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The Coloradoan is a daily publication based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Its website is refreshed regularly to provide the latest updates on breaking news and features video reports on community happenings in Northern Colorado.

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When is the next full moon? Here’s how to see May's flower moon in Colorado

5 days ago | coloradoan.com | Nate Trela

With a total lunar eclipse behind us and a nova explosion expected any day, there has been plenty to get excited about in the skies this year. And coming up in just a few days is the May full moon, known as the flower moon. It will be the second consecutive micromoon and once again gets its name from plant life emerging and blooming. Its alternative names similarly reference plant life.
No serious injuries reported in crash that closes Fort Collins intersection for 2 hours

6 days ago | coloradoan.com | Kelly Lyell

A pickup truck and SUV crash closed a major Fort Collins intersection for two hours. The truck's camper dislodged and landed on the SUV during the collision. No serious injuries or fatalities were reported. There were no serious injuries or fatalities involved in a crash that caused a pickup truck to overturn and its in-bed camper to fall on an SUV, closing a major intersection May 8 in south Fort Collins for more than two hours, police said.
4 Colorado hotels ranked among best in the nation. Here's how to stay there

6 days ago | coloradoan.com | Nate Trela

Four Colorado hotels were recognized in Tripadvisor's 2025 Traveler's Choice Awards. The Crawford Hotel in Denver ranked among the top 25 luxury hotels in the U.S.Old Town Guesthouse B&B in Colorado Springs was recognized as one of the best B&Bs and Inns. Grand Colorado on Peak 8 and Murphy's Resort in Estes Park were also honored in the family-friendly and pet-friendly categories, respectively.
Utility work to close major Fort Collins street at intersection May 10

6 days ago | coloradoan.com | Miles Blumhardt

The intersection of West Drake Road and Shields Street in Fort Collins will be fully closed on May 10. Traffic will be detoured to West Horsetooth Road or West Prospect Road. A busy Fort Collins intersection will be fully closed May 10 to allow for utility work. West Drake Road will be closed at Shields Street from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, according to a city of Fort Collins news release. All traffic on Drake Road will be required to turn right on Shields Street at the intersection.
Uber restates threat to leave Colorado unless Polis vetoes rideshare bill

1 week ago | coloradoan.com | Nate Trela

Uber is still threatening to leave Colorado if a bill creating new rideshare regulations is signed into law, despite significant amendments before it passed the state's legislature on the final day of its session. The version of HB 1291 sent to Gov.
Waiting on your Colorado tax refund? Here's how to find out what may have happened to it

1 week ago | coloradoan.com | Nate Trela

Colorado taxpayers can check their refund status online or by phone. Some direct deposit refunds may be converted to paper checks as part of identity verification. Refunds can be intercepted to pay outstanding debts to Colorado state agencies. Three weeks after tax returns were due in Colorado, some taxpayers were still waiting for their refunds. That’s not out of the ordinary, according to Derek Kuhn, a spokesperson for the Colorado Department of Revenue’s taxation division.
Here is how much rain Fort Collins got, Colorado snow totals from latest storm

1 week ago | coloradoan.com | Miles Blumhardt

Fort Collins received needed rain, with totals ranging from .83 inches at the official station as of 7 p.m. May 6 to over 1.8 inches northwest of Livermore as of the morning of May 7. Areas west of Fort Collins generally saw higher rainfall amounts than areas to the north, east and south. Fort Collins remains below average precipitation for the season, with 5.99 inches as of May 6 compared to the average of 8.18 inches.
Which state is the best? See where Colorado ranks and which states beat it

1 week ago | coloradoan.com | Sady Swanson

Colorado ranked 11th overall in U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Best States rankings. Colorado ranked high in education, economy and health care, but low in fiscal stability and crime and corrections. Colorado was ranked 16th in 2024. U.S. News & World Report released its annual Best State rankings, and Colorado fell just short of making the top 10. Colorado landed at No. 11 in the rankings released May 6.
Missing Fort Collins teen found after search

1 week ago | coloradoan.com | Sady Swanson

A missing 15-year-old from Fort Collins, Colorado, has been found. The teen was reported missing from Red Fox Meadows Natural Area on the morning of May 6. A 15-year-old from west Fort Collins who went missing May 6 has been found. Authorities were looking for the teen, who went missing about 8:30 a.m. May 6 from Red Fox Meadows Natural Area near the intersection of Taft Hill Road and W. Stuart Street, Fort Collins Police Services shared in a social media post.
Will it be cool or hot in Colorado this summer? Here's what weather experts are predicting

1 week ago | coloradoan.com | Nate Trela

Multiple sources predict a hotter-than-average summer for Colorado in 2025. While they disagree on how much hotter it will be and several forecasts call for some variation at the edges of Colorado, it doesn’t appear likely there will be any relief after last summer’s heat. It can be difficult to get a handle on weather in a state that whips from highs in the 80s one weekend to inches of snow the next. However, there are common threads in several prominent forecasts for this summer in Colorado.