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Colorado Springs students react to Trump's involuntary collection of defaulted student loans

1 day ago | koaa.com | Peter Choi

COLORADO SPRINGS — The U.S. Department of Education announced Monday that it will begin collections on defaulted loans starting May 5. It said more than five million borrowers have not made a monthly payment in over 360 days and sit in default.
Colorado Springs City Council changes public comment rules

2 days ago | koaa.com | Alasyn Zimmerman

COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado Springs City Council has changed how and when community members can give public comment for items not on the regular agenda during city council meetings. Previously, the open-ended public comment was limited to three minutes per person for one hour, generally towards the beginning of the meeting. The three minute and one hour limit will not be changing, but now public comment will be held at the end of council's meeting.
'Certainly sorrowful,' Students in Colorado Springs mourn Pope Francis' death

2 days ago | koaa.com | Peter Choi

COLORADO SPRINGS — Pope Francis' death sent many Catholic community members in Colorado Springs into mourning. They gathered for Mass on Monday at St. John Henry Newman Chapel & Catholic Student Center. News5 met Zavier Morales there. He's a student at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. "Certainly sorrowful. It did hit me like a truck," said Morales. He says Catholic faith has been a part of his whole life, guiding him to who he is today.
Opponents of Trump gather in Denver for second 'Hands Off!' protest

3 days ago | koaa.com | Robert Garrison

DENVER — Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk rallied on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol building Saturday for a second 'Hands Off!' protest. Several groups organized Saturday’s rally, which came two weeks after similar demonstrations took place in Colorado and around the country.
Denver's Civic Center Park packed as annual Mile High 420 Festival kicks off

3 days ago | koaa.com | Robert Garrison

DENVER — The Mile High 420 Festival drew cannabis enthusiasts from all over to Denver’s Civic Center Park on Sunday. The annual Denver festival marks marijuana culture's high holiday but started years ago as a protest for legalization. The origins of the date and the term "420" generally are murky. However, the prevailing explanation is that it started in the 1970s with a group of California high school friends who would meet up at 4:20 p.m. to smoke a joint.
Remembering the victims | Sunday marks 26 years since the Columbine High School shooting

3 days ago | koaa.com | Robert Garrison

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — Sunday marks 26 years since the shocking tragedy of the Columbine High School shooting, the worst the nation had seen at the time. Twelve students and a teacher were killed when two gunmen attacked the Jefferson County school on April 20, 1999. The youngest killed in the attack was Steven Curnow, 14. The oldest was teacher Dave Sanders, 47, who shepherded students out of the cafeteria to safety and was shot as he tried to get students upstairs into classrooms.
Monday will be warm and breezy, daily shower chances in the week ahead

3 days ago | koaa.com | Casey Dorn

Tonight's Forecast:Weak energy moving off the mountains leads to an increase in cloud cover during the dinnertime period along the southern Front Range. Showers will mostly stay confined to the foothills, Monument Hill, and parts of Teller County. Low humidity values mean virga will be the main thing of note on the plains. Clouds should clear late this evening with a temps falling to freezing on most of I-25. This should be the last freeze for at least several weeks for many parts of the area.
Storm Recap: How much snow fell in southern Colorado

4 days ago | koaa.com | Casey Dorn

Southern Colorado was impacted by a strong spring storm from Friday, April 18th to Saturday, April 19th. The storm brought significant moisture to the southern I-25 corridor, the central and southern mountains, the upper Arkansas River Valley, and some to the San Luis Valley.
Snowmelt sunshine on Easter Sunday with isolated morning black ice on the roads

4 days ago | koaa.com | Casey Dorn

Tonight's Forecast:Low pressure in New Mexico that brought us our spring storm will pivot east and northeast tonight. This will keep clouds over the region until early Saturday morning, with spotty low-impact snow showers possible in the southern mountains through around 10:00PM. Overnight, skies will clear west to east. This will lead to a cold evening with lows in the teens and 20s. Wet roads will ice over again - if your driveway, sidewalk, or road is wet now, expect some black ice late tonight.
Construction on Dublin Boulevard with overnight road closures starting Tuesday

5 days ago | koaa.com | James Gavato

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Dublin Boulevard Improvements project starts Tuesday with overnight road closures, according to the City of Colorado Springs. The closure will be on Dublin Boulevard from Black Forest Road/Shimmering Creek Drive to Peterson Road. You can view the overnight closures below: Tuesday, April 22: 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.Wednesday, April 23: 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.The city says these safety closures are necessary while crews move travel lanes and set concrete barriers.