Lou Mellini, longtime Colorado Springs radio executive and community advocate, dead at 82

PLUS l FIBArk Whitewater Festival to host 75th event with live music in Colorado; Colorado has one Wild and Scenic waterway. Could this be the next? And more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Tuesday. It’s June 6, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Lou Mellini, longtime Colorado Springs radio executive and community advocate, dead at 82]( - [FIBArk Whitewater Festival to host 75th event with live music in Colorado]( - [Colorado has one Wild and Scenic waterway. Could this be the next?]( [Lou Mellini, longtime Colorado Springs radio executive and community advocate, dead at 82]( Lou Mellini, a longtime fixture in Colorado Springs’ broadcast, business and service communities, has died. [Read More]( Did you miss this? [Eating, drinking, hiking and more in Colorado's Roaring Fork Valley: Tips from locals]( [Club Q shooting victims file notices to sue El Paso County]( [Delta revives Atlanta route at Colorado Springs Airport]( ['Wilt wouldn't mind': Wilt Chamberlain's]( [family praises Nuggets' Nikola Jokic for breaking NBA legend's records]( “Records were made to be broken,’’ said Barbara Lewis, sister of the late Wilt Chamberlain. “My brother used to always say that. Denver is just doing fantastic, and I just think that he is a great player. You know, Wilt wouldn’t mind those records being broken.” [Read More]( [A look at Biden's first four judicial appointees, state Supreme Court answers lingering COVID question]( A recent cover story examined the tenures to date of the four women the Biden administration has appointed to the federal bench in Colorado, plus the state Supreme Court rejected an attempt to use the pandemic to justify a wholesale reexamination of commercial property values. [Read More]( [FIBArk Whitewater Festival to host 75th event with live music in Colorado]( The FIBArk Whitewater Festival will celebrate its 75th anniversary from June 15-18 in Salida this year, and everyone from amateurs to pros is welcome. Aside from whitewater events, the festival will also include various bike and foot races, a carnival and even live music. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES The vision that Colorado Springs parks development set out to design is finally becoming a reality at [Chamberlain Trail]( where sections of the trail have opened up. An El Paso County judge on Monday slightly lowered the bond of 58-year-old Robert Gordon, a former church music teacher and bus driver [accused of sexually assaulting three children.]( Northern Colorado’s Cache la Poudre River is the state’s sole waterway protected under the nation’s Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. [Deep Creek Canyon has long been proposed for protection under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.]( [Sponsored: Novva Data Centers: A different kind of data center]( Meet the innovative, future-focused business working to transform the data center industry, while providing a one-of-a-kind experience for clients. One of their four locations is in Colorado Springs! [Read More]( Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Partly cloudy early. Scattered thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. High 69F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50%. [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