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Monday
Sun and clouds mixed. Hot. High 91F. Winds light and variable.
Monday night
Some passing clouds. Low 64F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
91° F64° F33 C18 C
- A Fort Collins man gained attention earlier this month when he refused to be taken into police custody and instead filmed a YouTube video of himself improvising rap lyrics as a flash bang grenade went off outside his room.
- A former Fort Carson soldier is getting the Medal of Honor for bravery he showed during a firefight in Afghanistan. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter is being honored Monday by President Barack Obama.
- Authorities are investigating after a woman told police three huskies attacked and killed her service dog.
- Canon City leaders want to hear about a plan to rebuild the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park. The city council will meet Monday with the owner of the 360-acre tourist attraction and the company that was selected to rebuild the park following a wildfire.
- For Erie, the burgeoning secession movement in northeast Colorado is doubly troublesome as half the town lies in Boulder County while the other half is in Weld County, which last week referred to the November ballot a measure that will ask voters whether they want to break away from Colorado and form a new state, dubbed North Colorado
- A middle school in Wheat Ridge has been shut down by a water main break. Everitt Middle School, 3900 Kipling St., is closed Monday, according to Jeffco Public Schools.
- Colorado Customware Inc., a Fort Collins software company that filed for Chapter 11 in July, could be getting a new owner, according to the Northern Colorado Business Report. Lori Burge, president and CEO, testified in U.S. Bankruptcy Court the company is in talks with a potential buyer, and the goal is to keep Colorado Customware in Fort Collins.
