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Fort Morgan

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Wildcat Dairy raid: Five workers deported, criminal charges against six others dropped

    ​ In June, we told you about an immigration raid on Morgan County's Wildcat Dairy that led to the arrests of eleven workers and caused fear among many others. This week, the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition announced that while five of the workers have already been deported, the criminal ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Six biggest Colorado-related food scares

    Beware the killer cantaloupes! It sounds like a horror-flick spoof, but for Jensen Farms in Holly, it's all too real. In September, the Colorado farm recalled all of its potential globes of death, approximately 300,000 cases. Nonetheless, the case of the listeria-carrying melons already ranks as the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement busts 81 "criminal aliens" in Colorado, Wyoming

    ​Immigration and Customs Enforcement's announcement of over 2,400 arrests -- 81 of them in Colorado and Wyoming -- stresses that ICE is focusing on rounding up criminal aliens. This emphasis makes sense given mounting evidence here and nationwide that assorted authorities are going well beyon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Immigration: Fear and hope at forum prompted by raid at Morgan County's Wildcat Dairy

    ​News of an immigration raid at Morgan County's Wildcat Dairy, where 89 percent of employees weren't authorized to work in the United States, caused fear among documented and undocumented residents alike, says immigrant-rights advocate Damaris Cooksey. That's especially true of children wonde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Immigration: 89% of workers at Wildcat Dairy not authorized to work in United States

    ​There's no shortage of irony in news about a large immigration-related bust at Morgan County's Wildcat Dairy A whopping 89 percent of staffers there were not authorized to work in the U.S. -- but only the employees have been charged with a crime, while the business owner is being credited wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Madison Street's Rob Michaels dishes on dumbing down menus, the pitfalls of parsley and pork heaven

    Lori Midson​ Rob Michaels Madison Street 1222 Madison Street 303-736-2260 www.madisonstreetdenver.com Filipinos are renowned for their unwavering hospitality, for unleashing food feasts that swell the belly, for ensuring that no host allows her guests to leave hungry. "We're known for provi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Jay Marvin, longtime AM 760 host, recovering after suicide attempt

    Jay in 2009.​Update below: In 2009, AM 760 host Jay Marvin suffered a health crisis involving a potentially lethal infection and epic back surgery that laid him up for the better part of a year. As a result, David Sirota took over Marvin's slot that December, with Jay formally retiring from ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Sam Brownlee: Read report on Weld County deputy's death, how it could've been prevented

    Sam Brownlee.​Last November, Sam Brownlee became the first Weld County deputy to die in the line of duty since 1940 when he was shot and killed by Reuben Reyes, twenty, following a high-speed chase. Now, an uncommonly frank review of the incident has been released, and the three-person panel b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    California Zephyr heading into Union Station

    ​The sun just started to edge up over the horizon after we passed Fort Morgan: The California Zephyr is running an hour or so late, but the miracle is that it's going at all, after the mess the snowstorm made of the East Coast.

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Joshua Amoroso, Gateway Church youth pastor in CO Springs, bused for sexual assault on a child

    Joshua Amoroso.​By definition, a youth pastor has access to lotsa young folks. And Joshua Amoroso, 21, who served in this capacity at Colorado Springs' Gateway Church, is accused of violating the trust required by someone in that position in the worst possible way -- with a fourteen-year-old g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Patrick Rice: Fort Morgan man allegedly ODs on medication, leads chase before shooting himself

    Fort Morgan.​Fort Morgan is typically a quiet community -- but not for a while last night. Patrick Rice, allegedly under the influence of "medication," led police on a chase, then held off the cops for an hour before shooting himself in the chest, presumably with a rifle -- which doesn't sound ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Ever Eleazar Murrieta-Nieblas: 276 pounds of marijuana in car = 8 to 48 year sentence

    Large pic below.​Don't know if Arizona's Ever Eleazar Murrieta-Nieblas tried to convince authorities that the marijuana in his possession was for medical purposes -- but it would have been a tough argument, since there was 276 pounds of it. The sheer heft likely helped convince a jury to convi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement's latest roundup: 85 "criminal aliens" busted by ICE

    ​Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to emphasize that it's focusing on arresting so-called criminal aliens -- and it's lassoed plenty in these parts of late. In September, ICE busted 78 people -- and of the 6,617 folks grabbed in the Denver area during fiscal 2010, 4,447 were said t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Marijuana activists attack state rep Mark Waller by smearing ranch dressing on his car? Yummy!

