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Baby Jesus returned to nativity scene after Northern Colorado police search for thief
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CBS Colorado, Local

Baby Jesus returned to nativity scene after Northern Colorado police search for thief

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado Three days after its disappearance, a statue of baby Jesus was returned to the City of Fort Collins after it was stolen from the Old Town nativity scene. The baby Jesus figurine was dropped off at a safe haven location, Poudre Fire Authority station number one. The Jesus figurine was first reported stolen earlier in the week. Fort Collins Police released a photo of the alleged thief as they ran off with the model of the infant Messiah.  READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Police searching for person who stole Baby Jesus from Fort Collins nativity scene
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CBS Colorado, Local

Police searching for person who stole Baby Jesus from Fort Collins nativity scene

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a person who stole a figurine of baby Jesus from a prominent nativity scene.  The Fort Collins Police Department said the suspect stole the Jesus statue from the Old Town Square nativity scene in the heart of the city's downtown district. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Speeding? In Fort Collins, it may not be a police officer who issues you a citation
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CBS Colorado, Local

Speeding? In Fort Collins, it may not be a police officer who issues you a citation

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado The City of Fort Collins will soon begin issuing citations for people caught speeding through intersections with traffic cameras. The city will be turning on the speed detection function on their intersection cameras, which before only monitored drivers for running red lights. The change comes after Colorado lawmakers changed state law to allow automated systems to issue citations to drivers for speeding.  Prior to the new law many cities, including Fort Collins, owned and operated speed enforcement cameras. However, they had to be monitored by a human while in operation. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Prairie Ridge Natural Area in Northern Colorado to grow by 140 acres for $1.1M
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Out There Colorado, State

Prairie Ridge Natural Area in Northern Colorado to grow by 140 acres for $1.1M

By Seth Boster | Out There Colorado An area for conservation and recreation is growing in northern Colorado, helping to realize a long-term goal of local land managers. The 140-acre addition to Prairie Ridge Natural Area "represents the final piece in a 25-year effort creating a 3,500-acre separator between Loveland and Fort Collins," read a recent announcement from Great Outdoors Colorado. That was in announcing a $1.1 million grant toward a multi-agency acquisition totaling about $6.7 million. A majority of the funding is from the city of Loveland, which manages Prairie Ridge Natural Area and has led the arrangement with the city of Fort Collins and Larimer County. READ THE FULL STORY AT OUT THERE COLORADO
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Firefighters who responded on 9/11 escort piece of twin towers to new Fort Collins memorial
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CBS Colorado, State

Firefighters who responded on 9/11 escort piece of twin towers to new Fort Collins memorial

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado A piece of American history has been permanently installed in Fort Collins, as Poudre Fire Station #3 cemented a piece of the twin towers into the park behind their fire station. The piece of the twin towers was officially unveiled at a ceremony in Fort Collins on Monday afternoon. The piece of steel, which stands several feet tall, serves as a reminder to the Northern Colorado community of what the U.S. has been through, and the sacrifices many paid for freedom. "We just don't want people to forget," said Jim Durkin, a former firefighter who responded to ground zero. Durkin, Jim Salisbury and Lin Lindholm are just three of the many now-retired Poudre Fire employees who helped dig for survivors in 2001. The same group of men were those who helped...
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Fort Collins to start 2-year, $42M infrastructure project in Old Town to address 150-year-old issues
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CBS Colorado, Local

Fort Collins to start 2-year, $42M infrastructure project in Old Town to address 150-year-old issues

By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado The City of Fort Collins is moving forward with one of its largest infrastructure projects ever as the city prepares to address more than a century of flooding concerns. The project will install a new drainage system through Old Town, largely along Oak Street, west of College Avenue. The project, which is expected to take two years to complete, was first reported by the Coloradoan. Larimer County and Fort Collins have a history of flooding, with some floods in recent decades resulting in fatalities. However, project manager Heather McDowell said the issues with flooding around Old Town have been an issue since the heart of the city was developed in the 1800s. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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Colorado State University lands $25 million grant to boost methane detection work
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Colorado Springs Gazette, State

Colorado State University lands $25 million grant to boost methane detection work

By Scott Weiser | Colorado Springs Gazette The largest and most active methane emissions detection test bed in the world is located in Colorado. It just landed a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand its methane leak simulator site in Fort Collins. The Methane Emissions Technology Evaluation Center (METEC) is part of a collaboration between Colorado State University and the oil and gas industry to provide an advanced testing facility for new types of methane detecting equipment. The simulator is “eight acres of Hollywood well pads,” said Daniel Zimmerle, director of the methane emissions program at CSU. “I like to call it Hollywood well pads because it looks like well pads, we can make them emit like well pads. So, it is just like a Hollywood set except it...
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Fort Collins City Council to vote on rules to change public commenting
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Local, Northern Colorado, The Coloradoan

Fort Collins City Council to vote on rules to change public commenting

BY REBECCA POWELL | THE COLORADOAN Fort Collins City Council will decide whether to change the way public participation is handled in future meetings during a special meeting Monday. City staff says the proposed changes are meant to deal with disruptive crowds or high volumes of public comment that impede city business, but groups who have been prominent fixtures at council meetings say the new proposal limits public input and undermines transparent government and responsiveness. At the March 18 special meeting, which will start at 5 p.m. at City Hall, council members will consider proposed changes that would give them the ability to: READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADOAN
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