Cleaning up language could be part of NFL changes
The NFL competition committee may attempt to clean up the language on the field next season. Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, one of…
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Highway 94 closed after serious accident
Colorado State Patrol said troopers are responded to a crash on Highway 94 near Peyton Highway in El Paso County Saturday night (2/22/14). The…
Continue ReadingWindy Saturday drives complaints, I-25 warnings
Drivers battled Mother Nature between Pueblo and Colorado Springs Saturday. On an otherwise beautiful day, it was the wind that drove most of the…
Continue ReadingResidents along Camp, Douglas creeks pleased with flood prevention
While Colorado Springs builds new projects for protection against flooding from the Waldo Canyon burn scar, the city also is spending money to…
Continue ReadingWalsenburg teen out of jail on bond after arrested for alleged school threat
A 16-year-old is out of jail on bond after he was arrested for threatening multiple students at John Mall High School in Walsenburg. One parent told…
Continue ReadingSharing Royal Gorge construction with the world
Workers are using webcams and social media to give people a bird’s eye view of Royal Gorge Bridge and Park’s reconstruction. People can…
Continue ReadingContest held to reduce peak traffic on I-70
The Colorado Department of Transportation is offering another incentive to keep drivers off Interstate 70 during peak weekend traffic times this ski…
Continue ReadingWalsenburg teen arrested for alleged school threat
A 16-year-old who attended John Mall High School is in jail facing a felony for alleged threats made against former classmates. The Walsenburg Police…
Continue ReadingCar Crashes Into House
Colorado Springs police say a driver heading southbound on Chelton Road crashed into a house on the corner of Bijou Street Friday night. The vehicle…
Continue ReadingNorthbound I-25 re-opened over Monument Hill
Northbound I-25 is re-opened Monument Hill. The northbound lanes were closed because of a vehicle fire. A truck that was being towed caught fire. No…
Continue ReadingFormer Arapahoe County DA dies of cancer
Former Arapahoe County District Attorney Jim Peters has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 62. Peters died on Wednesday (2/21/14).…
Continue ReadingFriday tour updates flood control projects
Workers are scrambling to finish several flood mitigation projects before spring and summer rain possibly produces flooding similar to what occurred…
Continue ReadingPrison director calls solitary confinement cruel, others disagree
The new executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections spent 20 hours in solitary confinement to experience the practice, which he…
Continue Reading‘No Man’s Land’ now to be called ‘The Avenue’
What’s in a name? Community leaders hope a lot, when it comes to improving a long-troubled area between Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs and…
Continue ReadingElementary school girls caught with weed in Pueblo
Three girls not even out of elementary school yet have been cited for drug possession in Pueblo. According to police it happened at Ben Franklin…
Continue ReadingVeteran helping veterans
A 21 year Special Forces veteran is doing what he can to help provide straight talk and answers for other veterans to succeed when they transition…
Continue ReadingWoman overpaid in food assistance won’t have to pay up
A Colorado Springs woman asked to pay back nearly $1,500 in food assistance after an administrative error by the El Paso County Department of Human…
Continue ReadingParents react to pro-life protest outside Springs high school
Parents were angryFridaymorning (2/21/14) when they saw a group share graphic pictures of aborted babies with students at Doherty High School, but…
Continue ReadingTeen arrested in Walsenburg school threat investigation
Walsenburg Police say a 16-year-old has been arrested in connection to an alleged threat against John Mall High School. The teen is a former student…
Continue ReadingChieftain: Pueblo South wrestling coach suspended
South High School wrestling coach Jerry Sisneros was placed on paid administrative leave earlier this week and is not with the Colts at the Class 4A…
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