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CSPD arrests kidnapping suspect

Posted 10:47 AM 5/21/2013 by Patricia Collier

Colorado Springs, CO - On May 20, 2013 at about 11:00pm, the Colorado Springs Police received a call regarding a kidnapping situation. Police responded to an apartment in the Parkridge Apartments, located in the 2600 block of E. Serendipity Circle, where they contacted the victim. The victim (More)

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Indy car sports stickers from Pueblo

Posted 10:17 AM 5/21/2013 by Andy Koen

PUEBLO - One of the racecars in this weekend's 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 will be sporting a little piece of Pueblo as it speeds around the Brickyard.

Panther Racing's National Guard Indy Car has two stickers bearing the logo of the Center for American Values (CAV) on the car's (More)

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Veterinarians look for swine virus in Colorado

Posted 10:15 AM 5/21/2013 by Andy Koen

LAKEWOOD - Members of the Colorado Department of Agriculture's State Veterinarian's Office are investigating whether cases of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus have turned up in our state. The investigation follows the discovery of the virus last week in pigs in Iowa by the National (More)

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Woman plans not guilty plea in gun purchase

Posted 9:18 AM 5/21/2013 by Patricia Collier

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - A woman accused of buying the gun used to kill Colorado's prisons chief plans to plead not guilty.Twenty-two-year-old Stevie Marie Ann Vigil is scheduled to be in court Tuesday. Her attorney, Normando Pacheco, says she plans to plead not guilty to a charge of (More)

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Activist group chases down sex assault suspect, criticizes Pueblo Police Department

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.

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Motorcycle crash victim's family pleads for helmet safety

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)

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Two bank robberies in the Springs Monday afternoon

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)

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Debate grows over renewable energy bill

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Posted 6:45 PM 5/20/2013 by Andy Koen

CALHAN - A strong effort is underway to sway governor John Hickenlooper into either signing or vetoing a new renewable energy bill.

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Fight underway to recall Angela Giron

Posted 5:35 PM 5/20/2013 by Alyse Rzemek

You have seen the signs and the people around Pueblo, asking to "Recall Giron". A local group is reaching out to the area asking for signatures for a petition to recall Colorado Senator Angela Giron (D-Pueblo).

Brothers, Victor and Adam Head, whose grassroots organization "Pueblo Freedom (More)

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Farmers urge veto on renewable hike

Posted 2:44 PM 5/20/2013 by Andy Koen

Senate Bill 13-252 would mandate the co-ops get at least 20 percent of the electricity from solar, wind and other renewable power sources by the year 2020. Under previous standards, the co-ops only had to get 10 percent of their electricity from renewables by 2020.

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