Author: Brandon Buchmeier
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Sheep in Black Forest area tests positive for rabies after attack by coyotes
A sheep tested positive for rabies Tuesday after being attacked by a pack of coyotes in the Black Forest area, Public Health said Friday. A homeowner in the Elbert, Black Forest area notified officials that one of their sheep was showing rabies symptoms following the attack, officials say. The sheep later tested positive for the…
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Invasive trees being removed from Monument Valley Park
Dozens of mid-sized trees and thousands of seedlings that aren’t native to Colorado will be removed from Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs said Friday. The trees being removed are Siberian elm and black locust, City Forestry said in a news release. The majority of the removals will be north of Uintah Street along Monument Creek.…
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Colorado man accused of making bomb threat to Arizona sheriff’s office arrested in Trinidad
A Colorado man who allegedly phoned in a bomb threat to an Arizona sheriff’s office was arrested Wednesday at his home in Trinidad, authorities said. Jake Ruether, 29, faces several charges including making terrorist threats, false reporting, use of electronic device to terrify, and threatening. According to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, Ruether, a former…
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Manitou Incline reopens with reservations required, limit on hikers
The Manitou Incline reopened at 6 a.m. Thursday under a new reservation system, ending a five-month closure over crowding concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Manitou Springs City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to reopen the popular trail in partnership with the city of Colorado Springs, the culmination of weeks of negotiations over which of…
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2020 census house calls beginning this week
If you haven’t responded yet to the 2020 census questionnaire by mail, online or by phone, you’ll likely be receiving a house call beginning Tuesday. Local census takers wearing masks and trained in social distancing will be going house to house starting next week to try to complete the work of the constitutionally required counting…
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Manitou Incline to reopen with the free reservation system
The Manitou Springs City Council decided Tuesday to reopen the Manitou Incline through a free reservation system that would limit the number of hikers allowed on the popular trail. Council members voted 5-2 to move forward with Friday’s Memorandum of Understanding, which states all users of the shuttle to Manitou Incline will need to make reservations,…
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UPDATED: Drowning in Skaguay Reservoir near Victor determined to be suicide
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with the victim’s cause of death. A body was found Friday after an hourslong search of Skaguay Reservoir, near the town of Victor, in Teller County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. Responding to a call for help, wildlife officers and Teller County Sheriff’s deputies searched from boats for several…
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Body found in Teller County reservoir after call for help
A body was found Friday after an hourslong search of Skaguay Reservoir, about 20 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. Responding to a call for help, wildlife officers and Teller County Sheriff’s deputies searched from boats for several hours before recovering the body, officials say. It was determined that the drowning was…
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Woman arrested in fight over social distancing at Colorado Springs Walmart
An argument over social distancing Friday led to a fistfight in a Colorado Springs Walmart between two women, one of whom was arrested for assault, police said. The fight started, police said, when one of the women complained that the other was not staying 6 feet away, the distance health experts recommend to keep from…
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100th animal on Frontier plane is Teller County sanctuary’s first wolf
The 100th animal to adorn the tail of a Frontier airplane is a Colorado wolf named Chinook. Chinook, a three-quarter wolf dog, was the first wolf Darlene Kobobel, founder of Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center in Divide, rescued as a 2-year-old in 1993 from a shelter that was going to euthanize her. According to her website,…