Author: Liz Forster
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Hundreds flock to Fine Arts Center to celebrate 100-year legacy
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center opened its doors for free to hundreds of members of the public Saturday to celebrate its 100-year legacy of southern Colorado art and a future of growth. “The art scene is really important in Colorado Springs,” said resident Dana Ahrens, noting the museum’s famed Southwestern art collection. “Yes, Denver…
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National parks working to reopen and assess damage from government shutdown
Update: Jeff Wolin at the Florissant Fossil Beds reached out to The Gazette to inform us that normal operations resumed as of 9 a.m. Sunday. National parks in Colorado and across the country are scrambling to fully reopen after the temporary end to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. President Donald Trump on Friday…
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Colorado Springs-area libraries to eliminate late fees, implement automatic renewal
The Pikes Peak Library District announced it will eliminate late fees and implement an automatic renewal system starting Friday. Fines accounted for less than 1 percent of the library’s revenue in 2017, and are “particularly prohibitive for the community’s most vulnerable families,” said Director of Library Services Tim Blevins. “Our mission as an organization is…
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Person crushed to death near Colorado Springs Utilities facility
A person was crushed to death between a trailer and a front-end loader Thursday night in north Colorado Springs, police said. The body was found about 9:30 p.m. at 1885 Old Ranch Road. Colorado Springs Utilities operates its Chapel Hills Lift Station at that address and confirmed on Twitter that the person was not an…
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Colorado public lands key in midterm election races, report says
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story misidentified the Outdoor Industry Association as the Outdoor Industry Alliance. Public lands played a key role in the 2018 midterm elections in Colorado and across the West, a new report from the Center for Western Priorities showed. “What we found that there are a group of nonpartisan…
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Friday’s traffic: Northbound I-25 reopens after crash north of Monument
Roundup of Friday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 7:40 p.m. All lanes of northbound Interstate 25 have reopened after they were blocked near the Tomah Road exit due a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. 5:10 p.m. All lanes of northbound Interstate 25 are blocked near…
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State Patrol IDs man killed after driving in the wrong direction on U.S. 24
A 62-year-old man reportedly driving in the wrong direction on U.S. 24 was killed in a crash Thursday night near Peterson Road, the Colorado State Patrol reported. Gary Richardson of Peyton was going west in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 24 when he crashed into a Dodge Durango being driven by Kaila Patti, 30, of…
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Forecast: Colorado Springs to gradually warm before another bout of snow
After a short stint of snow Thursday in the Pikes Peak region, temperatures are expected to gradually warm up to a high of 55 degrees through Sunday, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service in Pueblo predicted sunny skies and a high of 39 degrees Friday. The air should continue to warm to a high of…
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Man allegedly crashes into Colorado Springs home, flees
Police spent nearly five hours early Friday searching for a man who allegedly crashed into a northeast Colorado Springs home and fled. Rory Milstead, 29, was driving south on Rio Vista Drive just before 2 a.m. when he veered off the west side of the road and hit a house in the 5500 block of Prairie…
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Thursday’s traffic: Westbound I-70 closed between Limon and Agate due to multiple crashes
The second snowstorm of the week has hit El Paso County and eastern Colorado roads, Colorado Department of Transportation traffic cameras show. The storm, which is moving from north to south, could deliver 1 to 2 inches to Monument and Woodland Park and a dusting to Colorado Springs. City snowplows were out by 9:30 a.m.,…