gun violence

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 Director Morgan Neely has Friday's updates, including an unexpected shakeup to leadership on the Glenwood Springs City Council. And, we talk to Izzy Sederbaum of the film The Right to Joy, which debuted at this year's 5Point Flagship Film Festival in Carbondale.

The Aspen Hope Center’s Sarah Fedishen says students in the Roaring Fork Valley need intentional spaces to discuss local lockdown drills and national shootings.

A new database reveals the rates of firearm deaths in each state, and some of the highest levels are in the Mountain West.

KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely has Friday's updates, including a look at a complex contract issue with Roaring Fork Schools' superintendent that may have led to the head of HR for the district losing her job. And, there are only four male midwives in Colorado ... we talk to the 1/4th of them who work at St. Mary's in Grand Junction.

In Colorado and New Mexico – states where Democrats control the legislature – lawmakers are proposing banning the sale of assault weapons or banning them altogether, while Idaho and Wyoming legislators look to do away with concealed carry limits.

The four-bill package covers red flag laws, waiting periods for gun purchases, age requirements for gun purchases and liability for firearms manufacturers. Republicans promise fierce opposition to the proposed measures.

KDNK's Morgan Neely has Wednesday's news, including Colorado beginning to distribute funds from pharmaceutical companies as part of legal settlements related to the opioid crisis. Also, we speak with a group of Future Farmers of America students who made the trip from Olathe to Rifle for a wolf reintroduction meeting.

In 2021, Colorado voters approved the creation of a new office within the state’s Department of Public Health and Environment to tackle gun violence. They are partnering with the Colorado School of Public Health to create an information bank that tracks and studies gun violence across Colorado.