Colorado
When can you file your 2024 Colorado taxes? State says this week!
DENVER — Many Colorado taxpayers are eagerly awaiting the official announcement from the Colorado Department of Revenue that it’s accepting 2024 tax returns. And that announcement was made on Tuesday—well, kind of.
The department anticipates 2024 individual income tax processing starting this week. However, it did not provide the exact day in Tuesday’s release. The department said it would make that announcement when processing has started.
“Throughout the year, the Department of Revenue has worked tirelessly to implement 26 major changes to the tax code, including 14 new tax credits that save Coloradans and businesses money — all of which must be programmed into our tax processing system and thoroughly tested,” the department said in a news release.
This year’s tax season is especially important as many are hankering for the expected $1.4 billion in excess revenue the state collected last year that Colorado will distribute in the form of TABOR refunds.
According to the forecast from the Colorado Legislative Council, for the tax year 2024, single filers will receive an average of $326, while joint filers will receive an average of $652.
Here’s how those refunds break down by income level:
| Adjusted gross income | | Single filers | | Joint filers |
| $53,000 and below | $181 | $362 |
| $53,001 to $107,000 | $241 | $482 |
| $107,001 to $172,000 | $277 | $554 |
| $172,001 to $243,000 | $330 | $660 |
| $243,001 to $320,000 | $355 | $710 |
| $320,001 and above | $571 | $1,142 |
Thanks to a new law concerning TABOR refund mechanisms signed last year by Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado taxpayers will also see their income tax rate fall from the current 4.40% to 4.25% in 2024, as the excess revenue exceeded the $1.5 billion benchmark required to trigger that tax rate reduction.
But it’s not all good news.
A report from the Office of the State Auditor also states that TABOR refunds will be lower, if not non-existent, in the coming years due to legislation signed into law by the governor during the past legislative session. This legislation diverts excess revenues toward things like child tax credits and a tax credit for seniors.
The Internal Revenue Service began accepting returns on Jan. 27. Colorado tax season typically follows a couple of weeks after the IRS begins rolling.
April 15, 2025, is the last day you can file your federal or state taxes this year.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is searching for a missing child.
CSPD said 11-year-old Emilio Gerardo was last seen Thursday around 8:06 p.m. near North Carefree Circle and Peterson Road.
Gerardo is described as a 4-foot-8 and 65-pound Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes.
Police said he was last seen in a black shirt, black pants and black Converse shoes. They said he may have a VR headset with him.
Police said he could be in the area of Sand Creek High School or Remington Park.
If you see Gerardo or know where he may be, contact the Colorado Springs Police Department at 719-444-7000.
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Colorado
Kids escape unscathed after van slips off Colorado mountain road and down Blue River embankment
A van carrying campers from a hike near Blue River rolled down an embankment Thursday afternoon, but everyone inside escaped without major injuries. According to the Keystone Science School, the 15-passenger van was transporting 13 campers and two adults back from Mohawk Lakes when it slid off a wet road and rolled over.
Emergency crews responded to Spruce Creek Road after receiving reports of a single-vehicle rollover.
“We’re fortunate that it was low speed, and there was no intrusion into the passenger cabin,” Matt Benedict, division chief of wildfire and community preparedness for Red, White and Blue Fire said.
Investigators believe muddy conditions created by recent rainfall contributed to the crash. The van rolled down a steep embankment before coming to rest against a tree. Two people suffered minor injuries, but neither required transportation to a hospital, according to fire officials.
Keystone Science School confirmed emergency responders arrived quickly and that no major injuries were reported.
“The safety and well-being of our campers and staff is our highest priority,” Executive Director Eric Rightor said in a statement. “We are grateful that there were no major injuries, and we are committed to fully supporting all those involved and their families.”
Fire officials also credited seatbelt use for helping protect those inside the vehicle. “We always encourage everyone to wear their seatbelts… and they did. And everybody left,” Benedict said.
The Keystone Science School is located in Summit County.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two weeks have passed since officials closed four blocks of Uintah Street to repair damage under a bridge over Shooks Run Creek, and we’re now learning specifics about the response.
Officials said that the city was the lead entity in the repair response, with Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) providing a supporting role.
The closure began late in the afternoon of June 10 for what officials described as emergency bridge and utility repairs between Prospect and Institute streets, east of the Colorado College campus.
Officials said that on the previous day, a routine bridge inspection by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) discovered a large “void,” or sinkhole, under the bridge that compromised a utility line.
But officials didn’t explain how the void developed or how they repaired it until earlier this week, when Richard Mulledy, the city’s public works director, elaborated on the situation.
“It was about a six-foot by eight-foot void,” he explained. “That void was really caused by an abandoned storm sewer line and then a leaking manhole. It’s something that we see from time to time, but really doesn’t happen often.”
Crews approached the problem from under and above the bridge, with workers excavating into the street to access the utility lines.
“The utility line being compromised was an active storm sewer line,” Mulledy said. “It was sort of hanging out in the open and was unsecured. The old storm sewer line had been abandoned for decades and was starting to fail.”
Crews removed the old stormwater pipe, repaired the manhole, and backfilled the void with a material called “flow.”
“Flow fills almost like a kind of liquid concrete,” Mulledy detailed. “And that’s a really great structural solution. So, we filled that entire thing up, made sure the void is closed, and made sure it’s structurally sound.”
He added that the bridge is around a century old, the same age as most bridges across the creek.
“This was identified and got fixed in 48 hours, rather than let something structural fail, and then we’d be in a big, giant construction project,” Mulledy said. “The structure itself, I don’t think, was ever really threatened.”
The closure ended on Saturday, June 13.
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