Author: Lisa Walton
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Update: 1 minor dead, 1 injured in Colorado Springs shooting Saturday
Colorado Springs police are investigating a shooting that left one minor dead and another injured late Saturday morning. Just before 11 a.m., police received a report of shots fired in the 3700 block of El Morro Road, near Delta Drive in southeast Colorado Springs. According to an online incident report, responding officers arrived and found…
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Weather blog: Freezing temps delay gas repairs, intersection west of downtown closed
A arctic blast is sweeping through much of the U.S. and the Pikes Peak region this weekend, bringing snow, slick roads and bitterly cold temps that will linger through the beginning of next week. A winter weather advisory expires at 5 p.m. Saturday. The next possibility of snow will come Sunday night into Monday morning.…
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Police fatally shoot armed man in Colorado Springs parking lot
Colorado Springs police officers shot and killed an armed man in a parking lot off Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs Friday night. The shooting happened in the 3800 block of Astrozon Boulevard, near a McDonald’s, following police attempts to negotiate with the man, according to an update shared on the police department’s X account Saturday.…
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4-year-old attacked by coyote in north Colorado Springs
Wildlife officers are “aggressively pursuing” a coyote that attacked a 4-year-old girl in Colorado Springs on Thanksgiving Day, according to a release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The attack happened on the city’s north side, near the Air Force Academy, in a neighborhood east of Monument Creek and Interstate 25, the release said. Witnesses told…
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Colorado Springs weather: Cool and cloudy with scattered showers; snow expected in the mountains
Cloudy skies and scattered showers will kick off a cooler, wetter weekend in the Colorado Springs area. Highs in the upper 60s are in the forecast for Friday; lows will continue to hover in the lower 40s, and thunderstorms are possible all weekend, according to forecasters. The storm that blows in this weekend is also…
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Former Nuggets basketball star spotted at Colorado Springs mall
Of all the places to see a star NBA player, The Citadel mall in Colorado Springs is probably not one of them. The mall’s reputation is on the mend after a series of shootings that led to a temporary military ban for service members. It didn’t keep 10-time NBA All-Star and former Nuggets player Carmelo Anthony from…
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Man fatally shot after fight escalates at youth football game in south Colorado Springs
Police are searching for the person who fatally shot a man after a fight at a youth football game escalated Saturday. The call came in from the 1600 block of South Murray Boulevard near East Fountain Boulevard, at the Atlas Prep School campus, shortly before 2:30 p.m., according to a sergeant at the Sand Creek…
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Colorado Springs firefighters extinguish blaze at downtown burger spot
A popular downtown burger spot is closed Saturday following an early morning fire. Around 6 a.m Saturday, firefighters reported finding smoke at a downtown commercial building housing multiple businesses. A fire was located and extinguished inside a single business, the Bingo Burger restaurant, at 132 N.Tejon, according to the fire department. In a Facebook post…
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1 dead in officer-involved shooting at Colorado Springs Walmart
A man died in an officer-involved shooting outside a Walmart off East Platte Avenue, according to Colorado Springs police. Officers found what they said was an unoccupied stolen vehicle parked in the parking lot at 3201 E. Platte Ave. at around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6. Police said they approached a couple who were heading…
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Fake gun used in robbery near Citadel mall in Colorado Springs; 2 juveniles arrested
Two juveniles were arrested late Monday after a personal robbery near the Citadel mall, Colorado Springs police said. Police received reports of an armed robbery in a parking lot near the 700 block of East Citadel Drive shortly before 11 p.m. Responding officers found that two juveniles had threatened an unspecified number of victims with…