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Colorado Springs firefighters start month-long training exercise off Austin Bluffs
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Smoke, fire trucks, water hoses! A neighborhood just northeast of Palmer Park is going to be busy with fire activity for the next month, but don’t be alarmed — it’s all for show!
Springs firefighters kicked off a month-long training exercise Tuesday at Austin Bluffs and Goldenrod Drive.
“Fire apparatus will be in the area performing firefighting tasks, including ladder deployments, search, and hose evolutions. Theatrical smoke will be utilized and may be visible. Please do not call 911 for the fire training evolutions, as they are planned events,” CSFD said in a social media post.
Expect to see this activity Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Regular training helps keep firefighters in tiptop mental and physical shape when the real thing happens.
“We would like to thank our partners at Colorado Springs Utilitiesfor helping to make this training possible for our firefighters,” CSFD said.
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Colorado
#8 most wanted sex offender in Colorado remains on the run
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Each month, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) updates its list of the “100 Most Wanted Sex Offenders.”
“The purpose of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation Sex Offender Fugitive Unit is to provide analytical and/or investigative assistance to any local, state, or federal law enforcement agency regarding the identification, location, and apprehension of convicted sex offenders out of compliance with their registration requirements,” part of the CBI’s website reads.
A 24-hour tip line is available to report information and you can remain anonymous: 303-239-5732. Or you can email CDPS_CBI_FugitiveTips@state.co.us.
This week we featured number 8 on the list, Trevell Sanders. Sanders was convicted of multiple sex crimes involving children and is wanted by multiple law enforcement agencies in Colorado.
View the latest list below:
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Colorado
Colorado Option health insurance premiums to rise again, but less than in 2023
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Monthly premiums could increase 4% next year for Colorado Option health insurance plans and 6% for other types of plans sold on the individual marketplace, on average, according to new data from the state Division of Insurance.
The Colorado Option is a standardized health plan that covers more services without out-of-pocket costs than the average plan. The option plans were supposed to lower premiums by 10% this year, after accounting for inflation, but only about one-third succeeded. They were, however, some of the cheaper plans available to Coloradans, and about one-third of individual market customers bought one this year.
The average premium increase would be higher for small businesses, at about 8%, if the Division of Insurance approves. Companies selling on the marketplace in Colorado have to submit their proposed rates to the division, which determines if they are justified based on the cost of covering care. The final rates will become public in October.
Last year, insurers asked for about an 8% increase for Colorado Option plans and an 11% increase for non-Option plans. Most ultimately received smaller increases.
The division estimated premiums would have risen about 23% if the state didn’t have a reinsurance program in place. Reinsurance basically backstops insurance companies, so they don’t have to pay as much for the relatively small percentage of customers who require the most expensive care. Since federal law limits how much insurers can earn in profits, they have to pass at least some of those savings on to customers through lower premiums.
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South Nevada closed south of I-25 Wednesday night as road work continues in Colorado Springs
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – If you use South Nevada to get onto I-25, consider an alternate route Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
The road will be closed between Brookside Street and the I-25 on-ramps starting at 9 p.m. Wednesday through 5 a.m. Thursday.
The closure will be in place so workers can remove the traffic signal at the intersection of South Nevada, East Motor Way and East Arvada Street. The below map shows the closure and detour routes:
For those who prefer having their detours written out:
- Northbound traffic on South Nevada Avenue is advised to take Brookside Street to South Tejon Street to I-25 South Connector Road to South Nevada Avenue.
- Southbound traffic on South Nevada Avenue is advised to take I-25 North Connector Road to South Tejon Street to Brookside Street to S. Nevada Avenue.
- Eastbound traffic on East Motor Way is advised to take South Tejon Street to I-25 South Connector Road to South Nevada Avenue, or South Tejon Street to Brookside Street to South Nevada Avenue.
- Westbound traffic on East Arvada Street is advised to take South Wahsatch Avenue to Brookside Street to South Nevada Avenue, or South Wahsatch Avenue to Brookside Street to South Tejon Street to I-25 South Connector Road to South Nevada Avenue.
The city says if weather or a crash interrupts the work, there will be a second closure Thursday night into Friday morning.
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