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    Bear causes stir in Colorado Springs neighborhood

    Posted 9:52 PM 5/19/2013 by Tony Spehar - tspehar@koaa.com

    A 200-pound female black bear caused quite a stir in a Colorado Springs neighborhood on Sunday.

    For several hours every eye in the neighborhood around the intersection of Chelton Road and Claremont Street was fixed on what, from the ground, looked like a small brown lump at the top of a (More) • Video (1)


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    Bear tranquilized, removed from Colorado Springs tree

    Bear tranquilized, removed from Colorado Springs tree

    Posted 8:10 PM 5/19/2013 by Zach Thaxton

    Colorado Springs Fire Department crews and members of Colorado Parks and Wildlife worked together Sunday to remove a black bear from a high perch in a tree at the intersection of Chelton Road and Claremont Street in central Colorado Springs.  The bear drew a large crowd of onlookers and (More)


  • News - National

    Russian TV: American accused of spying flies out

    Russian TV: American accused of spying flies out

    Posted 8:00 PM 5/19/2013 by Tony Spehar

    MOSCOW (AP) - The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported.

    The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control (More)


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    Phoenix officer killed in hit-and-run during DUI stop

    Phoenix officer killed in hit-and-run during DUI stop

    Posted 7:15 PM 5/19/2013 by Associated Press - Posted by Zach Thaxton

    PHOENIX (AP) - A police officer who was conducting a DUI stop on a vehicle in Phoenix died after another vehicle struck him and then fled the scene.

    Authorities said late Sunday afternoon that police in Surprise located the SUV that struck 29-year-old Officer Daryl Raetz around 3:30 (More)


  • News - National

    AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

    Posted 7:02 PM 5/19/2013 by Annie Snead

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.

    Gary Pruitt says the Justice Department's secret subpoena of reporters' phone (More)


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    2 men arrested in killing over iPad in Las Vegas

    2 men arrested in killing over iPad in Las Vegas

    Posted 7:00 PM 5/19/2013 by Tony Spehar

    Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas.

    Police announced Sunday that 18-year-old Jacob Dismont and 21-year-old Michael Solid were booked into the Clark County jail on charges on open murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. (More)


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    KFOR (NBC) live streaming of Oklahoma tornado outbreak

    KFOR (NBC) live streaming of Oklahoma tornado outbreak

    Posted 6:49 PM 5/19/2013 by Zach Thaxton

    News 5 NBC sister station KFOR in Oklahoma City is live-streaming aerial footage of the massive destruction from a tornado outbreak Sunday afternoon.  CLICK HERE to watch.


  • News - Local

    Update: Highway 50 back open after accident

    Posted 6:28 PM 5/19/2013 by Monica Gouty

    All lanes of Highway 50 have reopened following a motorcycle accident late this afternoon, east of Pueblo. The state patrol says a motorcycle crashed just after 4:00 p.m. between Fowler and Manzanola. The highway was closed in both directions for a time while emergency officials were on scene. 


  • News - State

    WWII bomber 'Memphis Belle' to visit Broomfield

    WWII bomber 'Memphis Belle' to visit Broomfield

    Posted 6:00 PM 5/19/2013 by Tony Spehar

    BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) - The Memphis Belle, a restored B-17 bomber, is scheduled to be in the Denver suburb of Broomfield next weekend as part of a national tour that aims to raise awareness about World War II.

    The B-17, nicknamed the "Flying Fortress," was the workhorse heavy bomber (More)


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    Search for Kelsie Schelling carries on in Pueblo

    Search for Kelsie Schelling carries on in Pueblo

    Posted 5:52 PM 5/19/2013 by Alyse Rzemek

    The search for a missing woman out of Denver continues, bringing her family back to Pueblo on Sunday.

    They are heading up their own search party. Kelsie Schelling's family and hundreds of volunteers were on the south side, off of Pueblo,  near the old dog park on Pueblo (More)


  • Sports

    Nicasio lifts Rockies over Giants, 5-0

    Nicasio lifts Rockies over Giants, 5-0

    Posted 5:42 PM 5/19/2013 by Greg Smith

    DENVER (AP) - Juan Nicasio scattered three hits over six innings, Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki each drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies won their first series over San Francisco in two years, beating the Giants 5-0 on Sunday.

    Dexter Fowler tied a career high with four (More)


  • News - State

    Montrose City Council mulls ban on retail pot

    Montrose City Council mulls ban on retail pot

    Posted 5:00 PM 5/19/2013 by Tony Spehar

    MONTROSE, Colo. (AP) - The Montrose City Council is scheduled to consider a permanent ban on the retail sale of marijuana in the city.

    The Daily Press reports (http://bit.ly/16A944s ) the council previously passed a six-month moratorium on the consideration of applications by (More)


  • Sports

    Sky Sox break 2 game skid in extras

    Sky Sox break 2 game skid in extras

    Posted 4:44 PM 5/19/2013 by Greg Smith

    ROUND ROCK, Texas - After battling back from a 1-0 deficit in a hard-fought pitcher's duel, the Round Rock Express (22-21) lost 3-1 in 10 innings to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (25-16) on Sunday afternoon, splitting the four-game set at Dell Diamond.

    Express starter Ryan Feierabend was (More)


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