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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.

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.

Updates on the incident with a heavily armed deceased body at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park from a press conference the Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario

Updates on a small brush fire in West Glenwood which caused evacuations

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KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

The cause of death remains unknown. The Sheriff's Office remains on lockdown. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh has more.

Beginning April 15, 2020, at 12:00 AM, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office along with the Bureau of Land Management-Colorado River Valley Field Office,…

Garfield County Sheriff Lou Valario’s live Facebook video, Just the Facts, posted on Monday, got over 6,000 views, more than any of his previous videos.…