West Elementary and West Middle School closed
West Elementary and West Middle Schools are closed Wednesday (1/29/14) because of a water main break. District 11 crews are working to fix the…
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Family looking for new home after COS house fire
A family was forced out of its home this morning after a house fire in the thirty-two hundred black of Galena Court. Colorado Springs Fire Department…
Continue ReadingNew student-teacher policy in the works
Pueblo City Schools administrators are changing the district’s policy on teacher-student relationships in light of a recent sexting scandal…
Continue ReadingColorado Springs chief of staff announces resignation
Chief of Staff Laura Neumann has resigned from her position with the city of Colorado Springs. Neumann, Mayor Steve Bach’s right-hand woman,…
Continue ReadingNo travelers have used pot amnesty boxes at airport
Colorado Springs Police said Tuesday that no travelers had utilized the pot amnesty boxes. It’s been almost two weeks since amnesty boxes…
Continue ReadingBoulder bans smoking on downtown city property
Boulder’s city manager has adopted a rule that bans smoking on downtown city property. Jane Brautigam adopted the rule Tuesday after 15 days of…
Continue ReadingEPA asked by governor to help with Eilers clean up
It’s the clearest sign yet that help for a Pueblo neighborhood is on the way. Last week, Gov. John Hickenlooper wrote a letter to the…
Continue ReadingBrothers linked to tainted cantaloupe avoid prison
A judge Tuesday sentenced Eric Jensen and Ryan Jensen to home detention and probation for their involvement in an outbreak of bacteria in cantaloupe.…
Continue ReadingJob seekers hopeful with employment numbers
Colorado is at its lowest unemployment rate in five years and the number of jobs grew last month, according to data from the Colorado Department of…
Continue Reading65-year-old teacher accused of sexually assaulting 13-year-old student
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says a teacher in the Hanover school district has been arrested for sexual assault on a child by one in a…
Continue ReadingNeighbors: seeing man’s body was gruesome
A suspicious death in Colorado Springs is under investigation. Colorado Springs Police found a man’s body outside an apartment complex Tuesday…
Continue ReadingHemp going legit; some wonder if pot is far behind
The federal government is ready to let farmers grow cannabis – at least the kind that can’t get people high. Hemp –…
Continue ReadingWater main break closes two Springs schools
Students at West Elementary and West Middle School were released early Tuesday (1/28/14) because of a water main break. School was dismissed at 1…
Continue ReadingFarmers to be sentenced in fatal listeria outbreak
Two Colorado cantaloupe farmers who pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a deadly listeria outbreak in 2011 are scheduled to be sentenced on…
Continue ReadingLegalization group targets NFL pot policy with billboards
The Marijuana Policy Project says it’s paying for five billboards near MetLife Stadium (home of Super Bowl XLVIII) that call into question the…
Continue ReadingSchool meal program criticized for losing funds
Auditors say Colorado’s school meal program forfeited $700,000 in federal dollars during four years because the money was never spent. The…
Continue ReadingCharges filed in near drowning
A Colorado Springs woman has been charged with child abuse negligence in connection with the near drowning of an unsupervised child at a hot tub at…
Continue ReadingClosures & Delays for Tuesday, January 28
School Districts Academy #20– 2 Hours LateCheyenne Mountain Dist. 12– 2 Hours LateEllicott 22– 2 Hours Late, No AM preschoolFalcon…
Continue ReadingDetective says evidence destroyed in sniper case
An El Paso County sheriff’s investigator says evidence collected after a 2001 shooting into a divorce lawyer’s home was destroyed. The…
Continue ReadingLiver donor now needs her own donation
Almost immediately after Art Navalta received part of his co-worker’s liver back in 2005, he said he felt different. “I started craving…
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