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Fremont rancher’s cattle remain quarantined after 15 die mysteriously—county and state investigating cause

COAL CREEK, Colo. (KOAA) — A rancher in Fremont County continues to seek answers as to why 15 cows died in one day.

News5 first reported the incident on March 21.

Since then, the rancher, Kerri Higgs, has been scrambling to learn the cause of the deaths from several tests.

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Teller County to DOJ: Don’t punish rural communities for Denver’s sanctuary policies

TELLER COUNTY — In a letter sent to President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ), Teller County leaders are simultaneously supporting DOJ lawsuits against Colorado while at the same time asking for leniency if federal funding is cut off from the state.

The letter was written and signed by Teller County’s three commissioners and sent last week to the DOJ’s Office of Civil Rights.

The commissioners first take issue with Colorado’s recent gun control measures, going so far as to encourage the DOJ to take legal action against the state of Colorado.

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