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Burning Man event in Las Animas County cancelled over ‘non-consensual fentanyl drugging’ concerns
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Burning Man event in Las Animas County cancelled over ‘non-consensual fentanyl drugging’ concerns

By Aaron Vitatoe | KKTV LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A suspected attempted drugging involving fentanyl forced the cancellation of a Burning Man event in southern Colorado. Apogaea is a Burning Man-sanctioned event held every June in Colorado, according to their website. Over the weekend, they were set to hold their event in Las Animas County near Trinidad. As the weekend kicked off, though the Apogaea Board of Directors instructed everyone to leave the event, and asked anyone on the way to turn around, for safety reasons. On Sunday, they confirmed the reason for the cancellation was suspected non-consensual drugging involving fentanyl. They said, luckily, no one was dosed or physically harmed at the event, and no one needed medical attention. According to a post on Fa...
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Nearly $100 million renovations set to start on oldest Colorado Springs high school
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Nearly $100 million renovations set to start on oldest Colorado Springs high school

By Grace Kraemer | KKTV COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A $100 million renovation at Colorado Springs’ oldest high school is set to begin this summer. Colorado Springs District 11 is planning a years long project to revamp the Palmer High School in downtown. The district held an open house Tuesday evening to discuss the plans. It drew in dozens of people who were interested in learning more about what the renovations look like, what they mean for the school, and how it will impact the surrounding community. " My parents graduated from here and then I did. My children did, so we have a long history,” said Pamela Steele, an alumni of Palmer High School. The renovation project is set to start in June and wrap up early 2028. It includes tearing down several buildings, update class...
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13-year-old brings gun on campus, threatens classmates at Grand Junction middle school
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13-year-old brings gun on campus, threatens classmates at Grand Junction middle school

By Lindsey Grewe | KKTV CBS 11 News A middle schooler is facing more than a dozen charges after Grand Junction police say he brought a gun to school and threatened classmates. Officers were called to Bookcliff Middle School Friday morning on reports of a student with a weapon who had been making threatening statements to other kids. The school was put on a shelter-in-place order while police investigated. “Officers quickly located the handgun and took the student into custody,” the police department said. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV CBS 11 NEWS
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Drunk man arrested for throwing snowballs at children at Colorado ski resort
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Drunk man arrested for throwing snowballs at children at Colorado ski resort

By Lindsey Grewe | KKTV-TV CBS 11 News A drunk man’s day on the slopes ended in jail after he allegedly started yelling and throwing snowballs at children at a Colorado ski resort. Deputies responded to the base of Keystone Ski Resort on Feb. 1 on reports of a man harassing two young girls waiting for their dad to get out the restroom. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11 NEWS
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The impact Colorado’s only Buc-ee’s has had on small Johnstown
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The impact Colorado’s only Buc-ee’s has had on small Johnstown

By Lindsey Boetsch | KKTV-TV CBS 11 News The only Buc-ee’s in Colorado will be open for a year next month. Here in El Paso County, we’re waiting for the next steps for another potential store in Palmer Lake. “I think it’s put Johnstown on the map,” said Johnstown Mayor Michael P. Duncan. Mayor Duncan has been in his seat since April. He wasn’t around for the planning of the Buc-ee’s but his city is reaping the benefits of it being open. “We’re pulling in about $1 million a year. That goes back into the infrastructure. Our fire, our police, our water...,” Mayor Duncan said. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11 NEWS
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Pueblo King Soopers union workers vote to authorize strike, joining several more around Colorado
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Pueblo King Soopers union workers vote to authorize strike, joining several more around Colorado

By Aaron Vitatoe | KKTV-TV CBS 11 Union workers in Pueblo have voted to authorize a strike over the weekend. According to the UFCW Local 7 Union’s social media, King Soopers Pueblo Meat workers voted 100% to authorize an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike, and King Soopers Pueblo Retail workers voted 97% in favor of authorizing a ULP strike. This vote comes after Colorado Springs workers authorized a strike on Friday, joining employees of Metro Denver, Boulder, Parker and Broomfield, who also voted to approve the strike. This all happened after negotiations between Local 7 and Kroger-owned King Soopers failed. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11
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Feds using Buckley Space Force Base to detain and process illegal aliens
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Feds using Buckley Space Force Base to detain and process illegal aliens

By Lindsey Grewe | KKTV-TV CBS 11 News A Colorado military installation is now being used as a holding and processing facility for detained migrants as the Trump administration ramps up mass arrests across the country. Coming at the behest of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora is the first military installation in the country utilized for this purpose. In a statement to 11 News sister station CBS Denver, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) said that no military personnel would be involved in ICE operations. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11 NEWS
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Army releases details on Colorado Springs man who died in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion
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Army releases details on Colorado Springs man who died in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion

By Blake Sammann | KKTV-TV CBS 11 The U.S. Army released more details Thursday on the man who Las Vegas police say died in a Cybertruck explosion outside a Trump hotel Wednesday. According to a U.S. Army spokesperson, Matthew Allen Livelsberger enlisted in the Army in January 2006 and served until March 2011. After short stints in the National Guard and Army Reserve, they said Livelsberger became an active-duty special forces soldier in December 2012. Officials said, at the time of his death, he was assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group in Stuttgart, Germany. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11
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‘It’s a nightmare’: After losing son, Colorado Springs mother speaks out about the danger of fentanyl
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‘It’s a nightmare’: After losing son, Colorado Springs mother speaks out about the danger of fentanyl

By Blake Sammann | KKTV-TV CBS 11 After reports of a record number of seizures, one Colorado Springs mother wants to raise awareness about the danger fentanyl poses to local families. Angela Carney said her son, Devin, died in April 2021 due to an allergic reaction to fentanyl. She said the tragedy is still taking a toll on her. “I cry every day, just wishing that I could hear Devin’s voice once more, just one more time, to see his smile,” she said. This comes as Colorado DEA officials said they’ve seized a record number of fentanyl pills in 2024. READ THE FULL STORY AT KKTV-TV CBS 11
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Colorado seizes nearly 2.7 million fentanyl pills in 2024, setting new record with month to go
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Colorado seizes nearly 2.7 million fentanyl pills in 2024, setting new record with month to go

By Lindsey Grewe | KKTV-TV CBS 11 The state of Colorado has broken an unwanted record: with one month still to go, law enforcement has already seized more fentanyl pills statewide than in any other year past. “It is an unfortunate record to set,” said Jonthan Pullen, special agent in charge with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD). “... While we have seen seizure numbers trending lower in other parts of the country, Colorado seems to be consistently at or near record highs for the number of fake pills seized.” To date in 2023, RMFD says it has collected nearly 2.7 million fentanyl pills, up from last year’s record-setting 2.61 million pills. Of those roughly 2.7 million, lab testing revealed half contain enough fentanyl to be fatal. READ T...
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