Author: Brandon Buchmeier
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Missing 78-year-old man last seen in Security, in need of medication
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing man who has medical conditions and is in need of medication. Kenneth Goin, 78, was last seen at 10 a.m. Thursday on McBurney Boulevard in Security wearing a long sleeve green shirt, gray/blue pants, and possibly not wearing shoes, the Sheriff’s Office said. Anyone…
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Colorado Springs awards $700,000 to nonprofits helping needy families
Colorado Springs Community Development Division awarded more than $700,000 in grants to 11 Colorado Springs nonprofits through two programs that assist low- to moderate-income families. Those programs are the CDBG Public Services Grant Awards, which funds social services and/or other direct assistance to low-income individuals or households, and the Emergency Solutions Grant Awards, which assists…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has first male hippo in decades
If everything goes to plan, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will eventually be hearing the pitter-patter of little hippo feet. Or whatever sound baby hippos make. On Tuesday, the Colorado Springs zoo welcomed its first male hippo in 31 years. Biko, a 17-year-old male Nile hippopotamus, came to the zoo from Florida as part of the Association…
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Primary election roundup
John Hickenlooper held a commanding lead of more than 18,000 votes over his Democratic U.S. Senate primary opponent Andrew Romanoff as of 6 p.m. Wednesday. In the Libertarian Party primary, Raymon Doane had 62% of the vote, leading Gaylon Kent by 216 votes. El Paso County results as of 6 p.m. Wednesday: Turnout 169,422, 41%…
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El Paso, Teller counties vote in statewide, local primary races
Click here for Colorado primary results A steady flow at the ballot box at the Colorado Springs city administration building showed promise for voter participation, with El Paso County officials expecting a 40% turnout. Overall, El Paso County officials expected 174,000 people to vote in Tuesday’s primary election, a rate comparable to other June primaries.…
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Amber alert for Colorado 12-year-old boy
An Amber Alert was issued Saturday afternoon for 12-year-old Liam Sweezey of Colorado, according to the Aurora Police Department, who believe he is without medication and with his mother – who may have ties to Colorado Springs. Liam Sweezey is 5-foot, 5-inches tall, weighs 134 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. He was…
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Man arrested one year later following alleged killing of girlfriend’s puppy in Colorado Springs
A man has been arrested a year after a video showed him allegedly killing his girlfriend’s pit bull puppy by running over the animal several times with his truck, Colorado Springs police said. John Smith is accused of killing the 12-week-old dog, Shelby, in April 2019. Gazette news partner KKTV reported that video from a…
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Man strikes Colorado Springs police officer with vehicle, returns to crime scene
A man struck a Colorado Springs officer with his vehicle Friday night after initially escaping arrest, according to police. Robert Alexander, 56, nearly struck a police car, parked as traffic control for flooding, at about 6:30 p.m. in the area of Spectrum Loop at Voyager Parkway, police say. The officer pulled over Alexander who exited his vehicle…
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Space Foundation Discovery Center to start phased reopening
The Space Foundation Discovery Center will begin a phased reopening Tuesday with coronavirus restrictions. In a news release Thursday, the nonprofit said admission to the Discovery Center in Colorado Springs will initially be limited to Space Foundation Discovery Center Passport members and Colorado Springs health care workers, first responders and their families. The Discovery Center…
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Fountain police seeking fugitive sought in assaults, child abuse
Police are asking for help locating a possibly armed fugitive known to frequent the Fountain area. Marquise Anthony Hutt, 33, is 5 feet 10 inches tall, 187 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, according to a Fountain Police Department press release. Hutt is wanted for second- and third-degree assault, child abuse, and domestic violence.…