Man Hurt in Paragliding Crash

Police say they don't know why a paraglider crashed, breaking his leg in Boulder on Sunday afternoon. Kim Kobel, the spokeswoman for the Boulder Police Department said the man was solo paragliding when he dropped about 20 feet and crashed to the ground near Foothills Community Park. She said he used his cellphone to call for help.

New Superintendent Search Parameters Discussed Tonight

What they want in a new superintendent is what the Fort Morgan's Board of Education will discuss at tonight's meeting. The Colorado Association of School Boards is helping with the search, so they'll all put their heads together to come up with the answer. Greg Wagers is retiring at the end of the school year. The work session to talk about the new schools head is at 5:30 tonight at the school support center at West Street and W. Platte Avenue, then the regular board meeting is at 7:30 p.m.

McAlister, Council Grill Software Company

Pretty much what the mayor said was "What is wrong with your software?" That would be Fort Morgan Mayor Terry McAlister talking to Tyler Technologies at last week's city council meeting. The software has been giving city utilities and its customers fits, as the mayor pointed out. The company apologized, said they do everything they could to fix the software problems, but in the end, McAlister said the company had until January to solve the problems, or not have the city of Fort Morgan as a customer. The mayor told company officials that in the five months the city has used the utility billing software, there have been nothing but problems. Until more is done, McAlister said anybody having problems with their utility bills should continue to call the utilities office.

Frenchman Board Members Sworn In

The Frenchman RE-3 Board of Education is official, having sworn in one new and two returning board members last week. Dale Whittington and John King were both reelected to the board, and Dave Etl was sworn in as the new member, taking the place of Paul Schmidt. The board then appointed its officers and got to work on this year's audit report, finding out that the district has more than five months of operating moneys in reserves. Auditors said that puts Frenchman RE-3 much in the black.

CU One Of Ten Most Expensive College Towns

(Boulder, CO) -- CU is located in one of the ten most expensive college towns in the country. Coldwell Banker's 2011 College Home Listing Report ranks Boulder at Number Five. UCLA came in first, Stanford was listed second and the University of Hawaii finished third.

Plane Engine Dies, Pilot Survives

(Centennial, CO) -- A pilot is lucky to be alive, after the engine of his single-engine Swift died about a mile from the Centennial airport. The unidentified pilot tried to glide back to the runway Saturday, but he was forced to make an emergency landing, and his plane flipped over. He was the only person aboard. The pilot was treated and released following the crash.

Snow For Ski Area Openings

(Denver, CO) -- Fresh snow is expected in the upper elevations, as nine more Colorado ski resorts are set to open this holiday weekend. The National Weather Service says the central and northern mountains could see up to five inches by tonight. By contrast, forecasters say the Denver metro region will have sunny skies, with highs in the mid 50s to low 60s. In Fort Morgan and Sterling, we'll see sunny skies and highs around 52.

Thanksgiving Holiday Trash Pickup Notice

The City of Fort Morgan will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and the day after, Thursday and Friday, November 24th and 25th.

As a result, the Sanitation Dept. will only be picking up residential trash once during the Thanksgiving week. Any trash accumulated during the closure will be picked up the following week.

If you have any questions, please call Bob Evins, Sanitation Superintendent, at (970) 542-3985.

Broomfield Band Participating In Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

(Broomfield, CO) -- A Broomfield high school band is in New York City working on their routine for the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.

Band director Clay Stansberry says, "(It's) something that a lot of them have seen on TV since they were little kids, and now they actually get to participate in it."

Stansberry says the Legacy High School Lightning Marching Band is only the second band from Colorado to be invited to the parade. It's not the first time Legacy has been involved in a massive event. They rang in 2010 by participating in London's New Year's Day parade.

CDOT developing smartphone traffic application

FRISCO, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Department of Transportation is developing a smartphone application to alert drivers to traffic conditions — and suggest pit stops for dining and killing time while waiting for the roads to clear.

State officials hope to have the app ready for testing on the Interstate 70 mountain corridor next summer.

The Summit Daily News reports that the CDOT app will be supported by advertising, not tax money. CDOT spokeswoman Stacey Stegman says a contract for the product development will likely be awarded to a private firm early next year, with officials hoping to launch the app with live information on the I-70 corridor by Memorial Day, 2012.

A similar app is already available from the I-70 Coalition, a partnership of governments along the corridor.

CO schools luring more foreign students

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A new Colorado law freeing state universities to recruit more international students has prompted schools to begin aggressively courting foreigners who want to study in the United States — and pay higher tuition.

The Daily Camera reports that Colorado State University is seriously considering hiring an outside agency to recruit more international students.

Meanwhile, the University of Colorado has begun sending counselors to regions that have well-known feeder schools to the Boulder campus, including China and the Middle East.

Legislation signed into law last year loosens the state's reins on public universities and allows schools to recruit more international students. State laws previously required Colorado universities to limit the number of nonresident students to one-third of its student population. The law now excludes international students from that cap.

170 Fort Carson soldiers return from Afghanistan

FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — Fort Carson is welcoming about 170 soldiers home from Afghanistan Sunday.

The soldiers from the 43rd Sustainment Brigade will be welcomed at a ceremony on post.

The soldiers have spent the last seven months in Afghanistan providing convoy security for logistics patrols.