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November 15, 2007

Defense Bill Sends $224 Million to Colorado
November 15, 2007 5:38 PM

Colorado will receive a quarter-billion dollars in military-related funding from the Defense appropriations act that President Bush signed Monday.

The lion's share, $142 million, goes to the Pueblo Chemical Weapons Depot, to fund de-activation of World War Two era munitions stored there. An international treaty the U.S. signed requires them to be destroyed by 2012, but defense officials say their target date for destruction, with the new funding, is now 2017.

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November 8, 2007

Pueblo Artist Paints Portraits of Vets for Free
November 8, 2007 6:01 PM

Sunday is veterans day. There are a lot of ways to honor vets, and we bring you now the story of one artist's gesture. Sally Lincoln of Pueblo doesn't think that sitting for a portrait painted by an oil painter should be a privilege reserved for the rich and famous. Lately she's been going to the Veteran's Administration Nursing Home and Care Unit in Denver to paint portraits of the residents and patients there. No money is exchanged. Instead she just snaps a few photos of the painting and then gives it to the person who sat for it. The portraits have had a surprisingly emotional impact on the vets and the staff at the facility. Shanna Lewis reports.

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October 31, 2007

Pueblo Celebrates Day of the Dead
October 31, 2007 6:00 PM

The Day of the Dead, or Dia de Los Muertos, is a Mexican holiday when the spirits of ancestors are invited to come back and celebrate with the living. Traditionally the holiday is observed every year around Halloween, on the Christian holy days of All Saints Day, November 1st, and All Souls Day, November 2nd. Pueblo got a head start on its Day of The Dead festivities with a parade this past Friday, Oct. 26th. KRCC's Michelle Mercer was there and brings us this report.

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Local News Roundup Wed., Oct. 31, 2007
October 31, 2007 5:18 PM

UPDATE: Feds Say: Protect Preble's Mouse in Colorado, But Not Wyoming
Read more about the decision HERE

Two Homicides in Pueblo This Week

Gas Leases Suspended for Environmental Concerns

Denver High School Clinics Ponder Offering Contraceptives

Report: Immigration Raids Traumatize Legal Residents

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October 24, 2007

WW II Photos, Art on Display in Pueblo
October 24, 2007 6:08 PM

Pueblo photographer Walter Beck was a aerial photographer with the 20th Combat Mapping Squadron based at Peterson Field. The war took him all over the South Pacific, where he took lots of unofficial photos of men at war, the machines they flew, and the colorful, often risque art with which they decorated them. Beck died in 1989, but his daughter, Analee has organized some of his war photo collection into a display at the Southeastern Colorado Heritage Center in Pueblo. KRCC's Michelle Mercer visited the exhibit with Analee Beck.

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Visit the Southeastern Colorado Heritage Center's website here.

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October 19, 2007

Local News Round-Up for Fri., Oct. 19, 2007
October 19, 2007 5:04 PM




State Senator Ron May

Springs Senator Ron May Resigns - Bruce to Statehouse?

Accused Springs Cop Killer Asks for Venue Change

State Unemployment Rate Ticks Up Slightly

Bones From Pueblo Frontier Days Found in Vermont

Sewage Spill at Camp for Gas Workers

CU President Brown's "Ghetto" Comment Criticized

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October 8, 2007

Local News Round-Up for October 8, 2007
October 8, 2007 5:08 PM

Affordable Housing Scarce in Colorado Springs, Pueblo
(For more details, click HERE)

Salazar Talks Expansion at Pinon Canyon, Buckley

Search Scaled Back for Calhan Man at Lake Powell

Pilot Killed in Air Ambulance Crash Was Experienced, Safe

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September 18, 2007

Local News Round-Up for September 18, 2007
September 18, 2007 6:18 PM

Senate OKs Pueblo Depot Cleanup Money

Anti-Abortion Minister Vows to Protest Dem Convention in Denver

CSU Gets TB Research Money

TB Patient Goes Back to Arizona

Gov. Ritter to Testify on Global Warming in DC

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September 14, 2007

Sierra Club Suit Against City Delayed Until January
September 14, 2007 12:08 AM

Colorado Springs won't be going to federal court with the Sierra Club as planned on Monday, Sept. 17.

Last Friday a federal judge granted the Sierra Club's request for more time to prepare it's case brought under the Clean Water Act against the city for repeated sewage spills into Fountain Creek. The new court date is January 28th. Sierra Club Attorney Eric Huber says he needs more time to prepare because he was planning on getting a lot of help from Pueblo District Attorney Bill Thiebaut. Thiebaut filed the original suit against Colorado Springs in late 2005, and the Sierra Club joined later. But last week the judge said Thiebaut had no standing or jurisdiction to sue, leaving the Sierra Club as the lone litigant.

