Name: Tom Pettit. Age: 60. Residence: Kersey. Position sought: Weld County Commis-sioner, at-large. Political experi-ence: Nine years as a Kersey Town Board Trustee, four years as mayor pro-tem. Was town board liaison to the Kersey Senior Center, participated as a member of the Upper Front Range Transportation Board, the Weld County Road 49 ...

Those arrested and charged in the Kersey kidnapping case: Chauvanna Gesick, 22, Greeley; bond $50,000. Stephen Gesick, 44, Greeley; bond $75,000. Russell Knapp, 44, Greeley; $40,000. Robert Groves, 40, Greeley; $40,000. Ernest Williams, 26, Greeley; $40,000. All were arrested on warrants for kidnapping, assault, extortion, robbery and menacing ...

Police say it's a case of kidnapping, ransom demands, robbery, assault and arrests.

Two Coloradans remain hospitalized after their Weld County farmhouse exploded and burned.

Fire investigators believe a leaking propane heater may have caused an explosion Monday morning that seriously injured two people and destroyed a home.

In a Nov. 7 letter, 20 religious leaders mention the people in their pews who lack health insurance, then go on to strongly imply that it should be the federal government's responsibility to provide it.

Kody Lostroh was driving to his La Salle home Monday afternoon from Las Vegas where he had just won the 2009 PBR World Championship - and the $1 million prize that goes with it - in front of a sold-out Thomas & Mach Center crowd Sunday.

The project at Highway 34 and Weld County Road 49 has been in the pipeline for almost a year, and two people have died in the crossing during that time.

October was a busy month for the Greeley West FFA Chapter of Greeley Colo. The month kicked off with over 50 students enrolled in Agriscience 1, presenting a five paragraph memorized speech, given by every FFA member, titled the FFA Creed By E.M. Tiffany, in front of family and friends at the chapter's annual Greenhand night.

Breanna Taulman and Scott Maris were married Aug. 1, 2009 at the Ellis Ranch in Loveland, Colo.

Four important reasons for supporting Tom Norton for mayor: 1. His political leadership skills were demonstrated as president of the state Senate by bringing together diverse political interests.

Voters in Platte Valley School District Re-7 will be voting on the extension of a mill levy override and a bond this fall.

Another Colorado dairy that relied on now-failed New Frontier Bank for financing is pursuing bankruptcy protection, bringing to seven the number of milk producers in the state this year that have turned to the courts to save their operations.

This Aug. 28, 2009 photo shows cattle standing around a huge pile of manure as a pen is cleaned out at the JBS feed lot west of Greeley in Kersey, Colo.

This Aug. 29, 2009 photo shows a front-end loader piling up manure as a pen is cleaned out at the JBS feed lot west of Greeley in Kersey, Colo.