fort collins, one of my friends says it's terrible and wins close to 40 meet me. northeastern corner, 20-40 miles per hour. it's gusty me areas surrounding sawada as well, leadville and rifle. some very windy conditions. we zoom into the denver area. parker, elizabeth, windsor, about 40 miles per hour. as you head out towards strasburg, near greeley, 50 miles 50 miles per hour. foothills and high country, loveland pass, those gusts are close to 60 miles per hour. strong winds throughout the foothills from 22-30 miles per hour. this red flag warning is in place for the front range and into the eastern plains. all of the areas in red, winds up to 50 miles per hour are not out of the question plus very low humidity in place through 7:00 tonight. it will stay windy into the evening but they should slowly start to get better. 600 in denver, 63 greeley, a lot of 50s and 60s out east. these winds are also warming us quite a bit. 520 in yvonne, 440 in craig. is look at our satellite and radar, we had rain rolling through. south of town got a lot of rain in the castle rock

it be extra careful. 47 in denver. 55 in boulder. 54 in fort collins. lots of 30s on the eastern plain plains. steamboat. we have 40 over in grand junction. satellite and radar shows clouds. snow in our high country and northwestern that's going to stick around. through the morning hours, the snow breaks could get heavy. maybe an inch and gusty winds and visibility could be low if you're traveling through the high country this morning. the winds stay strong through the front range and easter plains. morning travel may be tougher through the high country. rain on the eastern plains possible. overnight tonight, the winds do start to slowly ease up and tomorrow, the winds should be relaxed as we head into the afternoon hours and a few more clouds tomorrow afternoon as well. temperatures today, 66 in denver. 62 in boulder and fort collins, 6 had in greeley. 60s on the eastern plains and 40s in our high countries. 40s and 60s to our west. 65 tomorrow. 61 on friday. just a slight chance of a few showers on friday. saturday, sunday, we're warm. 60s, low 70s. l

it's going to be really, really not so fun. 30 mile-per-hour gust in fort collins. in the denver area, it's not too bad. broomfield, winds at 33 miles-an-hour. as we shift into the foothills and mountains, we're warmer this morning if the 28 degrees in denver. 23 degrees warmer in boulder. 16 degrees warmer for fort collins and colorado springs. that puts us at 50 in denver. 55 in boulder. 28 in greeley. and 20s, 30 s on eastern plains and mountain -- 32 in steamboat and 42 in grand junction. satellite and radar, we have cloud cover. we're looking at snow already in our northwestern corner and as we look at our future cast, while we have snow, we do stay dry. by lunch time, could get a couple of inches of snow. two that will ease through the afternoon and evening, and here in denver, eastern plains, there may be a pop of rain, but overall, we're looking at dry conditions with intense winds. down. tomorrow, it's relaxed. breezy in the foothills and a few clouds late in the day. 66 in denver. 60s and 70s and close to 8 0s on the eastern plains. 40s into the 60s tomorr

we start this 5:30 half hour with breaking news from fort collins. one man is hurt in an overnight hit-and-run. around 11:30 last night, police say 53-year-old tailor was found laying -- >> his bicycle and backpack found a little feet away. he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. police do not have a vehicle description, but we'll update you if we get information on that story. thanks for joining us, i'm britt moreno. >> i'm alan gionet. first days of march. let's find out about the weather picture. here's lauren standing by. >> i had to change my calendars in the weather center. i forgot to do that. windy in the southern part of the state. we're going to be gusty today. they're down from yesterday. don't get too excited because tomorrow is going to be a windy day. s. a touch better than yesterday. 29 in denver. 21 in greeley. 20s in the eat stern plains and cooler than yesterday -- 20s in the eastern plains. 34 in grand junction. looking at our satellite and radar, a few clouds and a mountain wave cloud that will pass through. mostly sun

fort collins 52. castle rock right now 49 and 40 in parker, so 30s and forpets, covering western colorado and a very mild to our wednesday. fort collins, 63 for a high today, so most of north eastern kol constitutional is going be about 60, 65. the futurecast, the snow is showing the mountains right now. some of the clouds getting across eastern colorado will clear up by midday today so we have got more sunshine along i- 25 by 12:00. a few storms could pop up, and % we could get a little lightning and thunder across the plains %- this afternoon. we are already talking about the chance of it as we inch a little closer to spring. tomorrow, a little calmer, still very warm, we're talking 60s from today through the first oo next week, warm and dry, the bright spot you could put it on either day this weekend, beautiful closer to 70 on sundaa, chance for some storms and showers. let cross our fingers by accuse, jayson of next week. >> reporter: overall not a bad drive. traffic here and there, but pretty dec

temperatures morning, we start off with 55 in boulder and 54 in fort collins. here in denver, 38. 28 in greeley. 30s 40s on the eastern plain s s. 30 in avon. 34 in grand junction. satellite and radar, cloud cover here a we zoom in, we have snow from craig into areas near rifle. and rain near glenwood spring to gypsum and eagle. it's raining in meeker. heading into our foothills, red feather lakes and allen's park, and parts along owe we have -- we have some snow. that snow can be heavy. could see a half inch and pick up two to four inches of snow in some areas. that snow fizzles out. denver, we stay dry, but gusty and a spot or two in the eastern plains. it stays windy, but better tomorrow morning, and tomorrow afternoon, a few cloud was some -- with that wind really calming down. temperatures today, 66 in denver. 62 in boulder and fort collins. 60s and 70s on the eastern plains and 40s towards the high country and 63 over in for your 5-day forecast. 61 on friday and a slight chance for rain for us on, and on saturday, 67 and sunny. let's check with joel, good

