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

Fort Collins man arrested for menacing, false imprisonment after reverse 911 call

Natalia Sperry April 8, 2019

Police issued a reverse 911 call to a southeast neighborhood in Fort Collins Sunday upon finding a suspect armed with a gun inside his residence. Michael Aguirre Jr., 42, was arrested by Fort Collins...

Fort Collins man arrested for stabbing

Fort Collins man arrested for stabbing

Julia Trowbridge April 6, 2019
A man was arrested for a stabbing after an altercation on April 5, according to Fort Collins Police Services.
Wade Troxell, the current Mayor of Fort Collins, is running for his last re-election on a platform of community co-creation and engagement. (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Troxell wins third mayoral term, women win all open council seats

Samantha Ye and Ravyn Cullor April 2, 2019

Unofficial results for the 2019 Fort Collins local election were released around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday night. Official results will be released April 12.  Mayor WINNER: Wade Troxell: 73.78% (21869 votes) Michael...

New food delivery service to compete with Grubhub, drop prices

New food delivery service to compete with Grubhub, drop prices

Corbin Reiter April 2, 2019

Starting in April, a new food delivery service that offers items from local vendors will be available in the Fort Collins area. NoCo Nosh is a new service that hopes to compete with other for-profit models...

Horsetooth Reservoir is located West of CSU off County Road 23 (Clara Scholtz | Collegian)

Body found near Horsetooth Reservoir identified as Colorado Eagles team doctor

Delaney Allen April 1, 2019

The body of a man found dead near Horsetooth Reservoir Thursday morning was identified as Dr. Daniel Jinich, a 65-year-old family physician from Fort Collins. Jinich was found at the base of a cliff near...

Illustration by Meg Metzger-Seymour.

Fort Collins Election Guide: Voting for mayor race, city council begins

Collegian Staff March 27, 2019
Eleven candidates are running for City Council district seats and two candidates are running for mayor.
Infographic by Meg Metzger-Seymour

How to vote this local election season

Julia Trowbridge March 27, 2019

Interactive map created by Samantha Ye. In 2017, only 28.25 percent of Fort Collins residents voted in City Council Elections. The City of Fort Collins' City Council is responsible for various decisions...

Kristin Stephens runs unopposed for District 4 seat

Kristin Stephens runs unopposed for District 4 seat

Ravyn Cullor March 27, 2019

Kristin Stephens has held the District 4 seat for the past four years and is running unopposed for reelection this year. She has lived in her district for the past 20 years and works in the statistics...

Fort Collins (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

4 candidates campaign for District 2 Councilmember position up for election

Julia Trowbridge March 27, 2019
With the current council member for District 2 Ray Martinez's second term ending, there are four candidates running for his former seat on City Council.
A map of the City of Fort Collins, divided by district. The blue section (top left) is district 6, the red section (top right) is district 1, with districts 5 (green), 2 (yellow), 4 (orange) and 3 (purple) 
 following in that order. (Photo courtesy of Google Maps)

Fort Collins mayor up for election this April

Julia Trowbridge and Samantha Ye March 27, 2019
Wade Troxell is running for his final two-year term and Michael Pruznick is running against him for the third time.
Fort Collins (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

3 candidates vie for District 1 seat

Ravyn Cullor March 27, 2019

District 1, which covers northeast Fort Collins, has been represented by Susan Gutowsky since Bob Overbeck was elected to County Assessor in November 2018. Now Gutowsky, along with Glenn Haas and Joe Somodi,...

Fort Collins (Julia Trowbridge | Collegian)

Three candidates running for District 6, encompassing Campus West

Samantha Ye March 27, 2019

Three candidates are running for the Fort Collins City Council seat vacated by current District 6 Councilmember Gerry Horak, who is term-limited.  Only those living in District 6, which encompasses Campus...

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