Author: Abbey Soukup
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Statewide traffic deaths down for the first time in years, CDOT reports
Roads throughout Colorado saw an annual decrease in traffic deaths for the first time since 2019, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Department of Transportation. According to CDOT officials, the state saw a total of 716 traffic deaths in 2023, amounting to a 6% decrease in traffic deaths since 2022. Additionally, Colorado roadways…
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Colorado Springs’ first homicide victim in 2024 identified
The victim of the city’s first homicide of the year has been identified by the El Paso County Corner’s Office, according to a Tuesday news release. Colorado Springs police said that shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 23 a shooting was reported near the 3900 block of North Academy Boulevard. Police found a deceased man…
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Colorado Springs weather: Above-average, spring-like temps forecast Tuesday
Colorado Springs is forecast for warm, well-above-average temperatures Tuesday with expected highs in the 60s. “A super mellow and super quiet weather pattern will continue to provide us with well-above-average highs and plenty of sunshine on Tuesday,” meteorologist Alan Rose with Gazette news partner KOAA said. “In Colorado Springs, today’s high of 61 degrees will…
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Colorado Springs family grieves teen killed in crash last year; city grapples with rising traffic deaths
49 people were killed on Colorado Springs roads in 2023. Officials say excessive speed and aggressive driving were major contributing factors
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Trail leading to arrest of mom accused in child murder shows messy custody battle: Timeline
Just after midnight on Dec. 19, 2023, Colorado Springs police responded to a 911 call for a burglary from 35-year-old Kimberlee Singler. Once at her residence, officers found two of Singler’s children, ages 7 and 9, dead and a third, age 11, injured. Singler was also wounded. She and her surviving child were treated by…
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Extradition for Colorado Springs mother charged with killing her kids could ‘take months’
After more than a month following the murders of two Colorado Springs children, more questions than answers remain regarding extradition of the mother and prime suspect, Kimberlee Singler, back to U.S. soil. Singler is believed to have fled to the United Kingdom following accusations that she committed the murders. Early on Dec. 19, officials with…
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1 dead in officer-involved shooting in Security-Widefield
One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting in the Security-Widefield area after midnight Friday, according to Gazette news partner KOAA News5. Officials with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office told News5 that deputies were called just after 12:30 a.m. to Security Boulevard and Crawford Avenue, where officers with the Fountain Police Department and deputies…
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Colorado Springs sees increased levels of snowfall this season, ‘spring-like’ temperatures approaching following arctic blast
Colorado Springs has received above-average levels of snowfall this winter season, with possibly record-breaking warm temperatures to come in the week ahead following the month’s arctic blast. According to meteorologist Cameron Simcoe with the National Weather Service in Pueblo, Thursday evening’s snow beat forecasts by dropping 3 to 6 inches of snowfall to Colorado Springs…
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Shelter-in-place order lifted, suspect arrested in southeast Colorado Springs neighborhood
A shelter-in-place order issued for a southeast Colorado Springs neighborhood Friday morning was lifted around 1 p.m. after a suspect was taken into custody on suspicion of attempted murder, the Colorado Springs Police said. According to an online police blotter entry, Donovan Gonzalez, 24, has been arrested in the incident that had a shelter-in-place issued…
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1 arrested, police uncover stolen vehicle in Colorado Springs
One man has been arrested after police discovered him inside a stolen vehicle Thursday evening, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Police said at 8:45 p.m., officers received reports of a man passed out behind the wheel of a car near the 2800 block of East Pikes Peak Avenue. As officers went to make…