one-year anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 with a moment of reflection on Friday,
March 5. Additionally, city buildings displayed the color magenta, representing universal love, compassion and kindness, to
commemorate the lives lost to this pandemic. Colorado has lost nearly 6,000 people, including 740 in El Paso County, to COVID-19.
Josh Carrier, a former
Colorado Springs Police officer, lost a bid to have his 70-years-to-life sentence reconsidered. He was convicted of molesting boys at a
Colorado Springs School District 11 school during the 2010-11 school year.
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will rename its
National Institute for Human Resilience for chief benefactor philanthropist
Manitou Springs Police Chief put on leave amid an internal investigation
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The City of Manitou Springs announced Monday morning the Chief of Police for the city s Police Department had been placed on administrative leave.
Chief of Police Brian Churchill has been on paid administrative leave since Jan 21., according to the City. The public was not informed until Monday.
So far, the City of Manitou Springs said the situation was related to a personnel matter and there is currently an ongoing internal investigation. At this time there is nothing more we can say, said Mayor John Graham to KRDO via email. The matter is being handled through our established HR process.