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Drought Conditions Could Affect Waterfowl Habitat for Hunting Season

On October 3, 2012 By

Drought conditions this year have affected waterfowl habitats in eastern Colorado so that hunters may have trouble finding ducks and geese this fall and winter.

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Round-Up: GOP Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney visits Pueblo; Incident at a state prison leaves one dead

On September 24, 2012 By

Some 2000 supporters met Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney during a campaign stop at the airport in Pueblo today…One woman is dead and another seriously injured after a disturbance at a state prison in Southeastern Colorado this morning.

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One Dead, One Injured After Incident at State Prison

On September 24, 2012 By

One woman is dead and another seriously injured after a disturbance at a state prison in southeastern Colorado Monday morning.

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New Study: Climate Change Affects Wildfire Occurrence and Severity

On September 19, 2012 By

A new study suggests that climate change is affecting the number and severity of wildfires in the West, including in Colorado.

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CDOT Keeps I-25N/US 50 Exchange Closed

On September 17, 2012 By

Delays are keeping the I-25 north to US 50 ramp in Pueblo closed longer than anticipated.

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Round-Up: Special Session to start Monday; CS Utils to meet with business leaders; and more

On May 10, 2012 By

Governor John Hickenlooper has officially set Monday as the start of a legislative special session to address seven topics, including legalizing civil unions and funding Water Conservation Board projects…Colorado Springs Utilities has agreed to meet with a group of downtown business leaders regarding Drake Power Plant…and, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is considering reducing big game hunting for elk, deer and pronghorn sheep this year.

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Round-Up: Factors combined led to wildfire; USFS to revisit closure of caves; and more

On April 16, 2012 By

A team of specialists says firefighters underestimated how much unburned vegetation remained at the site of a prescribed burn blamed for triggering a deadly wildfire last month southwest of Denver…

A closure of all caves and abandoned mines throughout the west is up for review by the U.S. Forest Service…

Colorado is launching a […]

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Round-Up: Notification failure blamed on mapping systems; Pueblo Health officials warn of rabid skunks

On April 5, 2012 By

Differences in community names as well as a discrepancy between coordinates on mapping systems are being blamed for a failure to alert some residents to a deadly wildfire southwest of Denver last week…and, Pueblo Health officials are warning people to be on the lookout for rabid skunks.

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Round-Up: CS-based Lockheed Martin unit wins contract; Municipal elections across CO; and new CS brand released

On April 2, 2012 By

A Lockheed Martin unit in Colorado Springs has received a contract worth up to $78.2 million for work on a missile warning system…Over 140 municipalities in Colorado will hold elections tomorrow on a variety of topics, including taxes and legal publications…and, the Colorado Springs Convention and Visitor’s Bureau has released the new […]

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Round-Up: Gov. signs teacher tenure bill; EPC forms task force to address child abuse and fatalities; and more

On February 15, 2012 By

Governor John Hickenlooper has signed a bill implementing new teacher tenure rules…A federal court judge is being asked to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of lawmakers who want him throw out Colorado’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights…and, El Paso County officials have put together a community task force to address a high number […]

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Sarah Palin Sues ‘New York Times,’ Says Editorial Defamed Her
June 28, 2017 | NPR · The Times editorial, which was corrected later, linked one of Palin’s political action committee ads to the mass shooting in January 2011 that severely wounded then-Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords.
 

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Ten Commandments Installed At Arkansas State Capitol; ACLU Plans Lawsuit
June 27, 2017 | NPR · The monument’s key backer, state Sen. Jason Rapert, says it honors the “historical moral foundation of law.” But the ACLU says it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
 

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Labor Department Rethinking Obama-Era Overtime Pay Rule
June 27, 2017 | NPR · On Tuesday the Labor Department formally requested information from the Office of Management and Budget, setting the stage for scaling back a rule that would make more workers eligible for OT.
 

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In ‘Baby Driver,’ The Action, The Script And The Music Go Full Throttle
June 27, 2017 | NPR · “This is a squealing-tires symphony that owes more to Jacques Tati … than to Justin Lin or Michael Bay,” says critic Chris Klimek.
 

For The First Time, Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei Views His Work In The U.S.
June 27, 2017 | NPR · For the first time, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will see his Lego portraits of political prisoners and fellow activists on display at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C. Ai Weiwei was under house arrest in China when the work was installed at Alcatraz.
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‘The Strange Death Of Europe’ Warns Against Impacts Of Immigration
June 27, 2017 | NPR · NPR’s Robert Siegel talks to Douglas Murray about his new book, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam. He argues that European civilization is dying as a result of immigration.
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Geri Allen, Pianist, Composer And Educator, Dies At 60
June 27, 2017 | WBGO · The jazz pianist defied classification while steadfastly affirming her roots in the hard-bop tradition of her native Detroit. She died Tuesday in Philadelphia.
 

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Kendrick Lamar Deals Heavy Blows In Video For ‘ELEMENT.’
June 27, 2017 | NPR · The visual world around Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. continues to grow, his videos tunneling inward as they progress stunningly outward.
 

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Ani DiFranco On World Cafe
June 27, 2017 | WXPN-FM · DiFranco’s 20th studio album is textured and ambitious. In this session, she performs two songs and shares some personal stories about her childhood and the relationships she’s sought out.
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