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Denver Police announce program meant to reduce crime
DENVER, Colorado — The Denver Police Department wants to fight crime with a new program to increase community engagement while officers are doing patrols. In his State of the City address, Mayor Mike Johnston announced Trust Patrols as the new program with two goals: developing trust in the community and improving relationships to reduce crime.
NFL, Broncos, seek to move Randy Gregory lawsuit over THC use to federal court
Randy Gregory, a former defensive end for the Denver Broncos, is suing the National Football League and the Broncos, claiming that he is unlawfully prohibited from using medicines with THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana he says could alleviate pain from injuries and treat his psychological conditions. The Broncos and...
Mayor of Colorado Springs, YMCA campers meet with Team USA members ahead of 2024 Olympic Games
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Mayor Yemi Mobolade and YMCA campers in Colorado Springs are meeting with some of Team USA Tuesday ahead of the start of the Olympic Games in Paris. According to a news release from the City of Colorado Springs, “This event will provide the opportunity for...
Loni Unser Proud to Carry on One of the Most Famous Names in Racing
Loni Unser carries a last name that made auto racing almost mandatory. Generations of the Unser family have excelled in motorsports, highlighted by the success of Al Senior, Al Junior and Bobby in open-wheel racing and virtually the entire family in the famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Loni, 26,...
Glenwood Springs approves construction of new hotel in Glenwood Meadows
Glenwood Springs City Council unanimously approved the construction of a new hotel in Glenwood Meadows during their Thursday regular meeting. The project, proposed by LK Architecture and Home2 Suites by Hilton, will consist of a four-story, 96,000 square-foot hotel with 150 rooms in Glenwood Meadows’s hospitality zoning district. The...
USA Today prediction for Denver Broncos in 2024 could not be more wrong
USA Today released their yearly NFL predictions, and their prediction for the Denver Broncos is just embarrassing. Take a look at what Nate Davis of USA Today had to say about the 2024 Denver Broncos:. "Denver Broncos (4-13): Rookie QB Bo Nix may execute HC Sean Payton’s offense more efficiently...
Colorado Gets Massive Funding to Fight Air Pollution
As we have come to learn here in the Front Range, air pollution has become quite the hot button issue. Back in 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency labeled the area as a ‘severe’ air pollution violator. Just recently, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and Denver were all listed in...
Colorado Breweries Win Big At 2024 US Open Beer Championship
The 2024 US Open Beer Championship just wrapped up in Ohio and they’ve announced this year’s winners and the breweries judged to be the best in America. This competition is the only one to include beers from professional breweries as well as beers from gold medal winners from the 2021 National AHA Homebrew Competition. Judging in the beer championships is blind; judges know only the categories, not the names or locations of beers being judged.
2.5 million Coloradans living amid abnormal dryness after 40% uptick in week
Colorado has experienced a noteworthy jump in dryness in recent days, shifting toward a drier situation in much of the Centennial State. According to the US Drought Monitor, 40.32 percent of the state is now 'abnormally dry' or worse as of July 16, with 11.07 percent of the state being in technical drought – 9.75 percent being in the less-serious 'moderate drought' phase (stage one of four). This compares to just 28.74 percent of the state being 'abnormally dry or worse' as reported on July 9, meaning a 40 percent week-over-week uptick.
Scientists work to understand high ozone levels on the Front Range
Colorado's Front Range is looking at several days of high ozone ratings that will aggravate breathing difficulties and lead to warnings and changes in plans. It comes while experts are still working to figure out why Colorado seems unable to make expected progress on reducing dangerously high ozone above the level that the EPA has set as a risk."They're making progress, it's just not fast enough and it's really not evident yet," said Laurie Anderson, who serves as a field organizer for the organization Moms Clean Air Force as well as Broomfield's City Council. "We live right close to the...
70 active wildfires cause US air quality concerns
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - A blanket of grey haze covers the Grand Valley and shields the mountain view. Several Western states are under an air quality alert due to wildfires. The National Interagency Fire Center says about 70 wildfires are burning across the country. Those fires have burned over a million acres so far.
Northern Colorado Farm Has Crops Wiped Out By Hailstorm
Hail this year in Northern Colorado has been brutal. In May, a hailstorm came through Johnstown and totaled one of my vehicles and damaged my house. The storm that produced large hail seemingly came out of nowhere and caused major damage to property on May 28, 2024. Another hailstorm in...
EA Sports College Football 25 cover star Travis Hunter celebrates with EA Launch Party
Travis Hunter's name is climbing and will only continue to do so after making an appearance on the front cover of EA Sports College Football 25. There has been so much buzz leading up to the release of the game but that has also shot up tremendously — the CFB fans could not be any happier about it.
Men’s basketball notes: Andre Roberson leading the way for Team Colorado
If the action across the ledger at the annual The Basketball Tournament appears at times a little ragged, that’s to be expected. Most of the teams participating have enjoyed a few days, at best, to work together on the floor prior to compete for the tournament’s $1 million winner-take-all prize. The Colorado men’s basketball alums on Team Colorado are no different.
Colorado Springs-area Optum locations stop offering some services
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Multiple Optum locations in the Colorado Springs area have stopped offering urgent care services as of this weekend, and will stop offering x-ray services as of August 1, according to signs posted to the front of these locations. 11 News visited 3 locations Tuesday night--Union...
Colorado Springs could be voting to allow, or ban, retail cannabis sales in Fall
Dueling initiatives related to the sale of recreational cannabis establishments in Colorado Springs are in the process of making their way to voters this November.
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