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• Update: Woodland Park officer involved shooting

  January 23, 2013 12:15 AM

  Both eastbound lanes along Highway 24 in Woodland Park have been reopened following an officer involved shooting Tuesday afternoon. Around 2:30 p.m., an officer with the Woodland Park Police Department attempted to pull over an older model Saturn station wagon heading east on 24 near Wal-Mart. While attempting... more »

• Fatal crash in Fremont County

  January 2, 2013 11:38 PM

  One person is dead and two others injured after their SUV rolled on Highway 50 west of Pueblo. Colorado State Patrol tells us the driver of the vehicle lost control of the car and rolled it into the median just after 6:30 this evening. The car flipped several times.... more »

• State Patrol forced to address anti-gay culture after former patrol captain admits he's gay

  July 18, 2012 8:18 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado State Patrol has been ordered to change its policies after an administrative law judge found the patrol fostered an anti-gay culture. The changes were ordered after a former patrol captain admitted he was gay during a polygraph exam. The judge says the questioning was out... more »

• Colorado traffic deaths without seat belts rising

  May 21, 2012 7:57 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The number of people killed in Colorado traffic accidents while not wearing seat belts is up. The State Patrol says 187 people not wearing seat belts died in Colorado crashes last year, up from 164 in 2010. The State Patrol released the numbers while announcing a "Click... more »

• Buckle up or you could get a citation

  April 2, 2012 6:45 PM

  It's a push to get rural folks to wear their seat belts. The Colorado State Patrol along with 29 other rural law enforcement agencies will be writing citations during their "Click It or Ticket" program. It started Monday and will run through Easter Sunday. Sixty percent of the... more »

• UPDATE: missing child found in El Paso County with injuries

  January 28, 2012 3:22 PM

  Crews in El Paso County have found a missing child. Lt. Lari Sevene, a spokesperson with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, the child was found with some cuts and abrasions just after 1:00 p.m., and is being transported for medical treatment. No word on the extent of the... more »

• Authorities looking for missing child in El Paso County

  January 28, 2012 3:03 PM

  Crews in El Paso County are searching for a missing child. According to the El Paso county Sheriff's office, State Patrol passed a woman along I-25 near the Pueblo county line around 8:30 Saturday morning. Sheriff's deputies say her car was pulled over, and she looked like she was... more »

• Highway 50 homeless camper arrested Play Video

  January 18, 2012 8:17 PM

  A man who's been living along Highway 50, near Fowler, is now under arrest. News 5 caught up with Roy Gleiter in December, after he had been in the area for a few months. He stopped in eastern Pueblo County last summer while making his way across the country; he... more »

• Pueblo man killed in crash

  December 10, 2011 7:45 AM

  State Patrol is investigating a crash that killed one man last night. A 32 year-old Pueblo man is dead after State Patrol says he was ejected from his Silverado shortly before 9 last night. Troopers say it happened on the Highway 50 business loop, about a mile west... more »

• Park County rollover kills one

  November 13, 2011 11:05 AM

  A father of two is dead after a rollover accident in Park County Saturday afternoon. State Troopers say a family hit an ice patch on Highway 9, outside of Hartsel. 24 year-old Joy Springer was driving; she lost control, and the truck she was driving rolled. She was... more »

• Denver's Lincoln Park re-opens after Occupy Rally removal

  October 15, 2011 3:40 PM

  Following arrests and several protest rallies the Colorado State Patrol has now been able to reopen Lincoln Park, also known as Veteran's Park in Denver. The park was closed in the wake of the Occupy Wall Street, Denver affiliation group was forcibly removed from the park on Friday. After protesters... more »

• Photo from scene where fugitives were caught

  August 10, 2011 1:11 PM

  This is a photo from where the Doughtery siblings were caught this morning. This is south bound I-25 at mile marker 52 near Walsenburg. In the distance you can see a white car on the guardrail. Several law enforcement agencies remain on scene. more »

• Southbound I-25 in Monument backed up due to accident

  July 15, 2011 5:26 PM

  Emergency crews from Tri-Lakes and Colorado State Patrol are working to clear an accident on Southbound I-25 near mile marker 161 south of Monument hill. initial reports that a motorcycle had lost control but crews on scene are dealing with a car and a motorcycle involved in the accident. There... more »

• Coroner: Teller Co. body found not a suicide

  July 11, 2011 12:47 AM

  Investigations continued through the weekend at a home on Elk Lane in Teller County, just southwest of Woodland Park. That's where deputies found a body Friday. Teller County Coroner Al Born tells News First 5 that it was a person who lived in the Pikes Peak region and that... more »

