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The bomb squad robot after it had exited the apartment building. (Natalie Dyer | Collegian)

Wanted felon on the run near Horsetooth Reservoir, residential complex safe

Erin Douglas March 30, 2017

[new_royalslider id="592"] Update: As of 12:45 a.m., authorities had still not located the wanted felon who was last seen fleeing on foot in the Horsetooth Reservoir area, after leading authorities on...

Ross Cunniff is running for District 5 councilmember for Fort Collins City Council. (Julia Trowbridge l Collegian)

Ross Cunniff to re-run for Fort Collins City Council campaigning on affordable housing

Mason Force March 30, 2017
Ross Cunniff, incumbent councilmember for District 5 in Fort Collins City Council, will be running for re-election against Duane Hansen.
The City Council Board Members gather for a meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Troxell, Cunniff historically outspend opponents in City elections

Gabriel Go March 30, 2017
What did Mayor Troxell have in 2015 that his opponents did not? Thousands of dollars to spend.
Meal kits containing dried lentils, white rice, dehydrated vegetables and pink Himalayan salt were packed by community members. (Photo courtesy of Tina Wood)

49,600 meals packaged by women’s organization for refugee relief

Jenn Yingling March 27, 2017

The Fort Collins Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Feeding Children Everywhere partnered together to package 49,600 meals for hungry children on Saturday.   The meal kits were assembled...

The Islamic Center of Fort Collins (Ashley Potts | Collegian)

Islamic Center hosts forum to inform community about legal rights

Jym Cox March 27, 2017
Fort Collins' Islamic Center had guest speakers inform the local Muslim community about their legal rights
Signs showing where and how to vote in Larimer county are seen at the Lory Student Center on Tuesday, November 8th. (Forrest Czarnecki | Collegian)

How to vote in Fort Collins’ city election

March 27, 2017

City elections are quickly approaching and ballots are in the mail. The regular municipal election will take place on April 4. Citizens will elect a new mayor and representatives for voters in Districts...

Community members form a circle around the Islamic Center of Fort Collins to show their support for the center after it was vandalized in the early hours of Sunday Mar. 26 (David Johnson | Collegian)

Community gathers, donates to show support after Islamic Center vandalism

Haley Candelario March 26, 2017

[new_royalslider id="591"]   Students, children, families and senior citizens crowded outside the Islamic Center of Fort Collins on a rainy Sunday evening to get a clear view of the prayer room's...

A prairie dog colony of roughly 250 were euthanized in early March by Larimer County in order to build a new county building. (Collegian file photo)

Prairie dog colony euthanized in Loveland for new county building

Jym Cox March 23, 2017
Larimer County euthanized a colony of prairie dogs on a plot of land that is currently under development for a new county building.
The Morgan Library provides members of the CSU community with access to research materials and more. (Photo by: Christina Vessa).

CSU graduation, retention rates rise

Sam Aniello March 23, 2017

Graduation rates are on a gradual rise, and retention rates of Colorado State University students are above the national average of 70.9 percent, with 85 percent of students make it past their freshman...

A CSU-partnered study on the Colorado cannabis industry found that nearly half of the workers in the industry received little to no health and safety training. (Jamie Rankin | Collegian) Photo credit: Jamie Rankin

CSU-partnered cannabis study finds industry safety standards inadequate

Hailey Deaver March 23, 2017

A study on the Colorado cannabis industry has found that nearly half of the workers in the industry have received little to no health and safety training. According to the study, "Work and Well-Being...

The last video rental store in Fort Collins, the Village Vidiot run by Scott Shepperd, keeps a donation bucket at the front of its store in light of recent construction limiting the amount of people visiting the area. (Brooke Buchan | Collegian)

Campus West businesses unsure they can outlast Shields underpass construction

Stuart Smith March 23, 2017
campus west shops lose business during underpass construction,
Fifth graders Billy, Brayden and Emma pitch their ideas to Seth Webb, Angela Mitchell and Minidi Pryce. Photo credit: Anna Nixon

Fifth graders pitch natural resources plan to CSU’s Mountain Campus

Anna Nixon March 22, 2017

Fifth graders at Shepardson Elementary teamed up with Colorado State University to brainstorm ways to decrease the amount of non-renewable energy use at the university’s Mountain Campus. They learned...

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