Freeze likely in Southwestern Colorado amid a sharp temperature drop

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A damaging late-season freeze is likely in the Four Corners. The rest of Western Colorado will be noticeably colder, but we’re not likely to freeze in the valleys otherwise. Weather Alert: Freeze Warning for the Four Corners …

Illegal Immigrant Teen Gets Off Easy After Killing Colorado Woman In High-Speed Crash

A 15-year-old illegal immigrant in Aurora, Colorado, received probation and community service as part of a plea deal with prosecutors after he killed 24-year-old Kaitlyn Weaver last July by plowing a Jeep into the side of her vehicle. After initially …

Road closed in north Colorado Springs after delivery truck backs into fire hydrant

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A northern Colorado Springs road is closed after Colorado Springs police say a fire hydrant was hit by a delivery truck on Wednesday afternoon. As of 4:50 p.m., the Colorado Springs Police Department said Spring Water Point …

Are Colorado ski resort towns seeing a big development boom?

Within Vail, the mountain resort town founded in the 1960s, there’s a line of projects waiting to be lifted off the ground. Vail Resorts is working to develop its fourth base village, West Lionshead — which will include new lodging, restaurants, boutiques …

Crews control hazardous structure fire in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire on Wednesday, just after 5 p.m. Crews said the fire occurred at an Aerospace Filtration business at 1210 Garden of the Gods Road at Centennial …

Dog, cat die in house fire south of downtown Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Wednesday afternoon south of downtown. Crews said they were on scene of the fire as of 4:20 p.m. on East Mill Street, near South Nevada Avenue and East …

Alligator that starred in 'Happy Gilmore' dies of old age in Colorado

DENVER — (AP) — An alligator that appeared in numerous TV shows and films over about three decades, most notably the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy “Happy Gilmore,” has died at a gator farm in southern Colorado. Based on his growth rate and tooth loss, Morris …

First-ever Colorado Youth Climate Summit hosted in Carbondale

From May 2 to 3, Wild Rose Education, the Carbondale-based environmental education and action organization, hosted Colorado’s first-ever youth climate summit, bringing together 75 young people from across the state to the Third Street Center. During the …

Medicaid bill targets Colorado over health care for undocumented immigrants

DENVER — A bill that would overhaul Medicaid and penalize states like Colorado that provide health care coverage to undocumented immigrants advanced in a U.S. House committee on Wednesday. Denver7 is keeping an eye on the lengthy debates in Congress over …

Alligator that starred in ‘Happy Gilmore’ dies of old age in Colorado