Author: Annika Schmidt
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Officer-involved shooting reported in Monument
A shooting involving officers of the Monument Police Department was reported May 18. Police said the shooting occurred in the area of Knollwood Drive and Quarry Way, a residential neighborhood. The Colorado Springs Police Department is leading an investigation into the shooting. Police on scene told Tribune news partner KKTV that the incident started as…
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Colorado drought conditions improved by wet May
A wet May has significantly improved drought conditions across the Pikes Peak region and most of Colorado after a drier start to 2023. Nine days ago, more than half of El Paso County was in severe drought, and the other half was in moderate drought. Now, most of the county is considered abnormally dry, with…
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Body recovered in Colorado Springs creek
The Colorado Springs Fire Department confirmed that a body was located in Monument Creek early Thursday evening after earlier reports of someone being swept away by the rushing water. CSFD spokesperson Ashley Franco said the body was found around 5:15 p.m. after the water levels of the creek came down. The deceased reportedly matches the…
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Man missing in southern Colorado with UTV, trailer
A man has been missing for six days from southern Colorado after he was last seen with a utility task vehicle and trailer, which are also missing, according to a missing person alert from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Kenny John, 46, was last seen in the area of 400 Broadway Ave. in Blanca on…
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Woman flees after suspected DUI crash with school bus near Colorado Springs middle school
A driver tried to flee the scene after crashing into a school bus near Holmes Middle School in Colorado Springs on Thursday morning, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Police said a sedan swerved into oncoming traffic and side swiped a school bus traveling south on Mesa Road near the intersection at Fillmore Street. The driver…
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Yemi Mobolade begins transition into Colorado Springs mayorship
Mayor John Suthers introduced Yemi Mobolade as the next mayor of Colorado Springs in a cabinet meeting Wednesday morning. The invitation to join the meeting was a positive surprise to Mobolade, who met with his predecessor one on one earlier that morning, according to Mobolade’s communications director Joe Hollmann. As the campaign trail ends, Mobolade faces…
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Endangered woman missing for two weeks from Saguache County
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating the disappearance of a woman who has been missing for two weeks from Saguache County. Edna Quintana, 55, was last seen in the area of Saguache on May 3. Her family reported her missing three days later, after she became unreachable and didn’t return home, according to a…
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Colorado Springs joins Project Play initiative to up youth sports involvement
Barely over half of children played in sports in 2021 in a COVID-19 setback, but on Wednesday, Colorado Springs joined local and national efforts to reverse that trend with the Children’s Bill of Rights Initiative. The pandemic curtailed an upward trend of youth athletic involvement by 5 percentage points, hampering a national campaign to have…
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Miller moths have arrived in Colorado. The damp weather may prolong their migration
The westward miller moth migration — a familiar yet short-lived nuisance — may be prolonged by damp weather after an unprecedented month of rain in the state, and specifically in Colorado Springs. For the storm of paperclip-sized moths that arrived over the weekend, Colorado Springs is merely a pitstop in their migration west. Colorado State…
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Gov. Polis reacts to Yemi Mobolade election victory
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has congratulated Yemi Mobolade on his victory in Tuesday’s runoff election for mayor of Colorado Springs. “Congratulations to Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade on his victory and I look forward to working with the Mayor-elect to help save people money in Colorado Springs, make Colorado one of the ten safest states, and move…