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Marijuana advocates worry about increased DUI enforcement Play Video
Posted 5 months 1 week ago by Andy Koen
Source: KOAA
Billboards and gas pumps in Colorado now carry a specific message warning drivers not to get behind the wheel if they've used marijuana or some other prescription drug. As part of the Heat is On campaign, the Colorado Department of Transportation notes that 16 percent of all traffic fatalities in past 5 years have involved a driver who was using drugs.
Sergeant Craig Simps… Click to Read More
DUI crackdown focuses on marijuana and prescription drugs Play Video
Posted 5 months 2 weeks ago by Andy Koen
Source: KOAA
As part of the current Heat is On impaired driving campaign, officers in our state are targeting drivers who use medical marijuana and prescription drugs before driving.
Posters such as the one pictured are being put up at gas pumps across the state warning drivers not to medicate and drive. There's also a public service announcement being broadcast on radio stations.
Statistics released by the Colorado State Patrol indicate that between the years 2006 and 2010, at least 411 p… Click to Read More
Racing through town: community impact of USA Pro Cycling Challenge Play Video
Posted 5 months 2 weeks ago by Andy Koen
Source: KOAA
An event the size of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge impacts the entire community from schools to businesses, even getting around town. The final leg of the Prologue went right down Colorado Avenue which put extra cars on streets not used to having them.
A great example was West Pikes Peak Avenue. The detour traffic put extra cars on the street right in front of West Elementary and Middle School.
Principal Terry Martinez says he made special arrangements with parents to pick up … Click to Read More
The time for fire mitigation is now Play Video
Posted 7 months 3 weeks ago by Jeannette Hynes
Source: News First 5
The Colorado Springs Fire Department has tested vegetation (fuel moisture) in the city and the department is finding a disturbing trend - we're drying out. Way out.
Firefighters say the situation is turning critical and conditions are mimicking what it was like in 2002, when the Hayman Fire burned 138,000 acres in several counties in Colorado.
Now is the time to take action to protect your home, especially if you live on the west side of Colorado Springs or any urban interfac… Click to Read More
The flurries are flying Play Video
Posted 8 months 4 weeks ago by Andy Koen
Source: News First 5
A spring snow storm brought a mix of rain and snow to communities across Southern Colorado Wednesday morning. Rain, snow and thunder are expected throughout the day with the heaviest snow falling in the mountains and higher elevations.
Despite the storm, the National Weather Service says we still need the moisture. Extreme and severe drought conditions still exist across Southeastern Colorado. Snowfall totals in Colorado Springs alone are 32 inches below the seasonal average and rainf… Click to Read More
State lawmakers telling schools to play Play Video
Posted 10 months 1 week ago by Jeannette Hynes
Source: News First 5, Associated Press
Colorado lawmakers from the House and Senate have reached an agreement on a bill that would require 30 minutes of exercise in elementary schools every day to help combat childhood obesity.
"It's a shame that there would need to be legislation requiring something that is so valuable and that is so readily available," says Edd Lukens, a father of two elementary-aged children and one preschooler.
Lukens says his children receive plenty of physical activity in school, from recess … Click to Read More
State DOW and Parks to combine Play Video
Posted 10 months 3 weeks ago by John Romero
Source: News First 5
Come this summer you may notice a few changes when visiting your favorite state parks and wildlife areas. The state Division of Wildlife and the State Parks Department are set to be merged into one department on July 1st. For the most part it all comes down to money. "Everyone knows the state's in a very difficult situation with its budget." explains Todd Hartman with the state Department of Natural Resources, "The Governor has asked us to fundamentally look at ways to make significant change… Click to Read More
Woodland Park power outage
Posted 11 months 2 days ago by Stefanie Boe
A transformer has blown in Woodland Park leaving people and businesses in the dark. The Woodland Park Police department is also without power. We're told it will take 45 minutes to an hour to repair. If you need emergency services, 911 will get you to the Teller County Sheriff's Office dispatch.
Civil union bill heads to committee in Colo. Senate Play Video
Posted 11 months 3 days ago by Jeannette Hynes
Source: News First 5
The Colorado State Senate is going to tackle civil unions. State Senate Bill 172 would give any couple who enters into a civil union specific legal benefits, protections, and responsibilities. The bill goes before the judiciary committee Monday.
"The goal is to make sure gay couples get treated the same as othe… Click to Read More
Authorities concerned for missing boy's safety
Posted 11 months 1 week ago by Jeannette Hynes
Source: News First 5
A six-year-old boy from North Carolina remains missing and authorities are concerned for his safety.
Last week, Durham, North Carolina, police asked the Teller County Sheriff's office to go to a home in Woodland Park to see if the boy was with his mom who had just moved to the area.
"They had some concerns and they wanted to verify that he was alive and well," says Sgt. Nick Olmsted, investigator with the Teller County Sheriff's Office.
The boy wasn't there and Olmsted… Click to Read More
