Manitou Incline to close for boulder removal on Barr Trail

PLUS | H₂O or Au? Aurora's water quest sparks new hunt for gold and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Monday, August 12, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Manitou Incline to close for boulder removal on Barr Trail]( A section of a boulder blocking Barr Trail is set to be removed by the Pikes Peak Ranger District this week, resulting in a two-day closure of the Manitou Incline, according to a news release Monday. [Read More]( [Appeals court reinstates man's lawsuit challenging $600 open records fee]( Colorado's second-highest court on Thursday directed a trial judge to evaluate whether the state's health department responded reasonably by imposing a $600 fee on a man's request for records about the administration of ketamine by paramedics. [Read More]( [Denver Broncos rookie RB Audric Estime warmly greeted in debut]( It’s 152 miles from Notre Dame Stadium to Lucas Oil Stadium, but it seemed even closer Sunday for Audric Estime. On Sunday in Indianapolis, the Broncos' rookie running back played his first NFL preseason game in the state where he starred in college at Notre Dame. He was greeted by a good number of folks loyal to the South Bend, Ind., school. [Read More]( [Who's at fault if motorcycle lane filtering results in a crash?]( Who’s at fault if Colorado’s new lane filtering law, under which motorcycles can maneuver and pass through stopped traffic, results in a crash? The chief of the Colorado State Patrol said the blame falls on the motorcycle rider — if the cars are moving, however slowly. [Read More]( [H₂O or Au? Aurora's water quest sparks new hunt for gold]( When Aurora Water, the city utility, inked its initial deal in January 2018 to pay $31.1 million for water that emanates from the historic London Mine, it was for 1,411 acre-feet annually. But of that total volume, 370 acre-feet was still classified as "conditional" water by a Colorado water court, according to copies of the purchase agreements and copies of the water court decisions that established the amounts. Technically that meant Aurora didn't have to put it to an immediate beneficial use, though it does. [Read More]( [Colorado's new wildfire investigations team grows with 3 additional K-9 fire investigators]( Amid Colorado's ongoing wildfire season, the state's Division of Fire Prevention & Control on Monday announced the hiring of three K-9 fire investigators and their handler. The canines specialize in ignitable liquid detection and tracking scents of decomposing human bodies, according to a news release. [Read More]( [Mudslide closes highway near Glenwood Springs]( A mudslide caused a highway south of Glenwood Springs to close Sunday, according to a Facebook post from the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT said CO 82 is closed in both directions 5 miles south of Glenwood Springs between Mile Point 5 and 6 following a mudslide the occurred overnight. [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903