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Colo. gun accessories maker asking $2.5M from Wyo.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:54:25 -0400

LARAMIE, Wyoming - A Colorado company that makes gun sights and other firearms accessories is seeking a $2.5 million grant from Wyoming to help it move to Laramie.

Fort Collins recycling 50% of trash, aiming higher

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:26:44 -0400

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - Fort Collins residents and businesses are recycling about 50 percent of their trash, and officials hope to push that to 90 percent or higher.

Bloomington leaders doubtful on bike sharing

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:44:44 -0400

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - Bloomington has a task force that works to make the city more bike friendly, but could the city ever get into "bike sharing"?

Mixed reaction to Weld threat to try secession

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:28:34 -0400

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - As some northern Colorado officials talk about seceding from the rest of the state, not everyone is rolling their eyes.

Authorities say man shot by deputy had fired first

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:34:59 -0400

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - Sheriff's officials say a Livermore man who was fatally shot by a deputy Monday had called 911 to complain about a neighbor, then used a semiautomatic rifle to open fire on deputies who responded.

Fort Collins firm fined after deaths of 3 dogs

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:37:19 -0400

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - A Fort Collins company that conducts medical experiments on animals has been fined $679 following a federal inspection prompted by the deaths of three dogs.

Fort Collins police investigate fracking petition

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:55:32 -0400

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - Fort Collins police are investigating a petition opposing a hydraulic fracturing ban in the city after 22 businesses included in the petition said they were misrepresented or confused about what they signed.

Gary Miller new radio voice of CSU Rams

Wed, 29 May 2013 14:16:20 -0400

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - Veteran Denver television sportscaster Gary Miller is the new radio play-by-play voice of the Colorado State Rams.

Fort Collins bicyclist wins ticket dispute

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:54:43 -0400

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - A Fort Collins bicyclist no longer faces a $22 ticket stemming from a March run-in with a Larimer County sheriff's deputy, who he accused of driving dangerously close to him with his patrol car.

Wildfire season opens as evidence of health risks rise

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:47 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - June is usually prime time for Cindy Coopersmith to get out and enjoy the woods and wildlife around Fort Collins, Colo.

Boulder County won't extend drilling moratorium

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:33:32 -0400

LONGMONT, Colorado - At least two northern Colorado communities are looking to impose strict regulations on oil and gas drilling instead of stopping it all together.

Former RI Senate candidate runs for Colo. governor

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:07 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Steve Laffey, a onetime Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Rhode Island, announced Tuesday he's running for governor of Colorado.

Fort Collins police warn of burglary fire danger

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:26:04 -0400

FORT COLLINS, Colorado - Fort Collins police are warning residents to lock their doors after two separate homes along a Fort Collins street were burglarized and had gas left on inside.