a man hit and left lying in the middle of the road in fort collins. plus a possible ash oil explosion set as home on fire. >> first, though, an ad on craigslist ends in a robbery and shooting this morning. and o now the two suspects are on the run. with he have 7news reporter jason gruenauer with details this morning. >> reporter: yes. lakewood police still looking for the two individuals. the only description they can give us is they are two male, allegedly what lakewood police believe to be a craigslist ad meet-up gone wrong. that the two suspects ended up case and stealing his car. police are on the lookout this morning for a 1998 green ford escort. we have the license plate for you. qkl 268. it all happened issue in the 2500 block of pierce. this is near 25th. right on the border of lakewood and edgewater. one man was shot and taken to the hospital with non life- threatening injuries. the two suspects are still on the loose. that car is still missing. now, not a lot of details on what type of meet-up or ad this may have been about. police say, tho

and you can see the strain that put on the flags in fort collins. tonight, the gusts are starting to die down, earlier though, some people had no choice but to find a way to work in the wind. with the tough gets job of all -- tough gets job of all. >> reporter: you expect at whip did windy day story to start here we wouldn't live up to the cliche' if we department remind you to throw on a hat but on windy days, sometimes it's best to expect the unexpected. >> i would say, i wouldn't do it on a day like this. >> reporter: is it as windy up there as down here? >> it's winds year up here, and -- more windy up here. >> reporter: patrick and his partner lou have one of of the toughest gigs. >> there's a lot the squirrels spring. >> reporter: patrick is a climbing arborist. one who has to get the job done, even with gusts up to 50 miles >> got a lot of movement up here. the branches are probably moving upwards of two feet back and forth. >> is he swaying? just look andrin. >> reporter: there is protection, ropes had helping him from not blowing away. >> f

we start this 5:30 half hour with breaking news from fort collins. one man is hurt in an overnight hit-and-run. around 11:30 last night, police say 53-year-old tailor was found laying -- >> his bicycle and backpack found a little feet away. he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. police do not have a vehicle description, but we'll update you if we get information on that story. thanks for joining us, i'm britt moreno. >> i'm alan gionet. first days of march. let's find out about the weather picture. here's lauren standing by. >> i had to change my calendars in the weather center. i forgot to do that. windy in the southern part of the state. we're going to be gusty today. they're down from yesterday. don't get too excited because tomorrow is going to be a windy day.

this chase went from fort collins to greeley and back to loveland. as they drove, the suspects through drugs out the window. just as the car was about to make it to this sentra shopping center and loveland, the colorado state patrol was waiting with stop sticks. officials then rammed the front of a car until finally stopped and both her and her passenger were taken to custody. >> spray painting or tagging property is a crime that many people consider a nuisance but a local business owner says the damage done to his property overnight low cost thousands. fox 31 denver's kent go del joins us to explain why. >> many times tagging takes it targeted an entire fleet of trucks and fixing it won't be easy. >> once in a while, even a quiet neighborhood will experience change. the new fast trax train in the art on a nearby business are examples of welcome change to this industrial area near stapleton. >> we like it here. >> but after 30 years in business here, greg todd's tone is changing. >> yep, they got the backs of all of them. >> and all in response to th

fort collins out of prospect park. this is the camera view of the intersection. this is the closest carpal view i could get. we are looking south from >>> the weak that moved through is now to the east of us leaving us with clearing skies 3 and a few high clouds. all week long this will be the pattern. we will get a series of weak fronts that bring our temperatures down briefly. by noon the breezes will be calmer and by this afternoon we will be at 57 degrees here in denver. both fort collins and greeley today at 55. a mild day today. a nice start to march. a warm, dry week. we will talk about it coming % up. >>> it is 4:33. the biggest political night of the year. colorado is among the states holding a caucus or primary and fast growing segment offour population. >> 27.3 million hispanic voters arr eligible to vote nationwide. both bernie sanders and hillary clinton are spending a lot of money on commercials but both say it is the one-on-one contact that matters the most. >> when you go to the door they get to answer any question you want. it is personal. it is

debbie in fort collins is coming in at 56 this afternoon. so into the night we will still have these high clouds. by tomorrow morning, though, we snow move into the mountains, mainly to the southwest and the central side, west of the divide, but then it starts to move up north during the afternoon. picking up. for us tomorrow will be partly sunny to partly cloudy and warm and windy. then we take you into monday. more snow for the mountains. cloudy in the morning but by afternoon when that system comes through we see a little rain, maybe a few isolated thunderstorms may pop up out over eastern colorado as well during the afternoon on monday. so everybody cross your fingers and do a dan, wash your car, whatever it takes to bring some rain in. monday will be the day. mostly cloudy, breezy, close to 40 for the overnight low but clouds helping to keep us mild. tomorrow, close to 70 for the high tomorrow. and then looking ahead, 50 on monday, we cool it down. it will be windy as well with that moisture coming in. then we get out of it really quick

