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  • Brush fire threatens radio towers

    October 3, 2012 6:15 PM

    RIFLE, Colo. (AP) - Firefighters say a brush fire about 13 miles north of Rifle is threatening a home and some radio towers. Colorado River Fire Rescue Chief Mike Morgan says no evacuations had been ordered as of Wednesday afternoon. The fire was reported just before 1 p.m. and grew... more »
  • Christmas music begins on local radio station

    November 11, 2011 5:37 PM

    It seems awfully early, but one local station is already in Christmas mode. KKLI, KLite 106.3 will start continuous Christmas music at 5 p.m. The traditional songs of the holidays will run 24 hours a day through Christmas. KLite usually starts running Christmas songs around the middle of November,... more »
  • President Obama tells voters to pressure Congress

    August 13, 2011 8:59 AM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is calling on frustrated voters to tell Congress they're sick of gridlock and partisanship and want to see compromise to boost the faltering economy and create jobs. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says Americans have "got a right to be... more »
  • Campaign ad against Obama targets Latinos

    July 20, 2011 8:28 AM

    DENVER (AP) - Another campaign ad attacking President Barack Obama is hitting the airwaves Wednesday - and the Republican National Committee is aiming this one just at Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. The ad continues Republican themes of blaming the president for the poor economy and highlights the unemployment... more »
  • Radio station raises money for tsunami relief

    March 14, 2011 2:55 PM

    Local radio station Magic FM (98.9) is raising money today for the Red Cross effort to help those devastated by earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan. Donations are being accepted at several locations, including the Panera Bread at Southgate, Complete Nutrition at Shops at Briargate and in the parking lot... more »
  • Local radio show causing controversy

    January 26, 2011 12:01 AM

    A Colorado Springs radio station has stirred quite a controversy in the Native American community. Skuya Fasthorse, a Lakota Sioux was listening to the George McFly Experience, the Monday morning radio show on Magic KKMG 98.9 Magic FM. The topic of discussion on Monday was Native American names. "They were... more »
  • Teen suspect in death of radio newsman says he was defending himself

    October 12, 2010 1:49 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) - The defense says a teenager accused of fatally stabbing a radio newsman during a sexual encounter was defending himself. John Katehis is charged with killing 47-year-old George Weber in the victim's Brooklyn apartment in March 2009. The defense said at a pretrial hearing Tuesday that... more »
  • Company demonstrates communications balloon

    September 29, 2010 6:06 PM

    Space Data Corporation showed off some interesting technology in Colorado Springs Wednesday. Workers inflated a balloon that carries radio gear into the sky. The technology, which has already been used in Afghanistan, allows people on the ground to bounce a signal off the balloon's repeater and allow easy communication... more »
  • Colorado airman missing since 1968 found in Laos

    June 14, 2010 8:35 AM

    The remains of an Air Force officer from Colorado who had been missing in action in southeast Asia since 1968 have been recovered and buried. Maj. Thomas B. Mitchell was among nine U.S. airman aboard a C-130 cargo plane over Laos on May 22, 1968, during the Vietnam war.... more »
  • Dr. Dobson's next move

    December 30, 2009 10:05 PM

    Dr. James Dobson won't be retiring when he leaves Focus on the Family in February. He's announced on his Facebook page and a webpage that he's starting a new venture. Here's part of that announcement: This is the first announcement of a brand new 30 minute daily radio program... more »
  • Poll finds dinnertime tradition lives even in digital age

    November 12, 2009 8:37 AM

    A new survey suggests the tradition of a family dinnertime survives in America, though with a side order of modern distractions. An Associated Press-iVillage Food poll on dinnertime habits finds that 60 percent of those surveyed who live with their families say they sat down to a family dinner at... more »
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