    Mark Waller​On the heels of reports about a burglar using a bong as a weapon in a Fort Morgan home invasion comes a claim by state representative Mark Waller that a recent assault on his car -- with salad dressing -- may have been in reprisal for his stand against medical marijuana dispensarie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Bong becomes deadly weapon in home invasion, causes head injury requiring hospitalization

    Possible weapon?​Glass bongs can be fragile, but they're also large enough to do some significant damage, as a person living in a home that was invaded over the weekend learned the hard way. Two suspects who continue to evade arrest at this writing broke into the house, and in the scuffle tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Fort Collins riot: 7 accused, charges pending on 9 others in post-NewWestFest/Old Town melee

    NewWestFest macing.​On Monday, we shared videos of rioting in Old Town Fort Collins and noted that local police were studying such footage in an attempt to identify participants in the free-for-all. Now, the Fort Collins Police have named seven people (only one a CSU student) they've accused o ... More >>

  • News

    May 6, 2010

    Fact or science fiction? Colorado's importance in the sci-fi world is no fantasy

    NewWestFest macing.​On Monday, we shared videos of rioting in Old Town Fort Collins and noted that local police were studying such footage in an attempt to identify participants in the free-for-all. Now, the Fort Collins Police have named seven people (only one a CSU student) they've accused o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    Safeway belatedly responds to rejection of its latest contract offer

    ​Yesterday, King Soopers formally, and finally, acknowledged that its grocery workers had accepted the company's last, best and final contract offer. But silenced prevailed at Safeway, whose employees turned down pretty much the same deal -- until today. The firm's release focuses most of its ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Mile High Murder, No. 48: Arrest made in first murder in Fort Morgan in three years, at 400 W. Kiowa Avenue

    View Larger Map Update: An arrest has been made in this case. Get more information below. Original post: Don't know if Fort Morgan Police Chief Keith Kuretich is usually in his office at 6:30 a.m. -- but he was there this morning, and for good reason. Last night, his department responded to a call ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Independence Institute cries foul on cost of public-records request

    The logo for the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments.​In the past year or so, a number of state and local agencies in Colorado have begun charging members of the media higher fees for completing public-records requests. Take the Denver Police Department, which used to make copies of dail ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    New website charts what parts of Colorado are being stimulated

    A photo from the StimulusColorado.org website. StimulusColorado.org, a new website co-sponsored by Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors, Colorado Contractors Association, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Denver ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 23, 2009

    Andrew Schutt takes his heavenly menu to new heights

    A photo from the StimulusColorado.org website. StimulusColorado.org, a new website co-sponsored by Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors, Colorado Contractors Association, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Denver ... More >>

  • Music

    January 8, 2009

    The Potato Pirates steal the show with a new CD

    A photo from the StimulusColorado.org website. StimulusColorado.org, a new website co-sponsored by Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors, Colorado Contractors Association, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Denver ... More >>

  • News

    November 27, 2008

    There's no place like home for Somali refugees in Greeley

    A photo from the StimulusColorado.org website. StimulusColorado.org, a new website co-sponsored by Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors, Colorado Contractors Association, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Denver ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    Face the State expands its radio presence

    A photo from the StimulusColorado.org website. StimulusColorado.org, a new website co-sponsored by Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors, Colorado Contractors Association, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Denver ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2008

    Delegating Denver #25 of 56: Massachusetts

    A photo from the StimulusColorado.org website. StimulusColorado.org, a new website co-sponsored by Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors, Colorado Contractors Association, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Denver ... More >>

  • News

    November 29, 2007

    Santiago's

    The forecast calls for chile.

