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Fort Collins takes minimum wage survey, considers raising it

Fort Collins takes minimum wage survey, considers raising it

Emmalee Krieg, Staff Reporter September 21, 2022

Minimum wage is always a hot topic, especially when it pertains to students. Recently, the City of Fort Collins sent out a survey to discuss the possibility of raising the minimum wage. According to...

Officers were able to safely lower the 200lb bear into rubber innertubes

Bear makes it way onto CSU’s Oval

Piper Russell, News Editor September 19, 2022

On Sept. 16 the Colorado State University Police Department and Colorado Parks and Wildlife team responded to reports of a bear in a tree on the north end of The Oval near Ammons Hall. Brandon Muller,...

Photo courtesy of Platte River Power Authority

Platte River Power Authority works toward 2030 carbon-use goals

Piper Russell, News Editor September 13, 2022

Colorado's Platte River Power Authority hired new leadership and added to their organization to achieve their goals regarding energy transitions. Raj Singam Setti: Transition and integration Platte River...

A Transfort MAX bus at Spring Creek Station

More Transfort routes suspended amid staffing shortages

Miles Buchan, Staff Reporter August 31, 2022

Another series of Transfort route suspensions was issued to begin Aug. 15 and will remain in place until further notice. A press release by the City of Fort Collins states recent staffing shortages have...

Limited supply of monkeypox vaccines available in Larimer County

Limited supply of monkeypox vaccines available in Larimer County

Miles Buchan, Reporter August 28, 2022

The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment announced there is a limited supply of monkeypox vaccines now available to high-risk individuals. In order to be eligible for a vaccine, each interested...

Police tape is pictured on the scene of a suspected shooting on West Plum Street and South Taft Hill Road on Jan. 29, 2018. (Collegian file photo)

LCSO responds to shooting report near Foothills Campus

Serena Bettis, Editor in Chief July 28, 2022

Update: The Larimer County Sheriff's Office released an update at 9:43 p.m. Thursday stating that 15-year-old Teagan Pixley-Johnson is wanted for attempted murder. According to the update, Pixley-Johnson...

Young festival-goers wave Pride flags with a performer during the 2022 NoCo Pride Festival in Civic Center Park

NoCo Pride in the Park celebrates acceptance in local LGBTQ+ community

Ivy Secrest, Life and Culture Director July 18, 2022

Diverse, inclusive, kind and accepting — these words were written in repetition in front of the Poudre River Public Library’s stand at Fort Collins' annual NoCo Pride in the Park. Returning full...

(Graphic illustration by Falyn Sebastian | The Collegian)

State bill enacts roll-through laws for bikes, non-motor vehicles

Austria Cohn, News Reporter April 27, 2022

Bicyclists and people on electric scooters over 15 years old are now able to generally treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs. Gov. Jared Polis signed House Bill 22-1028, known...

A sign featuring Smokey Bear warns drivers of a high fire danger in Poudre Canyon Sept. 1, 2019. Although fires are sometimes healthy for an ecosystem, it is often important to reduce the risk of them. (Ryan Schmidt | Collegian)

Rocky Mountain Region receives large fund to mitigate wildfire risk

Jack Miller, News Reporter April 27, 2022

The U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region has recently received an $18.1 million dollar fund to protect regional areas deemed to be high risk for wildfires. The 20 largest fires in Colorado history...

Fort Collins City Hall is located at 300 Laporte Avenue Nov. 8, 2020.

Acceso Fort Collins es el lugar para todas tus preguntas y peticiones

Piper Russell and Florentino Aguilera April 26, 2022

Nota del editor: Puedes leer la versión en ingles de este artículo aquí. Traducción de Florentino Aguilera Acceso Fort Collins es una plataforma en línea que permite que los residentes...

Dry conditions and high fire danger expected April 22

Dry conditions and high fire danger expected April 22

Katrina Leibee, Editor in Chief April 21, 2022

The Public Safety Team just notified the Colorado State University community of extreme fire danger expected Friday, April 22. Fires have burned in Colorado throughout April, and Friday's storm is expected...

Public transit, including Transfort, to lift mask requirements immediately

Public transit, including Transfort, to lift mask requirements immediately

Noah Palsey, News Editor April 19, 2022

Transfort has lifted its mask requirements effective immediately, after an April 18 federal ruling that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overstepped when it issued a mask mandate for airplanes,...

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