Brush Fire

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A grass fire near Pawnee power plant led to partial evacuation of the facility near Brush yesterday afternoon. Morgan County Sheriff Jim Crone says about 150 acres of pasture land burned, but plant property was never seriously threatened and no injuries were reported. Welders working on a corral apparently sparked the blaze. There was a Red Flag warning prohibiting open fires in Morgan County at the time the fire broke out.

MCC Students Assist With Tax Preparation

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Morgan Community College students are helping working families with tax preparation for the 4th consecutive year. Through the program, "Tax Help Colorado", the students have completed more than 285 returns amounting to more than a half million dollars in Federal and State refunds for participants. The service is available to families earning up to 49-thousand dollars per year. Its available by appoointment at the Morgan County Family Center, 800 West Platte Ave, suite 1, through April 13th. The number to schedule an appointment is 970-867-9606.

Police Issue Warning Regarding Burglaries

Local authorities are warning residents to lock their doors and be on the lookout. Fort Morgan Police Public Information Officer Roger Doll says so far this spring, they've seen an alarming crime trend...






TAG: Doll says local residents are being urged to take extra precautions and to contact police immediately if you witness anything that looks suspicious or unusual. You can call the Fort Morgan Police Department Tipline at 542-3411

Wiggins School Board Could Find Somce Extra Cash

When the Wiggins Board of Education meets tonight for its meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Wiggins Elementary School, they'll talk about some extra funding they might get. Superintendent Steve Neel will tell the board that there's a supplemental funding bill in the legislator that could mean the school district will have some money to make repairs to some of its buildings.

Colorado snowpack up, but not enough

DENVER (AP) — Forecasters say February snowstorms helped increase snowpack in Colorado, but not enough to solve the state's water problems.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Tuesday that statewide snowpack increased to 81 percent of average, up 9 percentage points from the 72 percent of average recorded on Feb. 1.

Forecasters say despite these gains, this year's snowpack continues to lag well behind last year's totals.

The South Platte basin is in the best shape with a snowpack that's 89 percent of average. The Yampa/White basin is the lowest at 74 percent.

All major basins in Colorado are expected to have below average runoff conditions this spring and summer.

However, reservoir storage is above average in most of the state and that's expected to ease any late-summer shortages.

A-Basin plans to end ski season in early June

KEYSTONE, Colo. (AP) — Arapahoe Basin isn't planning on another late end to the ski season.

Last season, the ski area on the Continental Divide ended daily operations in early June, but it kept its lifts running on weekends until July 4. There was so much spring snow last season that the resort still had a 62-inch base in mid-June.

A-Basin hasn't had quite as much snow this winter. It was reporting a 53-inch base at mid-mountain Tuesday.

It says it plans to close in early June this year.

Human bones found buried at Suncor plant site

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Coroner's officials are evaluating human bones that were found on Suncor Energy's property in Commerce City to see if they can determine how the person died.

Suncor employees working to place a water line at the company's plant found the bones last week.

Coroner Monica Broncucia Jordan said Tuesday it appears the bones have been there for some time and that the remains appear to be from one person.

She says the bones will be evaluated to try to determine the sex, age and ancestry of the person and how the person died.

State Senator Greg Brophy Defends Tweets

(Denver, CO) -- State Senator Greg Brophy is defending his Twitter messages supporting Rush Limbaugh. The Republican senator from Wray said Limbaugh made a mistake in calling Sandra Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute," but defended Limbaugh as a, quote, "hero to the conservative movement." Brophy went on to post a disparaging message about Fluke, and he's now being criticized for his "war on women."

120 Longmont High School Students Test Positive For TB

(Longmont, CO) -- Parents in Longmont are concerned after 120 students test positive for a latent form of tuberculosis. Denver Health Medical reports one student showed active symptoms of the disease, with 13-percent of those recently tested having a noncontagious form.






Student Kori Rarrick worries about his health.