Theft laws could change if new bill passes
District Attorney Dan May tells KRDO NewsChannel13 the legislature could be decriminalizing theft. House Bill 1160 is raising the misdemeanor level…
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Mother saved two lives by donating daughter’s organs
Jennifer Sheriff made the decision to donate her baby’s organs when doctors told her the baby had no brain activity. Alexa Morgan Sheriff was…
Continue ReadingLocal explosive detection K-9 unit makes adjustments in light of Boston attacks
Colorado Springs Police Department’s explosive detection unit said Thursday it would make adjustments in the way it trains its bomb-sniffing…
Continue ReadingDrug ring busted on the Western Slope
A major drug ring is busted in Mesa County leading to 25 arrests. 36 people have been indicted by a grand jury. Grand Junction police report that…
Continue ReadingMarijuana users not protected at work
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that there is no employment protection for people who use marijuana. In a split decision issued on Thursday,…
Continue ReadingFlorida school district votes to resume paddling
Elementary school principals will now be able to paddle misbehaving students in Marion County. The Marion County school board approved the measure…
Continue ReadingCaon City police investigate possible attempted abduction
Caon City police are investigating a possible attempted abduction. Police are adding extra patrols near schools both before and after school while…
Continue ReadingSettlement reached in 2004 Crowley County prison riot
A Tennessee-based private prisons operator has agreed to an out-of-court settlement with inmates incarcerated during a July 2004 riot at the Crowley…
Continue ReadingFarmers scale back on planting Pueblo chiles
Farmers are beginning to plant Pueblo chiles, but they say they’re going to have to sacrifice other crops to make sure the water they do have…
Continue ReadingShelter animals could become Colorado state pet
Shelter dogs and cats could be designated Colorado’s state pet with a bill under consideration by lawmakers. The bill passed the House…
Continue ReadingVista Ridge High School cleared after bomb threat
A bomb threat was made against Vista Ridge High School on Wednesday. Police officers searched the school and found nothing to substantiate the…
Continue ReadingRock slide at Ute Pass
One lane of westbound US 24 was closed, one mile west of Manitou Springs at Ute Pass due to a rockslide. Approximately nine rocks fell into one lane…
Continue ReadingAvalanche survivor was buried for 4 hours
The sole survivor of an avalanche that killed five men in Colorado was fully buried in snow except for his left arm, which allowed him to clear snow…
Continue ReadingPolice dedicate hall to fallen officer
The Colorado Springs Police Department dedicated a hall at its training academy Wednesday morning toa fallen officer. According to police, Officer…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man who caused standoff showed up inside neighbor’s house, stole property
A Springs man is facing a burglary charge after police say he unlawfully entered his neighbor’s home, stole and damaged property, and caused an…
Continue ReadingWednesday is World Meningitis Day
Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person’s spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain. People sometimes refer to it as…
Continue ReadingBraves Sweep Doubleheader
B.J. Upton and his brother Justin hit back-to-back homers for the first time in their careers, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies…
Continue ReadingMore red-light cameras to appear in Pueblo
Pueblo is cracking down on drivers who zoom through red lights. The city already has traffic cameras planted at two intersections. The Pueblo…
Continue ReadingMAFFS demo to stop wildfires
Crews didn’t pull any punches to wow everyone at a demonstration of the MAFFS or Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System. Fighting wildfires from…
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