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Fort Collins police officers arrested Tanner Cook on charges of sexual assault and burglary Sept. 7.
(Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Collision kills cyclist, closes US 287 for 5 hours

Natalia Sperry July 1, 2018

A bicyclist was killed after a collision with a car on U.S. Highway 287 on June 30, according to a press release from Fort Collins Police Services.  U.S. 287 (South College Avenue) closed for approximately...

Fatal motor vehicle collision under police investigation

Fatal motor vehicle collision under police investigation

Samantha Ye June 30, 2018

A motorcycle and sedan collided head-on the evening of June 29, resulting in the death of the motorcyclist. The 27-year-old male was driving his Suzuki motorcycle northbound in the 200 block of South...

Laura Schreck and Robert Serunjogi stand in front of the engineering building at Colorado State University where they first met. (Courtesy of Bill Cotton, CSU).

CSU duo raises $37,000 for orphaned kids in Uganda

Matthew Bailey June 28, 2018

One seemingly unexpected duo at Colorado State University has worked to change the lives of children halfway around the globe with resources at home.  CSU’s Robert Serunjogi and Laura Schreck created...

City of Fort Collins reminds citizens of fireworks ban

City of Fort Collins reminds citizens of fireworks ban

Ravyn Cullor June 28, 2018

As Independence Day approaches, the City of Fort Collins has reminded citizens that fireworks are banned within city limits via a press release issued on June 13. According to the City’s website, all...

Jeannette Vizguernia and supporters along wih the family of Jorge Rafael Zaldivar Mendieta gather on the Denver Captitol building steps during the "Save our Children Now March" on sunday, June 24. (Jayla Hodge | Collegian)

Denver rallies against family separations

Jayla Hodge June 28, 2018

More than 1,100 marchers gathered at the Denver Capitol building on June 24 for the Save the Children Now rally, protesting against family separations at the U.S. border, child detainment facilitates and...

Some view the media and science as inherently opposed, but the two institutions need each other and need to work on improving their relationship. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Conference on relationship research to be held at CSU mid July

Samantha Ye June 27, 2018

Family, friends or coworkers: Relationships of all forms will be examined and presented on at the 2018 International Association for Relationship Research conference held at Colorado State University July...

Don't Forget to Vote (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Polis, Stapleton win party races for governor seat

Samantha Ye June 27, 2018

The primary elections are over, and the party candidates have been chosen.   With over 1 million ballots cast, this primary showed a significant turnout, likely due to the influence of unaffiliated voter...

(Natalie Dyer | Collegian)

Police investigate drowning death near Legacy Park

Austin Fleskes June 26, 2018

The Fort Collins Police Department has released further information about the body that was located in a river near Legacy Park on June 24 in a press release published Tuesday.  The FCPD initially sent...

A hiking trail in Boulder, CO which is close to Arapahoe and Roosevelt National Forests, which are regulated by the United States Forest Service and could be impacted by the Forest Service's new proposal. (Photo Credit: Megan Fischer)

Old Roach reopened after Badger Creek fire evacuation orders lifted

Ravyn Cullor June 25, 2018

The Old Roach area in Larimer County, which was closed for the Badger Creek fire, was reopened at 12:01 a.m. on June 21, according to a tweet by Canyon Lakes Ranger RD, the public affairs staff of the...

(Photo Credit: Flickr)

Fort Collins Police discover body near Legacy Park

Austin Fleskes June 24, 2018

A body was found in the river near Legacy Park on Sunday afternoon, according to a series of tweets released by the Fort Collins Police Department.  In its initial tweet at around three in the afternoon,...

Metal strips and construction equipment are strewn around a construction zone while a construction worker welds a pipe along West Plum Street near the Colorado State University Transit Center on Tuesday morning. Workers were replacing and rerouting a condensation line underneath the roadway. (Forrest Czarnecki | The Collegian)

Laporte closure to begin July 9 for infrastructure improvement project

Samantha Ye June 20, 2018

Expect a full closure of Laporte Avenue starting July 9, as Fort Collins Utilities replaces outdated pipes beneath the road. Laporte Avenue between the North Shields Street intersection to Wood Street...

Jeffrey Swoboda formally sworn in as Fort Collins chief of police

Jeffrey Swoboda formally sworn in as Fort Collins chief of police

Ravyn Cullor June 20, 2018

Jeffrey Swoboda was formally sworn in as the Fort Collins Chief of Police on Tuesday, June 20, after serving in the position since June 4. The ceremony represented the culmination of a year-long search...

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