Kacie Sinton
Digital Content and News Director
Grand Junction, Colorado
Kacie Sinton is the Digital Content and News Director for KKCO, and joined in April of 2022. She was born in St. George, Utah, but has spent the majority of her life on the Western Slope. Kacie has a BA in Mass Communication and Media Strategies from Colorado Mesa University.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 12:55 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed most of Glenwood Canyon due to a crash on Friday.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:38 AM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
A gas leak has shut down much of the downtown Fruita area.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 4:00 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Coloradans receiving help from the SNAP program are about to see a sharp dip in the amount they are receiving.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:35 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
The second of five hearings on Gray Wolf reintroduction was held in Gunnison Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 1:28 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Opioid deaths increased in Colorado by 54 percent in 2020, and it isn't showing signs of slowing.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:07 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Many Coloradans are seeing double or even triple costs for gas and electric this year, and most just want to know why.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 1:56 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
A suspect in an early-morning murder in Montrose has been arrested.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 12:21 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Following an exceptionally deadly year on Colorado's roadways, the state patrol is rolling out a new program with the goal of reducing traffic deaths.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 11:45 AM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
The Grand Valley's newest fire station opened Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 10:46 AM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will be holding its next hearing soon on the divisive topic of wolf reintroduction.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 5:32 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Record-breaking snowpack buried the western slope this week.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 12:44 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Travelers heading south this weekend should be able to avoid travel woes from the most recent winter storms.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 12:11 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Veterans will be able to get free emergency health care soon, but lengthy wait times have some concerned that the VA may have promised more than it can deliver.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 11:52 AM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Skyrocketing home heating costs have driven many Coloradans to ask for help from outreach organizations.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 10:51 AM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
The main connection between southwestern and southeastern Colorado will be temporarily closed, starting Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 1:25 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
A crash on I-70 has shut down the westbound lane near Glenwood Springs.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 4:59 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
After four years of, the Sunset Mesa Funeral Home scandal is reaching the end.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 3:27 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
A new type of alert created by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation will be going live later this week
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 1:30 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
The bill was packed with thousands of pages of legislation, but how much of that will directly benefit Coloradans?
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 5:22 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Seniors who can't cook won't go hungry this Christmas Eve thanks to the work from a local organization.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 5:16 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Record-low temperatures and extreme wind barrel towards Colorado as Gov. Polis activates the Colo. National Guard.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 9:30 AM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Weather might make your kids bus late this morning.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 4:24 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Three finalists have been selected to fill the police chief position with the Grand Junction Police Department
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 5:54 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
The race for Colorado's third congressional district has come to a close.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 4:21 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
County employees could be getting new digs in the next couple of years, and it's in a surprising location.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 3:49 AM MST
|By Garrett Brown and Kacie Sinton
The Colorado Mesa University Men’s Basketball Team has had a stellar start to their season, posting a 5-1 record in the early season. A big part of what makes the Maverick machine run has been their Redshirt Sophomore Power Forward Trevor Baskin.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 5:19 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
The highly competitive race for CD-3 will now be going to recount, thanks to a Colorado law mandating recounts when votes are under a certain percentage apart.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 8:33 PM MST
|By Christopher Guevara and Kacie Sinton
Powderhorn Mountain Resort celebrates the earliest opening date on record.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 5:07 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Gov. Polis released a list of resources for those affected by the shooting in Colorado Springs that left five Coloradans dead and 18 wounded.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 12:33 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Some local students have been selected for the 2022 WSL Volleyball All League
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 3:44 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
Travelers planning to use Highway 145 on Monday may need to budget for extra travel time as the Colorado Department of Transportation will be working to remove a crashed car.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 3:11 PM MST
|By Kacie Sinton
The planned closure of Wolf Creek Pass by the Colorado Department of Transportation has been postponed due to dangerous flight conditions in the area.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 1:12 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
The location and time for the playoff game between Grand Junction High School and Steamboat Springs has changed times and locations.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 5:40 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
The position vacated by former judge Lance Timbreza has been filled.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 12:22 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
Daytime paving of North Avenue will be starting on Wednesday.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 11:40 AM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
In the spirit of Drug Takeback Day, Mesa County Public Health wants you to dispose unused medications in a safe and responsible manner.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 4:57 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
Registered voters are advised
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 4:00 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
A water main burst in Montrose early Friday morning
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 2:34 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
Colorado Mesa University will be hosting another series of political debates, but these will feature student panelists rather than journalists.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 3:14 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
The newest US Marshal for Colorado was sworn in Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 1:53 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
An Xcel outage has been reported in Orchard Mesa affecting just over 100 customers.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 1:40 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
Flu season is here, and Montrose County is setting up drive-though flu shot clinics.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 11:21 AM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
A bear cub was spotted near a Fruita school, triggering a shelter in place for the students.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 10:49 AM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
Parking costs are about to see their first increase in seven years, and airport staff say the decision was influenced by a number of factors.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 11:08 AM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
Camp Hale, a World War Two-era alpine military training camp, has been declared a national monument by President Biden. Reactions from Colorado's political leaders have been mixed, but largely positive.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 5:19 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
We’ve created a collection of the best photos taken by our reporters and viewers like you of the aspens changing across Western Colorado.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 4:56 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
The Fruita City Council has a new member following the departure of previous City Councilmember Heather O'Brien.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 4:04 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
A Verizon outage has been reported in Grand Junction.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 5:26 PM MDT
|By Gabriel Gonzalez and Kacie Sinton
The Grand Junction housing market is unpredictable in the post-pandemic era.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 2:22 PM MDT
|By Kacie Sinton
Hunters looking to bag waterfowl this winter may have to work a little harder to find their quarry as disease and a shifting climate change migration patterns and impact population growth.
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