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Colorado Dairy Fined over Worker’s Death in Manure Pit

Oct 4 2021 // A dairy in northern Colorado has been fined nearly $25,000 after the death of a worker whose truck slipped into a pit filled with liquid manure. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Shelton Land and...

Projections on Drought-Stricken Colorado River More Dire

Sep 24 2021 // The U.S. government released projections Wednesday that indicate an even more troubling outlook for a river that serves 40 million people in the American West.The Bureau of Reclamation recently declared the first-ever...

$3M Deal Reached in Arrest of Colorado Woman with Dementia

Sep 20 2021 // A Colorado city has agreed to pay $3 million to a woman with dementia who was roughly arrested by police last year after being suspected of shoplifting, money which her family said will pay for the around-the-clock care...

People Moves: Beecher Carlson Adds Humphrey in Colorado; Newfront in California Adds Landver

Sep 14 2021 // Beecher Carlson Insurance Services LLC named Kevin Humphrey to the executive liability practice as managing director, trade credit & political risk.Humphrey will report to Jeff Lattmann, executive managing director,...

$3M Deal Reached in Rough Arrest of Colorado Woman With Dementia

Sep 10 2021 // A Colorado city has agreed to pay $3 million to a woman with dementia who was roughly arrested by police last year after being suspected of shoplifting, money which her family said will pay for the around-the-clock care...

6-Year-old Dies on Mine Drop Ride at Colorado Amusement Park

Sep 7 2021 // An investigation is underway after a 6-year-old girl on vacation with her family died at an amusement park in the western Colorado town of Glenwood Springs.Few details have been released, but Suzanne Emery with the...

Meatpacker Fined $175K After Colorado Worker Loses Arm

Sep 7 2021 // Meatpacking giant JBS USA has been issued five citations and fines totaling nearly $175,000 after a worker’s arm was amputated when it got stuck in a conveyer belt at the company’s beef plant in northern...

Couple Files Lawsuit Over Shooting of Dog That Ran at Colorado Officer

Aug 31 2021 // A couple whose young dog was shot by a police officer in a northern Colorado city has filed a lawsuit accusing the officer’s supervisors of covering up what happened and claiming that the city has fostered a culture...

Alera Group Acquires Sage Benefit Advisors in Colorado

Aug 25 2021 // Alera Group has acquired Sage Benefit Advisors in Colorado. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sage is a l health insurance agency that offers health insurance consulting and enrollment support for individuals, families...

Mulch Eyed as Erosion Control Following Colorado Wildfires

Aug 24 2021 // An aerial landscaping team has taken flight in the mountains west of Fort Collins, Colo.Its landing site sits in a broad field at the base of Poudre Canyon. Every few minutes, a helicopter arrives to lift a net loaded with...

Oklahoma ‘Green Rush’ Fueled by Colorado Pot Entrepreneurs, Low Barriers to Entry

Aug 18 2021 // Chip Baker surveyed a vast field on the outskirts of an old hay farm an hour east of Oklahoma City, his ponytail waving in the thick, humid air, his voice growing excited.“This is probably the largest collection of...

Colorado Home Manufacturer Faces $222K in OSHA Penalties

Aug 17 2021 // Federal workplace safety officials cited a Colorado home manufacturing company for continuing to expose workers to falls at Pueblo facility.Key Structures LLC faces $222,055 in OSHA penalties and 13 willful, repeat and...

Colorado Freeway Buried by Mudslides to Open Saturday

Aug 13 2021 // Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says the state should be able to reopen a vital interstate highway corridor that was blocked by massive mud and debris slides in a wildfire burn scar area to limited traffic on Saturday.Polis made...

reThought in Colorado Raises $15.5M in Series A Funds

Aug 4 2021 // Broomfield, Colo.–based managing general agent reThought Insurance announced the completion of a $15.5 million Series A investment round that will help fund its growth in the flood insurance market. Led by Telstra...

Colorado Governor Planning Disaster Declaration After Mudslides

Aug 4 2021 // Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said this week he was planning to issue a state disaster declaration and it could be “a few days to a few weeks” before a canyon in the western part of the state can be reopened...

Colorado Mudslides Force Over 100 to Spend Night on Highway

Aug 2 2021 // More than 100 people had to spend the night on a highway, including nearly 30 who took refuge in a tunnel, after rain over an area burned by a wildfire once again triggered mudslides in western Colorado, authorities...

Elderly Colorado Man Tasered Says Cop Put Knee on Neck in Lawsuit

Jul 28 2021 // A 75-year-old man who suffered a cascade of health problems after a police officer used a Taser on him in his home without warning filed a lawsuit accusing the officer of also putting a knee on his neck and causing an...

Woman Dead, 3 Missing Following Flooding in Colorado Burn Area

Jul 23 2021 // A woman was found dead and three other people were missing after rain triggered flooding and mudslides in an area of northern Colorado burned by a large wildfire last year, authorities said Wednesday.The woman’s body...

Close Calls in Colorado Spark Push for Wildfire Mitigation

Jun 21 2021 // As the Missionary Ridge Fire raged in 2002, the Valley Fire, a second fire, broke out and destroyed six homes within hours near the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango, Colorado.When residents returned after the...

JBS Swift to Pay Up to $5.5M to Settle Race, Religious Discrimination Claim at Colorado Plant

Jun 14 2021 // An international meat processing giant has agreed to settle claims that it discriminated against employees based on race, national origin, and religion at the company’s facility in Greeley, Colorado, the U.S. Equal...