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Crime Update: Former Fort Collins teacher arrested for sexual assault, clown threats in Northern Colorado

Crime Update: Former Fort Collins teacher arrested for sexual assault, clown threats in Northern Colorado

October 10, 2016

Oct 5: Man arrested for sexual assault on a juvenile   Fort Collins resident and gymnastics coach Dean Allen McCollum was arrested last Wednesday for an ongoing pattern of sexual abuse on a juvenile...

(left to right) Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, Senator Vicki Marble, Senator Kevin Lundberg, Senator Kevin Grantham on the panel for the Colorado Elections Study Group at the Lory Student Center on Sept. 24 (Rachel Telljohn l Collegian)

Presidential Primary Forum discusses unaffiliated voters

Rachel Telljohn September 26, 2016

The Colorado Elections Study Group met on campus Saturday, Sept. 24 to hold its fourth and final meeting to discuss two ballot propositions regarding Colorado’s presidential primary election. The purpose...

City Council begins budget discussions for 2017-2018

City Council begins budget discussions for 2017-2018

Stuart Smith September 14, 2016

On Tuesday night, Fort Collins City Council met for a working session to begin discussing the city’s recommended budget for 2017-2018. The session discussed three areas of the recommended budget:...

A steel beam from the site of the 9/11 Attacks in New York City finds it's final resting place behind Poudre Fire Authority Station 3. (Elliott Jerge | Collegian) Photo credit: Elliott Jerge

Steel beam from World Trade Center finds permanent home in Fort Collins

Erik Petrovich September 12, 2016
The beam is one of the few remaining from the World Trade Center. The ceremony on Sunday marked 15 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Junior English Major Jordan Ritchie works at Tropical Smoothie Cafe and is helping a customer. (Tony Villalobos May| Collegian) Photo credit: Tony Villalobos May

Tropical Smoothie Cafe sued for Hepatitis A virus in Egyptian strawberry supply

Erik Petrovich September 7, 2016
Tropical Smoothie Cafe has recalled the strawberries and offered an apology, but there is still a risk to those who consumed the affected fruits
The doors to one of the Unites States Department of Agriculture buildings in Fort Collins is blocked by warning signs and posted letters notifying the public of the closure on Tuesday, August 30th. All of the USDA offices in Fort Collins were closed due a security threat. Photo credit: Forrest Czarnecki

Fort Collins USDA building closed due to anonymous threats

Seth Bodine August 30, 2016

The Fort Collins building for the United States Department of Agriculture is closed along with five other buildings across five states on Tuesday due to anonymous violent threats. According to a report...

Underground wireless system may save trapped miners with smart phones, CSU researchers say

Erik Petrovich August 30, 2016
A four-year project to develop a wireless communication and tracking system for underground mines was approved and will begin in October
Police responded to a 911 call Thursday night, which ended in a male suspect being shot by police. Photo by Natalie Dyer.

Weekend crime update: Suspect shot and killed by police, bike vs. car hit-and-run

August 29, 2016

Thursday, August 25: Armed suspect shot and killed by police 7:22 p.m.: An armed male suspect was shot by Fort Collins Police on Thursday night following a 911 call by a female victim on 900 block of...

UPDATE: Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting, three officers identified

UPDATE: Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting, three officers identified

Erin Douglas August 25, 2016

Update: 8/26, 6:00 p.m. The suspect and three officers have been named by Fort Collins Police who were involved in a police shooting on August 25. The now-deceased suspect has been identified as 63-year-old...

4 new restaurants to Fort Collins

4 new restaurants to Fort Collins

August 22, 2016

Waltzing KangarooThe Waltzing Kangaroo, located at 1109 W Elizabeth St, Fort Collins, CO 80521, is an Australian bakery that opened on March 14. Taking 10 months to open in Fort Collins after signing the...

The City Council discussed topics such as drinking water supply, and the possibility of adding a third lane to I-25. Photo by Natalie Dyer

Fort Collins City Council proposes program to help low-income residents pay electricity bills

Sean Kennedy July 13, 2016

Those struggling to pay their utility bills in Fort Collins may soon see some reprieve under a program currently being developed by local legislators.Fort Collins City Council is working on the details...

Two cars colided at the intersection of Shields and Elizabeth in the early afternoon.

Underpass projected to be constructed on Elizabeth and Shields intersection by Fall 2018

Erik Petrovich June 22, 2016

When campus planner Fred Haberecht began his work at Colorado State University in 2001, the university was in talks with the City of Fort Collins to develop a safer way to cross the intersection at Shields...

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