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Wildfire Prompts Evacuations Near Las Animas
CAMPO, Colo. (AP) - A wildfire burning near Las Animas grew to about 11 square miles on Sunday, leading authorities to call for some home evacuations in Hasty along U.S. 50. Brandon Williams of the...
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Wildfire In Bent County Forces Evacuations
CAMPO, Colo. (AP) - Homes are being evacuated where a fire has burned 11 square miles in southeast Colorado. Bent County sheriff’s authorities said the evacuations were being ordered Monday evening...
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Drought Puts Baca County Residents On Edge
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (AP) – There’s nervous laughter when Baca County residents are talking about the drought. There are serious issues brewing for Baca County if a large rain doesn’t come soon. “It’s on...
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Southeast Colorado Farmers Eligible For Drought Assistance
DENVER (AP) – Federal officials have declared a drought-related disaster in southeast Colorado, making farmers and ranchers eligible for emergency help. The Department of Agriculture’s declaration...
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Residents Allowed Back In Homes After Southeastern Colorado Ammonia Spill
WALSH, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – Evacuations were lifted for more than 35 homes in a small southeastern Colorado town Wednesday afternoon after an ammonia spill. A tank holding about 1,000 gallons of anhydrous...
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Train, Truck Collide In Southeastern Colorado
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a train has collided with a tractor-trailer in southeastern Colorado, possibly injuring the truck driver and causing traffic delays. The Colorado State Patrol...
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Hickenlooper In Rural Colorado As 2014 Race Begins
Gov. John Hickenlooper tweeted this photo on Aug. 13 taken at Longhorn Steakhouse in Springfield. Hickenlooper, right, is speaking to Baca County Commissioner Spike Ausmus. (credit: Twitter) TRINIDAD,...
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Legal Or Not, Industrial Hemp Harvested In Colorado
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (AP) – Southeast Colorado farmer Ryan Loflin tried an illegal crop this year. He didn’t hide it from neighbors, and he never feared law enforcement would come asking about it. Loflin...
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1 Death Blamed On Storms In Colorado
VILAS, Colo. (CBS4)- One death is being blamed on Tuesday’s storms that passed over Colorado. Donald Falconburg was killed in Baca County when his trailer collapsed from strong winds. Falconburg, 84,...
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Staggering Losses Being Recorded For Farmers, Ranchers After Blizzard
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (CBS4) – Ranchers are dealing with a big problem from this past weekend’s blizzard in southeastern Colorado. The snowstorm killed thousands of cattle. “They’ll actually drown in the...
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Colorado Judge Pleads Guilty To DUI
By Brian Maass BACA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– A judge in Baca County pleaded guilty on Friday afternoon to driving under the influence and careless driving following her arrest in January of this year....
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Why Did The Lesser Prairie Chickens Cross The State Line?
SCOTT CITY, Kan. (CBS4) — Hundreds of lesser prairie chickens were captured in Kansas over the last four years and transported to Colorado in an effort to bolster the birds’ weakening numbers. Now it’s...
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