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Soil reveals root causes of structural concerns at Colorado Springs middle school

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – 11 News is learning the root cause of the structural concerns at one of Colorado Springs largest middle schools. On Monday evening, Colorado Springs School District 11 released their final report on the structural and geotechnical surveys on Jenkins Middle School. The 40 page report points to significant settling under the building.

The settling is due to an increase in moisture content of the soil from the time of construction in 1998 to now. It also highlights that the 7th and 8th grade wing will be extremely difficult and costly to repair. In our previous reporting, we documented that the two story corner of the building is the area of main concern. Engineers report that it is not recommended for occupancy.

Monday’s full report explains that the foundational piers in that area have likely failed. It goes on to give several different repair options that include adding extra support to the piers to help with foundation movements, as well as compaction grouting to stabilize the soil.

The report also states that it may be more efficient and less costly to demo that wing of the school and rebuild.

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A feasibility study was proposed several times throughout the report. No word yet on if or when that will happen. Last week, D-11 released that they are hoping to have incoming sixth graders back in the building for the 2025-2026 school year.



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Avalanche To Play Mammoth in 2027 Discover Winter Classic in Salt Lake City | Colorado Avalanche

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NEW YORK – The National Hockey League announced today that the Colorado Avalanche will be the visiting team in the 2027 Discover Winter Classic and play the Utah Mammoth at the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. Additional details for the game, including ticketing information, date and start time, will be announced at a later date.

The 2027 Winter Classic marks the first time the Avalanche will play in the event and will be the fourth ever outdoor game the franchise plays in and the first one they’ll compete as the visiting team. Colorado hosted the Detroit Red Wings at Coors Field in the Stadium Series on Feb. 27, 2016, the Los Angeles Kings for the 2020 Stadium Series at Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium on Feb. 15, and the Vegas Golden Knights at Edgewood Tahoe Resort for the NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe event on Feb. 20, 2021.

“We’re excited and honored that the League selected us for the Winter Classic,” said Avalanche President of Hockey Operations Joe Sakic. “The Avalanche organization is always proud to be in consideration for marquee events like this. We’re looking forward to being matched up with a great team and represent the Rocky Mountain region in a game that appeals to these two markets in this part of the country.”

The Avalanche are 1-2-0 all-time in outdoor games but captured the most recent one at Lake Tahoe by a 3-2 score.

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Colorado has faced the Mammoth six times since their inception ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, and the Avalanche have posted a 4-1-1 record. The club also owns a 2-0-1 record against Utah this season, which includes beating them in the home opener when Nathan MacKinnon became the first player in NHL history to record a game-winning goal against 32 franchises.



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Colorado Parks and Wildlife building ‘bison roster’ for new potential hunting

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife is building a list of prospective bison hunters ー a first for the agency as the iconic animal comes under new state management.  Starting this year after the passage of Senate Bill 25-053, bison will be managed as big game wildlife in addition to their historic classification as livestock in the […]



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Pedestrian dies after walking into highway traffic in Northern Colorado, police say

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Police in Northern Colorado are investigating after a crash involving multiple vehicles claimed the life of a pedestrian.

The Greeley Police Department received reports of a crash at the 5500 block of Highway 34 around 5:50 p.m. on Monday. When officers arrived, they discovered that two vehicles were involved in a crash with a 19-year-old woman who attempted to walk across the highway.

Police said there was no crosswalk in the area, and she was struck by the driver’s side of a Chevrolet Blazer. The impact knocked the woman into the inside lane, where she was struck by a Chevrolet Traverse. A witness told officers they saw the woman crossing the roadway ‘as traffic arrived at her location.’

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First responders attempted life-saving measures on the woman at the scene before she was taken to North Colorado Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. GPD said the Weld County Coroner’s Office will release her identity at a later time.

Neither driver involved was injured in the crash. Police said they don’t expect charges to be filed against those drivers at the moment, but the case remains under investigation. The police department asked anyone with information on the crash to contact Officer Ed Kubala at Edward.Kubala@greeleypd.com.



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