Author: Sue Mcmillin
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Up to 18 inches of snow could fall on Pikes Peak, rain along the Front Range
Note: Woodland Park and Cripple Creek-Victor school districts are closed Thursday. Click here for updated area school closings and delays. If you thought winter was on the run, think again. A storm with “significant moisture” moved into central Colorado late Wednesday, bringing with it a forecast for up to 8 inches of snow in Teller County…
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Man accused of drunkenly pushing tot in stroller on busy Colorado Springs road
A 27-year-old man was arrested Tuesday evening after police say he was drunkenly pushing a stroller with a toddler in it in traffic on the 200 block of South Academy Boulevard, Colorado Springs police said. Stephen Woolfork was arrested on suspicion of child abuse and reckless endangerment in connection with the 8:10 p.m. incident. Passersby…
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Fort Carson soldier accused of firing gun into neighboring apartment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Fort Carson soldier was jailed Saturday night on suspicion of firing a shot into a neighboring apartment, Colorado Springs police said. Ryun Haugaard, 31, was arrested on suspicion of illegal discharge of a weapon,…
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Colorado Springs woman accused of biting cop’s finger
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs woman reportedly bit a police officer on the finger early Sunday after she was taken to a hospital following a domestic disturbance, Colorado Springs police said. Sueanna Harris, 29, was arrested in…
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Man accused of attempted murder after lunging at Colorado Springs police
A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Saturday night after he allegedly lunged at police officers with a 15-inch “edged weapon,” Colorado Springs police said. Jeffrey Bricker was jailed on a $50,000 bond, according to El Paso County jail records. The encounter occurred in a business in the 300 block of South…
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Child who started grassfire in Colorado Springs was under 10 years old
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The child who started a fire Tuesday in the Stratton Open Space won’t be charged because he or she is under 10 years of age, the Colorado Springs Fire Department said Wednesday in a release.…
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Meals continue despite dryer fire at Colorado Springs soup kitchen
Marian House staff and volunteers had a long night of cleaning and keeping things running at the soup kitchen after a small, middle-of-the-night fire in a dryer filled the facility with smoke, officials said. The facility at 14 W. Bijou Street in downtown Colorado Springs serves meals every day of the year, and those who…
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38-year-old man dies in auto-pedestrian crash in Falcon
A 38-year-old man who was apparently jogging was struck and killed by an SUV Saturday evening in Falcon, the Colorado State Patrol said. The man died at the scene, State Patrol Sgt. Rob Madden said. The driver of the Honda CRV that struck the man was an 18-year-old woman, who remained at the scene and…
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Winter’s coming? 10 years of snowfall in Colorado Springs
With snowfall atop Pikes Peak and other Colorado mountains on Wednesday, social media was alive with “winter is coming” comments. Indeed, the forecast calls for a chance of snow mixed with rain in Colorado Springs on Friday, and snow of up to an inch at higher elevations in Colorado through the weekend. It wouldn’t be…
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Colorado College professor to give talk on impact of Ebola virus
Colorado College chair and associate professor of political science Andrew Price-Smith will speak Wednesday on the expanding Ebola epidemic and its impact on global health, international governance, human rights and national security. The Ebola virus has infected thousands in West Africa, and continues its spread through Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria. Price-Smith will speak…