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Multi-vehicle crash at I-25 and Cimarron

Posted 8:24 AM 5/17/2013 by Patricia Collier and Eugene Daniels

COLORADO SPRINGS - Per Colorado Springs Police department all NB lanes of I-25 are blocked at Cimarron due to a multi-vehicle accident.
At least 7 vehicles and a semi possibly involved in this accident. Traffic is being detoured off the interstate at S. Nevada, north on S. Nevada to Bijou and back to NB I-25.
Please avoid the area if possible or make alternative plans to get to your destination.

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Autistic boy found naked, in filthy conditions

Posted 9:02 PM 5/16/2013 by Jennifer Horbelt

An autistic boy is in state custody tonight after being found in filthy conditions in a home on the northeast side of the city.

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Soldier population expected to reach new peak this summer

Posted 7:33 PM 5/16/2013 by Andy Koen

COLORADO SPRINGS - The number of active duty soldiers stationed at Fort Carson has steadily risen over the past six years. However, constant deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan have often hidden how big of a change has taken place.

In the coming months, the full scale of those troop (More)

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Job of the Day: Hygienist

Posted 5:40 PM 5/16/2013 by Jeff Langan

Perfect Teeth is looking for a hygienist.

Duties include, but are not limited to: • Recording medical and dental histories • Full mouth probing, risk factor assessment• Dental hygiene assessment/diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease and (More)

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Sheriff's Deputies looking for a Police impersonator in Pueblo

Posted 5:23 PM 5/16/2013 by Alyse Rzemek

A warning for drivers in Pueblo, there may be a person posing as a police officer.

The Lisa Shorter with the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office say a woman contacted them about a law enforcement official pulling her over at Purcell and Paltteville Boulevard. The woman told Sheriff's Deputies (More)

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Fremont County Sheriff's Deputy Arrested

Posted 5:02 PM 5/16/2013 by Kate Richards

Fremont County Sheriff's Deputy, Joseph Bonfadini is under arrest on a sex assault warrant.

He was taken into custody Wednesday during a traffic stop in Pueblo County. He is currently behind bars with no bond.

Bonfadini has been with the sheriff's office since January 2013.

No other information has been released. We will update you with more.

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Fountain police officer accused of stalking reality TV star

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Posted 4:10 PM 5/16/2013 by Tony Spehar - tspehar@koaa.com

An arrest affidavit for Fountain police officer Daniel Barkus, who was arrested just after midnight on Wednesday, states he allegedly stalked one of the stars of a reality TV show on the Weather Channel.

According the affidavit, El Paso County Sheriff's deputies were called to (More) • Video (1)

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Fallen Marine to be laid to rest today

Posted 9:27 AM 5/16/2013 by Patricia Collier

DENVER (AP) - Flags are flying at half-staff across Colorado in honor of a Parker Marine killed earlier this month in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon says that 23-year-old Cpl. David Sonka of Parker and another Marine were killed May 4 during combat operations. The circumstances of the deaths are still being investigated.

Sonka's funeral is scheduled for Thursday morning in Littleton. Interment will follow at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

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Trooper dodges accident while cuffing suspected drunk driver

Posted 9:23 AM 5/16/2013 by Andy Koen

COLORADO SPRINGS - A trooper with the Colorado State Patrol narrowly avoided injury last night while arresting a suspected drunk driver in Security. The officer had stopped the first driver at around 8:48 p.m. on Main Street near Aztec Drive.

The trooper had just arrested that driver for (More)