we're warm thanks to stronger winds. 54 in boulder and 52 in fort collins. 30 in avon. and 38 in steamboat and 40 in grand junction. we have snow in parts of the stay. denver eastern plains, a few clouds is southern colorado, you're dry. close to eagle and gypsum, we have rain and snow depending on your area, and towards red feather lake, nederland starting to get snow in the areas as well. we'll see descent snow fall this morning. could see quick heavy snow coming through. that snow maybe a half inch. we can see two to four inches for us. by lunch time, we're clear in denver with gusty winds picking up. denver, gusty into the evening hours, overnight tonight, still windy, but by tomorrow morning, conditions should be starting to improve, and then throughout the afternoon tomorrow, a few more clouds and the good news, the winds start to relax quite a bit. temperatures today, 66 in denver. 62 in boulder. 63 in fort collins. 6 #0 0s and 70s out on the eastern plains and 40s in the high country. 47 in eagle. 48 in aspen. 45 in craig . and 63 in grand junction. across the f

fort collins 34. nice to see the mix yesterday. decent rain falling near fort collins and in and around denver it was a rain/snow mix. with clearing skies the temperatures dropping. this afternoon more sunshine, low to mid-50s. denver 52. akron 52. you're at about 50 in colorado springs with 30s and 40s in the mountains. closer in, estes park 41. highlands ranch 52. in parker today 49. our futurecast shows really pretty dry conditions state- wide this morning, but by about midday we'll start to see light snow falling in the mountains. couple more inches in the high country. good 4 to 8 inches in some spots yesterday. you'll notice by 3:30 it's really dry across the plains and we should see again a few clouds on the western edge of town and in through tonight partly cloudy skies. overnight skies will then clear and we'll be in for another sunny start early tomorrow morning. 52 today. mid-50s on wednesday. gets warmer from there. come thursday, friday, mid, upper 60s. and we stay dry and warm through the first of next week. better ch

grand rapids, michigan claimed the top spot and fort collins finished in second place. it is home to more than a dozen craft breweries. denver did not crack the top ten list. thinks to aspire to. >> i think we should go hang out in fort collins for a while. >> yes. >>> all right, still ahead, it could be the discovery of a new species. one scientist is calling it the ghost octopus. >> it is pretty cool to see. and sometimes, skiing down a slope just isn't enough fun. so, you add a galloping horse >> it looks like fun. and the world's most famous dog sled race gets off to a warm start. >> and how high the temperatures will peak tomorrow forecast. >> later in sports, the broncos make brock osweiler an offer >> scientists near hawaii may have discovered a possible new octopus species. look at this little guy. the photo was taken last month by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. they spotted this animal 13,000 feet deep. that is deeper than any other deep sea octopus sightings. they believe it is pale because it lacks pigment cells. they are calling it the

. >>> a bicyclist is hurt in a hit and run in fort collins. that investigation starts. >> reporter: in fort collins police are looking for a driver who struck a man and left him for dead. they say it happened around 11:30 on minute. they got a 911 call saying a man was lying in the road. they found taylor at college avenue near spring park drive. he had serious injuries consistent with having been hit by a car. there were no witnesses. he remains in critical condition at the hospital. >> > this house has been declared unlivable after a hash oil fire last night. four people were evacuated after the fire two were treated for smoke inhalation. the homeowners were charged with a variety of crimes. >>> and the mild weather continues. 62 tomorrow, winds gusting to 40 miles an hour. >> thank you for joining us. >> cbs has another super ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, update. breaking news, cbs news projects republican ted cruz has won his home state of texas. that was a must-win for him as he tries to derail donald trump. >> but trump is having a very good nigh

north 40, about 40 minutes from fort collins to 120th. no delays coming through there. the rest of the drive looks pretty nice. winds will be a problem again. along i-85 from castle rock along santa fe looks okay as well. >>> breaking news updates, a woman is dead after being hit by a car in greeley. we brought you this story last night as it was breaking. the crash happened just before 7:30 near 8th and h street, not far from the beef plant. police say the 48-year-old woman was going to meet her husband at the plant when she was hit and killed. police say the driver didn't appear to be high or drunk but they are still investigating. >>> still an alert for the driver who hit a woman near park and tremont tuesday night. at last check she was in the icu. police are looking for a 1998 lincoln town car with the colorado license plate qki 285. >>> some of you may have had problems getting around this 13- car pileup on i-70 last night. denver police closed part of the interstate west of 225 for a brief period of time. no one was seriously hhrt. all the cars were cleared by 8:

and you can see the strain that put on the flags in fort collins. tonight, the gusts are starting to die down, earlier though, some people had no choice but to find a way to work in the wind. steve found a gay with -- guy with the tough gets job of all -- tough gets job of all. >> reporter: you expect at whip did windy day story to start here we wouldn't live up to the cliche' if we department remind you to throw on a hat but on windy days, sometimes it's best to >> i would say, i wouldn't do it on a day like this. >> reporter: is it as windy up there as down here? >> it's winds year up here, and -- more windy up here. >> reporter: patrick and his partner lou have one of of the toughest gigs. >> there's a lot the squirrels damage, getting ready for spring. >> reporter: patrick is a climbing arborist. one who has to get the job done, even with gusts up to 50 miles an hour. >> got a lot of movement up here. the branches are probably moving upwards of two feet back and forth. >> is he swaying? just look andrin. >> reporter: there is protection, ropes h

