KFQX-TV (Grand Junction, CO)

KFQX is a Fox-affiliated TV station that operates on virtual channel 4 and UHF digital channel 15. It is based in Grand Junction, Colorado, and serves the Western Slope region of the state. The station is owned by Mission Broadcasting, while Nexstar Media Group manages KFQX through a shared services agreement. Nexstar also owns KREX-TV, a CBS affiliate on channel 5, and KGJT-CD, a low-powered MyNetworkTV affiliate on channel 27, which KREX simulcasts on its third digital subchannel. All three stations are located in the same studios on Hillcrest Avenue in downtown Grand Junction, with KFQX's transmitter situated at the Black Ridge electronics site in the Colorado National Monument, just west of the city.

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#322867

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#85140

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GJPD investigating Orchard Mesa Middle School fight that went viral on social media

1 day ago | westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – A video of a middle school fight that recently went viral on Facebook is being investigated by the Grand Junction Police Department. GJPD said it received a report on Tuesday regarding an assault between two students on Monday at Orchard Mesa Middle School. One of the minors sustained minor injuries. GJPD is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. Mesa Valley School District 51 is also launching an investigation per district and board policy.
RFK Jr testifies before House and Senate about HHS cuts

1 day ago | westernslopenow.com | Vinay Simlot

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – For the first time since becoming the Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Junior took questions from members of Congress. His testimony comes as the U.S. passed 1,000 measles cases across 11 states. In his first three months on the job Secretary Robert F. Kennedy junior has eliminated 1/4 of the health agency’s workforce and cut $11 billion in federal funds for states. Senators say those cuts affected vaccine programs in states.
GJPD: Truck driver tries to hit motorcyclist in road rage incident

1 day ago | westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – Two people were issued summons after a road incident Wednesday morning that saw one driver allegedly attempt to hit a motorcyclist. The Grand Junction Police Department responded to the incident around 8:35 a.m., near 29 Road and Patterson Road. Officers learned a motorcyclist performed a legal lane filtering maneuver between two vehicles stopped at a red light near 27 1/2 Road and Patterson Road.
Man arrested after barricading himself, firing round at police

1 day ago | westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – A man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly attempting to cash a fake check before later barricading himself in a hotel room. According to the Grand Junction Police Department, it first received a report of fraud at Alpine Bank, 2424 Patterson Road. The man, Martin Suarez-Estrada, 46, allegedly tried to cash a fake check and left the bank after he was confronted about it.
Residents, pets displaced after house fire

1 day ago | westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – Three residents and two pets were displaced after a Wednesday morning structure fire. Around 12:22 a.m., the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to the blaze on the 1300 block of Cedar Avenue. Mutiple 911 callers reported visible flames inside the house. After arriving on the scene, firefighters found the blaze on the southeast corner of the residence which extended to a nearby shed.
Nguyen criticized after suggesting boycott of downtown businesses

2 days ago | westernslopenow.com | Andrew Kiser

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – Grand Junction City Council Member Jason Nguyen is facing blowback after he suggested that residents boycott downtown businesses that opposed the city’s Fourth and Fifth Street pilot program. In a private Facebook group, a screenshot of a comment from Nguyen’s personal account read, “I think a list of businesses that came out strongly against this project is warranted.
Democratic leaders poised to oppose Trump impeachment: ‘A distraction’

2 days ago | westernslopenow.com | Mike Lillis

House Democratic leaders will oppose an effort by a fellow Democrat to impeach President Trump when the resolution hits the floor Wednesday afternoon. Rep. Pete Aguilar (Calif.), the chair of the Democratic Caucus, said the impeachment push by Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) is not only futile, but it poses “a distraction” from the Democrats’ efforts to sink Trump’s domestic agenda, which is moving through the House this month.
CMU star Olivia Reed Thyne signs Name, Image and Likeness TV Deal

2 days ago | westernslopenow.com | Titus Cleveland

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — She’s a two-time RMAC Player of the Year, the leading force behind Colorado Mesa University women’s basketball — and now, Olivia Reed Thyne is breaking ground off the court. The junior forward has become the first CMU athlete to sign a name, image and likeness (NIL) television deal, marking a historic moment for the university’s athletic program. “I’m just so humbled and thankful,” Reed Thyne said. “Coming to CMU has opened up so many opportunities I never expected.
Rotary District 5470 donates to CMU Foundation

4 days ago | westernslopenow.com | Ryn Lewis

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Rotary District 5470, which covers the southern two-thirds of Colorado, presented a check worth more than $7,000 to the CMU Foundation on Friday afternoon. District Governor Whittney Smythe-Smith says the funds came from Rotary’s last district conference, which was held at CMU last September.
Mavs capture third straight RMAC title behind Cartwright’s monster performance

4 days ago | westernslopenow.com | Titus Cleveland

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Another beautiful day at The Diamond at Hamilton Ballpark, and Colorado Mesa baseball showed up with one goal: etch their names into the record books. The Mavericks wasted no time in the top of the first inning. Kolby Felix ripped a double to left field to get the bats going, and Cameron Cartwright followed with a laser through the infield, driving in Felix for the game’s first run. By the second inning, the Mavericks were rolling.