Author: Ellie Mulder, The Gazette
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Advocates: Martin Luther King Jr. Day a time to reflect on state of civil rights
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If Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he might be at the U.S.-Mexico border. Or the civil rights icon might be urging politicians to reopen the federal government. “I think he would be just as active today as he was when he was assassinated,” said Stephany Rose Spaulding, an associate professor of women’s and…
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3 found guilty of obstructing traffic during Trump protest in Colorado
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Three people who were cited during a downtown Colorado Springs protest against President Donald Trump’s policy of separating families at the border were found guilty Friday of intentionally obstructing a city street. Sean Konik, Adam Biddle and Karyna Lemus will be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 19, said Dan Kay, Konik’s attorney. The protest was…
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DMV overcharged about 100,000 Coloradans on vehicle registrations
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Due to a computer error, about 100,000 Coloradans were overcharged by $50 to $120 last month while renewing their vehicle registration with the state Division of Motor Vehicles. The specific ownership tax “was calculated at a higher rate than outlined by the state formula” for some people with vehicle model years 2010 and 2014 to…
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Shutdown impact: Colorado’s national parks are in the crosshairs, but Santa tracking’s still a go
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Yes, Virginia, NORAD will track Santa on Christmas Eve, even if the government shuts down. Unlike in past government shutdowns, the military’s budget has been approved, so the North American Aerospace Defense Command and Colorado’s other posts and bases won’t be affected. Neither will their thousands of civilian employees. But hundreds of thousands of other…
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George H.W. Bush sponsored Filipino child through Colorado-based charity
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Nearly 20 years ago, former President George H.W. Bush wanted to sponsor a Filipino boy named Timothy through Colorado Springs-based nonprofit Compassion International – but first, he needed a pseudonym. “He’s passed away now, so it’s probably not a classified name anymore – it was George Walker,” said Wess Stafford, Compassion president emeritus. “That’s the…
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Study: Crashes on the rise in Colorado, other states where marijuana is legal
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Crashes have increased by up to 6 percent in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington – all of which have legalized recreational marijuana – compared with neighboring states, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute shows. But officials caution that it’s difficult to directly link crashes to marijuana use…
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State study: Only 6% of Colorado DUI suspects used marijuana
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The vast majority of Coloradans suspected of driving under the influence in 2016 had been drinking, but only a small fraction had used marijuana, says a first-of-its-kind study of DUI cases published by the state Division of Criminal Justice. But drug-related impairment likely is under-represented in the data, a state news release says, “due to…
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Manitou Springs’ deal with Cog Railway can’t go to public vote, by law
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A ballot issue petition sought to upend a deal between Manitou Springs and the Pikes Peak Cog Railway cannot legally move forward, Mayor Ken Jaray said Tuesday. Residents can void a recently passed ordinance by petitioning for a public vote on it, but that provision doesn’t apply to contracts, Jaray said. “The rationale is that…
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Grand jury indicts Colorado Springs police officer in April shooting near airport
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COLORADO SPRINGS – A grand jury Wednesday unanimously indicted a Colorado Springs police officer in an April shooting in which no one was injured, the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced. Officer Gerald F. Bellow Jr., 53, was indicted on suspicion of attempted first-degree assault, a felony, and reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, the DA’s Office…
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Colo. Supreme Court clears way for Planned Parenthood shooter to be forcibly medicated
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The Colorado Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for admitted Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Lewis Dear Jr. to be medicated against his will. The state’s highest court declined to review Dear’s challenge of a Colorado Court of Appeals decision in January to allow state psychologists to forcibly medicate him. Dear, 60, has been…
