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Colorado Springs Police Department sees small increase in hiring but remains below fully staffed
The Colorado Springs Police Department has cut the number of vacancies on its force in half since last year. According to the department, there are 777 sworn employees, up from 730 at this time last year. The agency is still about 40 officers short of being fully staffed and is...
A mom-daughter teaching duo spans 60 years
When Pueblo teacher Shaynee Jesik was fresh out of college and looking for her first teaching job, she had a few options. One was teaching in Cripple Creek. But for anyone who knows what winter road conditions can be like getting there, it held little appeal. Making the job even...
Wild Animals Find Sanctuary In The Grasslands Of Colorado
On 1,214 acres of rural land in eastern Colorado, near Keenesburg, The Wild Animal Sanctuary is home to more than 500 large carnivores roaming the rolling grasslands with the picturesque Rocky Mountains in the distance. Established in 1980, TWAS is the oldest and largest nonprofit carnivore sanctuary in the world....
RARE EARTH: Working to bridge distant Colorado lynchings with future peace
AURORA | In the town of Limon, whispers of the past are reminders of a grim chapter of America’s history of racial violence and injustice that unfolded here more than a century ago. Limon sits on the eastern plains of the state, with roughly 90 minutes of prairie interstate...
Glow-in-the-dark monster trucks coming to Colorado
DENVER — A new glow-in-the-dark live tour will bring monster trucks back to Colorado this weekend. The Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party is stopping at Ball Arena in Denver for the first time. Three performances are planned on Saturday and Sunday. The tour brings fan-favorite Hot Wheels...
Deputy attacked by man wielding a metal pipe in Crestone
CRESTONE, Colo. (KKTV) - A Saguache County deputy fatally shot a suspect wielding a pipe on Thursday around noon, according to CBI. The deputy was driving near Crestone when he saw a 40-year-old white man near the entrance of the Baca Grande Subdivision. The CBI said the man had an...
Family forced to cancel funeral service due to mistake at cemetery
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — Valerie Baskerville’s brother, David Baskerville, was supposed to be laid to rest last month at Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge. The day before his funeral, Valerie said the cemetery made them cancel services. “They called the day before the services and said...
Colorado gas prices fell from last week: See how much here
State gas prices fell for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.20 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week's price of $3.28 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in state has risen about 4 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across the state in the last year have been as low as $2.53 on Jan. 22, 2024, and as...
ABC-7 First Alert: Ozone and smoke are making our skies hazy again
Air flowing around the fires in the Pacific Northwest and West Coast continues to send smoke across our area and a good portion of the country. This smoke and elevated ozone levels (pollution with our added heat and sunshine) are causing unhealthy air. Those with respiratory issues should limit their time outdoors tonight and again tomorrow.
Colorado players shine for US women's team in Olympic soccer opener
NICE, France — Two members of the U.S. women's soccer team from Colorado led them to a commanding win in their opening game at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Mallory Swanson of Highlands Ranch scored two goals less than 70 seconds apart in the 24th and 25th minutes of the match, increasing Team USA's lead to a commanding 3-0 over Zambia. That would end up being the final score of the Group B match in Nice.
Colorado judge temporarily blocks Kroger-Albertsons grocery ‘megamerger’
A Colorado judge has issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $24.6 billion merger between the nation’s two largest supermarket chains ahead of an antitrust trial in state court set to begin in September. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in February sued to block the merger between grocery giant Kroger, which operates King Soopers and […]
Colorado traffic fatalities down 9% in first half of 2024 compared to 2023
Traffic fatalities involving pedestrians were down 24% and overall traffic fatalities were down 9% for the first half of 2024 compared to the same time period in 2023, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. From Jan. 1 through June 30, 2024, there were 47 fatalities on Colorado roadways involving pedestrians compared to...
Pitkin County joins statewide ambulance authorization effort
It takes more than just kicking the tires when Pitkin County approves the usage of regional ambulances, according to officials. Whenever extra emergency services vehicles are needed for big events, local authorities must check ambulances for all appropriate equipment and ensure the vehicles are running properly and are adequately staffed. Then comes all the permitting paperwork.
CDOT working to make stretch of I-25 between 104th & Highway 36 safer
Colorado transportation officials are working to improve a heavily congested highway in the northern part of the Denver metro area. The stretch of Interstate 25 between 104th Avenue and Highway 36, also known as the Boulder Turnpike, continues to be a problem spot for car crashes. Communications Manager with CDOT Tamara Rollison said the stretch of I-25 sees an average of two crashes per day. As a result, CDOT is asking travelers, elected officials and residents to share their ideas to make it safer. CDOT hosted an Open House Wednesday night at the Northglenn Recreation Center to receive new ideas. The...
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