A Fort Carson soldier is dead after training in South Korea. Staff Sergeant Kelly Richards passed away this week while earning his Expert Field Medical Badge at Camp Casey. He’d been stationed at the mountain post since 2016. Richards’ death is under investigation.… MORE
Police and the Postal Inspection Service are trying to find the people who broke into several USPS drop-off mailboxes in Colorado Springs. The thieves damaged the blue collection boxes outside of four post office locations over the Labor Day weekend and authorities have been looking for them ever since. Mail was stolen at Antares, Templeton,…… MORE
A plan to build an 8,000-seat outdoor stadium in downtown for the Colorado Springs Switchbacks soccer team has taken another major step forward. The Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority agreed to issue $14 million in bonds to finance half of the stadium’s approximate $28 million cost. The Switchbacks and partner Weidner Apartment Homes of suburban…… MORE
One person is expected to survive following a drive-by shooting in southeastern Colorado Springs. Officers say a man was wounded Tuesday night on Universal Heights near Airport. It’s believed someone riding inside another car opened fire on the victim. CSPD did not release any information on the suspect.… MORE
An airman from Schriever Air Force Base is accused of trying to have sex with a 14-year-old girl he met online. Justin Carr was arrested by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday night. He faces charges of internet luring and sexual exploitation of a child. Investigators are asking anyone with information about Carr, or the…… MORE
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill granting legal marijuana businesses access to banking. The measure would clear up a longstanding headache for the industry. The bill passed 321-103 on the strength of near-unanimous support from Democrats however Republicans were split on it. Many marijuana businesses have relied on cash, making them potential robbery…… MORE
The trial for a former El Paso County Deputy accused of causing a crash that killed two people is underway. Quinlan Linebaugh faces charges of careless driving causing death and careless driving causing injury. Linebaugh allegedly tried to pass two vehicles on Highway 24 in July of 2018, moving into the path of a dump…… MORE
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified the person found shot to death on a sidewalk. The sheriff’s office announced William Underwood was killed a week ago on Shawnee near Mineola. Deputies have not released a possible motive in the 26-year-old’s death.… MORE
Some communities on Colorado Springs’ west side might soon be required to secure their trash in bear-proof trash cans. The city council agreed to move ahead on the wording of an ordinance to cut down on bear encounters by requiring homes in certain areas to use bear-proof trash cans. Colorado Parks and Wildlife reports they…… MORE
The city of Colorado Springs is looking for input on a proposed multi-family development near the corner of North Gate Boulevard and Roller Coaster Road. A pre-application meeting with area residents is scheduled for Tuesday September 24th at the Discovery Canyon Cafetorium. Anyone who cannot make the meeting can still submit comments to the city…… MORE
