/tags/fort-morgan Fort Morgan en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-05/affordable-housing-for-ag-workers-is-falling-short-in-fort-morgan-and-beyond Federal restrictions increasingly disqualify many agricultural workers from the affordable housing designed to serve them, leaving developments with vacant units and workers without homes. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-08-05/affordable-housing-for-ag-workers-is-falling-short-in-fort-morgan-and-beyond Rae Solomon /news/2024-02-23/east-african-immigrants-find-a-taste-of-home-at-this-fort-morgan-food-pantry Fort Morgan's first East African food pantry is helping ease food insecurity among the area's Somali immigrants. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-02-23/east-african-immigrants-find-a-taste-of-home-at-this-fort-morgan-food-pantry Rae Solomon /news/2020-07-01/protect-and-serve-and-record-the-role-of-body-cameras-for-police-and-communities Body-worn cameras have long been a staple of police reform efforts. Activists, civil rights groups, politicians and law enforcement value the… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 17:01:34 GMT /news/2020-07-01/protect-and-serve-and-record-the-role-of-body-cameras-for-police-and-communities Adam Rayes /health/2020-04-21/colorados-meatpacking-communities-continue-to-act-as-covid-19-hot-spots COVID-19 is closing down meatpacking facilities across the country. At least 15 plants in nine states have either closed or reduced hours in response to… Tue, 21 Apr 2020 21:03:50 GMT /health/2020-04-21/colorados-meatpacking-communities-continue-to-act-as-covid-19-hot-spots Luke Runyon /community/2019-12-04/in-rural-colorado-advocates-travel-far-to-serve-undocumented-immigrants Inside a small mobile home in rural Colorado, dark brown curtains are pulled tightly across the windows, locking out light from outside.A woman who we'll… Wed, 04 Dec 2019 20:23:53 GMT /community/2019-12-04/in-rural-colorado-advocates-travel-far-to-serve-undocumented-immigrants /education/2019-11-14/stuck-in-low-wage-jobs-women-in-fort-morgan-help-each-other-return-to-school At a community center off Main Street in Fort Morgan, Colorado, 25-year-old Sitina sits near the window, fidgeting with her set of keys. Once this… Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:00:00 GMT /education/2019-11-14/stuck-in-low-wage-jobs-women-in-fort-morgan-help-each-other-return-to-school /news/2019-06-20/black-immigrant-teen-embodies-changing-demographics-in-rural-colorado Chrisnel Akele's house in Fort Morgan, Colorado is undergoing minor renovations. His parents are in the process of converting the garage into a family… Thu, 20 Jun 2019 11:00:00 GMT /news/2019-06-20/black-immigrant-teen-embodies-changing-demographics-in-rural-colorado Stephanie Daniel /news/2019-02-06/somali-owned-market-offers-flavors-of-home-community-to-fort-morgan-refugees For Fort Morgan Mini-Halal Market owner Abdiwahab Hade, business is just in his blood.His father owned a restaurant back in Somalia. Hade started working… Wed, 06 Feb 2019 10:00:00 GMT /news/2019-02-06/somali-owned-market-offers-flavors-of-home-community-to-fort-morgan-refugees Stacy Nick /health/2018-12-07/colorado-immigrant-communities-balking-from-social-services-in-fear-of-harming-immigration-status Martha Silerio is originally from Mexico, but she has lived in Fort Morgan for 30 years.Four months ago, she joined the Morgan Health Connectors."For me… Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:43:21 GMT /health/2018-12-07/colorado-immigrant-communities-balking-from-social-services-in-fear-of-harming-immigration-status Stephanie Daniel /community/2018-10-04/when-diversity-thrives-in-rural-colorado-police-face-same-obstacles-as-big-cities On a summer evening, police Sgt. Anthony Gagliano patrols the long, open streets of Fort Morgan, Colorado. He’s lived here for the last 16 years, almost… Thu, 04 Oct 2018 18:55:09 GMT /community/2018-10-04/when-diversity-thrives-in-rural-colorado-police-face-same-obstacles-as-big-cities