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7:10am

Wed May 22, 2013
2008 Windsor Tornado

Five Years Later, Memories Of Windsor Tornado Still Raw

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A home heavily damaged by the 2008 Windsor tornado

All eyes are on Moore, Oklahoma following this week’s massive tornado. The National Weather Service has confirmed the twister an EF5. Five years ago an EF3 tornado tore through parts of northern Colorado with the most damage occurring in Windsor.

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5:00am

Wed May 22, 2013
Agriculture

Federal Funds Flow Into Rural Communities

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Staunton, Ill., Mayor Craig Neuhaus (left) checks out the town’s new water plant with Hank Fey, a public works director.

In the small town of Staunton, Ill., the new $9 million water plant is a welcome addition. After all, when the 80-year-old facility it replaces seized up last year, the community’s 5,000 residents were without water for five days.

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11:38pm

Tue May 21, 2013
Oil and Gas

Prospect Energy To Continue Operating In Fort Collins Despite Fracking Ban

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Protesters stand outside a March 5 Fort Collins city council meeting

Fort Collins city council members decided late Tuesday night to allow the sole oil and gas operator, Prospect Energy LLC, to continue operating inside city limits despite a recently passed ban on hydraulic fracturing.

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Tue May 21, 2013

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Tue May 21, 2013

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