BANK FUND SET UP FOR RINK FAMILY FOLLOWING DEADLY CRASH New Castle—A special fund has been established for the family of Lori Rink who was killed in Monday’s early-morning crash on I-70 near New Castle. She was 44 years old.  Meanwhile, the investigation continues into what triggered the three-car accident that closed the eastbound side of ...

NO BANKING FOR WEED MONEY DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s attempt to create a bank to service its marijuana industry has received a setback from the Federal Reserve. The guardian of the U.S. banking system said in a court filing that it doesn’t intend to accept a penny connected to the sale of pot because the ...

WESTBOUND I-70 OPEN IN GW CANYON Glenwood Springs—Motorists are happy today as westbound I-70 through Glenwood Canyon has reopened.  C-DOT closed the lanes in July for a massive maintenance project.  The eastbound side is still limited one lane until Friday. WEST SLOPE DRAWS LINE IN WATER BATTLE WITH FRONT RANGE Rifle—Close to 15-hundred western Colorado residents signed a ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS 2016 BUDGET Glenwood Springs—Glenwood Springs’ 2016 budget will be a hot topic at tonight’s city council meeting. The bulk of the 72.1 million dollar budget is going toward transportation-related projects including the city’s contribution to the 110 million dollar Grand Avenue Bridge.  The police department and parks and recreation will also get a large ...

GARCO TO TEST NEW VOTING MACHINES Glenwood Springs—Garfield County is testing one of four new voting machines for this off-year election.  Seven other counties around the state are also putting the new technology to the test with the goal of choosing a new model for statewide use by next year.  The other counties are; Mesa, Adams, ...

ASPEN (AP) – Police are looking for a Texas man they say stole nearly $6,000 of top-shelf liquor from stores in the Aspen area. Snowmass Village Police say the man dressed as a construction worker on Tuesday slipped Johnny Walker Blue, Don Perignon champagne, wine and other spirits into his baggy clothes. Police call the ...

SERIAL SHOPLIFTER IN VALLEY LIKES HIS BOOZE Snowmass Village—Snowmass Village Police are teaming up with a police department in Texas to find a man with a peculiar penchant for shoplifting booze.  According to police reports and surveillance video, a black man, dressed like a construction worker, has walked into two Snowmass Village liquor stores and walked ...

ASPEN TO DENVER FLIGHT HAS MECHANICAL TROUBLE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS) – A United flight with about 70 people on board made a safe emergency landing Wednesday morning at Yampa Valley Regional Airport. Flight 4919 originated from Aspen and was headed to Denver when the pilots indicated there was a mechanical problem with the right engine and they ...

PLANE CRASH NEAR GLENWOOD AIRPORT INJURES TWO Glenwood Springs—Two men remain hospitalized after their small plane crashed Sunday morning just south of the Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport.  The pilot, Benoit Delavaiffiere reportedly suffered head and leg injuries while his passenger with the first name of Dmitri, may have sustained a neck injury when the plane crashed ...

PLANE CRASH NEAR GLENWOOD AIRPORT INJURES TWO Glenwood Springs—Two men remain hospitalized after their small plane crashed Sunday morning just south of the Glenwood Springs Municipal Airport.  The pilot, Benoit Delavaiffiere reportedly suffered head and leg injuries while his passenger with the first name of Dmitri, may have sustained a neck injury when the plane crashed ...

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL _____________________________ THE ANNUAL BRENDA PATCH MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT TIPS OFF TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ROARING FORK HIGH SCHOOL. GIRLS AND BOYS TEAMS FROM GLENWOOD, ROARING FORK, BASALT AND STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WILL BE COMPETING.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ____________________ THE GLENWOOD DEMONS FOOTBALL TEAM IS HEADED BACK TO THE 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. GLENWOOD’S 25 TO 6 VICTORY OVER CANON CITY PUT THEM IN THIS SATURDAY’S TITLE SHOWDOWN WITH THE TOP RANKED AND UNDEFEATED ELIZABETH CARDINALS. THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED AT LEGACY STADIUM IN AURORA ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS (11/27/10) — “The turf’s not real great, but it’s our dirt,” Glenwood lineman Blaze Barham said in describing the muddy, slippery field on which his team had just qualified for a return to the 3A state football championship by defeating Canon City, 25-6, Saturday. Recent snow, followed by sub-zero temperatures played havoc ...

(Glenwood Springs) For the second time in three years, the Glenwood Demons will play for the 3A State Football Championship. Riding on the shoulders of senior quarterback and team captain Luke Jacob, the Demons overcame the muddy conditions of Stubler Memorial Field and several mistakes to outlast the Canon City Tigers 25 to 6. ...

THE WEATHER IS SUPPOSED TO BE NICE FOR THIS SATURDAY’S SEMIFINAL PLAYOFF FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN THE GLENWOOD DEMONS AND THE CANON CITY TIGERS. KMTS WILL BROADCAST THE GAME LIVE FROM STUBLER MEMORIAL FIELD WITH PRE-GAME COVERAGE BEGINNING AT 12:30.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL __________________________ __________________________ THE GLENWOOD DEMONS TAKE ON THE CANON CITY TIGERS THIS SATURDAY IN A FINAL FOUR PLAYOFF GAME AT STUBLER MEMORIAL FIELD. KICK OFF IS SET FOR 1 O’CLOCK WITH LIVE PRE-GAME COVERAGE BEGINNING AT 12:30 ON KMTS.

HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF FOOTBALL…. THE GLENWOOD DEMONS TAKE ON THE LEWIS PALMER RANGERS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT 1 O’CLOCK IN COLORADO SPRINGS. THE WINNER MOVES ON TO THE FINAL FOUR. CATCH ALL THE ACTION LIVE ON KMTS AND KMTS.COM WITH PRE-GAME COVERAGE BEGINNING AT 12:30. ...

VOLLEYBALL __________ LANDON GARVIK LED THE ROARING FORK RAMS TO A LEAGUE, DISTRICT AND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. NOW THE SENIOR ALL-STATE PLAYER WILL GET TO COMPETE THIS SUNDAY IN BROOMFIELD AT THE PRESTIGIOUS COLORODO COACHES OF GIRLS ALL-STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL __________________________ THE GLENWOOD DEMONS BATTLE THE LEWIS-PALMER RANGERS THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 1 0’CLOCK IN COLORADO ...

SOFTBALL ALL LEAGUE TEAM THE 3A WESTERN SLOPE ALL CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TEAM IS CHALK-FULL OF LOCAL PLAYERS. JAMIE MATHERLY FROM THE LEAGUE AND DISTRICT CHAMPION BASALT LADY LONGHORNS WAS NAMED THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND HER DAD, BRUCE, WAS NAMED THE COACH OF THE YEAR. ...

HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF FOOTBALL…. THE GLENWOOD DEMONS TROUNCED ENGELWOOD SATURDAY 42 TO NOTHING TO ADVANCE TO THE ELITE 8. THE DEMONS TRAVEL TO COLORADO SPRINGS THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A 1 O’CLOCK SHOWDOWN WITH THE LEWIS-PALMER RANGERS. THE OTHER LOCAL TEAM TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT ROUND ...