. >> it was so crowded in locations in fort collins, they had to kick some out and they had to make their choice outside. >> reporter: mitch and kellie, the numbers were incredible, wrapping around streets going for some say a half mile long but also made some people angry because they were claiming they weren't able to vote. take a look what we found on social media overnight. we heard from boulder caucus goers shut out. a number of people were not able to vote despite waiting two boolder caucus line at centennial middle school is at

fort collins you're now at 45. it's 41 in aurora. 44 city park. and low to mid-30s in the foothills. colder near conifer and evergreen. just above freezing in evergreen. 20s and 30s for the central mountains. more 40s to the south and southeast. our highs oday will be around normal. 52 in denver. 52 in fort collins. and low to mid-50s to the northeast along 76. getting on the wessern slope we have grand junction and montrose in the low 50s. for the most part your roads will be dry across the entire state. it's just over the higher mountain passes where we'll get light snow and potentially see wet roads there out west. closer in, parker 47. aurora low 50s. in boulder today a high of 49. watch our futurecast. some of that snow that's starting to develop will continue in the mountains. it's not going to be heavy snow, but a few light scattered snow showers. later tonight it will be after sunset looks like by about 7:00 to 8:00 a few showers rolling over denver. it's about a 10 to 20% chance for a quick light rain/snow mix. won't last long. looks like

deputies say they first try to pull of the driver in a motel in fort collins. the driver apparently sped off and let them on a chase, up to 100 miles an hour. >> the vehicle wanted to continue on in one of our vehicles finally had to ram the front of the vehicle to stop it from taking off again.>> warrants out for their arrest. there were taken to the hospital to get checked out. >> thank you for joining us. i am playing lien. into saturday. -- lane lien. chris spears is standing by in the weather center. >> good morning to you. great to see you. we are starting off very comfortable as far as temperatures. we are not to far from where we should be for the daily high. we have robert pack up in the northwest side of nevada, he is one of the coolest spots at just 29 degrees but a lot of us are already into the 30s. even if you both 40s. 32 in boulder. 25 in a fun. 25 in meeker -- avon. 25 in meeker. from the foothills, out across the city, low to mid 40s. you get north of i-70 and you get cooler temperatures. places like erie, mid-20s. 36 and thorten. 36 in bright

patrick massel showed us the people that showed up at lincoln junior high in fort collins. the crowd exceeded the maximum allowed by fire crowd and everyone had to leave. luckily it was a warmer than average night in early march, so people tried to continue to caucus outside. in city after city and location after location people sent us pictures of the lines and crowds at their caucus sites. candidates for months it was the voters to be the ones to speak. we have many more pictures on 9news.com and the facebook page. if you have your own to send, we'd like to share them. brandon rittiman will help us look deeper into the results tonight in just a bit. >>> first we go to steve staeger at byers middle school in denver where the lines were long as they were at caucus sites across the state. steve? >> reporter: they wrapped around the school. i want to give you a number we got in the last hour. they were expecting about 1,200 people inside this school. they got close to 3,000. so they more than doubled it. they were expecting about 20% of each precinct to show up. obviously it

black hawk, 20 miles-an-hour. 34 in fort collins. 27 in burlington. 31 in grand junction. looking at our satellite and radar. we have cloud cover to start the day. we have plenty of clear sky out there. sunny skies today. breezy, not too bad compared to yesterday. and we have a chance for mountain snow today. i'll talk about the winds for tomorrow and fire danger in a moment. joel, how is the drive though? >> we're starting to see it load up in the usual spots. one of those usual spaces is commerce city. you can see the long line of taillights and the long line of headlights as folks make their way either direction southbound coming into down, speeds down into the 40s. if you're leaving in the next 10 minutes or so, that's going to take you 15 minutes because we'll see added volume. we have a trouble spot on sheraton at louisiana. treat that as a four-way stop. if you're good to get in your car, turn on koa and 94.1 fm. you get your traffic and weather the tens. >>> one man hurt in an overnight hit-and-run around 11:30 last night. police say 53-year-old gorge taylor was fo

it is at 23 in denver and 28 in fort collins. lots of 20s and low 30s. it is 36 over in grand junction. taking a look at our satellite and radar. here in denver north side of town you may have a few more clouds. mostly sunny skies today. a beautiful launch hour if you can sneak outside. here across the front range out east may have a few more clouds late in the day and tonight fairly mild. tomorrow winds will pick back up again. industrial a chance for gusty winds on and off. temperatures 66 in denver today and 67 in boulder and 65 in greeley. in the mountains 49. 52 in eagle and 63 in grand junction. it is very sunny outside. you may want a warmer jacket to start the day. this afternoon we get into the 60s. for your five day forecast it gets windy a little bit again and we are breezy on saturday. sunday looks nice but we do have a chance later in the day. how is our morning drive going? >> here is our tech center. this is really loading up now this is southbound along i-25. day. this will be a windy one for you especially on highway 40. to average weath

