Water conflict: Colorado Springs Utilities, others, say Aurora in violation of 2003 pact

PLUS l The little-known story of a Black orphanage in southern Colorado; Colorado Springs police investigating Sunday morning robbery and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Monday, April 22, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Water conflict: Colorado Springs Utilities, others, say Aurora in violation of 2003 pact]( - [Finding home: The little-known story of a Black orphanage in southern Colorado]( - [Colorado Springs police investigating Sunday morning robbery]( [Water conflict: Colorado Springs Utilities, others, say Aurora in violation of 2003 pact]( A Colorado water district spanning nine southeastern counties believes Aurora Water is violating a 2003 agreement not to purchase any more Arkansas Valley basin water. [Read More]( [[SPONSORED] St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway takes philanthropy to a whole new level!]( Get your ticket(s) for the 11th Annual Colorado Springs St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway and help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital raise more than $1,200,000 to help treat and defeat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. If your $100 ticket is selected, you might be calling a five-bedroom, four-bath house in Rolling Hills Ranch at Meridian Ranch home! [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic turns heads in iconic Gru outfit ahead of playoff win]( [Denver Nuggets follow familiar formula to beat Los Angeles Lakers]( [After Broncos didn't beef up defense much in 2023, that could change in 2024]( More top stories: [El Paso County continues to lead Colorado in medical marijuana cardholders and sales]( Although sales of medical marijuana have been declining across Colorado since high use during the pandemic, El Paso County continues to lead the state, by far, in having the most medical marijuana cardholders. [Read More]( [Vince Bzdek: How much do we blame parents for school shootings?]( How much are parents responsible for the bad things their children do? On the 25th anniversary of the school shooting at Columbine High School in the Denver suburbs, we’re still asking if the parents of the two shooters could have and should have done more to prevent the massacre. [Read More]( [Finding home: The little-known story of a Black orphanage in southern Colorado]( Black history hides in a dark, dusty bunker on the tumbleweed plains of southeast Colorado where World War I-era chemical weapons were once stored. Stored here now are reminders of a much different place. [Read More]( More Top Stories: The House passed legislation Saturday that [would ban TikTok in the United States]( if the popular social media platform's China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon. A pedestrian was [hospitalized Saturday night after getting hit by a car]( near South Circle and Winnepeg drives. An [investigation is ongoing for an armed robbery]( that took place at a business in the 1700 block of South Nevada Avenue early Sunday morning. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High near 75F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. [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