Lily Jones

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

UPDATE: The small fire has been contained and extinguished by firefighters, and Rifle police are no longer diverting traffic. There may still be smoke visible in the area. This fire is burning between the Colorado river and I-70 right at the exit off the interstate into Rifle.

The Redstone Historical Society is poised to complete the purchase of an early 19th century cottage with the intention of turning it into a museum and preserving a rare piece of Roaring Fork Valley heritage. Their endeavor was made possible by the people of Redstone, several generous donors, and the passion of those involved.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

One in three women and one in four men will experience physical violence from an intimate partner at some point in their life, according to the CDC. In Colorado it's roughly 36% and 30% respectively. Conversations around, and responses to intimate partner crime are often full of inaccuracies and misunderstandings. In the light of a wife and husband's apparent murder-suicide in Grass Mesa KDNK spoke with Advocate Safehouse about the cycle of violence, and how to talk about it.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

Garfield County Sheriffs are asking the state agency to investigate the deaths of two people near Rifle. Local law enforcement are concerned with removing any conflict of interest due to the couple's history of domestic violence reports.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

Affordable housing is one of the scarcest resources in the Roaring Fork Valley. Real estate prices have skyrocketed in the past decade, and even the smaller communities like New Castle are feeling the effects. Officials are turning to real estate developers to provide affordable housing, but even they aren’t immune to the economy's shifting sands.

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