boulder and fort collins the warmest spots at 46 and 51- degrees. it is only 5:00 in the morning. statewide 20s and 30s to start in the mountains. high fire danger across colorado. dropping potentially 10% this afternoon for the relative humidity. >> reporter: watching the we have some windy conditions. just along colfax and cherry, we had a bad accident overnight. darryl orr is down there. darryl, what's the cleanup like. >> reporter: everything is looking really good out here except for a little bit of debris that you can see, aside from some glass and a couple of beer cans. a gentleman was traveling west at colfax at cherry and he hit the center median, took out a traffic light and drug it about 50 feet. the vehicle then flipped over. police were on scene and said the driver actually got out of the car without any injuries, so dui is suspected in this accident here, but it was closed down for about an hour here affecting rtd bus, but it go aroundda couple of blocks. the traffic division came out and said they're not going to repair this because it's actually under construction

it is 28 in fort collins and 26 junction. so a cool start to the day. temperatures are going to be very lovely later on. of sunshine and much calmer winds. let's check in right now. they are downstairs in the studio. >>> three people in custody after a craigslist meet-up. it happened in lakewood. we are at west 20th and aims where the men were cuffed. >> reporter: those three people taken into custody late last night. it was ultimately denver police who chased their car down that chase ended at 11:00 last night. coming up at 6:45 we'll have more details on that shooting as a response to craigslist ad. they are stopping the suspects live overnight. >> thanks. >>> the honor flags in colorado today following park county deputy carrigan. the u.s. honor flag serves as a that flag will be there for 13 hours, one hour for each year of deputy carribegan's service. it will beigan's. we'll share with you what we incident. >>> two women say a higher being kept them safe when a man broke into their home. they say a man trying to escape place barged in on their bibl

in denver 49, fort collins and greeley aa 36. akron is 50 degrees so we are seeing warm temperatures to start off this saturday. it's going to beewell above where we should be. average highs 50, jumping up to 69 here in denver and still a very mild afternoon. we'll have all the clouds sticking arounddand some folks may think it doesn't feel very warm. greeley 69 and 68 in parker. off to the west, those drop into the 50s. mild in aspen at 55, 48 in gunnison. all these folks are very excited for the snow that's yet to come. on the eastern plains, we'll see temperatures there warming into the mid- to upper 60s, maybe even a few low 70s. not a lot to show you here. we'll see clouds off to the west and pretty much across the state. but move this to early tomorrow morning, and we'll see rain and snow move into the western half of the state. then it's going to creep a little closer to the foothills but he metro area will stay mostly dry again tomorrow. we could have isolated showers moving across the i-25 corridor have a better chance t

weld county, live in fort collins, pristine, although, off to the east. as we get you into the evening, temperatures will be comfortable, close to 60 between now and 7:00. highs today, 61 in denver, almost 80 in southeastern colorado. the average this time of year, mid 40s. we are still above that mark. we are mid 50s right now at dia, winds still gusting out of the northwest to 35, and picking up a bit here in the 9 backyard as well with 54 degrees. not a lot to show you on the radar, this system did bring a few braf rain showers this-- brief rain showers this morning, the wind has been the big player as high pressure is beginning to move on shore in the northwest, the gradient tightens, we are watching the gusts over 40 miles an hour along the front range. with gusts in excess of 50 miles an hour in higher passes and southeastern wyoming. high fire danger because of wind. low humidity. we had a few rain showers but it is still dry out here. high wind warnings continue across wyoming tonight. if you are headed northbound out of colorado up the i-25 corri

. >>> the family of a man in fort collins severely injured in a hit and run says he is now breathing on his own. it happened late monday night. >> reporter: four days after the accident, and all george taylor's family knows is that he was found in this busy intersection. but what happened and why someone would leave him for dead is still a mystery. >> come forward. >> reporter: mario florez is speaking out for his brother, george taylor, who had been fighting for his life. and the backbone on his right leg, that was broken. >> reporter: fort collins police say monday night, someone hit taylor near the intersection of college and state park drive and drove away. his bike and a bag were neatly on the curb. >> why would he cross the street? that's a mystery to us. >> reporter: after several days and surgeries later, he is breathing on his own. >> it's gonna take some time. we got us a long haul. >> reporter: he is hopeful his brother will soon be strong enough to shed some light on what happened. he has a message for whoever it was that left his brother behind. >> i know you're scared,

fort collins, you are at 34. greeley is 21. parker is 32. still some single digits and teens as you get up in the mountains. confer s 16. it is a chilly start in spots. you will find this afternoon a really mild day. mid to upper 50s. fort collins 55. greeley today 55. estes park, you are at 45. aurora today is 60. highlands ranch is 56 and denver is 57. we are a few degrees above normal, 5 to . closer to 60 to the southeast and 30s and 40s in the central mountains. a quick look at future-cast. this will be the story all week long. we get a series of weak cold fronts that will roll in. find a little increase in cloud cover. really, any moisture this next few days will be in the mountains. later today we will pick up another couple inches of snow in the northern and central mountains but eastern colorado stays really dry. our winds pickup. today is a little calmer but tomorrow gustier. we are expecting wind gusts of about 40 to 50-mile per hour on wednesday. stays o pretty warm. 60 wednesday. 62 on thursday. same story as we head into the wee

