Coin toss decides Idaho mayoral race
Who knew politics could be so simple? A mayoral race decided with the flip of a coin. In Albion, ID, a mayoral race was decided with a coin toss…
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Colo investigates abuse claims at cattle facility
Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a Colorado livestock operation after an animal rights group released a video showing calves being dragged…
Continue ReadingSexual ‘tasting games’ teacher pleads no contest
A former Los Angeles elementary school teacher has pleaded no contest to molestation charges involving more than 20 students. Mark Berndt is accused…
Continue ReadingFirefighter impersonator gets jail time, probation
A Denver man who admitted impersonating a firefighter during the High Park wildfire last year has been sentenced to 42 days in jail, 18 months of…
Continue ReadingColo. State Fair revenue dipped this year
The Colorado State Fair made less money this year as it experimented with a new cashless fair experience. However, the fair still turned a profit of…
Continue ReadingPleas postponed in case of malnourished children
A judge has postponed a hearing for a Denver couple to enter pleas on charges of child abuse for allegedly starving their four young sons and keeping…
Continue ReadingIncline in need of million-dollar repairs
The Manitou Springs Incline is hiked by thousands every week, and nearly 20,000 every month. It attracts visitors nationwide and plenty of business…
Continue ReadingTroubles with meth: contamination risks
A Monument home was surrounded and part of a street was closed Thursday night. Investigators were there for almost 36 hours. A probation officer…
Continue ReadingAir Force Drops Home Opener 84-82 to Jackson State
Javeres Brent scored 17 points and Jackson State withstood an Air Force comeback attempt, holding on for an 84-82 victory on Thursday night. The…
Continue ReadingBlues Skate by Avs 7-3
Alexander Steen scored his league-leading 15th and 16th goals and the St. Louis Blues’ slumping power play woke up with three goals in a 7-3…
Continue ReadingGrassroots effort begins for legal retail recreational marijuana in Colorado Springs
A grassroots effort culminated in Amendment 64. A group in Colorado Springs hopes they have the same success for a similar goal: legal retail…
Continue ReadingD38 Superintendent announces retirement
Lewis-Palmer School District Superintendent John Borman announced his retirement at a special meeting of the Board of Education Thursday night…
Continue ReadingBody, meth lab found in Monument home
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a dead body and a methamphetamine lab that were found in a home in northwest Monument on…
Continue ReadingFormer Pueblo teacher didn’t commit a crime, police say
Police say a former South High School teacher didn’t commit a crime when she kissed a student and sent indecent pictures of herself to multiple…
Continue ReadingSprings jury convicts man of double murder
A jury has convicted a Colorado Springs man of shooting four people, killing two of them. The verdict was handed down just before 5:30 p.m. on…
Continue ReadingParks leaders eyeing December opening for N. Cheyenne Caon Park
It will take quite a makeover to North Cheyenne Caon Park ready for the public by the end of the year, but that’s what the city of Colorado…
Continue ReadingDrone-assisted hunting ban passes 1st Colo. test
A ban on drone-assisted hunting has passed its first test with Colorado wildlife authorities. KMGH reports that the Colorado Parks and Wildlife…
Continue ReadingSprings house explosion ruled accidental
The Colorado Springs Fire Department says a natural gas leak caused a house explosion that sent two people to the hospital. The house is at 4797…
Continue ReadingDecision 2013: Two El Paso Co. races headed for recount
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office says the results of two races in the November 5 general election were close enough to trigger an…
Continue ReadingCO wildfire bills OK’d for introduction next year
Tax credits for homeowners that conduct wildfire mitigation and a death benefit to wildland firefighters are among bills that Colorado lawmakers will…
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