are set for later this month. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced bridge repair work is set to start Monday, May 12, as crews will conduct paint operations on the new steel on the bridge, located at Blue Mesa Reservoir between Gunnison and Montrose. Once the middle bridge is finished, crews will begin work on the U.S. 50 Lake Fork Bridge.
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1 week ago | 
westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser
OURAY, Colo. (KREX) – A temporary closure of the Blue Lakes area will be implemented as reconstruction will take place to improve visitor experience, the U.S. Forest Service said. The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests announced Thursday the closure starts June 2 and ends sometime this August as soon as the area is safe to access.
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2 weeks ago | 
westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – Law enforcement is on the lookout for suspects who stole someone’s wallet and bought several items from area businesses. According to Crime Stoppers of Mesa County, around 4:30 p.m., April 12, a man and woman entered a small business on the 800 block of North First Street. While inside, a wallet was reportedly stolen from the owner’s desk.
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2 weeks ago | 
westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser
BATTLEMENT MESA, Colo. (KREX) – A man was arrested Wednesday for domestic violence, false imprisonment and more following an incident. According to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, an arrest warrant for domestic violence was served to Andres De Jesus Que-Juarez, 25, at the Willow Park Apartments in Battlement Mesa. Law enforcement previously attempted to contact Que-Juarez Tuesday evening, but he had left the scene before deputies arrived.
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2 weeks ago | 
westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo (KREX) – Seven people were arrested in connection to an alleged drug trafficking organization that distributed methamphetamine and other illegal drugs. According to the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, SPEAR – a task force comprised of local and federal law enforcement agencies – the Drug Enforcement Agency, Homeland Security Investigations and GCSO arrested three suspects on outstanding felony warrants on Sunday and Monday.
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2 weeks ago | 
westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – New data shows motorcycle deaths in the state have dramatically gone up in the last 10 years. The Colorado Department of Transportation said motorcycle deaths went up 57% between 2015 and 2025. In 2024, 165 motorcyclists died in crashes which is the highest number ever recorded in a single year in Colorado. Seventy-three of those drivers weren’t wearing helmets. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated helmets saved more than 1,800 lives in 2017.
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2 weeks ago | 
westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – A text message scam has been making the rounds Wednesday around Mesa County targeting residents into thinking they have unpaid bills. The messages – which say they are from the Mesa County Treasurer’s Office – include a bill amount and also tell recipients to check their email for details. The texts aren’t from the treasurer’s office, and residents should immediately delete them and not follow the instructions in the message or email.
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2 weeks ago | 
westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – A Mesa County Sheriff’s Office deputy was praised for her life-saving attempt to save an unresponsive elderly man. Earlier this month, off-duty Deputy Nikolette Nequette found the man lying on the sidewalk and sprang into action by initiating CPR. She continued life support efforts to try to revive the man until paramedics arrived.
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2 weeks ago | 
westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – Four area students will have their drawings on “I Voted” stickers in this year’s election as Mesa County Elections announced the winners of the second annual contest. This year’s winners were fifth-grader Kate from Messiah Lutheran Church and School, fifth-grader Jessica from Thunder Mountain Elementary, Redlands Middle School eighth-grader Layla and seventh-grader Jacob from Independence Academy Charter School.
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2 weeks ago | 
westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – A man with active warrants was arrested Monday afternoon after he attempted to flee law enforcement. Around 12:30 p.m., Mesa County Sheriff’s Office deputies became aware of a man – 42-year-old Adam Inskeep of Grand Junction – who had multiple warrants on the 400 block of Tracy Drive. This led to members of the MCSO Crime Reduction Unit, patrol deputies and Colorado State Patrol troopers helping identify Inskeep while he was driving through the area.