. >>> a hit and run driver in fort collins is accused of intentionally running over a pedestrian. police say ma krauss hit the victim from behind as he was walking at the hickory village mobile home park. a warrant is out for his arrest. investigators say he and the victim do know each other. it's not clear what motivated the alleged attack. >>> a denver county home to hundreds of troubled teens each year is shutting down. 29 kids currently live at the family crisis center. and they'll have to find a new place by july. melissa garcia shows us why officials say closing the center is actually in the kids' best interests. >> this really isn't about cost-cutting. this is about better outcomes for kids. >> reporter: the family crisis home in denver for abused and neglected teens is soon to be closing. july 1st, the 64 employees who work here will and the 29 kids who currently live here, new homes. >> it's sad because some of these kids don't have parents. >> reporter: it's a move that denver human services julie smith says has been under discussion for years. >> there's been a push to

and the backbone on his right leg, that was broken. >> reporter: fort collins police say monday night, someone hit taylor near the intersection of college and state park drive and drove away. his bike and a bag were neatly on the curb. >> why would he cross the street? >> reporter: after several days and surgeries later, he is breathing on his own. >> it's gonna take some time. we got us a long haul. >> reporter: he is hopeful his brother will soon be strong enough to shed some light on what happened. he has a message for whoever it was that left his brother behind. >> i know you're scared, you don't want to come forward. just think, it could have been somebody in your family or one of your friends. >> reporter: police are now asking for anyone with information to come forward. >>> police in brighton are looking for a man accused of breaking into an officer's home and stealingly guns. they -- stealing guns. he is 6'0", 175, and likely armed. police believe he might be hiding out with friends or relatives in denver or lakewood. >>> and a group of teenaged carjacking suspects were arres

fort collins is 45. greeley. a touch cooler today compared to yesterday dueeto the cold front that rolled through yesterday so our wind shifted directions and made us a little cooler. 30s in the mountains, 50s in the western slope and a nice aaternoon in store. sunshine will dominate. winds remain calm. with et will see a few clouds about 6:00 with our highs around 3:00 at 57. tomorrow, again, the winds will pickup. the fire danger is getting a lot higher on wednesday. this is a fire weather watch going into afffct early tomorrow morning and covering, you guys, pretty much all of eastern colorado. we will take a look at the wind speeds tomorrow and how warm it will get this week. the first week of march. it is unreal. details in a few minutes. >> lisa, thank you. >>> right now fort collins police are looking for the person that hit a man and left him lying in the road on ccllege avenue near spring park. 53-year-old george taylor was a description of the car they are looking for. >>> new at 11:00, a university of

a nice shot in our high country. 32 in boulevard. 34 in fort collins. on the eastern plains this morning, 28 in burlington . we have 6 in leadville. 21 in and 21 in craig and 27 in grand junction. on our satellite and radar, it looks like snow popping up on the western slopes. we're dry with a few clouds and we'll a that way today. a chance for snow starting to develop around lunch time in the foothills and the high country and off to our west and down south. here in denver, an isolated storm or two off the foothills and heads into denver. maybe rain snow mix today. this is confined to our high countries today. overnight, skies will clear. tomorrow, a little more snow and rain tomorrow. a few isolated thunderstorms that will roll through. not looking at anything significant, but more moisture tomorrow. temperatures for tomorrow, mild. 52 degrees in denver. 51 in boulder. low to mid-50s out east and 60s mixed in there. 42 in eagle. 43 in aspen. 5 4 in grand junction. if you're planning out your day today, mostly sunny skies to start. clouds. 5:00, 49 deg

fort collins maybe an isolated rain shower this an and evening along the foothills. >> really no accidents to worry about. in the denver tech center at least the northbound side of i- 25 a report of a big chair in the highway. that's obviously a hazard. evans and broadway looks clear. not seeing significant problems anywhere else either on the freeway, east side of town, or through golden like on highway >>> today is the day get to get a bison if you're interested. we have details. >> might be young, but don't count him out. this young golfer just did >>> he referred to my hands, if they're small, something else must be small. i guarantee you there's no problem. >> 6:00 a.m. the republican front-runner gets personal, really personal. that's the sound byte from the debate everyone is talking about. what about policy? >> plus, von miller is catching the attention of abc. hitting the stage in the offseason. should be interesting. >>> first we want to get to breaking news. wheat ridge police say two burglars wearing monkey masks broke into a pot shop. daryl orr is at the scene.

