Weld County

Dacono welcomed two new city council members to town hall on Monday evening, when Michelle Rogers and Tony Cummings took their seats after beating out two incumbents who were recalled by voters last month.

Moving a 69-million-year-old dinosaur skull requires patience, care, and — it turns out — a little superglue. Thankfully all three were on hand as fossil restorers returned the skull of Pops the Triceratops to its permanent home at the Weld County Administration Building on Tuesday.

We discuss the redistricting dust-up in Weld County and how new federal regulations on "forever chemicals" will affect Colorado.

The Weld County District Attorney's office dismissed a second-degree felony assault charge, the most serious charge against a Colorado police officer who locked a woman in a parked police car that was hit by a freight train, leaving her with serious injuries.

Weld County is poised to receive about $1.2 million in settlements from federal opioid lawsuits, and the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council has approved its plans for using the funds. The chair of the Weld County Regional Opioid Council, which created the plan, joins us.

The League of Women Voters has canceled a forum this week for candidates in Congressional Districts 4 and 8, but is moving forward with a candidate forum next week for House Districts 48, 50 and 64.

After a brief standoff, police have taken into custody a man who sideswiped a freight train with a stolen truck in rural northern Colorado. No injuries were immediately reported.

After the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion one month ago, some in Colorado are now working to expand access, while others are trying to push back.

New building permits are on hold in the fast-growing town of Severance, after the North Weld County Water District imposed a moratorium on new water taps. Uncertainties over construction delays for a small pipeline project appear to be behind the move, which is also affecting other nearby communities, including Eaton. We take a closer look at the impact of this freeze on residential and commercial construction.

Despite overall increases in Latino college enrollment over the years, large gaps in attainment still persist. One group in Weld County is organizing funds to help women pay for classes and earn their degrees.