Easter Fire Update

morgan county sheriff Jim crone says he's been getting a lot of inquiries from people wanting to help the family of Andrew Clemons, who died in a house fire northeast of Brush on Sunday. Crone says the family has lost most of everything they have in the fire... but right now most of what they need is cash to replace day to day items until they see what insurance will cover... they could use gift certificates that can be used at local business, like Walmart or Safeway, along with debit cards... they do NOT need clothing... and at some point they might need large items like furniture or appliances, but right now they have nowhere to keep those things. A fund has been set up for the family at gofundme.com... you can go directly to the site at gofundme.com/8hwdvw.... you also can drop off donations or gifts to the Morgan county sheriff's office, attention Helberg family, at 801 east beaver avenue in Fort Morgan... meanwhile... Funeral services for Andrew will be Saturday, April 26th at 2:00pm at the Heer Mortuary in Brush. There will also be a candlelight vigil tonight at 8:30 pm at the VFW Park on S Clayton Street in Brush.

Hickenlooper Poll

The same poll that shows Gov. John Hickenlooper leading potential challengers found that voters still oppose the stricter gun control laws which he signed into law last year. The Quinnipiac University poll found that voters oppose the laws 56 to 39 percent but 85 percent said they support background checks for all gun buyers. But, voters opposed banning ammunition magazines holding more than 15 rounds, 51 to 45 percent. The poll also found that 50 percent of voters favor allowing teachers and school officials to carry guns on school grounds, driven by strong support from men, and 74% of voters support metal detectors at school entrances.

Pot in Schools

After fourth graders were caught dealing pot at their northern Colorado school, the principal sent home notes asking parents to take care with the marijuana that adults have been able to buy legally in the state since January. In the letter sent home yesterday, Jennifer Sheldon of Greeley's Monfort elementary cautioned that because it's easier for adults to get marijuana, children potentially have greater access. She says the drug should be kept locked away.

School Discipline Reports

A Colorado state senator says she'll be pushing law enforcement agencies to report statistics showing what happens when trouble at school leads to the arrests of young people, but police see the new requirement as just one more unfunded burden. The Smart School Discipline Law requires police, sheriffs officers and district attorneys to file annual reports, the first of which were due this past fall. As of today, only about 30 of the more than 150 police departments across the state had met the requirement. A few sheriff's departments also had filed, as had three district attorneys from among the state's 22 judicial districts.