from fort collins to 120th you are looking at 40 minutes there. and highway 24 maybe 10 minutes to longmont and another 15 to 120. whether it is north, south, east or west, lots of green out there. >> thank you, jayson. >>> immigrant is super tuesday. this time the colorado caucus will be a little different than yearr past. >> only democrats determining who they will prefer for president. republicans will announce their choice at the national convention in july. >> a particularly passionate candidate with an unusual enthusiastic set of followers like sanders or trump could bring a number of people in that the quote unquote good old boys weren't expecting to show up. >> there are 66 delicates to divide between sanders and clinton. >> but there is a way to push to a primary system. >> yes. a break down of the potential change here. >> the group "let colorado vote" is hoping to get this issue on the november ballot and have voters decide if they want a caucus or primary to choose presidential candidates. this group is pushing for a primary. they say

a man is recovering in the hospital this morning after getting hit by a vehicle in fort collins. it happened last night on college avenue near spring park drive. 9news reporter noel brennan joins us from medical center of the rockies in loveland with the latest on the investigation. noel. >> reporter: good morning, gary. was taken to the hospital with fort collins police actually found him lying in the middle of the southbound 11:30. they saw his bike and his backpack leaning against a planter box off the road near by. we had injuries consistent with getting someone getting hit by a vehicle. we know there was the scene while police were maybe it was a witness who saw what happened. at this point fort collins police is not released any suspect information, any vehicle description for that matter either. so they're asking anyone who might have information to give them a call. that number is 970-416-2224. the man who was injured has been identified as 53-year-old george taylor. once again, he was taken to the hospital here, guys. medical center of the rockies. at last check he had r

fort collins, too many people for the fire capacity. so this caucus was conducted outside. one viewer tweeting in true colorado fashion. experts had predicted that the race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders would bring larger than normal crowds, but it seems to come as a surprise to the state democratic party. >> they probably didn't expect this turnout. seems like they're doing the best they can. >> a rep says the crowds were larger than expected at some places. the wait was worth it for >> at the end of the day, for those people waiting, that's awesome. they really want to be here. >> and it looks like sanders supporters were crowding in the most their votes and willingness to wait in line put sanders over the top in colorado. >> i'm glad that i can do it. >> while republicans in colorado did caucus, there was no winner. that's because the state republican party decided not to declare one. but there were plenty of big wins on the republican side. >> there were. that's for sure. donald trump's opponents remain determined to stop him, but trump is building steam af

and fort collins 45 miles an hour speed. we go throughout the remainder of the evening. you can see things picking up a bit. by about 10:00-11:00, gusting 50 miles an hour range but by 8:30-9:00 tomorrow things quiet quite a bit along i-25 corridor and tomorrow afternoon we are looking at speeds more in the teens and 20s in the foothills, something they can definitely hang on to. tonight. eastern colorado as well as parts of kansas and nebraska. the cold front is what we are waiting on. it digs in the next couple hours more. it will be a fast mover and pushes out. we have another mild couple days looks to push into the state friday, again, whipping up the winds and not really bringing all that much wet weather. around here it has been pretty quiet. just a couple rain showers dotting the horizon across nebraska and kansas and here in town, what you see is what you get, a couple light flurries along the continental divide but that is about it. the remainder of the evening looks pretty good. 10:00 tonight, once the front digs through we might have few light rain showers acr

. >>> a wild chase in fort collins ends in a crash. it started overnight when a deputy stopped the car for fake license plates. but the couple took off, throwing drugs out the window as deputies chased them. deputies eventually used stop sticks but that still did not the stop, one of our vehicles finally had to ram the front of the vehicle to stop them from taking off again. >> it ended in loveland. police arrested jessica a gilbert petit a both in jail tonight. >>> a disturbing discovery at linsly park, a body was found there in east denver. not clear how the person died. investigators have not shared the name of the victim. >>> the search has resumed for broomfield man who went missing, hunting for treasure in new mexico. he disappeared in early january after setting out to look for gold, jewels and artifacts. his dog and a raft were found along the river northwest of santa fe. now k-9 teams that a drone are out searching for them. originally the search was called off the january. >>> if you filed your taxes but haven't seen your che

southeast colorado tomorrow. 63 degrees in colorado springs and 70 degrees in greeley and the fort collins area. temperatures will be up 5-10 degrees from today. metro denver temperatures are places tomorrow. sun will feel good. we'll have a few passing clouds. clouds around and already at 49 degrees. buy 3:00 we are close to the high of 67 degrees. then up to 69 degrees but the clouds will thicken on sunday afternoon and that is because of the cold front coming. from near 70 down to 52 degrees and we will bring in a little bit of rain mixed with a little bit of snow, especially late in the day with the snow pekka trickle into a few showers tuesday morning. at this point it doesn't look like the lot so i don't expect watch the storms closely. mark monstrola will keep you updated over the weekend. get ready for a gloomy day on monday but we get sunshine the rest of tuesday and the rest of the week when temperatures soar back into the 60s. february kaman so fast was so much snow in early in the month and then it got quiet. i'm ready. >> i'm okay with it. the nuggets and that's going to last-

showers out of the eastern plains are here for collins coming out of red feather lakes data to fort collins it's a little bit of a rain snow next weekend it's very light but any moisture is needed and will take whatever we can get out of it it is stretching upward pearson over it within an area denver had a little band come from the city to the south a lot of what we see on the radar just isn't reaching the ground fortunately most of what we see is evaporating little better here as you head out to the east to get onto the eastern plains we've had some showers and there even a rumble of thunder near cheyenne wells overall not a front temperature is today did into the 40s and 50s in the mountains with a 60s at west to touch a 70 in pueblo everyone 60s across the northeast including denver coming in at 63 we should be at 50 at this time of year and now will call us back in the 50s tomorrow outside work 41 downtown but 34 out of the airport and the wind is still noticeable out there here's the wind speed from denver to the east and south we still got some numbers here kicking up the winds at 35

