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• Obama administration: Cuts to cause flight delays

  February 22, 2013 12:57 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is warning that automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1 will result in travel delays at major airports and require traffic-disrupting shutdowns of air traffic control towers at smaller facilities. Transportation Secretary Ray La Hood says the across the board reductions will... more »

• The snow keeps falling Play Video

  February 11, 2012 6:35 PM

  The snowfall across Colorado Springs has been light but persistent, steadily falling since about 4:30 this morning. City, state and county snowplows have been out just as long clearing the snow and putting down anti-skid material on the roads. For the most part, the major roads are clear and... more »

• Crash at I-25 and Cimarron causing delays

  February 2, 2012 8:17 AM

  Colorado Springs Police are reporting a four-car crash on south-bound I-25 and Cimarron. They say there this is an injury crash. Two lanes of NB I-25 and one lane of SB is closed right now. Traffic is backing up so avoid the area if possible. We'll update... more »

• Crash on Fillmore; possible delays

  January 22, 2012 6:59 AM

  There could be some delays as you make you way out this morning. There was a single vehicle rollover on south bound I-25 a little after 3 this morning. The vehicle ripped part of the guard rail just north of the Fillmore exit. All occupants were taken... more »

• Platte Ave. construction delayed

  January 4, 2012 8:54 PM

  Construction and safety improvements along Platte Ave. in Colorado Springs have been put on hold through the Winter season. City officials say challenges with placing concrete in cold weather are part of the reason for the delay. Work is scheduled to continue sometime in mid-March to April of 2012 depending... more »

• Snow hampers flights

  December 22, 2011 4:46 PM

  Low visibility and airplane deicing are working against airline schedules at the Colorado Springs Airport. The airport is reporting several delays and even a handful of cancelled flights. Assistant Aviation Director John McGinley says all four of the cancelled flights were headed to and coming from Denver. Reports out... more »

• Closures and Delays for Tuesday

  December 6, 2011 7:09 AM

  2 Hour Delay: Fremont District RE-2 Lewis Palmer D-38 Primero School Pueblo D-70 Trinidad Schools Woodland Park District RE-2 Family Christ Monument Academy Charter School Pueblo D-60 CMCA/ The Vanguard School Hoehne School St. Therese Catholic School IntelliTec College St. John Neumann Catholic Church Colorado Springs Early Colleges Manitou... more »

• School delays

  February 3, 2011 11:12 PM

  School delays and closures are coming in late this evening. Monument Academy Charter School--- 2 hrs late, No AM kind/preschool Pueblo Christian Academy - Closed The McClelland School--2 hour delay Kinderkirk Preschool-- 2 hour delay/no AM preschool District 70 in Pueblo County was already closed... more »

• Emergency exercises planned at Peterson AFB

  January 7, 2011 3:17 PM

  Members of the 21st Space Wing will conduct emergency response exercises from January 10 to 14 at Peterson Air Force Base. The exercises may cause delays at the gate. There will also be some traffic disruption and possible other delays where the exercise are taking place. more »

• Flight delays cost passengers $16.7B

  October 19, 2010 8:58 AM

  A government-funded study says airline flight delays cost passengers a lot more than grief - $16.7 billion more, to be precise. That's the price a study delivered Monday to the Federal Aviation Administration puts on the cost to passengers for flight delays in 2007. That was the latest year... more »

• Colorado thunderstorms mess up airline schedules

  July 9, 2010 10:39 AM

  Denver-area thunderstorms appear to be to blame for the majority of three-hour or longer tarmac delays in May, the first month under a new rule banning lengthy waits on grounded planes. The government says five flights were stuck on the tarmac for three hours or more in May. Four... more »

• US Airways says storms cost it $30M in lost sales

  March 3, 2010 10:04 AM

  US Airways Group Inc. says severe winter storms in February caused $30 million in lost sales as the carrier had to cancel thousands of flights and suspend operations for six days at three major East Coast airports. The airline said Wednesday it canceled 7.1 percent of its flights last month... more »

• School delays for Friday morning

  December 3, 2009 9:50 PM

  Colorado Springs Charter Academy is on a two hour delay for Friday morning. There will also be no morning Kindergarten or preschool. Swallows Charter Academy in Pueblo will be CLOSED Friday--but that closure is due to sewer issues NOT the weather. more »

• Accidents cause slowdown on I-25

  November 26, 2009 3:11 PM

  Several accidents caused slowdowns on I-25, early Thursday afternoon. The accidents were in the northbound lanes near Interquest Parkway and North Gate. State Patrol says that the injuries were minor, but the backups were major. Traffic was cleared up shortly after 2p.m. more »

• Thursday morning closings and delays

  October 21, 2009 7:27 PM

  Banning Lewis Ranch Academy : 2 hour delay Big Sandy in Elbert County is closed. Calhan School District RJ1 is canceling school Thursday. Catholic Elementary Schools in Colorado Springs : ST. Peter's - Monument - 2 Hour Delay - a.m. Pre-School -cancelled Colorado Springs Christian Schools: CSCS -... more »

• Weather in Colorado Springs causing some closures and delays

  October 11, 2009 9:53 AM

  Pikes Peak Park Baptist Church in Colorado Springs cancelled morning activities. Fellowship of the Rockies on 8th Street in Colorado Springs cancelled first services, second service is pending. First Baptist Church -Black Forest will only have 10:45 a.m. morning services. First Southern Baptist Church in Colorado Springs... more »

• Researchers warn of more flight delays

  October 8, 2009 9:37 AM

  A Brookings Institution report suggests frequent flyers should get used to arriving later as flight delays increase. The report released Thursday says lengthy airline delays are twice as common now as in 1990 and will get worse as the economy recovers. The researchers said much of the problem is due... more »