Goverment and Indian farmers reach settlement. The government and American Indian farmers who say they were denied farm loans have agreed on terms for a $680 million settlement of a long-running lawsuit. According to the Daily Sentinel, the two sides agreed on the deal after more than 10 months of negotiations. The government and the [...]

Nemnich Trial, day 3. Samples of blood recovered from at least 13 locations at Linda Benson’s Grand Junction apartment in 1975 were introduced to jurors this morning. According to the Daily Sentinel, Larry Hall, who was assigned to the Grand Junction Police Department’s crime lab from 1974 to 1978, testified to the collection process of [...]

Jury selection for a decades old murder case is expected to start Tuesday morning. NBC 11 News reports that Jerrry Nemnich is accused of murdering a Grand Junction woman and her daughter in 1975.  Authorities say they were able to finalize the case thanks to DNA.  A CBI investigator said that in the past there [...]

A six vehicle traffic accident on Hwy 145 closed off the highway for several hours late yesterday morning. The accident occurred on a blind curve commonly known as “Watertank Curve.”  Emergency crews and police officers from Telluride Mountain Village along with the Colorado State Patrol were at the scene.  Several people suffered minor injuries and [...]

A six vehicle traffic accident on Hwy 145 near mile marker 76 closed off the highway for several hours earlier today. The accident occurred on a blind curve commonly known as “Watertank Curve”.  Emergency and police officers from Telluride Mountain Village along with the Colorado State Patrol were at the scene.  Several people suffered minor [...]