in fort collins steve staeger. >> something else, ain't it? >> reporter: 9news. >> so reggie doesn't drink, never has. he did smoke at one point and he says the man upstairs has just shined down on him. >>> our partners at the denver business journal report dia is a step closer to having a brewery at the airport. an agreement was reached today with the company that plans to operate a brew pub next to the new westin hotel. there will be students taking beer industry classes at metro. it's now at city council. the mayor will make a final decision. >>> colorado's driver's licenses and id card are getting a facelift, your face specifically. the state says extra security features include a gray scale photo of drivers thought to better show contrast and laser engraving of license information. and frisco will test out the new design. >>> breezy and cool in the 9news backyard tonight. i'm meteorologist kathy sabine. this is about as exciting as it gets. there's a weak front dropping south along the front range. beyond tonight things are quiet for our

in fort collins steve staeger. >> something else, ain't it? >> reporter: 9news. >> so reggie doesn't drink, never has. he did smoke at one point and he says the man upstairs has just shined down on him. >>> our partners at the denver business journal report dia is a step closer to having a brewery at the airport. an agreement was reached today operate a brew pub next to the new westin hotel. there will be students taking beer industry classes at metro. it's now at city council. the mayor will make a final decision. >>> colorado's driver's licenses and id card are getting a facelift, your face specifically. the state says extra security features include a gray scale photo of drivers thought to better show contrast and laser engraving of license information. offices in littleton, aurora and frisco will test out the new design. >>> breezy and cool in the 9news backyard tonight. i'm meteorologist kathy sabine. this is about as exciting as it gets. there's a weak front dropping south along the front range. beyond tonight things are quiet for our sn

about 12:00 a few showers start to develop near denver, fort collins, also up through the foothills, you can see the blue and purples, so a rain-snow mix we might even get a rain-snow mix along the palmer divide. by about two to 2:30 parts of north eastern colorado might see some lightning and thunder. overnight we might get the a few snow showersp mooing up. i wouldn't count on any -- snow showers. we get back into the 60s, 70s, thursday into friday. >>> watch exclusive highlights of all your favorites players like peyton manning, if you like 6'22"00-pound quarterbacks. >> the mu stash was the best. >> many calling him the first man of football. >> reporter: remember the picture taken of the fourth quarter. you can see eli's face. this is near the end of the gamee eli's face is just like huh? he said later he was happy for his brother, he was just nervoussbecause there was still time on the clock, he thought the panthers could come back. peyton's story who better than eli manning. >> people always say that we were raised on the game, that we come from a football family. that's true.

let him go after fort collins police arrested him. finally suspended in january. received a complaint. >> . it's so disturbing. >> . 4 4 but to place her practice under supervisorred probation. when she didn't sign that she kept seeing patients anyway. >> i called. there was people making appointments for her. i couldn't believe it. >> in fact we made our own appointment. hoping to confront the doctor. two days before we could show up. she was thrown in jail. turns out she failed a breathalyzer while on a work release program. for a recent dui conviction. >> do you feel betrayed. >> . what was your reaction. when you learned she was still seeing patients. >> i was angry. >> . it's thot the it's not the honor system. >> the director of professions and aupgs. she insists self-reporting usually works. >> there's a huge sanction. for lying on your application. or misrepresenting information. that person can lose their license. the ability to work. >> . but. if they all knew being honest to begin with could jeopardize employment. lying app

still 42 up in estes park. 37 in fort collins. and 39 in greeley. here comes the wind. these are wind speed numbers on future cast. for tonight. not all that strong. as we get into tomorrow. tomorrow late morning. and into the afternoon. look at these numbers ticking up. as the blast of wind rolls off the higher terrain. and fans out onto the eastern plains. >> sunshine. remember the winds is going to be the big factor tomorrow. here's a wider view. across the state. quiet tonight. snow showers under way. again it's that wind blowing up that generate the snow. once we get into the afternoon. that will all start to end. >> the air gets come pres -dz. we get 60s and 70s back in play. for wednesday. my forecast highs akhrosz across the metro. nine o'clock tomorrow morning. we're at 45. on our way to 63. 60s dominate. once we get back there tomorrow. we'll stay in the 60s. with no wind. to teal with. on thursday and friday. a lot of sunshine. those are a couple good looking days. saturday and sunday. not bad. sunday will have more cloud cover around. breezy. it will be clos

a person is in the hospital after being hit by a car in fort collins. noel brennan has been working to learn more about what happened. noel - this accident today will start chilly - but meterologist marty coniglio says it'll warm up nicely. this landslide near collbran in 20-14... people. and now - a study shows the land started moving 10 hours before the disaster. according to the denver post- the west salt creek landslide on the grand mesa was linked to a rainstorm... and melting snowpack. geology experts say the technology to detect early signs of landslides isn't available yet. in october, researchers found the area is still at risk for a big landslide. we'll probably see a low-key caucus in colorado. both parties are preparing for caucusing tonight. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is here with more. tarhonda-- there's a reason why republicans could see small numbers. you're right, republican caucuses in colorado, today-- essentially-- don't hold any weight. the party decided--- it will not select a state-wide winner. that decision was made "a while

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