Colorado Springs council takes up Mayor Bach’s budget
City council members seemed prepared to assert their authority during their first meeting to go over Mayor Steve Bach’s 2014 budget plan…
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Federal hunting lands are the next victim of the shutdown
Pinon Canyon and Fort Carson are usually full of hunters this time of the year, but the government shutdown is delaying hunting season for these two…
Continue ReadingHuge butterflies are raising money for the arts
Butterfly beauties are flying to raise money for District 11 students and their music and art programs. An auction this Saturday night at the…
Continue ReadingSpeeding update on Lower Gold Camp Road
Increased patrols on a west Colorado Springs road frequented by speeders could happen as soon as next week. Police Commander Pat Rigdon said Thursday…
Continue ReadingNorth Gate interchange open just in time for AFA football game
North Gate Boulevard under Interstate 25 reopened to traffic at 11 a.m. Thursday. The segment was closed to traffic since Sept. 22 so workers could…
Continue ReadingColorado Balloon Classic staying in Colorado Springs
The Colorado Balloon Classic will return to Colorado Springs in 2014. The event’s future in the city was in doubt after the police department…
Continue ReadingSales tax oversight volunteers needed
The City of Colorado Springs needs volunteers for a committee that ensures the proper use of public safety sales tax funds. Specifically, the Public…
Continue ReadingWoman who bought Ebel’s gun to plead guilty
The woman accused of giving Evan Ebel a gun that was used to kill the Colorado corrections chief plans to plead guilty. In a court filing Thursday, a…
Continue ReadingOregon man killed in Colo. on nationwide walk
An Oregon man who lost his gay son to suicide and was walking across the country to raise awareness about bullying is dead after being hit by a truck…
Continue ReadingSVP Alert: Daniel Lawrence Murphy
The Colorado Springs Police Department says a sexually violent predator has moved into a neighborhood near Platte and Chelton. Daniel Lawrence…
Continue ReadingDenver mayor wants to stop 4/20 pot smoke out
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to ban the city’s huge April 20 marijuana smoke outs as well as free joint handouts in city parks. Hancock…
Continue ReadingPopular trail gets touch-up
Rocky Mountain Field Institute teamed up with volunteers from Colorado College to tackle problems along Barr Trail, in Manitou Springs. Barr Trail is…
Continue ReadingCould athlete endorsements make children fat?
Is Peyton Manning, the professional NFL quarterback and namesake of a children’s hospital, responsible for making children fat? A new study in…
Continue ReadingFeds to let states pay to open parks
The Obama administration says it will allow states to use their own money to reopen some national parks that have been closed because of the…
Continue ReadingFamily: Vail misled officials about fatal slide
The family of a teen killed in an avalanche at Vail Mountain last year says there is “substantial evidence” that employees have given…
Continue ReadingMan accused of stealing cemetery flower urns
A Grand Junction man is accused of stealing $9,000 worth of flower urns from a cemetery, many of them from the graves of veterans. A judge ordered…
Continue ReadingColo. shooting lawyers argue about tech testimony
Colorado theater shooting defendant James Holmes is returning to court as his lawyers challenge possible trial testimony about computer analysis and…
Continue ReadingEx-soldier pleads guilty in infant stepson’s death
A former Fort Carson soldier will serve 32 years in prison after pleading guilty in the death of his 10-month-old stepson. Zachary Ryan Doggett…
Continue ReadingS. Korea cuts off beef imports from Colo. plant
South Korea has cut off beef imports from a Colorado meat-packing plant after finding a controversial growth enhancer in the meat. KUNC reports that…
Continue ReadingSalvaging roadkill for the dinner table could be a mouse click away
Montana officials want to make salvaging roadkill for the dinner table as easy as a mouse click. State officials plan to let drivers who accidentally…
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