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September 11, 2007

Sheriff Fingers Bacteria in Jailhouse Illness
September 11, 2007 5:24 PM

Pueblo County has identified clostridium perfringens as the bug that made 126 of its jail inmates sick last week, but it's still unclear exactly who is reponsible.

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September 5, 2007

126 Inmates Sick at Pueblo County Jail
September 5, 2007 5:38 PM

Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor says 126 inmates in the county jail are sick with diarrhea and vomiting, and health officials are trying to find the cause. County public health nurse Jody Carrillio says stool samples have been sent to the state lab in Denver for testing. In the meantime, jail officials are taking precautions to prevent the spread of infections.

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August 30, 2007

Judge: Pueblo Can't Sue C. Springs Over Sewage Spills
August 30, 2007 5:24 PM

A federal judge says Pueblo's district attorney can't sue Colorado Springs over wastewater spills, but the Sierra Club can. On Wednesday the judge tossed out the suit Pueblo DA Bill Theibaut filed in 2005, after a pair of spills sent some 340,000 gallons of raw sewage down Fountain Creek. Fountain Creek enters the Arkansas River at Pueblo. Theibaut argued that the spills violated the federal Clean Water Act, and asked for monetary penalties. The Judge said the DA didn't demonstrate that he had jurisdiction to file suit. Theibaut says he disagrees with the ruling and that he is considering an appeal. The Clean Water Act was written to give ordinary citizens the power to call for enforcement of pollution violations. So the Sierra Club's lawsuit, which is very similar to the one Theibaut filed, is being allowed to go forward. It's scheduled for a 10-day trial starting September 17th. Colorado Springs utilities Spokesman Steve Berry says the city is ready for its day in court.

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August 29, 2007

Springs Leaders Lobby Sen. Salazar on Pinon Canyon Expansion
August 29, 2007 5:27 PM

Military, economic and political heavyweights from Colorado Springs met with Senator Ken Salazar Aug. 29 to lobby for expansion of the Pinon Canyon Army training site in southeastern Colorado. Ft. Carson wants to nearly triple the size of the site to some 650 square miles. That would mean buying or condemning more than 400,000 acres of private land, something landowners and local governments in southeastern Colorado vehemently oppose. That sentiment was made evident three weeks ago when Senator Salazar visited Trinidad. He got very different opinion in the Springs.

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August 28, 2007

Sunny Skies for State Fair, Trinidaddio Fest
August 28, 2007 1:58 PM

The Colorado State Fair opened this weekend in Pueblo. Good weather helped boost attendance. The same was true for the Trinidaddio Blues Fest in Trinidad. In recent years, crowds have had to weather storms to attend these events. Colorado College student Johanna Kasimow has more.

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August 24, 2007

Local News Round-up, Aug. 24
August 24, 2007 12:05 PM

Bill for universal health insurance in Colorado: $26 billion.

Pueblo County Commissioner resigns for job with John Salazar.

Copper wire thieves cost the Colorado Springs Utilities $658,000.

Power consumption in Colorado Springs sets new record, again.

Klansman to be sentenced in case Springs man helped re-open.

Marilyn Musgrave asks feds for more time to comment on a proposed uranium mine in Weld County.

Feds take control of the state's eighth-largest credit union.

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May 3, 2007

CSU-Pueblo President on Affirmative Action
May 3, 2007 5:41 PM

In 2008, Colorado voters may be faced with a ballot initiative that would amend affirmative action out of the state constitution in 2008. The initiative aims to remove employment, education, and contracting from current affirmative action policy. Colorado Unity, a non-profit and non-partisan organization that defends affirmative action, hosted an open forum at Colorado College May 3rd to talk about affirmative action, panelists included CSU-Pueblo President Joe Garcia, who spoke with KRCC's Eric Whitney.

