Wednesday 8th September, 2010

• Pueblo West chooses new district manager

  News First 5/30

  The Pueblo West Metro Board has chosen Jack Johnston, currently HARP Authority Executive Director, as its new District Manager. Johnston must still officially accept the position and agree to a contra...

• Job of the Day: Planner Analyst

  News First 5/30

  Posted : Sep 8, 2010 12:08 PM Colorado Springs Utilities has an opening for a Wastewater Treatment Planner Analyst. The starting pay is $25 - $38 per hour. Responsibilities include: Scheduling...

• Fountain Creek cleanup this Saturday

  News First 5/30

  Trash will be cleaned out of Fountain Creek this Saturday in an effort organized by the Fountain Creek Water Sentinels, a branch of the Sierra Club. They're still seeking volunteers. If you'd like to...

• Water Main Break on N. Spruce Street in the Springs

  KKTV 11

  Colorado Springs Utilities tells 11 News crews are on their way to the scene of a water main break at 824 North Spruce Street in Colorado Springs.

• Man's body discovered at Air Force Academy

  News First 5/30

  The Air Force Academy says a man's body was discovered early this morning at the Academy. The man's body was found near Kettle Lake by an employee. Emergency responders later arrived and declared the ...

• I-25 reopens following semi fire

  News First 5/30

  Posted : Sep 8, 2010 10:36 AM All southbound lanes of I-25 in Colorado Springs have reopened, but expect backups as volume slowly disperses. The congestion was caused by a semi that caught fire on...

• SB I-25 lanes closed by semi fire

  News First 5/30

  The right two lanes of southbound I-25, between Uintah and Bijou in Colorado Springs, are closed because a semi is on fire. The semi is on the shoulder, but smoke and emergency crews forced the closur...

• 8 missing in Boulder County wildfire

  News First 5/30

  Posted : Sep 8, 2010 9:51 AM Eight people believed to have been in the path of a Boulder County wildfire Monday are still not accounted for, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office. Deputi...

• Douglas Bruce not held in contempt of court

  News First 5/30

  A judge has ruled that anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce won't be held in contempt of court for not testifying in a lawsuit about tax-slashing ballot measures, but he will have to answer questions about...

• Truck Fire Extinguished, Southbound I-25 at Bijou

  KKTV 11

  A truck fire has been extinguished on the shoulder of I-25 southbound between Uintah and Bijou. Several lanes will be blocked as crews clean up the mess.

• Denver coroner identifies body found in park

  Denver Post

  A body discovered in a Denver park on Friday has been identified by the coroner's office. The body of Sean G. Fresques, 39, was found at about 7 a.m. in La Alma Park, 1326 W. 11th Ave., near a city r...

• Palmer Lake boy, 12, stabbed; suspect in custody is same age

  Denver Post

  PALMER LAKE — A 12-year-old boy was stabbed in the cheek and neck Tuesday afternoon just after middle and high school students were let off a bus near Palmer Lake Elementary School, The Gazette ...

• Suicide rate soars in Colorado

  News First 5/30

  Suicides soared in Colorado in 2009, according to the Colorado Department of Health. The suicide rate is the highest in more than 20 years. Colorado annually has a suicide rate that is approximately 4...

• Man shot on CSU campus in Fort Collins

  News First 5/30

  Authorities are investigating a shooting at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. CSU says a man was shot in the arm early Wednesday morning after being approached by a teen or young man for dru...

• Rachael Flatt at Monte Vista Potato Festival Saturday

  News First 5/30

  Fans of Colorado Springs' Rachael Flatt have the opportunity to talk one-on-one with the Olympic figure skater this Saturday. She'll appear at the annual Monte Vista Potato Harvest Festival in the San...

• Forest Service maps out plan of attack on beetles

  News First 5/30

  The U.S. Forest Service will cut more than 14,000 acres of trees near communities and in more than 350 recreation sites as it deals with damage from an insect epidemic that has killed millions of acre...

• Police: Train Delayed After Seeing Man Near Tracks

  KKTV 11

  Colorado Springs police say a train stopped near Garden of the Gods and Mark Dabling Wednesday morning after seeing a man near the tracks. The train conductor thought that the train hit the man on th...

• Bijou Reopened After Printer Spill Wednesday Morning

  KKTV 11

  A man is behind bars and a street is back open after a crash early Wednesday morning. Colorado Springs police say it happened at Bijou and Stanford Streets, just east of Chelton.

• Scooter hits SUV in fatal Pueblo accident

  Denver Post

  A 52-year-old scooter driver died Tuesday when his bike rear-ended an SUV, police said. The fatal accident happened at about 4:20 p.m. in the 900 block of East 4th Street, according to a Pueblo Polic...

• Early morning shooting reported on CSU campus

  Denver Post

  Colorado State University issued a safety alert to students early this morning after a visitor to the campus reported that he had been shot outside of CSU's Summit Hall. Authorities advised students ...

• Democrat Hickenlooper to spend $1.3 million on TV ads

  News First 5/30

  Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's campaign for governor says he raised $403,597 in August and is budgeting $1.3 million for television advertising before November's election. The Democratic candidate ...

• Lawsuit challenges Tancredo's spot on ballot

  News First 5/30

  Two Colorado Republicans have filed a lawsuit to try to keep third-party gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo off the November ballot. The Denver Post reports that Marian Olson of Golden and Joseph H...

• 92 structures destroyed in Boulder County fire

  News First 5/30

  The nightly briefing on the Fourmile Canyon Fire burning west of Boulder has finished. The fire that started Monday morning has burned 7,100 acres with that number likely to increase by the morning. ...

• Boulder fire burns more than 60 structures

  News First 5/30

  Authorities say a wildfire burning near Boulder has destroyed at least 63 structures but it's not clear how many of them are homes. Incident commander Don Whittemore said Tuesday that count is based ...

• BP: Multiple Companies, Teams Contributed to Spill

  KKTV 11

  Oil giant BP PLC says in an internal report that multiple companies and work teams contributed to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months. In its 193-page report...

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