Fort Morgan Holding Annual Easter Egg Hunt

Fort Morgan is preparing for this year's Easter Egg Hunt at City Park. Darrell Moody has the details...






The city of Fort Morgan's annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held Saturday, March 31, at City Park at 10 am. Children up to the age of 10 are invited to com search for eggs containing treats and prizes. The Easter Bunny himself will be on hand to greet northeast Colorado children. The egg hunt will be sectioned off by four different age groups. Parents of older children will not be allowed to assist in the Easter Egg Hunt but are encouraged to cheer the kids on. For more information, contact the Fort Morgan Rec Center at 542-3921.

Licensed Fishing Season Opens April 1

2012-2013 Fishing Licenses are now on sale. The 2012 license season begins April 1. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton says the 2012 Colorado Fishing Brochure is also out...






TAG: Hampton says the brochure also has a breakdown of new state regulations as well as maps to help anglers find the best places to fish. You can purchase a fishing license at your neighborhood grocer or sporting goods store. Or you can stop by Parks and Wildlife Office in Brush where you can also find the Fishing Brochure.

Old Colorado City Easter Egg Hunt Canceled

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The annual Old Colorado City Easter Egg Hunt has been canceled because organizers say parents were getting too aggressive.

Organizer Dave VanNess said the event has been held for a decade, but it has grown so big and parents were getting so aggressive he cancelled it.

VanNess said the event was creating more hard feelings instead of the fun they've always intended.

According to KKTV-TV (http://bit.ly/yjlaoe ), parents were supposed to stay behind a rope, but many broke that rule making things overcrowded and chaotic.

Denver PD Under Fire Over Search Warrants

DENVER (AP) — The Denver police independent monitor says too many officers are entering residences without a warrant and officers are refusing to disclose misconduct by their colleagues.

Complaints against Denver police officers declined 21 percent last year, but citizens are still complaining about discourtesy, improper procedures and inappropriate or unnecessary force.

According to the Denver Post, the monitor cited one case where Denver police officers called the fire department to let them into a house without a warrant to arrest a woman over a noise complaint.

CO Man Charged For Tying Up Cat

LAFAYETTE, Colo. (AP) — Police in Lafayette, Colo., have ticketed a man who is accused of tying his cat to a rock after the feline refused to go jogging.

Sgt. Fred Palmer says 19-year-old Seth Franco brought his cat on a leash to the path around Waneka Lake Park on Wednesday, but the cat was unable to keep up.

According to the Boulder Daily Camera, witnesses told police that Franco secured the cat's leash to a rock while he finished his run. A passer-by called police.

Franco was ticketed on suspicion of "domestic animal cruel treatment," a municipal offense.

Palmer says an ordinance in the city, about 20 miles north of Denver, "prohibits that kind of tethering."

The cat wasn't injured, so it was released to its owner.

Franco could not immediately be reached for comment.

Blago To Report To Littleton Prison

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' convicted ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich has stepped of a plane in Colorado and his headed to a prison outside Denver to begin his 14-year prison term on corruption charges.

He must report to the prison 2 p.m. Thursday.

Jurors convicted Blagojevich on 18 counts, including charges that he tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat.

He will be the state's second former governor currently in federal prison.

Sterling Helps With Dead Tree Removal

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The city of Sterling is once again offering a dead tree removal program. The program provides financial assistance to residential property owners for the removal of dead/dying Elm trees from private property. Qualifying applicants will be reimbursed by the city of Sterling for one-half the cost of each tree removed (up to a maximum of $250 per tree). Property owners must qualify on income level and they must reside at the address for which assistance is being requested. Commercial properties or rental units are not eligible. To qualify for the program, homeowners must make a written application to the city of Sterling, Department of Parks, Library and Recreation, before the tree is removed. All trees will be inspected by the city and approval will be made on a case-by-case basis. To receive an application and full details about the program, contact the city of Sterling Department of Parks, Library and Recreation at 421 N. Fourth St., Sterling, (970) 522-9700.

Former Illinois Governor Begins Prison Sentence in Littleton Today

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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is set to begin serving a 14 year sentence at the Federal Prison in Littleton Today. Blagojevich was convicted of public corruption in June 2011 following allegations that he tried to sell the US Senate seat vacated when Barack Obama was elected president. Prosecutors said court-authorized wiretaps caught Blagojevich offering Obama’s Senate seat in exchange for personal gain, including a job with a nonprofit or union organization, corporate board posts for his wife, campaign contributions or a post in Obama’s administration. Aside from the charges of trying to sell the Senate seat, prosecutors also accused Blagojevich of using his position to obtain financial benefits for himself, his family and his campaign in exchange for jobs, contracts and appointments to state boards to supporters. They accused Blagojevich of accelerating the scheme in 2008 to accumulate funds before a new state ethics law would have limited his ability to raise money from people and companies that were doing business with the state.