Lincoln County News

McCauley Constructors Inc. has been selected to renovate the historic 1909 Union Pacific Railroad Roundhouse in Hugo.

Thunderstorms exploded over parts of southern Colorado late Monday afternoon and evening, producing copious amounts of large hail, two tornadoes and a wind gusts to 72mph.

Meteorologists say severe storms that dumped 2 inches of rain and pounded parts of Colorado with hail and heavy wind also spawned several tornadoes.

The National Weather Service has issued tornado warnings for southern El Paso County and parts of Colorado's eastern plains.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO EAST CENTRAL ELBERT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL COLORADO * UNTIL 600 PM MDT * AT 522 PM MDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES NORTH OF LIMON.

Allegations of a sexual assault between a 15-year-old student and her 25-year-old teacher are tearing apart a tight-knit southern Colorado community.

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... southeastern Elbert County in east central Colorado * until 515 PM MDT * at 413 PM MDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one inch diameter hail.

Four eastern Colorado counties that rejected federal stimulus funds for senior citizens meals have changed their minds and will take the money.

The Colorado State Patrol met at our academy in Golden back in February to discuss the progress of our agency for 2008.