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Delays and Closures for Friday School Districts: Cheraw Public School – Friday School Cancelled Lewis-Palmer Dist. 38 – Closed Academy…
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Deputy pleads guilty to helping jail inmate escape
A former Denver sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to a charge of helping an inmate escape from jail. Matthew Andrews entered his plea Friday…
Continue ReadingColorado pot raids show industry still risky
There’s money to be made in legal weed. But you better have a strong stomach for risk. That’s the message Colorado’s nascent pot…
Continue ReadingDenver lawyer elected chairman of State Fair Board
Arthur Bosworth II has been elected chairman of the Colorado State Fair Board, replacing Vince Vigil, who had to step down because of term limits.…
Continue ReadingColorado unemployment rate falls to 6.8 percent
Colorado’s unemployment rate has declined to 6.8 percent, the lowest rate in nearly five years. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment…
Continue ReadingPipeline blamed for spill at former uranium plant
The Colorado health department says a ruptured pipeline caused contaminated water to spill from the defunct Cotter Corp. uranium mill near Canon…
Continue ReadingSchriever Airmen killed in highway 94 crash identified
Two Schriever Air Force Base airmen who were killed in a crash on highway 94 have been identified. They were Airman 1st Class Edward Yu and Airman…
Continue ReadingBoy with cancer who uses cannabis switches oncologists
Three-year-old Landon Riddle who’s been battling cancer using cannabis capsules will be seeing a new oncologist in Arizona. His mom decided to…
Continue ReadingWarm shelter for Black Forest Fire victims
Many people who lost homes in Black Forest have been living in campers and tents since that summer fire. What’s been rough is that much harder…
Continue ReadingDouble Fatal Crash
The Colorado State Patrol says two men are dead after the trailer they were in crashed on the highway near Trinidad. Trooper Michael Tafoya says the…
Continue ReadingBlack Forest fire victims reflect on arson debate
Two people who lost their homes in the Black Forest fire said they’re not preoccupied about whether someone intentionally or accidentally…
Continue ReadingColorado Springs Street Division preparing for future snowfall
The Colorado Springs Street Division feel it’s going to be a long night after snow and ice were in the city today. Street Division Worker…
Continue ReadingThe possible charges of a Black Forest fire arsonist
There are mixed opinions on how Colorado’s most destructive fire started. But one thing is certain, if an arsonist is found they will face…
Continue ReadingTeachers screened before stepping into classroom
Following a week of apparent questionable activity from teachers around southern Colorado, KRDO NEWSCHANNEL 13 is looking into how the state tries to…
Continue ReadingMan angered by CSPD parking job over Bijou Bridge
A viewer hopes pictures he snapped Wednesday of a Colorado Springs Police Department officer blocking the bike lane and part of traffic on the Bijou…
Continue ReadingSheriff says claims about Black Forest Fire are unsubstantiated, out of line
Sheriff Terry Maketa said Thursday the Black Forest Fire Chief’s claim that the Black Forest fire was intentionally set was not true and…
Continue Reading2 Dead in I-25 rollover near Trinidad
Two people are dead after a semi-truck rolled over on I-25 south of Trinidad Thursday morning. The crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-25 at…
Continue ReadingUS Highway 34 reopens in Big Thompson Canyon
One of the last major highways closed by the September floods is back open. U.S. Highway 34 between Estes Park and Loveland reopened on Thursday. The…
Continue ReadingEl Paso County Sheriff says no evidence Black Forest Fire “intentionally” set
El Paso County SheriffTerryMaketaresponded critically to a statement made by Black Forest’s Fire Chief in whichthe Chiefdeclared this…
Continue ReadingAurora shooting trial postponed over sanity issue
The judge in the Colorado theater shootings case has indefinitely postponed the trial of James Holmes so attorneys can argue whether Holmes should…
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