Jacob Laxen is Townsquare Media’s Northern Colorado Digital Managing Editor. The Minnesota native moved to Northern Colorado in 2016 and plans to stay because the snow melts here. Laxen loves multi-course dining at Chimney Park, Cafe Vino and Simmer. He’s a beer geek who especially enjoys Odell, New Belgium and Funkwerks. While the former USA Today reporter has a face for radio, he works behind the scenes managing websites, social media and working on major projects.
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$2.5 Billion Train Would Connect Fort Collins, Colorado Springs
CDOT estimates about 3 million people per year would use the passenger rail service.
More Than 5,600 Firefighters Battled Cameron Peak Fire
More staff will be added in the coming days as crews put the finishing touches by working on suppression repair and rehabilitation.
Cameron Peak Fire Reaches 100% Containment
After 111 days of burning in Northern Colorado, the Cameron Peak Fire reached 100% containment on Wednesday night (Dec. 2).
Colorado Bow Hunter Fends Off Mountain Lion Attack
While elk hunting in Colorado, Trevor Brown found himself in a stand off with a mountain lion that was 10 feet away. The mountain lion was hissing and staring right at him.
Dolly Parton Program Is Helping Colorado Kids Read
The Imagination Library is Parton's book gifting program that's operated since 1995. Free books are given to children from birth to age five. A documentary about the program called "The Library That Dolly Built" airs at 5 p.m. on Dec. 9 on Facebook.
PHOTOS: The Most Common Spiders of Colorado
Need helping identifying an eight-legged friend? Or just want to know which spiders to avoid in the Centennial State?
New Command Brought In To Finish Off Cameron Peak Fire
The number of firefighters deployed has dwindled from more than a thousand during the peak of the fire to now at about 300.
Coloradans Have Unwisely Started Ice Fishing Already
CPW shared a photo of someone ice fishing this week already on Steamboat Lake. The temp was still in the 50's and open water can still be seen.
Cameron Peak Fire Full Containment Could Come This Weekend
The fire has been sitting over 208,913 acres since Nov. 2. Containment is at 92% as of Thursday's morning's official update.
3 Northern Colorado Teen Girls Are Missing Since Oct. 30
Fort Collins Police are searching for 13-year-old Ava Chance of Fort Collins and 13-year-old Isabel Romualdo of Loveland — who are believed to be traveling together. The Larimer County Sheriff's Office, meanwhile, is looking for 16-year-old Katelyn Miller of Windsor who is reported missing in a separate inciden