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Colorado's 'museum of prisons' houses gas chamber, hosts paranormal nights, & more
The Museum of Colorado Prisons is a historical cell house-turned-museum that's located in Cañon City and meant to showcase the "atmosphere and exhibits of days, staff and inmates gone by." The museum shares a stone wall and armed towers with the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility, which has been in operation since 1871. Opened on June 18, 1988, the museum includes exhibits covering more than 140 years. The idea for the...
Colorado Democratic Party leaders outline plan to name new presidential nominee
Colorado Democratic Party Chairperson Shad Murib said a new presidential nominee will be chosen by elected delegates either through an early roll call ahead of the convention or at the convention in Chicago that starts in less than a month.
Scholarship foundation honors local mentor’s legacy
The Michael E. McGoldrick Foundation announced the inauguration of its scholarship program, MEMScholars. Starting Sept. 1, the foundation will accept applications for its first scholarship year, with awards scheduled for March 2025. Three deserving students from Colorado and Washington will each receive a $100,000 scholarship distributed over four years. Targeted...
The Cost of Colorado Option Insurance is About to Increase
Back in 2022, Colorado and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services came together to create “Colorado Option”. The idea has been to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities by giving Coloradans new coverage options. However, it would seem prices are about to go up for all...
FOX21’s very own Krista Witiak and Ray Harless win Emmy
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — FOX21 News proudly congratulates Loving Living Local host, Krista Witiak, and Photojournalist, Ray Harless, for winning an Emmy for their Outdoor Colorado series on Saturday, July 20. The dynamic duo won in the category of Lifestyle/Magazine/Informational/Instructional – Short Form Content, up to 15 minutes, for their series highlighting Harless’s artistic shots and […]
Controversial Factory To Be Built in Colorado, Adding 500 New Jobs
More jobs are coming to Colorado soon. Nearly 100,000 residents are currently looking for a job, and we know finding a job can be difficult. More jobs are coming to Colorado, but some Colorado residents may not feel entirely comfortable working for the new factory coming to Aurora. Zyn Is...
Urgent Help Needed as Blood Shortage Effects Colorado
Coloradans have always taken their health incredibly seriously. In fact, Colorado got ranked as the 4th healthiest city in the United States according to Real Simple, and 9th by U.S. News. We also have five of the Top 10 healthiest counties in the entire country as well, according to Money...
Colorado man accused of breaking into apartment mailboxes in three cities
A man who forged keys out of silverware in order to steal mail from apartment mailboxes has been indicted on federal fraud charges.Adam Christopher Turner, 40, was arrested in May and indicted late last month by a federal grand jury. The Colorado Springs resident is accused of using his fake keys to access "cluster boxes" at apartment buildings in three cities. His break-ins have been traced back to February 2023, according to details in his indictment.Turner was first arrested November 12, 2023 by Lone Tree PD after he used stolen credit cards at several businesses. On him, Lone Tree officers found...
Meet the Colorado athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
Colorado is sending more than two dozen athletes to the Summer Olympic Games in Paris that start this week.By the numbers: The roughly 28 athletes who call the Centennial State home will compete in 12 sports and 28 disciplines, according to the official roster of 592 athletes from the Colorado Springs-based U.S. Olympic Committee.The sports range from women's 100m breaststroke and pairs rowing to equestrian dressage and golf.What we're watching: Colorado athletes are poised to win big as they defend titles from the Tokyo Games three years ago.The women's soccer team features three Colorado players — Lindsey Horan, Mallory Swanson...
U.S. Forest Service warns public of high rates of unattended campfires
The U.S. Forest Service has seen a high number of unattended campfires this summer, a dangerous trend witnessed in outdoor recreation and a leading cause of wildfires in the region. According to an announcement from the Forest Service, 139 abandoned campfires have been reported to the Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Center through Friday. “As National Fire Preparedness Levels rise, and the peak of summer still to come, the Pike-San Isabel National...
CDOT hosting Traffic Safety Summit in downtown Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Department of Transportation said last year was a record high for pedestrian and bicycle deaths in Colorado. CDOT is holding the summit on Monday and Tuesday at the Antlers Wyndham Hotel in downtown Colorado Springs. The Safety Summit aims to educate Colorado citizens...
Colorado sheriff’s office seizes 39 birds in illegal cockfighting operation
Adams County Sheriff’s Department deputies on Friday seized dozens of birds being trained for an illegal cockfighting operation. The property owner of where the animals were found was arrested on felony animal cruelty charges, according to the sheriff's office. In a small shack on a 35-acre property near 4300 Hudson Road in Watkins, several miles south of Denver International Airport, Adams County deputies found 39 total birds, 32 of them...
New ramp added outside Denver airport to make passenger pickup easier
Administrators of Denver International Airport have created an easier way for passengers to get picked up from the airport and improved the waiting area experience for drivers. In the past, when travelers wanted to leave the Final Approach cellphone lot to pick someone up at the Jeppesen Terminal, they had to take East 78th Avenue and get onto Jackson Gap Road to get eastbound on Peña Boulevard. Now, travelers can take Gun Club Road and go straight to eastbound Peña Boulevard from the on-ramp. This cuts down travel times by a lot.Airport spokesman Michael Konopasek told CBS Colorado First Alert Traffic...
TRANSCRIPT: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s State of the City address
DENVER, CO — Below is the prepared transcript of Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s State of the City address, provided by the mayor's office and delivered on Monday, July 22 at the Paramount Theater in downtown Denver. MAYOR MIKE JOHNSTON’S 2024 STATE OF THE CITY TRANSCRIPT. I remember...
Fire and smoke forecast in Fort Collins, rest of Colorado
That familiar orange glow is back in Fort Collins, with wildfires burning across the West and Canada. A wildfire and smoke map shows Fort Collins covered by a "medium density" smoke cloud, with many fires burning in other states to the north, southwest and northwest. ...
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