• UPDATE: Body found in Teller Co., victim lived in Pikes Peak region

  July 10, 2011 5:01 PM

  Investigators continue into investigate human remains found in Teller County Friday. The body was found off of Elk Lane, just outside of Woodland Park. Teller County Sheriff's office is working with Colorado Bureau of Investigations as well as State Patrol. Troopers released a statement Saturday saying they're confirming deputies... more »

• Teller County Sheriff's Deputies discover body in rural area

  July 9, 2011 3:08 PM

  Teller County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspicious death and a missing persons report in the county just outside of Woodland Park on Elk Lane. The Sheriff's Office has not released any official information and a statement from the Sheriff's Office is not expected before late this afternoon. News... more »

• *CSP to be explained on webinar

  June 29, 2011 2:47 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol will answer questions online next Wednesday related to the *CSP system. Coloradans have been asked to report aggressive or drunk drivers for years by calling *CSP on their cell phones. A state trooper will run through the process, talking about where the calls go and... more »

• CO hit-and-run driver tried to swim away

  June 26, 2011 6:14 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - Police say a woman suspected of causing a fatal crash in Longmont Saturday fled the scene on foot and then tried to swim away from authorities in a nearby lake. Colorado State Patrol believes 32-year-old Lisa Norton is to blame for a head-on collision Saturday... more »

• Man who gave trooper the finger won't face charges

  May 28, 2011 2:10 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A harassment charge has been dropped in the case of a Colorado man who gave a state trooper the finger in April. Saying it's free speech to give officers the finger, the Colorado State Patrol said in a statement late Friday that it asked the case... more »

• Parents buckle those kids in or else...

  May 22, 2011 6:27 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado State Patrol and more than 100 law enforcement agencies across the state next week will pay extra close attention to seat belt and child passenger safety laws. Next week's stepped-up enforcement is part of a national campaign to get people to buckle up, and it... more »

• CSP investigates fatal accident from Saturday morning

  May 15, 2011 3:19 PM

  Shortly before 1:50 A.M. Saturday morning, a pickup truck was traveling northbound on Interstate 25 approximately 17 miles north of Trinidad when it drifted off the left side of the roadway. Colorado State Patrol states a vehicle left the road it spun out of control and rolled multiple times into... more »

• Late night crash in Pueblo County sends boy to hospital

  May 7, 2011 4:45 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a serious accident that sent a 12 year old boy to the hospital in Pueblo County. The accident is being treated as a hit and run accident resulting in a vehicular assault charge involving serious bodily injury. The accident occurred at around 11:00... more »

• State Patrol wants motorcycle riders to get training

  April 17, 2011 10:28 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado State Patrol are encouraging motorcycle riders to get professional training before they hit the road. CDOT and CSP point to certain statistics that show lack of training among motorcycle riders causes many motorcycle fatalities. Supporting statistics from the Colorado State... more »

• Semi-trailer jack-knifes on I-25 NB Raton Pass

  April 17, 2011 3:14 PM

  Colorado State Patrol tells News First 5 that a semi-tractor trailer has jack-knifed on I-25 Northbound over Raton Pass near mile marker 8. Crews are responding to the scene to help move the truck and trailer from the roadway. There are no reported injuries at this time. more »

• Two people seriously hurt in rollover north of Pueblo

  April 6, 2011 2:26 AM

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a serious single-car rollover at mile marker 105 on I-25, between the Pueblo West and Eagleridge exits. It happened shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday. State Trooper Mark Parsons says the car was traveling southbound when it rolled. A man and a woman... more »

• Crash on I-25 north of Pueblo

  April 6, 2011 1:50 AM

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a serious single-car rollover at mile marker 105 on I-25, between the Pueblo West and Eagleridge exits. It happened shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday. State Trooper Mark Parsons says the car was traveling southbound when it rolled. A man and a woman... more »

• Victim identified in Canon City crash

  March 30, 2011 11:18 PM

  State Patrol investigators say 46 year old Catherine Meeks died in a crash near Canon City Wednesday afternoon. Investigators say her car hit a tree and a fence on Poplar Ave. off Highway 115. They're looking into whether a medical condition may have triggered the crash. Meeks was not... more »

• 4 people hurt in crash near Walsenburg

  March 4, 2011 10:30 PM

  State Patrol investigators say a driver may have been driving too fast on a slushy, wet I-25 Friday afternoon, causing a serious two car accident. It happened six miles south of Walsenburg on I-25 near milepost 43. A southbound 2003 Toyota Sequoia spun into the center median, across the... more »

