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• Police say man stabs mother, forces standoff

  June 2, 2012 12:45 PM

  A man is in custody after allegedly stabbing his mother, and then forcing a standoff with local law enforcement in Limon Friday. Police say 43-year-old Wade Cornett stabbed his mother three times, Friday afternoon around 2:30, before she was able to run to a local store to call for... more »

• Man almost dies at the hand of a power tool

  September 8, 2011 12:07 AM

  "He would have bled to death had they even been one minute further away or hesitated in any way, shape or form," says Memorial Hospital trauma surgeon Tiffany Willard, M.D. 24-year-old Blake Garrett lives to see another day thanks to heroic efforts of three people who did not hesitate to... more »

• Surrounded by heroes

  September 7, 2011 12:46 PM

  Last week, 24-year-old Blakelee Garrett almost did not live to see another day. While working on a construction site, he was seriously injured while using an angle grinder with a diamond blade, which impaled him in the upper leg after it caught on a piece of metal. The injury... more »

• Highway to be named after fallen correctional officer

  May 3, 2011 2:18 PM

  A section of Colorado Highway 71 will be renamed after an employee of the Colorado Department of Corrections who was killed on the job. Tomorrow at the Limon Correctional Facility a section of Highway 71 will be named after Eric Autobee. He was a Sgt. who was killed in... more »

• On the edge of Tornado Alley

  April 28, 2011 11:30 PM

  Watching images of destruction from tornadoes in the Southeast United States can make you wonder; could a major tornado happen here? The damage they can do is devastating. Every year tornadoes pop up in Colorado. "We're right on the edge of Tornado Alley," says News First 5 Meteorologist... more »

• Flags ordered to half staff to honor fallen police officer

  March 14, 2011 1:46 PM

  Gov. John Hickenlooper has ordered flags be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide tomorrow in honor of Limon police officer Jay Sheridan, 27. He was killed on March 9 while serving a warrant in Limon. Sheridan is survived by his wife; a daughter; his parents; and... more »

• Funeral scheduled for slain Colorado officer

  March 13, 2011 11:40 AM

  LIMON, Colo. (AP) - Services are scheduled Tuesday for a Limon police officer who was shot and killed while trying to serve a Tennessee arrest warrant on a suspect. Twenty-seven-year-old Jay Sheridan was killed Wednesday in Limon. The suspect, 52-year-old Dennis Mark Hasty, was later found dead after... more »

• National Honor Flag will honor the life and service of slain Limon Police Officer

  March 12, 2011 6:17 PM

  The U.S. flag that flew over ground zero shortly after 9/11 has come to be known as, National Treasure, will be used to honor the life and sacrifice given by the Limon, Colorado Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty. The United States Honor Flag, which... more »

• Officer shot and killed in Limon

  March 9, 2011 10:33 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol says a Limon police officer is dead after attempting to serve a warrant. Just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Limon police officers and Lincoln County deputies were called out to a residence at the request of the U.S. Marshals Service. They were trying to contact a... more »

• New trial ordered in prison killing

  October 13, 2010 6:59 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A man who once faced the death penalty for a brutal prison slaying has won a new trial after a Colorado judge ruled that prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that could have won the man an acquittal. David Bueno, a former inmate at Limon Correctional... more »

• Auto Repair Shops Slammed With Hail-Damaged Cars

  July 6, 2010 7:40 PM

  Auto body shops from Woodland Park to Limon are overwhelmed this week with people bringing in cars damaged from the 4th of July hail storms. State Farm Insurance alone says it has received more than 600 auto claims in the two days since the storms. That number is certain to... more »

• Limon Begins Cleanup From Hail Damage

  July 5, 2010 6:40 PM

  Residents of Limon began cleanup Monday following a July 4th hail storm that broke windows, totaled cars, and ripped leaves from trees and bushes. The storm hit just before dusk Sunday, chasing 4th of July revelers inside and, in some cases, into basements fearing a tornado may be on its... more »

• Limon: 20 years later

  June 6, 2010 8:22 PM

  Just in the last couple of weeks, a new storm siren was put up in the town of Limon. It happens to set near a lot that used to be Limon's town hall, that's until a tornado tore it apart in June of 1990. "Sometimes some buildings are totally... more »

• I-70 west of Limon closed due to high winds

  May 24, 2010 4:40 PM

  Eastbound Interstate 70 closed west of Limon at mile marker 247 because of high winds for more than an hour Monday afternoon. At least one semi-trailer truck has tipped over in the wind. The road was closed at about 1:45 p.m. Monday and then reopened before 3 p.m. more »