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October 20, 2006

CSU-PUEBLO'S PLAN TO RETAIN MORE HISPANIC STUDENTS
October 20, 2006 4:17 PM


archivesCSU-PUEBLO'S PLAN TO RETAIN MORE HISPANIC STUDENTS
With a large population of Hispanic students, Colorado State University Pueblo is at the forefront of efforts to see Hispanics through to graduation. The school recently got a grant for nearly $3 million to assist those efforts from the US Department of Education. [LISTEN] []


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April 12, 2006

IMMIGRATION RALLIES
April 12, 2006 12:43 PM


archivesIMMIGRATION RALLIES
Thousands rally for immigration rights across Colorado, Stephen Raher reports from Pueblo. [LISTEN] []


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April 5, 2006

IMMIGRATION: PUEBLO'S POINT OF VIEW
April 5, 2006 10:43 AM


archivesIMMIGRATION: PUEBLO'S POINT OF VIEW
Activists are planning a rally in favor of immigration law reform this Saturday in Pueblo. We talk to an organizer, and to the editor of the Pueblo Chieftain newspaper, which just launched a series of stories on immigrants' impact in the southern Colorado city. [LISTEN] []


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March 22, 2006

Latinas Rally in Pueblo
March 22, 2006 10:55 AM


archivesLATINAS RALLY IN PUEBLO
Hundreds of young Latinas rallied in Pueblo last weekend to celebrate themselves, their culture, and to aim for better futures. [LISTEN] []


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January 11, 2006

Roadless Area Public Hearing
January 11, 2006 5:20 PM


archivesROADLESS AREA PUBLIC HEARING
Last Friday more than two hundred fifty people went to the Pueblo Convention Center for a public comment meeting on over four million acres of roadless federal lands in Colorado. Eric Whitney was there and has this report. [LISTEN] []


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January 6, 2006

Pueblo Vox Pop
January 6, 2006 11:21 AM


archivesPUEBLO VOX POP
We hear more from our two political experts. Then, Anita Miller goes to Pueblo to talk to people on the street about what they want to see from state lawmakers this year. [LISTEN] []

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November 2, 2005

Southern Colorado Weather Forecasting
November 2, 2005 12:15 PM


archivesSOUTHERN COLORADO WEATHER FORECASTING
As winter weather season gets underway, more Coloradans use weather forecasts to plan travel, business, and everyday life. Stephen Raher visits the forecasters at the National Weather Service's office in Pueblo. [LISTEN] []

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September 23, 2005

Katrina Relief Efforts in Pueblo
September 23, 2005 11:33 AM


archivesKATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS IN PUEBLO
The national media is focused on Hurricane Rita, even as many people are still trying to sort out what happened with Katrina. Meanwhile, in Pueblo, folks are just trying to help hurricane victims get back on track. Anita Miller has our coverage. [LISTEN] []

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September 16, 2005

Domestic Violence in Pueblo
September 16, 2005 10:06 AM


archivesDOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PUEBLO
Pueblo's new District Attorney, Bill Thiebaut, is trying to tackle his county's high rate of domestic violence. Stephen Raher talks to Thiebaut and other Puebloans who are coordinating a public education campaign to try and address family violence. [LISTEN] []


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August 11, 2005

Pueblo Produce for Seniors
August 11, 2005 7:04 PM


archivesPUEBLO PRODUCE FOR SENIORS
Low income senior citizens in Pueblo can receive vouchers to buy produce at the local farmers market. The program is in its second year and Stephen Raher went to Pueblo to find out more. [LISTEN] []

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July 16, 2005

Springs-Pueblo Sewage Snafu
July 16, 2005 3:58 PM


archivesSPRINGS-PUEBLO SEWAGE SNAFU
Folks in Pueblo are still asking for reparations for the massive sewage spill that sent some unpleasant materials floating down Fountain Creek. Eric Whitney attended a Pueblo City Council meeting on the issue, and files this report. [LISTEN] []

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July 2, 2005

Springs Sewage Spill
July 2, 2005 4:21 PM


archivesSPRINGS SEWAGE SPILL
Eric Whitney reports on the June sewage spill that released 300,000 gallons of raw sewage into Sand and Fountain Creeks, much to the dismay of downstream Puebloans. [LISTEN] []

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May 25, 2005

School Fitness Class in Pueblo
May 25, 2005 10:58 AM


archivesSCHOOL FITNESS CLASS IN PUEBLO
Childhood obesity is quickly becoming a high-profile crisis in public health. One school in Pueblo is working to get kids excited about fitness. Anita Miller has our report. [LISTEN] []

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May 14, 2005

Mexican Exchange Program in Pueblo
May 14, 2005 11:50 AM


archivesMEXICAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM IN PUEBLO
Anita Miller reports on a revived exchange program in Pueblo, that seeks to educate Southern Coloradans about their Mexican heritage. [LISTEN] []

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January 24, 2005

Pueblo West Wal-Mart by Anita Miller
January 24, 2005 1:38 PM


archivesWestern Skies' Anita Miller reports on the controversy surrounding a Wal-Mart distribution center that might be built in Pueblo West. Local citizens have sued the Pueblo West Metro District for violating the Colorado Open Meetings Law. [LISTEN]

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