ICYMI | Return to Nature Funeral Home owners plead not guilty to federal charges

PLUS | Motorcyclist killed in suspected hit-and-run DUI crash identified; 6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Thursday, April 18, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Return to Nature Funeral Home owners plead not guilty to federal charges]( Return to Nature Funeral Home owners Jon and Carie Hallford pleaded not guilty Thursday to more than a dozen federal fraud charges stemming from the discovery of nearly 200 bodies decomposing inside a funeral home the couple operated in rural Penrose in October 2023. [Read More]( [There's a new 'shortest 14er': Data shows iconic Colorado peaks not as tall as once thought]( Colorado's iconic fourteeners just got a little bit shorter – but they didn't shrink, measuring abilities just improved. And while all of the state's 14,000-foot mountains retained their status on the list, there's a new 'shortest fourteener peak.' [Read More]( [Countdown begins to Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum grand reopening]( Tick, tock. The countdown to the grand reopening of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is on. Work that began last July to upgrade the downtown museum's aging heating and air conditioning system is nearly complete, officials said in a news release Wednesday. Over the coming weeks, the system will go through testing and commissioning to ensure it functions properly. [Read More]( [Motorcyclist killed in suspected hit-and-run DUI crash identified]( The El Paso County Coroner's Office has identified the motorcyclist who died in a suspected hit-and-run DUI collision April 2 as 59-year-old Allen J Yankowsky, according to a news release from the Colorado Springs Police Department. [Read More]( [LA-based storyteller, comedian Steven Briggs to perform in Colorado Springs]( A gift for gab has opened all the right doors for comedian Steven Briggs. His ability to tell a funny story off the cuff and in front of a crowd initiated him into the world of comedy at 19. His mom’s friend thought he was funny, so he took him to a comedy club in San Diego, only Briggs didn’t know such clubs existed. [Read More]( [From Cher to NSYNC: A look back at some of the biggest musical acts to take the stage in Colorado Springs]( With a 2024 lineup packed with popular musicians, including OneRepublic and the Beach Boys, the Sunset Amphitheater has Colorado Springs music fans excited about catching a big show in their very own backyard. [Read More]( [6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: 'Beauty and the Beast Jr.,' Touch a Truck and more]( This weekend in Colorado Springs, enjoy a variety of events from the "Beauty and the Beast Jr." production and Rocky Mountain Women's Film Shorts Night to the Touch a Truck family event, dance performances of "Sleeping Beauty," and the Six Feet Under Horror Film Fest. [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]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903