• Highway 160 closed in both directions

  February 7, 2011 5:09 PM

  Highway 160 near La Veta is closed in both directions right now due to white out conditions and two jackknifed semi's. State Patrol says the road is closed so crews can clean up the accidents. Once it's open, you'll want to use extreme caution. more »

• Cops heating up DUI patrols over Super Bowl weekend

  February 6, 2011 6:15 AM

  Law enforcement agencies across Colorado have stepped up drunk driving enforcement efforts during the Super Bowl weekend. Additional officers will be on patrol until early Monday morning. As of Saturday evening, 55 people had already been arrested for drunk driving statewide. Of those arrests, 12 were reported by the... more »

• Apply now for State Patrol Youth Academy

  February 4, 2011 5:35 PM

  The 2011 Colorado State Patrol Youth Academy will be held in Golden June 12-18th. The free academy is open to Colorado students ages 16-18 who are juniors or seniors in high school. Participants will be involved in leadership development through team exercises and individual achievements. The Youth Academy... more »

• State Patrol report on the roads

  January 19, 2011 9:13 PM

  We just talked to Colorado State Patrol: The Pueblo area remains bad. Issues on Highway 50 from Pueblo Blvd. to Pueblo West. There have been many slide off's and at least one crash. There have been some accidents between the Springs and Pueblo--from mile post 122 all the way... more »

• Latest numbers on DUI related arrests and deaths released

  January 7, 2011 7:38 PM

  Between November 23rd and Jan 3rd, law enforcement agencies all across Colorado conducted arrests of 1,556 people for driving impaired. During the same period 41 people were killed on Colorado roadways with 14 0f those fatal accidents being linked to alcohol. The report states that alcohol related fatalities are... more »

• UPDATE: CSP investigating a fatal accident in Penrose

  January 2, 2011 5:04 PM

  The Colorado State patrol is currently investigating a fatal single vehicle accident that took the life of a 17 year old unidentified girl in Penrose at around 9:50am Sunday. A State Patrol spokesperson tells NewsFirst5 that a 1996 Ford Mustang traveling east on 4th street in Penrose lost control, sending... more »

• Fatal single vehicle accident in Penrose

  January 2, 2011 3:07 PM

  Colorado State Patrol and emergency crews are on the scene of a fatal single vehicle traffic accident on 4th street in Penrose this afternoon. Flight for life services were called but turned back when the victim died from their injuries at the scene. The details are still coming in as... more »

• Interstate now open after deadly accident

  December 29, 2010 10:57 PM

  One person is dead after a crash 7 miles north of Pueblo on Interstate 25. The northbound side of the interstate from milemarker 110 (Pinon) to milemarker 114 (Young Hollow) was shut down for five hours. A truck with a trailer was traveling southbound at milemarker 114, it's not... more »

• UPDATE: Suspect of Christmas Day high speed chase captured

  December 26, 2010 4:09 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have just confirmed that Nicholas Tumblin, the suspect that led Colorado Springs Police Officers and Colorado State Patrol Troopers on a high speed chase through southwest Colorado Springs then south on the interstate to Pueblo has been captured in nearly the same area where chase began. ... more »

• Colorado State Patrol reports a fatal accident on Hwy 115

  December 17, 2010 9:45 AM

  Colorado State Patrol is reporting that a fatal accident has occurred on Colorado State Highway 115 in Fremont County South of Hwy 50 near Florence. The accident was a head on collision that took place at around 5:50 AM at mile marker 22. HWY 115 is reported to be closed... more »

• Man walking on interstate is killed near Walsenberg

  November 21, 2010 7:02 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating an auto-pedestrian accident resulting in one minor injury and one fatal injury that occurred on Interstate 25, 1 mile north of Walsenburg. A 2003 Saturn Ion was traveling southbound on Interstate 25. A pedestrian, wearing dark clothing, was walking southbound, approximately six feet in... more »

• CSP Investigating Fatal Traffic Accident

  October 31, 2010 12:04 PM

  Colorado State Patrol has released it's partial investigation findings on a fatal traffic accident that occurred at approximately 4:40pm Saturday evening. Fountain Police and Emergency crews responded to the report of a two car traffic accident at the intersection of Fontaine Blvd and Marksheffel Road involving a yellow Hummer H2... more »

• UPDATE: I-25 rollover

  October 28, 2010 10:45 PM

  Update: All lanes are back open. Colorado State Patrol says southbound I-25 is closed at mile marker 132 because of a rollover. That's near Widefield/Security area. The vehicle went into a ditch on the side of the road. The driver was trapped but is now out. We'll bring... more »