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2007

    Cease Fire!

    The forecast calls for chile.

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2007

    Cease Fire!

    The forecast calls for chile.

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2004

    Tome, Tome on the Range

    Kent Haruf stakes out the literary turf of Colorado.

  • News

    January 10, 2002

    Think Big

    When it comes to attracting geese, hunters are flying blind.

  • Music

    August 9, 2001

    For Love of Country

    Now part of Denver Joe's "family," Dick and Lois Meis have strummed, plucked and picked their way across five decades of Western music.

  • News

    December 21, 2000

    The River's Edge

    As the South Platte flows out of Colorado, the water wars continue.

  • News

    August 24, 2000

    High and Dry

    Even in the best of times, farmers and developers fight for Colorado's water. And this summer's drought is far from the best of times.

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Off Limits

    Water, water everywhere.

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Pay at the Pump

    The gas is cheap -- and according to dozens of Bradley Petroleum employees, so is the owner.

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Letters

    The gas is cheap -- and according to dozens of Bradley Petroleum employees, so is the owner.

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Where the Auction Is

    The gas is cheap -- and according to dozens of Bradley Petroleum employees, so is the owner.

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    Lucky Strikes

    The gas is cheap -- and according to dozens of Bradley Petroleum employees, so is the owner.

  • Music

    November 20, 1997

    Harmony, German Style

    The singers at the Denver Turnverein tell the story of a people, a country and a beautiful form of music.

  • News

    August 29, 1996

    Feeling No Pain

    A morphine-addicted pharmacist hid his Colorado drug conviction and resumed work in California--for a while.

  • News

    July 18, 1996

    The Sins of Youth

    Colorado gambles millions on a second last chance for violent teens

  • News

    May 9, 1996

    That Fits the Bill

    Need some special-interest legislation? Here's how this year's session measures up

  • News

    January 10, 1996

    THE OLD BALL & CHAIN

    Need some special-interest legislation? Here's how this year's session measures up

  • News

    September 20, 1995

    BEATING THE RAP

    THE DEFENDANT IN A FATAL BEATING IN WIGGINS IS ACQUITTED AFTER A SELF-DEFENSE ARGUMENT.

  • News

    August 16, 1995

    SHOOT UP FIRST, ANSWER QUESTIONS LATER

    THE DEFENDANT IN A FATAL BEATING IN WIGGINS IS ACQUITTED AFTER A SELF-DEFENSE ARGUMENT.

  • News

    March 29, 1995

    THAT'S MY BOY

    EX-BIKER BUTCH ALLEE WANTED HIS SON TO BE JUST LIKE HIM. POLICE SAY HE GOT HIS WISH.WELCOME TO WIGGINS A RIVALRY BETWEEN TWO HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS BEGAN ON THE MAT. IT ENDED WITH MURDER.

  • News

    August 31, 1994

    LETTERS

    EX-BIKER BUTCH ALLEE WANTED HIS SON TO BE JUST LIKE HIM. POLICE SAY HE GOT HIS WISH.WELCOME TO WIGGINS A RIVALRY BETWEEN TWO HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLERS BEGAN ON THE MAT. IT ENDED WITH MURDER.

  • News

    July 13, 1994

    UNHEALTHY COMPETITION

    TWO SMALL TOWNS. TWO COSTLY HOSPITALS. ONE NASTY FEUD.LITTLE HASSLE ON THE PRAIRIE SANE HEALTH CARE IS THE LATEST LOSS IN THE AGE-OLD RIFT BETWEEN BRUSH AND FORT MORGAN.

  • News

    March 9, 1994

    DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

    TWO SMALL TOWNS. TWO COSTLY HOSPITALS. ONE NASTY FEUD.LITTLE HASSLE ON THE PRAIRIE SANE HEALTH CARE IS THE LATEST LOSS IN THE AGE-OLD RIFT BETWEEN BRUSH AND FORT MORGAN.

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