Author: KOAA
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Judge rules Pueblo County District 70 school board violated open meetings law
PUEBLO • A Pueblo District Court judge has ruled that the Pueblo County School District 70 Board of Education’s appointment of a new member violated Colorado’s Open Meetings Law and ordered the board to redo the voting process publicly. Four candidates sought the vacancy. Candidates Tara Stroesenreuther, Jonathan Lewis and Adolph Vigil filed a lawsuit…
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Body recovery operation underway at Prospect Lake
There is a large police presence at Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs on Wednesday night as crews work to recover a body, according to Colorado Springs police. Multiple viewers reached out to Gazette news partner KOAA after seeing a large presence at the lake. Police confirmed a body is being recovered. According to police, this…
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Colorado pilot among those injured in Amazon cargo plane crash
DENVER — One of the two pilots injured when an Amazon cargo jet overshot a runway in Miami and ran into two vehicles, killing five people on the ground Sunday, has been identified as a man from Colorado. Joseph Carroll, 55, of Lafayette, was among the injured when a Boeing 767 hit a van on…
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FBI, local law enforcement agencies announce task force to protect children
KOAA FBI Denver, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) have announced the formation of a task force to protect children. The Sheriff’s Office says the new FBI Southern Colorado Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force brings local and federal investigators together to identify victims and hold offenders…
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Heavy rains close Popes Valley Drive for emergency repairs
Colorado Springs’ west side is dealing with the consequences of extreme weather swings, months of dry conditions followed by intense weekend downpours that damaged roads and eroded hillsides. Popes Valley Drive is closed for emergency repairs after heavy rain overwhelmed drainage infrastructure and undermined the road’s base, Gazette news partner KOAA reported. The closure is…
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Evacuations ordered in Fremont County as wildfire burns
A new wildfire is burning in Fremont County as multiple reports of visible smoke are being posted on social media, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR ABOUT THE “11 FIRE” -Evacuations are ordered for a one-and-a-quarter-mile radius around High Park Rd/County Rd 352A.-Fire is burning south of Guffey in Fremont…
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Moose attacks hiker, dogs in Teller County
By Tony Keith, KOAA Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers and Teller County Search and Rescue responded Monday evening after a moose reportedly attacked a hiker and the hiker’s dogs on the Lovell Gulch Trail near Woodland Park. The attack was reported at about 6:45 p.m., according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The hiker was evaluated…
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Southbound I-25 closed between Colorado Springs, Pueblo
Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash Monday afternoon that has shut down all of southbound Interstate 25 near the El Paso-Pueblo county line. The crash is between Rancho Colorado Boulevard and exit 116, south of Wigwam, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The crash involved an overturned semitrailer blocking both lanes…
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Largest gasoline pipeline spill in Colorado history may be twice as large as reported
By Brett Forrest, KOAA LA PLATA COUNTY — The Enterprise Pipeline spill is already considered the largest gasoline pipeline spill in Colorado history, but it could be twice as large as currently reported. Houston-based Enterprise Products, which operates the interstate pipeline running through southwest Colorado, has previously said the spill is about 97,000 gallons. But…
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Sheriff’s office arrests man suspected of abusing infant twins
A 19-year-old man is facing charges of child abuse after allegedly injuring seven-month-old twins. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said its investigation began near the end of April 2026 after suspected child abuse was reported at a home along Garrett Road, south of Falcon. The Sheriff’s Office said medical staff at a hospital determined…