Author: John Schroyer
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Teen threatens grandmother with toy gun
A 15-year-old teen was arrested early Monday morning after menacing his grandmother with what turned out to be a toy gun. The teen, whose name has not been released, was threatening his 77-year-old grandmother for about five hours, according to Colorado Springs Police Department’s Sgt. Eric Anderson. She was eventually able to escape from the…
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Three apprehended in connection to town fire
Law enforcement officers from three agencies took three people into custody Friday afternoon after a three-hour standoff in central Colorado Springs. The standoff began around 1:30 p.m. Friday when El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies went to a house to question three people about a fire in Green Mountain Falls this week that claimed the…
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School District 11 unveils propane-powered bus
In what it called a “big surprise” Monday morning, Colorado Springs School District 11 announced that it has begun using a first-of-its-kind school bus that is powered by propane. The 2013 Blue-Bird Propane-Powered Vision school bus was leased by the district through a lease-to-buy contract with Colorado West, a subsidiary of Blue Bird Corp. The…
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Looper demands KVOR pull campaign ad
Rep. Marsha Looper’s campaign touched off a potential battle Wednesday afternoon by sending a cease-and-desist letter to radio station KVOR in Colorado Springs, in an attempt to pull a political ad off the air that she says is full of lies. Looper, R-Calhan, is locked in a contentious primary campaign with House Majority Leader Amy…
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Military not a big focus in this Legislative session
Colorado has six military installations and a significant military population. But the number of bills in the state Legislature this year doesn’t really reflect that. Of the 467 bills introduced so far, only 11 have direct implications for the military and veterans, according to a list compiled by Republicans in the state House of Representatives.…
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Committee kills bill aimed at helping Colorado businesses
DENVER – House Republicans nixed a bill Wednesday that would have given financial incentives to Colorado businesses that bid on state contracts because they said it was unfair to many contractors. The bill, by Rep. Pete Lee, D-Colorado Springs, was aimed at creating more jobs by giving in-state businesses and companies owned by veterans a…
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State bill allowing prosecutions of criminals who harm unborn children advances
A bill to allow prosecutions against criminals who harm unborn children advanced Tuesday, despite the objections of Democrats who suggested it would open the door to prosecuting women who have abortions. The six Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee said the bill was nearly a mirror image of a bipartisan measure that was poised last…
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House GOP kills bill for local control of oil, gas regs
DENVER • Saying it threatens the state economy, Colorado’s House Republicans dumped a Democratic bill Monday evening that would have given local governments more power to regulate oil and gas companies.After a four-hour hearing, the House Local Government Committee killed the measure 6 to 4 on a party line vote. The bill was sponsored by…
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Bill making it easier for troops to vote advances
DENVER – A bi-partisan bill to make it easier for troops in combat areas to vote passed the state Senate unanimously on Friday, and will likely pass the House just as easily. The measure would allow soldiers in action to get mail-in ballots by asking their officers to request one on their behalf, instead of…
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Bruce reports to jail: ‘What is that going to accomplish?’
DENVER — Douglas Bruce submitted to Denver District Court on Friday, quietly had his hands cuffed, and was led out of the courtroom into a side room, on his way to a 180-day jail sentence. Wearing tennis shoes, jeans, and a casual plaid shirt, Bruce said he was ready to do his time in Denver…