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The Greeley-Evans school district in northern Colorado is in a three-year contract with Denver-based ‘Zero Dropouts’ to track down chronically absent students. Ann Schimke from Chalkbeat Colorado talks about her recent reporting on the program.
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Aerial mulching efforts will keep ash and debris out of the Poudre and Big Thompson rivers. Helicopters will drop wood chips on areas burned by the Cameron Peak Fire.
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Pregnant mothers in many rural areas struggle to access adequate care. A lack of specialized doctors and maternity wards can increase the risk of labor complications and force patients to drive long distances. A new telehealth pilot program aims to connect rural physicians in Northeast Colorado with OB-GYN hospitalists at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley.
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A new exhibit at the Greeley History Museum puts the spotlight on the importance of voting to create lasting change in society. The idea for the exhibit, titled “Empowering Voters, Defending Democracy: League of Women Voters of Greeley-Weld County” stemmed from last year’s celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which officially granted women the vote — although in Colorado, women had fought for, and won, voting rights more than two decades earlier.
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Body camera footage released Friday in the case of a Greeley police officer accused of using a chokehold during an arrest shows him putting his arm around a man's neck and holding it there for about 10 seconds shortly after handcuffing him.
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Meatpacker JBS Foods Inc. faces about $59,000 in fines after a worker fell into vat of chemicals used to process animal hides and died at one of the company's meat processing facilities in Greeley, officials said.
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This week, vaccine providers in Northern Colorado started giving out third Pfizer shots to those who qualify. Many are accepting walk-up appointments.
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A new draft of Colorado’s congressional district map was released late Friday. Unlike the previous preliminary map, this one uses official population data from the 2020 census count instead of estimates. That, along with public comments from 36 meetings in July and August, has led to some major changes in the map’s proposed districts, particularly the new eighth district Colorado gained due to a population increase counted in the 2020 census.
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Weekly vaccine administration has risen more than 20% since early July. We visit a mobile clinic in Greeley to find out what’s driving the increase.
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Last weekend's Miss Rodeo Colorado 2022 Pageant may have only lasted a few days, but many of the competitors spend years vying for this title. We explore the world of rodeo and what it means to be a queen.