Kacie Sinton

LAKE CITY, Colo. (KJCT) — The Elk Fire, burning near the Gold Mountain Fire, is continuing to steadily grow after a lightning strike ignited it on July 9.

DOLORES, Colo. (KJCT) — Crews fighting the Ferris Fire were given a reprieve on Sunday by cloud cover and scattered storms moving over the area. However, some areas stayed active through the day and into the night.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) — The Colorado Department of Transportation's annual Traffic Safety Summit will begin Tuesday at the Grand Junction Convention Center.

The Colorado Department of Transportation’s annual Traffic Safety Summit will begin Tuesday at the Grand Junction Convention Center.

OURAY, Colo. (KJCT) — Crews will continue their work to secure the Highway 550 corridor between Ouray and Ridgway after a new incident management team took command on Tuesday.

DOLORES, Colo. (KJCT) — Incident command says firefighters made significant progress on Monday as rain moved over the northeastern part of the fire.

HUERFANO COUNTY, Colo. (KJCT) — The Huerfano County Sheriff's Department issued a new evacuation notice at 11 a.m. Tuesday due to the Aspen Acres Fire burning southwest of Pueblo, Colorado.

LEADVILLE, Colo. (KJCT) — A new management team has taken command of the human-caused Willow Fire burning near Leadville.

MONTROSE, Colo. (KJCT) — Two men have been arrested in connection to a murder case that took place nearly eight months ago in Montrose.

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (KJCT) — The Rio Blanco Sheriff's Office has issued an evacuation order for the area of Mile Marker 22 County Road 5 and County Road 3.