Author: EVAN OCHSNER
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Colorado Springs School District 11 bond issue likely headed for recount
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A bond measure that District 11 officials had hoped would kick off a massive investment in facilities is likely headed for a recount. With almost 55,000 votes tallied and all ballots counted, issue 4B appears to have failed by just nine votes, preliminary data reported to the Colorado Secretary of State showed. “It’s quite possible…
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Record number of El Paso County ballots submitted on Election Day
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A record 64,000 El Paso County voters turned in ballots on election day, according to the county’s clerk and recorder, Chuck Broerman. Officials were expecting about 40,000 Election Day ballots, Broerman said, but ultimately received more than they did on any Election Day in history – including last year, which featured a highly anticipated presidential…
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Teller County voters bring in new local officials
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Victor residents will have a new mayor, voters decided on Tuesday. Brandon Gray, a local business owner with a real estate and auction company defeated incumbent Mayor Bruce Davis, a veteran. Gray said before the election he would prioritize a review of Victor’s municipal code and an upgrade of the town’s water treatment plant. Victor…
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Colorado commercial vehicle drivers are zooming past speed limits
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Commercial vehicle drivers across Colorado sped at higher rates than usual last year, the Colorado State Patrol announced, and truck drivers are facing added pressures as they strive to deliver goods across the state. In 2020, the Colorado State Patrol saw a 21% increase in commercial vehicles, like semi-trucks, going 25-39 mph over the limit…
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New regulation sends some Coloradans to other states for car fixes
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Justin Urbanek, owner of JT’s Garage in Cheyenne, has a new source of revenue: Colorado victims of theft. In the last month, he’s had three different Colorado residents drive up to his shop to get a new catalytic converter installed in their vehicle. The reason for it is twofold; in recent months there has been…
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Conservative firebrand Gordon Klingenschmitt running for El Paso County commission
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Former state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt, a conservative firebrand, said Friday he hasn’t given up on politics despite a recent defeat. The Colorado Springs Republican said he will seek the District 2 seat on the five-member El Paso County commission in 2020. District 2 encompasses much of eastern Colorado Springs up to the edge of northeastern…
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Gazette obtains video showing Colorado Springs police shooting black teenager in back
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Newly obtained surveillance video shows two white Colorado Springs police officers chase De’Von Bailey, 19, as he runs, then falls after being shot in the back. Bailey died later in a hospital, police said. Before the African American youth was killed, the officers had been dispatched about 6:45 p.m. Saturday to a reported robbery on…
