Author: Mackenzie Bodell
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4 displaced in Colorado Springs fire Saturday morning; no injuries reported
At least four residents will be displaced after flames broke out in a duplex near Old Colorado City Saturday morning, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Fire officials said several calls reporting heavy smoke and fire coming from a unit in the 400 block of Olive Street started coming in around 11:15 a.m. Nearly…
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UCCS shooting trial: Nicholas Jordan found guilty, gets life in prison without parole
The man accused of killing two people last year in a dorm room at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole Wednesday after five days of trial in the 4th Judicial District. Nicholas Jordan, 25, was accused of shooting and killing Celie Rain…
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Colorado Springs Fire Department responds to high-angle rescue off Gold Camp Road
One person was extricated from a vehicle in a high-angle rescue off Gold Camp Road Saturday, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Just before 11 a.m., the Fire Department announced on social media that rescue efforts involving “numerous apparatus and crews” were underway to rescue one patient. The department further reported that there were…
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Man left to die slowly with broken ribs in southern Colorado jail, lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit filed Thursday in connection with an April 2023 jail death in Huerfano County lists more than a dozen defendants who allegedly caused or contributed to the death of 69-year-old Michael Burch while he was in custody. Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC and The Law Offices of Adam J. Schultz filed the lawsuit on behalf of…
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High winds knock over at least 5 vehicles on I-25, Colorado State Patrol reports
Strong and damaging wind gusts in southern Colorado knocked over multiple semitrailers on Interstate 25 Tuesday, according to Colorado State Patrol. Trooper Sherri Mendez told The Gazette she has seen five reported rollovers as of 3:30 p.m. A majority were reported near Walsenburg — an area that National Weather Service in Pueblo said consistently reports…
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‘I want my Colorado back’: Teller County sheriff to run for Colorado governor
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Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell is joining the 2026 Colorado gubernatorial race with plans to tackle several issues. His focuses will be on the budget shortfall, housing affordability issues, immigration policies and crime trends if elected all while emphasizing the need for local control and effective leadership. Mikesell is one of 10 Republican candidates in…
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Pedestrian struck and killed by bus near Broadmoor World Arena Thursday
A pedestrian was killed Thursday afternoon after being run over by a private charter bus near the Broadmoor World Arena, police reported. Colorado Springs police say they responded to the crash near the intersection of Bob Johnson Drive and Willwood Road just before noon. The pedestrian was declared dead upon officers’ arrival. According to department spokesperson…
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Federal layoffs could impact firefighting, recreation on Colorado public lands
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With more than a third of Colorado — some 24 million acres — preserved as public land, the news last week of mass firings in some of the agencies tasked with managing those lands has prompted concerns about the capacity of remaining employees to regulate use and prevent deadly wildfires. Mikayla Moors, 27, was nine months…
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Colorado Springs woman embezzled over $123,000 from local little league, court documents allege
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A volunteer treasurer for the Academy Little League in Colorado Springs has been accused of stealing more than $123,000 from the organization over a year and a half that paid for personal shopping sprees and legal fees. Michelle Gorr, 51, was arrested in October after the president of the organization, Jacob Larkee, reported the theft…
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument closes 2 days a week amid layoffs
As federal layoffs impact the National Park Service throughout the country, Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument announced the closure of the park on Mondays and Tuesdays, effective immediately. The nationwide firings follow an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in his first days in office with an aim to “significantly reduce the size of government.”…