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Colorado’s prison population management plan activated due to overcrowding
Updated 9 months ago
Ongoing issues within the Colorado Department of Corrections have prompted the state to trigger its Prison Population Management Measures — a policy framework established in...
Weld County Sheriff condemns law that led to release of violent suspect
Updated 9 months ago
Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams says a 2024 law required him to release a man who had been charged with attempted murder stemming from an...
Trial for suspect in Custer County 2023 triple homicide delayed again
Updated 9 months ago
The triple homicide case that shook Custer County nearly two years ago was set to go before a jury this week, but a Fremont County...
Crime recap: Colorado Springs police made 349 arrests last week
Updated 9 months ago
Colorado Springs police saw gun violence, traffic accidents and arson around the city, making a total of 349 arrests last week, according to department records....
Trump administration plans to reopen Colorado prison north of Denver for ICE detainees
Updated 10 months ago
Victim and suspect in Thursday’s road-rage fatal shooting identified
Updated 12 months ago
Motorcyclist killed in Powers Boulevard crash on June 10 identified
Updated 12 months ago
Colorado Springs police K-9 officers receive body armor donations
Updated 12 months ago
Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting in southeast Colorado Springs
Updated 12 months ago
CSPD implements new reporting methods, mental health resources
Updated 12 months ago
Colorado Springs police seize ‘hundreds’ of illegal fireworks from home
Updated 12 months ago
Man accused of UCCS double homicide will not plead insanity
Updated 1 year ago
The man accused of killing two people in a dorm room at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs last year won’t be pleading not guilty...
Former Colorado Springs defense attorney accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old waives preliminary hearing
Updated 1 year ago
A former El Paso County public defender waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday after being arrested in November for allegedly having sex with...
Colorado Springs to face trial over adequacy of police training, federal judge rules
Updated 1 year ago
Senior Judge William Martínez previously decided four individual officers would face trial for allegedly violating the constitutional rights of Chad Burnett
Missing 15-year-old girl last seen Friday found safely
Updated 1 year ago
UPDATE: Cyrena Frates has been safely located. The Colorado Springs Police Department is searching for 15-year-old Cyrena Frates, who was reported missing by the agency on...
Woman arrested for allegedly starting Highland Lakes fire in October
Updated 1 year ago
Missing 13-year old girl located safely
Updated 1 year ago
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting in Security-Widefield Thursday morning
Updated 1 year ago
Man accused of triple homicide in Custer County pleads not guilty
Updated 1 year ago
Colorado Springs police release new details in officer-involved shooting
Updated 1 year ago
Father of Colorado Springs man who shot 9-year-old girl sentenced to prison
Updated 1 year ago
Man held on suspicion of attempted murder of ex-girlfriend in north Colorado Springs
Updated 1 year ago
A man was arrested last week on suspicion of attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend in the Rockrimmon area in north Colorado Springs. Ronald Dorsey, 19,...
Man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on runaway girl
Updated 1 year ago
Colorado Springs police last week arrested a man suspected of sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl. Dakota Shane Yates, 31, was arrested Dec. 18 and...
Man who crashed into Skirted Heifer sentenced to probation
Updated 1 year ago
The Colorado Springs man who crashed his car into downtown businesses after being shot during a break-in was sentenced to probation on Friday. Fidencio Meza-Pelayo,...
Students at Manitou Elementary School evacuated due to potential HAZMAT incident
Updated 1 year ago
Manitou Springs Elementary School D14 students were evacuated Tuesday morning to Manitou Springs High School due to an air contamination incident. Crews with the Manitou Springs Fire...
Woman crashes after allegedly stealing vehicle: Colorado Springs police
Updated 2 years ago
Woman suspected of eluding Colorado Springs police arrested
Updated 2 years ago
New details revealed in shooting death of teen
Updated 2 years ago
Case involving Club Q shooter’s mom dismissed by court
Updated 2 years ago
1 arrested in alleged arson in Colorado Springs, police say
Updated 2 years ago