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• 5 year old hit by race car on Pike's Peak treated, released Play Video

  August 10, 2012 9:08 PM

  The five year old girl hit by a race car at the summit of Pikes Peak during practice races for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been released from Memorial hospital, treated for non-life threatening injuries. It happened around 9:30 Friday morning; a race car driver was finishing... more »

• Pueblo child hit on street that shouldn't have heavy traffic

  August 7, 2012 7:38 PM

  A child hit by a car this morning on West 16th in Pueblo while walking to school is doing okay this evening. He's still shaken, and so are some witnesses. "We saw him get hit and go over the car like that," said Jerry Jaramillo, a witness on the... more »

• Cyclist ticketed after hit by car

  August 6, 2012 1:38 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A Boulder bicyclist has been given a ticket after being hit by a car. Boulder police say the accident happened Saturday when the unidentified man tried to cross a highway. Police say he did not have the right of way. According to the Boulder Daily Camera,... more »

• Flags at half staff for fallen officer

  June 2, 2012 9:40 AM

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - An Englewood police officer killed in a hit-and-run collision has been posthumously awarded the rank of detective. Hundreds of people applauded as 39-year-old Jeremy Bitner was awarded the rank at a memorial service Friday. Bitner died after he and a motorist he had pulled over were... more »

• Teen dies in hit and run

  May 4, 2012 1:45 AM

  A 14 year old boy has died in a hit and run crash. It happened on Circle Drive, near the intersection of Circle and Airport near 8:30 Thursday night. Colorado Springs police say the boy was running on the sidewalk on Circle, tripped and fell, then ran across... more »

• Denver officer hit by car

  February 27, 2012 8:19 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Denver police officer is in serious condition after he was struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop. Police say the accident occurred after the officer stopped a vehicle early Monday. He was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, the driver of the... more »

• Hit and run on Dominion Way

  January 20, 2012 7:33 AM

  Colorado Springs Police are reporting a hit and run. It happened a little after 1 a.m. on Dominion Way. That's near Dublin and Academy. Investigators say one person was hit by a car and then fled the scene. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital, but condition... more »

• Pigeon causes power outage in Greeley

  July 30, 2011 12:07 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A pigeon that flew into a Greeley power line left thousands without power and even put lights on the blink at the Weld County Fair. The pigeon collision happened Friday morning when three power lines were damaged after the bird flew into a power line.... more »

• Roadworker hit by angry driver

  July 21, 2011 8:37 AM

  A driver is facing charges after deputies say he hit a road worker in El Paso County. The sheriff's office says 70 year-old Harrison Wayne Holmes of Colorado Springs became angry with the wait time on Judge Orr Road yesterday. He began arguing with one worker and attempted... more »

• 'Rio' speaks louder than 'Madea,' repeats at No. 1

  April 24, 2011 5:50 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anne Hathaway and Jake Eisenberg's talking birds have edged out Tyler Perry's sass-talking grandma at the weekend box office. Hathaway and Eisenberg's animated family adventure "Rio" took in $26.8 million to remain the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.... more »

• I-25 police car escapee dies, father arrested

  October 14, 2010 1:10 PM

  The handcuffed prisoner who managed to unbuckle his seat belt, open the door of a CSPD car and roll into traffic on I-25 Tuesday afternoon, has died of the injuries he suffered when he was hit by a car. John Winkler, 20, died Thursday morning, according to Sgt. Steve... more »

• Family sues after son hit by fly ball

  September 3, 2010 8:34 PM

  The New Mexico Supreme Court is allowing a family to sue because their son was hit in the head by a ball during batting practice before an Albuquerque Isotopes game. The court on Friday outlined a new legal standard in New Mexico for determining the liability of owners and operators... more »

• Zebras run loose in California community

  August 16, 2010 10:39 AM

  California sheriff's deputies worked to corral two zebras roaming the streets of the Sacramento suburb of Carmichael Saturday night. At least one of the animals was wounded when it ran into traffic, striking a car. Tim Tanaka took charge by roping off an area to keep the animal... more »

• 2 missing after barge capsizes duck boat in Philly

  July 8, 2010 8:46 AM

  Searchers are plying the murky waters of the Delaware River for two passengers missing from an amphibious Philadelphia sightseeing boat that was struck by a barge, flipped over and sank. Police say the 37 people aboard the six-wheeled duck boat were tossed overboard Wednesday when the barge hit it... more »

• Claim: Fountain City Councilman hit me in the face

  June 9, 2010 5:56 PM

  A dispute over a new medical marijuana ordinance in Fountain has lead to allegations a city council member punched a citizen in the face. Former council member Al Lender says current councilman Harold Thompson assaulted him after Lender confronted him. The argument started over the new ordinance adopted... more »

• Natural gas line blast in Texas investigated

  June 8, 2010 8:16 AM

  Authorities are investigating a natural gas explosion in rural north Texas that killed one utility worker. Officials are trying to find out how a utility crew hit a large natural gas line Monday afternoon, sending a massive fireball into he area. Johnson County's emergency management coordinator, Jack Snow,... more »

• Colorado elementary school student run over by bus

  April 30, 2010 1:24 PM

  Authorities say a 12-year-old student is in critical condition after being run over by a school bus. Denver police spokesman Lt. Matt Murray says it appears the student missed the bus Friday morning and was running alongside it and pounding on the back of bus to get the driver's... more »

• Tree hit by lightning

  April 20, 2010 8:12 PM

  Fire crews are taking down a tree that was hit by lightning on Old Dutch Mill Road. That's near Chestnut and Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. There are no reports of injuries, but neighbors are experiencing a power outage. We have a crew on the scene and... more »

• Police rule tackle football death an "accident"

  December 30, 2009 11:42 AM

  The Pueblo Police Department has ruled the death of a 16-year old on Dec. 20, was a tragic accident. Jayme McNamara collapsed while playing tackle football with friends at Drew Dix park. The coroner ruled the teen died from a torn aorta, as the result of significant chest trauma. Police... more »

• Office football rivalry turns into internet hit

  October 30, 2009 2:24 PM

  Dunder Mifflin isn't the only company with office hijinks. A Wisconsin business has parlayed a football rivalry into an on-line spoof worthy of NBC's "The Office." "The banks of the St. Croix River" reads the narrator on the company video. This isn't Scranton, PA. "It's where... more »

• Seven year-old hit by deer while playing football

  October 13, 2009 9:55 AM

  A 7 year-old Ohio boy playing a game of backyard football was tackled by a deer. Brandon Hiles says he encountered the buck when the ball rolled into woods while he was playing with friends Saturday in Wintersville, about 125 miles east of Columbus. The boy says the buck ran... more »

• AFA cadets honored for saving lives

  October 7, 2009 6:03 PM

  Four Air Force Academy cadets swam out in a riptide in Panama to save three people from drowning. In a separate incident, two cadets gave first aid to a man they saw get hit by a train. The six cadets credited with saving lives received special recognition from the... more »