Standoff over at northeast Colorado Springs home
Police say a standoff is over after a man barricaded himself inside a home on the northeast side of Colorado Springs. It all started around 11:30…
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Fungal disease to dull some Colorado fall foliage this year
Forestry experts say trees in parts of Colorado won’t be as vivid this fall as the leaves change due to two fungal leaf diseases. The Colorado…
Continue ReadingTax quirk forces Colorado to waive pot taxes for a day
Think of it as a back-to-school sales tax break, but for stoners. Colorado’s unusual tax law is forcing the state to suspend taxes on…
Continue ReadingHouse chairman: EPA actions in mine spill ‘inexcusable’
The chairman of the House Science Committee says the Environmental Protection Agency’s actions in causing a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers…
Continue ReadingEPA releases results of Superfund testing in Pueblo neighborhood
The Environmental Protection Agency released test results Tuesday done in Pueblo’s Eilers neighborhood, which was deemed a Superfund site. Of…
Continue ReadingFort Carson soldier sentenced for arson
A Fort Carson soldier who started his own home on fire in September 2014 was sentenced Tuesday. A 4th Judicial District judge sentenced Jacob Warrum…
Continue ReadingTwo vehicles stolen from El Paso County Search and Rescue
The El Paso County Search and Rescue team had to work an usual mission Tuesday — they had to find their own stolen vehicles. Two vehicles were…
Continue ReadingHigh school players suspended after crushing hit on referee say official used racial slurs
Two football players who plowed down a referee at a high school football game in Texas said the referee was using racial slurs and made bad calls. A…
Continue ReadingOpposition to sales tax plan includes Douglas Bruce
Former state lawmaker and county commissioner Douglas Bruce said he’s not seeking a return to office but still wants a debate with Colorado…
Continue ReadingFire Danger Creeps Up
Dry weather has taken over the last few weeks in southern Colorado. In response, the Colorado Springs Fire Department raised the fire danger to…
Continue ReadingCity manager wants to hire more police officers
More officers could soon be patrolling the streets. City Manager Sam Azad plans to talk with Pueblo City Council about hiring seven officers over the…
Continue ReadingAttendance at state fair exceeds 2014 turnout
More people visited the Colorado State Fair this year than in 2014. This year 500,207 people came to the state fairgrounds, compared with 498,721 the…
Continue ReadingPope Francis announces marriage annulment changes
Pope Francis announced a faster procedure for people seeking a marriage annulment from the Catholic church Tuesday. In the Catholic church, there is…
Continue ReadingPueblo mom accused of trying to kill her seven week old son
Pueblo Police say a woman called police on herself after trying to kill her infant son. Officers were called to a home in the 1100 block of E. 3rd…
Continue ReadingBroadmoor Golf Club awarded 2018 U.S. Senior Open
The United States Golf Association announced Tuesday that the U.S. Senior Open is coming back to Colorado Springs. The Broadmoor Golf Club will host…
Continue ReadingMan faces kidnapping charge in weekend incident that police say was thwarted by an alert citizen
A man who police say kidnapped a teenage girl near the Broadmoor Hotel Saturday was in court Tuesday. Nicholas Hughes was advised of the charges…
Continue ReadingAurora police investigate 911 threat against officers
Police in Aurora are investigating a 911 threat made against officers but don’t believe it’s related to shots later fired near two…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in Colorado air crash revised to 4; no survivors
Aviation investigators now say four people died in a Colorado plane crash, not five as they initially reported. National Transportation Safety Board…
Continue ReadingErin Brockovich calls out feds in wake of mine waste spill
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of not telling the truth about the amount of wastewater…
Continue ReadingMan arrested for 9th DUI in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police say 23 people were pulled for suspicion of drunk driving, during the long Labor Day weekend Officers say that’s three…
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