Last tall structure at the Drake Power Plant comes down Friday morning

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Colorado Springs skyline looks different after the last tall structure of the old Drake Power Plant came down Friday morning.

The six smaller stacks to the west of the old plant are not going away as they are part of a new highly efficient natural gas power generation system.

Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) says in the weeks ahead, rubble will be hauled away and the soil will be sampled to check the extent of contamination.

Drake Power Plant

What's next for the old Drake Power Plant that was being demolished?

A follow up on demolition efforts at the Drake Power Plant in Colorado Springs

Demolition plans of Drake Power Plant presented

Drake demolition draws attention

The Drake Power Plant is closing, what the city is doing for replacements

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CSPD investigating a shooting on the southwest side of the city Thursday morning

Police are looking for a man who shot a woman he was trying to rob as she was standing outside her home smoking a cigarette.

CSPD investigating a shooting on the southwest side of the city Thursday morning

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