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Cat Fest Colorado returns to celebrate all things feline
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Returning to the springs for its second year on Saturday, July 21, “Cat Fest Colorado” is, as its name implies, about all things cats. Featuring education programs, adoptions, celebrity cat meet-and-greets, and cat goods, the event served as a mecca for local cat worshippers. Celebrity cats, such as Liebchen Travels, Madfluffs, Alpha […]
Tallest buildings at Drake Power Plant site demolished
Excavators on Friday rolled through hulking piles of rubble, splintered wood and columns of steam now marking the site of the former. , where the tallest structures have been taken down to ground level, including the epochal smokestacks that once peppered the. Colorado Springs. skyline. Crews with. Ohio. -based Independence...
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...
Colorado Lacrosse Adds Nine Buffs to 2025 Roster
BOULDER – The Colorado lacrosse team welcomes the addition of eight freshman and one transfer to the 2024-25 roster, head coach Ann Elliott Whidden announced Monday, July 22. The Buffs' octet of first-year players includes Addison Brower (Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS), Amelia Byerly (Naples, Fla./Phillips Exeter Academy), Blaine...
Cole Bassett earns fifth Team of the Matchday honor of season after propelling Rapids to victory over Real Salt Lake
Cole Bassett has earned his fifth Team of the Matchday honor of the year for his one goal, two assist-performance against Colorado rivals Real Salt Lake on Saturday night to secure the coveted Rocky Mountain Cup and three points in the Western Conference standings. Bassett assisted the first two goals...
Colorado Rockies game no. 99 thread: Logan Webb vs. Kyle Freeland
The Colorado Rockies will look to take Game 2 against the San Francisco Giants this evening at Coors Field in their first series of the second half. They are currently 35-63 after going 2-5 on the final road trip heading into the All-Star break. Despite the four-day layoff, Brenton Doyle continues hit hot stretch, hitting his ninth home run in 14 July games last night:
Criminal Roundup: Pueblo looking for two assault suspects
(PUEBLO, Colo.) — The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) released its Weekly Wanted Criminal Round-Up on Friday, July 19. The police department is looking for Michael Gonzales, 39, who is described as Hispanic, stands at 5’7 and weighs 190 pounds. Gonzales has hazel eyes and black hair. He has a no-bond warrant for assault and a […]
Pueblo man convicted of vehicular assault for drunk driving incident on New Year's Eve
A Pueblo man has been sentenced to three years in prison after seriously injuring a woman during a drunken vehicular assault on New Year's Eve. Ronnie Muniz, 40, previously pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular assault — driving while impaired. All other charges against him, including reckless vehicular assault, leaving the scene of an accident involving serious injury, and driving under the influence, were dropped by the 10th Judicial District Attorney's Office in an April...
Where are they now? A look at 10 more athletes who have recently graduated from Pueblo
From softball and volleyball to golf and wrestling, many athletes have represented Pueblo at Division I, II and III colleges and junior colleges over the past few years. Some have even played professionally in leagues worldwide. Here is a look at some more recent graduates from Pueblo high schools who...
Discussion on protecting houses of worship coming to Pueblo July 24
The Pueblo City-County Library District is set to host an interfaith event July 24 to provide information to faith-based institutions about threats of violence to houses of worship and responsive measures to counter potential risks, including active shooters. The "Protecting Houses of Worship" event is set to take place at the Rawlings Library at 100 E. Abriendo Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. It will include a series of panels discussing topics like threats facing...
Festival will bring thousands of floating lanterns to Pueblo Riverwalk
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo will light up with thousands of floating lanterns reflecting off the Riverwalk this weekend. On July 27 beginning at 6:30 p.m., attendees will have the opportunity to decorate their own lantern and float it off into the river with fellow community members. Event organizers...
Pueblo library district raising funds for big expansions of two libraries
The Pueblo City-County Library District has launched a capital campaign to raise $2 million for major expansions of the Barkman Library and Patrick A. Lucero Library branches. Expanding the two library branches is expected to cost nearly $9 million. Construction has been underway at the Barkman Library, 1300 Jerry Murphy Road, since August 2023 to add a pedestrian bridge connecting to the nearby Belmont Park and over 2,600 square feet of space accommodating library-goers of all ages....
Larsen and Ashcraft Land NOW600 Mile High Victory at Honor Speedway!
PUEBLO, Colo. (July 21, 2024) - Ethan Larsen and Maramie Ashcraft landed NOW600 Mile High Region victories on Saturday at Honor Speedway. Ethan Larsen scored the feature win in A-Class with Maramie Ashcraft claiming the Restricted victory. The NOW600 Mile High Region returns to action on Saturday, August 3 at...
Kansas fugitive captured at hotel in Colorado due back in court
PUEBLO COUNTY — A wanted Kansas suspect captured at a motel in Colorado is scheduled to return to a Kansas courtroom on Monday. Ryan Antalek, 40, Wichita, is charged with criminal discharge of a firearm, aggravated assault, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, stalking, two counts of criminal threat, and criminal damage to property, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
State gives $8M to Montrose to address housing
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Montrose housing got a shot in the arm thanks to recent funds from the state. Last week, Gov. Jared Polis – the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) – announced the first six selections of the Proposition 123 Equity program.
Construction truck struck not once, but twice, by lightning with worker inside
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - At a construction site in Colorado, a man’s truck was struck by lightning not just once but two times while he was inside of it. The man, who remained unidentified, was working at a site in the Security-Widefield area, according to the Security Fire Department.
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. ...
Colorado men arrested for weapon violations in Valentine
VALENTINE, Neb. - Five Colorado men are facing charges after Valentine Police say they violated weapon laws. An officer stopped a vehicle in the 1000 block of East Highway 20 in Valentine on July 7. According to police, the men had a concealed weapon and a device capable of turning a handgun into an automatic weapon.
Efforts to stop the spread of the Japanese Beetle in western Colorado underway, Catfishing Night at Boulder’s Stearns Lake
On today’s Morning Magazine, the Colorado Department of Agriculture is funding efforts to stop the spread of the Japanese Beetle in western Colorado. Then, this past Friday was Catfishing Night at Boulder’s Stearns Lake. Finally, an interview with former governor of Colorado, on why Denver became the first city to reject hosting the Olympic Games.
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