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Colorado’s prison population management plan activated due to overcrowding

Updated 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 12 months ago

Colorado Springs police release body cam footage of fatal July 5 officer-involved shooting

Updated 1 year ago

Victim and suspect in Thursday’s road-rage fatal shooting identified

Updated 1 year ago

Motorcyclist killed in Powers Boulevard crash on June 10 identified

Updated 1 year ago

Colorado Springs police K-9 officers receive body armor donations

Updated 1 year ago

Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting in southeast Colorado Springs

Updated 1 year ago

CSPD implements new reporting methods, mental health resources

Updated 1 year ago

New Mexico man convicted of killing girlfriend in Colorado Springs receives life sentence

Updated 1 year ago

Colorado Springs police seize ‘hundreds’ of illegal fireworks from home

Updated 1 year ago

Continued delays for suspect in fatal shooting near Colorado Springs youth football game

Updated 1 year ago

Man accused of UCCS double homicide will not plead insanity

Updated 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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...

Colorado Springs officers to face civil trial for luring man out of home, chasing him inside prior to death

Updated 2 years ago

Woman arrested for allegedly starting Highland Lakes fire in October

Updated 2 years ago

Missing 13-year old girl located safely

Updated 2 years ago

1 dead, 2 injured in shooting in Security-Widefield Thursday morning

Updated 2 years ago

Man arrested after allegedly starting fire, attacking security guard in downtown Colorado Springs

Updated 2 years ago

Man accused of killing teenager at The Citadel mall during shooting has trial delayed

Updated 2 years ago

Man accused of triple homicide in Custer County pleads not guilty

Updated 2 years ago

Green Beret who died in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion used generative AI to help plan attack

Updated 2 years ago

Colorado Springs police release new details in officer-involved shooting

Updated 2 years ago

Father of Colorado Springs man who shot 9-year-old girl sentenced to prison

Updated 2 years ago

Man held on suspicion of attempted murder of ex-girlfriend in north Colorado Springs

Updated 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years 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...