Tag: Morgan County
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People told to avoid contact with water at popular Colorado lake amid toxic algae bloom
It’s that time of the year when toxic algae blooms start to limit water access on some of Colorado’s lakes and reservoirs, as seen this week in a swimming ban at a state park. According to an announcement from Jackson Lake State Park near Fort Morgan, a recent sampling indicated that high toxic algae levels…
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Jackson Lake State Park: Shoreline camping, sandy beaches, dark skies, and more
Jackson Lake State Park in northeast Colorado features shoreline camping, as well as a warm water reservoir that has a sandy bottom and beaches. The park features 4,600 acres of excellent land and water for visitors to enjoy. It was also the first Colorado State Park to be certified by the International Dark-Sky Association. History…
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Colorado Senate presses transportation director to increase funding for Morgan County roads
A coalition of state Senators approved a resolution drafted by the Morgan County Board of Commissioners urging the Colorado Department of Transportation to invest more money into fixing roads. Some 70% of Morgan County’s roads have been labeled by the transportation agency as having “low drivability life,” according to the resolution, which was introduced by…
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EDITORIAL: A ray of hope for more highway funding?
Motorists weary of Colorado’s crumbling and congested highways might appreciate at least a glimmer of hope that our starry-eyed legislature someday will come back down to earth and give our beleaguered transportation grid the funding it needs. That glimmer may have arrived last week when a state Senate committee passed an obscure resolution urging more…
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Colorado justices decide pre-2025 law did not criminalize AI-generated child porn
Colorado law prior to 2025 did not criminalize, as a means of sexually exploiting a child, the use of artificial intelligence to generate nude images depicting real children, the state Supreme Court concluded on Monday. The legislature acted this year to clearly establish a crime for someone to have or share fake, yet “highly realistic,”…
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1 killed, 3 injured after small planes collide midair in northeastern Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person died and three others sustained injuries after two small planes collided midair Sunday morning at a municipal airport in northeastern Colorado, according to authorities. Black smoke plumes appeared in the distance at Fort Morgan Municipal Airport’s control tower camera in Morgan County. The…
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Pilot injured, lands medical helicopter in open field near Fort Morgan
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A Med Evac helicopter made an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon after an in-air emergency. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office received a mayday distress call from the helicopter and their intent to land in a field near the 17000 block of County Road T5 in Morgan County. Deputies responded to the scene and found the helicopter…
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$88 million in federal funding to improve I-76 and US 160
The U.S. Department of Transportation approved $88 million in funding for repairs and safety improvements to two important Colorado highways, Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday. The projects are for improvements to US 160 in La Plata County between Durango and Bayfield, and reconstruction and bridge replacements on I-76 in Morgan County between Fort Morgan and…
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$1.7 billion Xcel Power Pathway Project underway
Xcel Energy’s $1.7 billion Power Pathway Project officially kicked off Wednesday with a groundbreaking ceremony set in the unusually-green Colorado prairie about nine miles southeast of Fort Morgan. Xcel is starting the project there with construction of the Canal Crossing electrical substation — the first of at least four new substations along the 550 miles…
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Appeals court finds district attorney violated defendant’s rights with comments
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A prosecutor in Morgan County crossed the line by implying a defendant was guilty because he chose to exercise his constitutional right to stay silent, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. The Fifth Amendment protects a criminal defendant’s right against self-incrimination, and it is part of the Miranda warning a suspect receives in custody. The…