Provides the latest RSS feeds for Colorado Springs News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Colorado Star.com http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/cat/b4ccecf6e97f1566/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 15:27:14 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 15:27:14 -0400 30 One man is dead and another is in critical condition after a one-car accident in Mesa County on Saturday morning.Around 12a.m., the men went off-road and collided with a number of fixed objects after driving through the intersection of 17 ¼ Road and K ¾ Road in Fruita, according to a news release.Both men were ejected from the car before it came to a rest and caught fire. The man ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214762312/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:35:27 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214762312/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 A man was shot and killed during an apparent road rage incident following a minor traffic accident in an apartment parking lot in Colorado Springs early Saturday morning, officials say.The name of the shooting victim has not been released.Police are questioning a person of interest in the shooting, said Sgt. Tim Stankey, Colorado Springs police spokesman."This was a possible altercation over ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214762314/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:35:27 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214762314/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 The East Grand School District Board of Education is on track to pose a mill-levy ballot question in the November election.The mill levy would support technology maintenance and upgrades for the schools in the district.With recent pledged support of the board, the next step is to visit individual schools to solidify needs and budgets to develop what amount the mill levy would be, according to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214762313/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:35:26 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214762313/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 A Colorado Springs teenager charged in the home-invasion slayings of a Fort Carson soldier and his pregnant wife is suspected in as many as 20 unsolved burglaries, including one involving an attack on an "at-risk" person.Macyo Joelle January, who was 17 at the time of the slayings of David Dunlap and Whitney Butler, has already been charged in a September home invasion, and prosecutors ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214762315/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:35:25 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214762315/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Colorado Springs police are investigating a collision between two motorcycles in which one person was killed Saturday morning, authorities say.The name of the victim has not been released.The accident happened at 9:50 a.m. at East Platte Avenue and North Circle Drive, said Lt. Mary Strassburg-Aldal, Colorado Springs police spokeswoman.The cause of the accident is under investigation.Traffic is ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214762316/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Sat, 25 May 2013 13:35:25 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214762316/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Colorado Springs Police are investigating a fatal shooting at the Grove Apartments early this morning. Around 12:45 a.m., they got a call about a disturbance where shots were fired. When they arrived, they found an adult man who had what looked like gunshot wounds, and was dead in the parking lot. An initial investigation revealed a dispute over a traffic incident that happened just before the ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214760545/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:43:25 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214760545/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Jim Oliver, foreground, carries a stack of smoked chops in Oliver's Meat Market on Thursday, while his brother, Rich, puts together an order. The siblings are great-grandsons of Edward Oliver, who started the popular Denver butcher shop in 1923. IPTC: DENVER, CO. - May 23: Rich Oliver getting together an order as his brother Jim finishes the smoked chops in the meat market that has been ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214754624/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:38:29 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214754624/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 NUCLA - The Venus Stylin' beauty salon is one of the few businesses in this town where the heads of hunted animals don't stare glassy-eyed from the walls. But that doesn't mean that this is a zone free of the gun-rights fervor that grips Nucla."We should all have guns, lots of them," opined stylist Traciena Johannsen as she painted highlights on the hair of a client who ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214754623/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:38:27 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214754623/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Memorial Day weekend is here, which means three days of remembering those who have lost their lives in the service of our county.There are also plenty of festivities around town to enjoy. The Denver Memorial Day Parade will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. The parade is followed by the Veterans Memorial Day Tribute at the Veterans Monument on the west side of the state Capitol. The parade will circle ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214754625/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Sat, 25 May 2013 02:38:26 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214754625/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire west of La Veta, Colorado. Several fire departments are on the scene working to contain the wildfire located near 9200 W. U.S. Hwy. 160. The fire started around 2:30 p.m. Friday. According to the La Veta Fire Chief David Tray, the winds are presenting a problem in trying to fight the 20 acre fire that's located on a steep slope. Only one person ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214753310/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Sat, 25 May 2013 00:36:21 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214753310/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 LAKEWOOD - This was nothing new for Mountain View, an extra-inning affair."That's how it's been all season," said Mountain Lions sophomore Adam Baumann. "We've been in a lot of close games, down-to-the-wire, extra innings. And it's not a big deal now."Maybe that's the reason Baumann was able to line a 1-0 fastball down the left-field line and drive in ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214751835/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:49:28 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214751835/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 A local business owner in Pueblo is organizing a donation drive for the community of Moore, Oklahoma. Brian Mater owns a transport company and is using one of his semi truck trailers to take to these goods to Moore and Shawnee, OK. Drop off locations are in Pueblo at All Star Exteriors 4 Avis Ave., Spradley Chevrolet at 2146 Highway 50 West, and Maurices at 5797 N Elizabeth St. Among the items ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214751102/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:14:18 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214751102/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 The case was filed in 2005 by a group of parents claiming the current school-funding system fails to provide a "thorough and uniform" education as required in the Colorado Constitution. Denver District Judge Sheila Rappaport in 2011 ruled in favor of plaintiffs and the state appealed the case to the higher court.Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Fero, representing the state of ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214751103/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:01:41 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214751103/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Council to Hold Combined May Meeting On Tuesday, May 28, City Council will hold a combined Work Session and Regular meeting due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 27. Tuesday’s meeting will begin at 1 p.m. with the Regular Meeting followed by the Work Session Meeting. Agendas can be viewed online at: www.springsgov.com/Agendas.aspx. Please note that the Solar Garden Tariff ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214748140/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:36 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214748140/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Rocky Mountain National Park road crew members encountered drifts of 18-to-22 feet in clearing Trail Ridge Road this spring. (Courtesy Rocky Mountain National ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214748141/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:38:13 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214748141/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 One thing a solar panel shouldn't do is reflect the sun - for every photon that bounces off is one less electron of electricity the panel will create.How to make that panel less shiny? Researchers at the Golden-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory have come up with a solution: peppering a cell with trillions of tiny holes.The technique dubbed "dark solar" has been licensed to ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214748568/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:17:00 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214748568/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 About the Fountains Fountains are subject to close due to adverse weather conditions such as high winds, severe rain and thunderstorms, or temperatures under 60 degrees. Fountains are subject to close due to technical difficulties and/or emergency maintenance repairs due to the unavailability of technical staff associated with these types of circumstances. Fountains are supervised by trained ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214745724/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:33:38 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214745724/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Federal transportation safety authorities have ordered Aurora-based GD Cars Inc. to immediately cease operations, claiming its vehicles and drivers post an "imminent hazard to public safety."An investigation by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found the company - primarily an interstate transporter of used cars and trucks - failed to maintain its vehicles, assure drivers ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214744463/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:50 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214744463/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 A police bomb squad member works to detonate a possible bomb found at Centaurus High School on Monday, May 13, 2013, in Lafayette. ( Jeremy Papasso ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214743014/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 12:52:24 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214743014/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 University of Colorado research support member James Mach works on his laptop next to an unmanned aircraft system at CU s Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles in February. (Jeremy Papasso, Camera file ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214741074/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:21 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214741074/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Jonathan Shank (Courtesy Longmont Police) LONGMONT -- A 28-year-old Longmont man suspected of opening fire on a police officer who pulled him over early Wednesday morning remained in critical condition at Denver Health on Thursday, but Longmont police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said he "appears to be recovering." Police have not officially arrested Jonathan Shank, but he remains under guard at ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214741075/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:20 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214741075/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 LOVELAND -- The driver of a SUV that struck a Loveland boy riding his bike towards Lucile Erwin Middle School on Tuesday has been charged with careless driving.Craig Brown, 53, of Littleton, was issued a citation on Thursday morning following a police investigation into the accident, which occurred at the intersection of Taft Avenue and 43rd Street.According to police, 12-year-old Tashawn Watson ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214741076/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 11:36:19 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214741076/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.-The National Weather Service has issued a red flag fire warning for southwest Colorado. The warning was issued Friday because of a forecast of high winds, low humidity and dry fuels. Forecasters say warm, dry and gusty weather is expected to continue into early next week. A red flag warning means critical fire conditions are expected or have already occurred and people need ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214739585/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:43:08 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214739585/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado Department of Transportation officials are reviewing the Interstate 70 construction zone on the east end of Glenwood Canyon following the second fatal car accident in the five-mile stretch during the past six ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214739691/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:54 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214739691/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 http://tinyurl.com/op25dn4 ), 17 local nonprofits will no longer be allowed to fill up with tax-free fuel, which allowed them to avoid an 18-cent federal gas tax and 23-cent state tax on each ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214738809/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 09:42:24 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214738809/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Clothing retailer H&M, which opened its first Colorado store on Denver's 16th Street Mall in 2011, is now planning to open its first location in Colorado Springs, The Gazette reports. The company hasn't made any announcement, but the architectural firm working on improvements to the Chapel Hills Mall told the newspaper H&M will be in the mall. H&M is expected to open later this year in ... http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214737539/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:18:28 -0400 http://www.coloradostar.com/index.php/sid/214737539/scat/b4ccecf6e97f1566