Author: Liz Forster
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One killed in crash near Peterson Air Force Base
A person was killed in a crash involving a motorcycle and a small SUV near Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs police said. Although police did not say which driver died, witnesses to the crash about 2 p.m. on Marksheffel Road south of Colorado 94 said it was the motorcyclist. Marksheffel between the east gate…
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Forecast: Snow possible to round out April in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs will say goodbye to April with another round of snow, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service predicted a high of 70 degrees and a 10% to 20% chance of afternoon thunderstorms Saturday. Sunday should be mostly sunny in the morning, followed by rain and snow at night. Temperatures are expected to drop to…
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Four killed in fiery 28-vehicle crash that shut down Interstate 70
At least four people were killed in a massive pileup of 28 vehicles that erupted in fire Thursday on Interstate 70 west of Denver, Lakewood police said Friday morning. “The carnage was significant, just unbelievable,” said police spokesman Ty Countryman. Each person killed was the only occupant in that car. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office…
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Friday’s traffic: Traffic blocked on southbound Powers at Stetson Hills Boulevard
Roundup of Friday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 8:19 a.m. The merge lane from northbound Austin Bluffs to eastbound Stetson Hills Boulevard is blocked by a crash. — 8:12 a.m. A crash is blocking southbound Powers Boulevard north of Stetson Hills Boulevard.
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Forecast: More afternoon thunderstorms to roll through Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs will continue to see rounds of afternoon thunderstorms into the weekend before a potential snowstorm Monday and Tuesday, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service predict highs in the mid to low 70s Friday through Sunday. Friday will be sunny in the morning with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4…
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Resident finds windows shattered by rocks, police say
Police are searching for three boys suspected of throwing rocks at a window of at least one home in northeast Colorado Springs Thursday night. Just before midnight, a resident in the 4900 block of Wagon Master Drive reported a rock shattering their window. Officers searched the area and saw three boys wearing hoodies in a…
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Briargate convenience store clerk robbed at gunpoint
Three masked robbers hit a convenience store in Briargate early Friday, Colorado Springs police said. Two were armed and threatened the clerk with their guns. They fled from the Corner Store at 3464 Research Parkway with unidentified items from the store and could not be tracked down by police. The robbery occurred just before 1…
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Air Force Academy instructor sent explicit messages to police officer posing as teen girl, affidavit says
An Air Force Academy ethics instructor who was arrested Wednesday in Arapahoe County allegedly sent explicit text messages to a police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl suggesting the two meet up to have sex, the arrest affidavit shows. Capt. Paul Sikkema, 29, chatted with the officer for a week via text and phone in…
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Firefighters take down fire at licensed marijuana grow in Colorado Springs
A fire sparked in a licensed commercial marijuana grow Thursday morning just east of downtown Colorado Springs. Crews entered the building at 2222 E. Boulder St. about 9 a.m. with breathing apparatuses to filter the smoke from the burning plants as well as the carbon monoxide and cyanide found in all structure fires, said Fire…
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Firefighters contain small grass fire in eastern El Paso County
Firefighters contained a 2½-acre grass fire Thursday afternoon in eastern El Paso County, the Falcon Fire Protection District reported. The fire was reported about 11 a.m. in the 14000 block of Falcon Highway, a news release says. When firefighters got there, they found “a small outside fire in the area that was spreading due to…