Posted 11:23 PM 5/20/2013 by Tony Spehar - tspehar@koaa.com
A Pueblo activist group patrolling their east side neighborhood on Sunday chased down a man they believed to be a suspect who exposed himself to a child and sexually assaulted another, in explaining their actions they heavily criticized the Pueblo Police Department.
On Monday, the American (More)
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Posted 10:00 PM 5/20/2013 by Zach Thaxton
The family of a man who died in a motorcycle crash in northeast Colorado Springs Saturday is pleading with all motorcyclists to wear a helmet while riding. Benjamin O'Neal, 27, was not wearing a helmet when he went off the side of eastbound Rangewood Road just west of Austin Bluffs Parkway (More)
Posted 9:50 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken" for parents wondering about the fate of their children after a tornado devastated suburban Oklahoma City and officials say the search and rescue effort will continue throughout the night.
Fallin told a Monday news (More)
Posted 9:31 PM 5/20/2013 by Jordan Mason
DENVER (AP) - Patrick Corbin tossed a three-hitter for his first complete game and struck out a career-high 10, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
Corbin (7-0) joined Randy Johnson as the only lefties in team history to begin the (More)
Posted 9:22 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014.
The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he "tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep."
MacFarlane said in his tweet Monday that Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are (More)
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Posted 9:15 PM 5/20/2013 by Annie Snead
Two banks were robbed within a couple of hours in Colorado Springs Monday.
The Academy Bank off Briargate Boulevard was held up around 4:30pm.
The suspect threatened the teller, made off with cash, although police don't know if he had a weapon.
Earlier, a man robbed the Wells (More)
Posted 9:14 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado.
Keith issued a statement saying Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., devastated the community in which he grew up.
The city has embraced (More)
Posted 9:06 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
FRISCO, Colo. (AP) - New legislation is making $5 million available to install a fire suppression system in the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70, but it's unclear how the rest of the $25 million system will be funded.
Gov. John Hickenlooper, who signed the bill into law Saturday (More)
Posted 8:52 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Officials at two hospitals say they're treating more than 120 patients, including about 70 children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.
OU Medical Center spokesman Scott Coppenbarger says the hospital and a nearby children's hospital are treating (More)
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Posted 8:49 PM 5/20/2013 by Juice Godfrey
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Aspen Skiing Co. is reopening the top of Aspen Mountain for skiing and snowboarding this Memorial Day weekend, after getting some late spring snow.
Sixteen runs on almost 90 acres will be open at the top of the mountain Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
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Posted 8:47 PM 5/20/2013 by Juice Godfrey
DENVER (AP) - A "not guilty" plea has been entered for a man accused of threatening a Colorado lawmaker as the Legislature debated gun control.
A judge on Monday also set a Nov. 20 trial date for Franklin Sain. He is accused of sending profane and threatening emails and phone messages (More)
Posted 8:08 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
NEW YORK (AP) - Monday's powerful tornado in suburban Oklahoma City loosely followed the path of a killer twister that slammed the region in May 1999.
The National Weather Service estimated that the storm that struck Moore, Okla., on Monday had wind speeds of up to 200 mph, and was at (More)
Posted 6:55 PM 5/20/2013 by Connie Murphy
Members of a group called the Barrio Warriors are rallying tonight in their east side Pueblo neighborhood.
Some members of the group were involved in an incident Sunday where they chased down a man that they believe is a sexual assault suspect.
Please tune in to KOAA News 5 at 10 p.m. for the latest from them and Pueblo Police.
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