KJCT-TV (Grand Junction, CO)

KJCT-LP is the ABC-affiliated TV station serving Colorado's Western Slope, based in Grand Junction. It transmits a high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 20, which appears as virtual channel 8.1 through PSIP. The transmitter is located at the Mesa Point Electronics Site on the Grand Mesa, just southeast of Interstate 70. Viewers can also tune in on Charter Communications, where it can be found on channel 10, with a high-definition option available on channel 510.

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ROCK BOTTOM: The Colorado Rockies became the first team in the modern era of Major League Baseball to have 50 losses before 10 wins

4 days ago | kjct8.com | Corey Rholdon

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Rockies will officially have the worst start through 60 games in MLB history. After Sundays 5-3 loss to the New York Mets, the Colorado Rockies are now 9-50 on the year. They are the first team to have 50 losses before 10 wins in MLB History. The Rockies have lost 22 series in a row dating back to September of 2024, that’s an MLB record. 10 of those series were sweeps.
FIRST ALERT: Heightened wildfire risk continues Saturday

2 weeks ago | kjct8.com | Stephen Bowers

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Saturday is a First Alert Weather Day for elevated wildfire risk. Weather Alert: Red Flag Warning for High Wildfire RiskA Red Flag Warning is in effect this evening until 8 PM and then Saturday from noon until 8 PM for Mesa County, Garfield County, and eastern Utah. A Red Flag Warning means weather conditions are favorable for wildfires to start and spread out of control quickly.
JUCO Challenger Game shows baseball is for everyone

2 weeks ago | kjct8.com | Garrett Brown

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - ”There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.“That is a famous quote by legendary New York Yankee Lou Gehrig, and a motto for Challenger Baseball in Grand Junction. They certainly live by that sentiment, and the 2025 JUCO World Series Challenger Game was no acceptation. Four teams in this year’s tournament field helped out on the field and off it for local Challenger Baseball Players.
FIRST ALERT: Wildfire risk increases Friday amid gusty winds

2 weeks ago | kjct8.com | Stephen Bowers

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Friday is a First Alert Weather Day for elevated wildfire risk. WEATHER ALERT: Red Flag Warning for Wildfire RiskA Red Flag Warning is in effect Friday from noon until 8 PM for Mesa County, Garfield County, and eastern Utah. A Red Flag Warning means weather conditions are favorable for wildfires to start and spread out of control quickly. All outdoor burning should be delayed until weather is more favorable for containing the fires.
Colorado Springs police searching for possible kidnapping suspect

2 weeks ago | kjct8.com | Brianna Leonard

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is searching for a possible kidnapping suspect. Officers were reportedly dispatched to the 1700 block of Dublin Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday about a woman using the business phone to report domestic violence. Police say the victim reported that she and her child were with the suspect and identified her vehicle before ending the call.
Lawsuit filed against Colorado transgender rights bill

2 weeks ago | kjct8.com | Blake Sammann

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A number of national and Colorado groups have filed a lawsuit against a new law that expands protections for transgender individuals. Governor Jared Polis signed the Kelly Loving Act into law on Friday. It expands the definition of discrimination to include calling someone by their legal name when they wish to be called by a chosen name. Public and charter schools would still be impacted if the Governor signs the bill into law.
We warm toward 90, then cool slightly for the start of the JUCO World Series

2 weeks ago | kjct8.com | Stephen Bowers

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Warming is the story of the week, then we’ll cool slightly just in time for the start of the JUCO World Series in Grand Junction this weekend. Warming - First 90 Possible By Week’s EndHigh temperatures will be near 89 degrees on Thursday, 91 degrees on Friday, then 88 degrees on Saturday at Grand Junction. We haven’t reached 90 degrees since September 30 of last year - nearly eight months ago.
Warming will send us toward 90 degrees late this week

2 weeks ago | kjct8.com | Stephen Bowers

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - This week is all about warming, and we could break 90 degrees at Grand Junction for the first time since September 30 - nearly eight months ago. Warming Toward 90Thursday could get close to 90 degrees. Our forecast of 89 degrees is just shy. Friday is the day that seems most likely to break 90 degrees. Our forecast is 91 degrees. Saturday will cool slightly, but we likely will still be in the upper 80s.
‘Extremely thankful’: Colorado Springs woman expresses gratitude to officers after stolen heirloom jewelry is recovered

2 weeks ago | kjct8.com | Lindsey Grewe

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A Colorado Springs woman expressed her heartfelt gratitude to officers after they tracked down family heirlooms allegedly stolen by her ex. The victim called the Colorado Springs Police Department late Sunday morning after discovering her apartment off East Woodmen and Targa Drive had been burglarized. She told police that among the items stolen was jewelry that had been in her family for years.
Tuesday starts cold, then warming toward 90 begins

2 weeks ago | kjct8.com | Stephen Bowers

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Warming will begin on Tuesday afternoon, but Tuesday morning will be chilly. Sub-freezing temperatures are even possible in the Four Corners. Weather Alert: Freeze Warning for Four CornersA Freeze Warning is in effect from 10 PM tonight until 9 AM Tuesday for the Four Corners Region of Southwest Colorado - including much of Montezuma County, western Dolores County, southwestern San Miguel County, and southern La Plata County.