• Trooper pleads guilty to driving drunk

  September 27, 2010 7:19 PM

  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado State trooper has pleaded guilty to driving drunk while on duty and has been sentenced to 10 days in jail. David Dolan also pleaded guilty Monday in Douglas County Court in Castle Rock to prohibited use of a weapon. The 48-year-old trooper... more »

• Traffic fatalities down over summer in Colorado

  September 13, 2010 7:25 PM

  Preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation shows a 5 percent decrease in the number of alcohol-related fatalities this year between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. CDOT reports 47 people were killed this summer in alcohol-related crashes, compared to 55 last summer. DUI arrests were also down 12... more »

• Judge weighs lawsuit against Colorado State Patrol

  September 13, 2010 8:36 AM

  A judge is weighing a lawsuit against the Colorado State Patrol that alleges a trooper's high-speed pursuit of a suspect was the reason for a crash that killed a pregnant woman's unborn child. Mesa County Judge David Bottger will determine after a four-day hearing in April whether the lawsuit... more »

• Wyoming football player killed in Colorado crash

  September 7, 2010 8:36 AM

  Authorities say a pickup drifted off a Colorado highway and crashed, killing a University of Wyoming football player and injuring three teammates. The Colorado State Patrol says Ruben Narcisse, 19, of Miami was killed in the crash early Monday. Trey Fox, 19, of Glenwood Springs, Christian Morgan,18, of Aurora,... more »

• Accident at Fontaine and Security

  August 17, 2010 11:45 PM

  According to State Patrol one person has been airlifted to the hospital after a two car accident at the intersection of Fontaine and Security in Colorado Springs. Two other people involved in the accident have been transported by ambulance to the hospital as well. more »

• PERA solvency review due today

  August 16, 2010 9:13 AM

  Colorado lawmakers are getting an update on the health of the state employee retirement plan. The legislature cut benefits this year to keep the plan from going broke. Under the new law retirees got no cost of living increase this year instead of the normal 3.5 percent increase. ... more »

• Hundreds arrested during DUI crackdown

  July 9, 2010 5:54 PM

  More than 600 arrests were made in Colorado from July 1 through 6 during the Heat Is On campaign. The State Patrol participated along with 76 local law enforcement agencies. The idea was to get drunk drivers off the road during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. During that... more »

• Fatal accident east of Colorado Springs

  June 5, 2010 5:06 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a one car fatal accident on Highway 94 near Blaney Road east of Colorado Springs. The State Patrol got the call from El Paso County Sheriff's Office just before 1:00 pm Saturday. They found the body of a man in a 1998 Silver... more »

• State Patrol issues report on dispatch delay

  May 18, 2010 5:44 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol has taken administrative action against four employees involved in an episode last December that lead to the death of a motorist on Interstate 25 between Colorado Springs and Pueblo. In the early morning hours of December 17, 2009, a call came in about a crash... more »

• One person killed in Peyton traffic crash

  May 12, 2010 10:25 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash that happened late last night at the intersection of Curtis and Jones roads. Investigators say two vehicles were involved. One death has been confirmed, and two other people were transported to Memorial Hospital in unknown condition. Alcohol and drugs... more »

• Highway 24 now open near Florissant

  April 4, 2010 9:26 AM

  Highway 24 is currently is now open between Divide and Florissant after a serious two vehicle traffic accident. The Colorado State Patrol says the accident happened just after 5:00 a.m. Sunday when a pickup truck going east crossed the center line and collided head on with an oncoming Toyota... more »

• Tweeting about emergencies

  March 16, 2010 8:07 PM

  When a building at the Berkshire Apartments caught fire last Thursday, Colorado Springs Firefighters "tweeted" about it. It was one of the first major calls to be put on their new Twitter page. "We're able to get out some realtime emergency incident information not only to the news but... more »

• Highway 115 reopened after fatal accident

  February 13, 2010 12:49 PM

  Two soldiers from Fort Carson have been killed and another is in critical condition after a head on collision on State Highway 115 south of Colorado Springs. Highway 115 was closed for over 4 hours. At about 5:15 a.m. Saturday, a black Audi sedan crossed over the center line and... more »

• Multi-car crashes shut down I-25

  January 29, 2010 10:02 PM

  Updated .... I-25 is now back open, after a series of accidents shut down both northbound and southbound lanes for several hours. The crashes happened just south of the South Academy exit. The State Patrol says there were actually three separate crashes, all in the same vicinity. Someone stopped... more »