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Colorado State Patrol Reports Seven Fatal Crashes Over Valentine's Day Weekend
Troopers Investigate Seven Fatal Crashes this Valentine's Day Weekend Dozens of families are left heartbroken this holiday (COLO) - The Valentine Weekend winter storm impacted hundreds of travelers across Colorado, beginning Friday, February 14 th...
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Four Colorado State Troopers Struck in Three Days: Drivers Urged to Slow Down and Move Over
Driving Too Fast for Conditions Four Colorado State Troopers struck in three days (COLO) - Although no longer "early in the winter driving season," Colorado drivers struggled to adjust their driving behavior and reduce their speed, causing numerou...
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Southeast Colorado 7 Day Forecast Feb 15th- 22nd 2025
This Afternoon A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North northeast wind around 15 mph. Tonight Snow showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 9...
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Colorado State Trooper's Vehicle Struck on I-70 While Assisting at Crash Scene
Trooper Struck While Attending to Prior Crash Reminder: reduce speed and drive with focus (New Castle, COLO) - At 9:03 a.m. this morning a Colorado State Patrol vehicle was struck from behind while it was stopped blocking the left lane of eastboun...
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La Junta Man Arrested for DUI After Crashing into Remax Building and Fleeing Scene
La Junta Man Arrested for DUI After Crashing into Remax Building, Fleeing Scene On February 13, 2025 at about 10:45 PM officers with the La Junta Police Department responded to the report of a vehicle that crashed into a building in the 100 block ...
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Springfield Police: Wearing Many Hats to Serve the Community
The Many Hats of Small-Town Police Officers The Springfield Police Department wants to take a moment to clear up a common misconception: when you see our patrol vehicles parked at the office, we’re not inside kicking back with coffee and doughnu...
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La Junta Fire & EMS Rescue Dog from Icy City Park Pond
La Junta Fire & EMS Rescue Dog from Icy City Park Pond At 0923 today (2/13/25) La Junta Fire and EMS responded to city park pond at the request of LJPD code officer for a report of two dogs that were in the icy water and couldn’t get out. Upon o...
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Leonardo Romero Obituary
Leonardo Romero May 12, 1942 — February 7, 2025 La Junta Obituary Leonard Romero, 88, of La Junta, Colorado, went home to heaven on February 7, 2025 in Rocky Ford, Colorado. Known by his family as Leonard and renamed “Leo” by his Inspiration...
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February 2025 CPW Gray Wolf Reintroduction Effort Update + Photo Gallery
February 2025 CPW Gray Wolf Reintroduction Effort Update Range RidersCPW has received more than a hundred applications and is working to contract 12 range riders for the 2025 on-range season (late April to the end of September). To date, CPW and t...
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Elvis Baker Obituary
Elvis Baker July 15th, 1927 - February 12th, 2025 Obituary Elvis Wilburn Baker was born July 15, 1927 in Foss Oklahoma, he is the son of Andrew Baker and Hetty Dewey. He married Doris Baker on Aug 28, 1951. Elvis and Doris resided in Rocky Ford an...
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