Author: Liz Forster
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Boos and cheers greet Gov. Polis at Colorado Springs town hall
Tensions at a Colorado Springs town hall with Gov. Jared Polis erupted Saturday to the point that security guards had to intervene, and a middle-aged woman reportedly was injured. The question-and-answer session at Sierra High School started cordially. Polis recapped notable advances in his agenda for free all-day kindergarten, reduced health care costs and affordable…
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Forecast: Thunder possible to close out the weekend
Make sure to get in the outdoor activities Sunday morning before thunderstorms roll into Colorado Springs. The National Weather Service predicted mostly sunny skies in the morning followed by a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Temperatures should reach nearly 75 degrees. – Want more local news updates? Sign up here for our newsletters.…
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Drone deployed to map southeast Colorado World War II internment camp site
A University of Denver team is one step closer to mapping the lives of thousands of Japanese Americans imprisoned at a southeastern Colorado World War II internment camp. Researchers deployed the Swiss senseFly drone, generating more than 4,000 high-resolution aerial photos of Camp Amache in Granada. With artifact data collected by DU archaeologists, the photos…
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Forecast: Afternoon thunderstorms a sneak peak of next week’s rainy weather in Colorado Springs
Light afternoon thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday are a sneak peak of more to come early next week in Colorado Springs, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service in Pueblo predicted mostly sunny skies followed by a 10% to 20% chance of thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Saturday and a 20% chance of thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Sunday.…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo ranked among top 10 in North America
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo again made the top 10 in USA TODAY’s best zoo in North America readers’ choice award, the zoo said Friday. The Colorado Springs mountainside zoo fell two places in the ranking, coming in sixth behind below Cincinnati, Omaha, Neb., St. Louis, Fort Worth, Texas, and Columbus, Ohio. “Those folks may have…
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Truck driver accused of causing deadly I-70 crash could face decades in prison
A Texas truck driver could face decades in prison if he is found guilty of the 40 charges filed against him in a fiery crash on Interstate 70 west of Denver last week that killed four people and seriously injured two. “I’ve never seen anything impact our community like this,” said Lakewood Police Chief Dane…
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El Paso County has more than 80% of hepatitis A cases in Colorado
El Paso County has 43 of 52 confirmed cases of hepatitis A in Colorado, the state Health Department confirmed Thursday. Of those infected with the highly contagious disease in El Paso County, 93% had used illicit drugs, 61% were experiencing homelessness and 23% were incarcerated within six months of their diagnosis, El Paso County Public…
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Security increased at Colorado Springs high school in response to student’s threats
Cheyenne Mountain High School increased police presence Friday after a student made verbal threats to shoot a classmate and social media posts that included a gun, Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 Superintendent Walt Cooper said in a letter to parents Thursday night. School administrators received a report Wednesday of a student making “direct verbal threats…
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Friday’s traffic: Rollover accident blocking intersection of Hancock and Las Animas
Roundup of Thursday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. Click here for our Colorado Springs traffic map. 12:42 p.m. The right lane of northbound I-25 1 mile north of Tomah Road is blocked by a crash. — 12:27 p.m. A crash is block the intersection of Hancock and Las…
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UPDATE: At-risk woman reunited with family
UPDATE 11:21 a.m. Lauren Iverson has been found safe and reunited with her family. — A 21-year-old woman with an intellectual disability is missing from her home in Black Forest, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said. Lauren Ashley Iverson is 4 feet, 11 inches and 170 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She…