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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

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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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Israel OKs Controversial Law To Conscript Ultra-Orthodox Jews
March 12, 2014 | NPR · Haredi, a branch of Judaism that shuns modern secular culture, had long been exempt from national service. The bill had been boycotted by the opposition.
 

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Who Says Food Porn Has To Be Dominated By Junk Food?
March 12, 2014 | NPR · Carrots don’t stand much of a chance against cronuts when it comes to tweets and Instagrams about food. The new Food Porn Index aims to change the conversation by tracking our virtual cravings.
 

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Mix Of Gut Microbes May Play Role In Crohn’s Disease
March 12, 2014 | NPR · Research involving more than 1,500 patients suggests people with Crohn’s may have too many of the types of gut bacteria that tend to rile the immune system and too few that reduce inflammation.
 

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Who Says Food Porn Has To Be Dominated By Junk Food?
March 12, 2014 | NPR · Carrots don’t stand much of a chance against cronuts when it comes to tweets and Instagrams about food. The new Food Porn Index aims to change the conversation by tracking our virtual cravings.
 

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Wes Anderson: ‘We Made A Pastiche’ Of Eastern Europe’s Greatest Hits
March 12, 2014 | NPR · The Grand Budapest Hotel takes place in the fictional European country of Zobrowka on the eve of war. Anderson shot much of the film in Germany, drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape.
 

Book News: It’s True, Keith Richards Is Writing A Children’s Book
March 12, 2014 | NPR · Also: The Twitter Fiction Festival launches; Mindy Kaling is writing a second book; the creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones series say they know how George R.R. Martin’s series will end.
 

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Hear Neil Young Explain His Pono Music Player At SXSW
March 12, 2014 | NPR · Neil Young wants to start a revolution against the MP3. At SXSW, he debuted his biggest weapon, a high quality digital audio player and music store he’s calling Pono.
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Box Set Illustrates Clifford Jordan’s Impeccable Taste In Musicians
March 12, 2014 | NPR · Starting in the late 1960s, the jazz saxophonist produced a series of recordings that came out on the musicians-owned Strata-East label. Those seven albums are now collected in a box set.
 

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NPR Music At SXSW 2014: Tuesday
March 12, 2014 | NPR · We loved Charli XCX, watched Neil Young talk about Pono and Ubered a pedicab. These are highlights from the Austin music festival, including a running playlist of our favorite acts.
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