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Bear tranquilized, removed from Colorado Springs tree

Posted 8:10 PM 5/19/2013 by Zach Thaxton

Colorado Springs Fire Department crews and members of Colorado Parks and Wildlife worked together Sunday to remove a black bear from a high perch in a tree at the intersection of Chelton Road and Claremont Street in central Colorado Springs. The bear drew a large crowd of onlookers and (More)

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Update: Highway 50 back open after accident

Posted 6:28 PM 5/19/2013 by Monica Gouty

All lanes of Highway 50 have reopened following a motorcycle accident late this afternoon, east of Pueblo. The state patrol says a motorcycle crashed just after 4:00 p.m. between Fowler and Manzanola. The highway was closed in both directions for a time while emergency officials were on scene.

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Hwy. 50 closed east of Pueblo due to accident

Posted 4:33 PM 5/19/2013 by Monica Gouty

A one car crash has closed Hwy. 50 near mile marker 378, near Fowler. According to State Patrol both directions are currently closed while the accident is cleaned up and investigated. It's not known yet if anyone was injured in the accident or how it may have happened. News 5 will update this story as new information is released.

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18-year-old Canon City girl found safe after being reported missing

Posted 2:42 PM 5/19/2013 by Zach Thaxton

An 18-year-old Cañon City woman who reportedly vanished in the overnight hours Saturday into Sunday has been found safe and there is no longer a need for public assistance in locating her.

Katlyn McKinney was reported missing Sunday morning after she failed to return home from a (More)

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Grain futures mixed, livestock prices fall

Posted 2:42 PM 5/19/2013 by Adam Knapik

CHICAGO (AP) - Grains futures were mixed Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 4.5 cents to $6.8325 a bushel; July corn rose 11.25 cents to $6.5275 a bushel; July oats slipped 2.25 cents to $3.755 a bushel; while July soybeans jumped 21 cents to $14.485 a (More)

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18-year-old Canon City girl vanished, police seeking public's help

Posted 1:10 PM 5/19/2013 by Jacqui Heinrich, jheinrich@koaa.com

Fremont County Sheriff's Deputies say an 18-year-old Canon City woman is missing and may be in danger.

Katlyn McKinney was reported missing Sunday morning after she failed to return home from a friend's house late Saturday night. McKinney, who rarely goes outside after dark and is (More)

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Lightning causes two wildfires off Highway 9

Posted 11:18 AM 5/19/2013 by Jacqui Heinrich, jheinrich@koaa.com

The Fremont County Sheriff's Office is reporting lightning strikes started two small wildfires off Highway 9 Saturday evening, approximately 4 miles north of US 50.

Twenty personnel from the Fremont County Sheriff's Office, Tallahassee, and Deer Mountain fire departments worked a (More)

Animals/Pets

Pet on the Web- Susie Q and Tootsie

Posted 8:28 AM 5/19/2013 by Jeff Langan

Meet Susie Q and Tootsie!

They are a bonded pair of spayed terriers. Susie Q is 11 and Tootsie is 10.

The girls have been together their whole lives, and are looking for a home where they can stay together.

Their adoption fee is $67 for both, and each dog gets a voucher for a (More)

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Three injured during knife fight in Colorado Springs

Posted 11:05 PM 5/18/2013 by Tony Spehar

Three men were sent to the hospital after a knife fight in Colorado Springs on Saturday night.

Just before 10 p.m. police were called to the area of Cimarron Street and I-25. Officers tell News 5 three men who were walking along the trails beneath the overpass got into an argument. All (More)

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Mother of missing Colorado Springs teen still searching for clues

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Posted 10:58 PM 5/18/2013 by Tony Spehar - tspehar@koaa.com

It's been over seven-months since Kara Nichols, 19, disappeared after leaving her Colorado Springs home, but her mother isn't giving up hope.

On Saturday afternoon Julia Nichols and a group of friends posted fliers downtown asking for help finding her daughter. Kara Nichols was last seen (More) • Video (1)