More cuts for the Denver airport’s top two airlines…Senator Salazar co-sponsors new legislation, Governor Ritter returns from the Arctic, and the “spam king” escapes from prison camp.
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Governor Bill Ritter has until the end of the month to decide if he’ll formally protest the federal leasing of the Roan Plateau for natural gas drilling. Over objections from some lawmakers and environmental groups the Bureau of Land Management plans to lease out the area all at once starting in August. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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1,000 acres of formerly privately owned land has been added to Cheyenne Mountain State Park, located in southwest Colorado Springs. The Cheyenne Mountain State Park Service held a public meeting Tuesday evening to discuss plans for the park’s newly acquired property. KRCC’s Rachael DeWitt attended the meeting and has this report.
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The 302nd Airlift Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit stationed at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. The unit recently passed the twenty-day mark in support of firefighting efforts throughout California. But it’s not just any support. KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin tagged along on Tuesday’s “media day” to see what the Springs-based reserve unit is doing.
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Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment, Keith Eastin (LEFT). Maj. Gen. Mark Graham, Division West (First Army) and Fort Carson commanding general. (RIGHT) Photo: A. ChalfinThe United States Army has released a report examining proposed expansion plans at the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeast Colorado. At the same time, the Army is announcing they’re dropping their desired acreage for the training ground by three-quarters. KRCC’s Andrea Chalfin reports.
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Fort Carson is struggling to find enough nurses to care for injured soldiers– partly because of a new Army requirement to hire more health care workers. KCFR Health Reporter Eric Whitney has the story.
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Colorado’s two major party candidates for the state’s open U.S. senate seat held their first public debate on Monday. The hour-long event covered a range of topics from energy policy, to healthcare, and the war in Iraq. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.
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Shaffer and Udall square off, hybrid cars in Colorado’s HOV lanes, a lion in El Paso County, and Cheyenne Mountain State Park seeks public input.
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“Operation Overload” in Salida, and West Nile Virus [FIGHT THE BITE WEBSITE].
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Voter registration deadline looms for August’s primary election…Losing ExpressJet’s flights at the Colorado Springs Airport…A new study from the University of Colorado Cancer Center…and finding
contamination at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
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