Pikes Peak Highway changes underscore tensions in managing for tourists, locals

PLUS l Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: 3 takeaways from Denver's Game 1 defeat, A roundabout at Platte and Nevada? Colorado Springs will explore the idea; and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Sunday, May 05, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Woody Paige: Wolves leave little doubt they mean business]( - [Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: 3 takeaways from Denver's Game 1 defeat]( - [A roundabout at Platte and Nevada? Colorado Springs will explore the idea]( [Woody Paige: Wolves leave little doubt they mean business]( Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolves? The Nuggets better be. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Deaf cattle dog, trainer to perform at Colorado Springs Pet Expo]( [Colorado Springs Airport completes first phase of $36M renovation project]( [At Home: When is an area rug too small and how to fix it]( More top stories: [Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: 3 keys for Denver to win Game 1]( The second-round rematch of last year’s first-round series between the Nuggets and Timberwolves starts Saturday evening at Ball Arena. Here are three keys for the Nuggets to protect home court: [Read More]( [Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: 3 takeaways from Denver's Game 1 defeat]( The Timberwolves snatched the home-court advantage Saturday at Ball Arena. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 106-99 loss in Game 1: [Read More]( [Mark Kiszla: When the Moose gets loose, playoff foes of Avalanche get run over]( The Cup-chasing, sticking-breaking, cut-loose-the-Moose time in the NHL playoffs has arrived. And Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen is here for all of it. [Read More]( More Top Stories: The local ballclub is last in the National League and first in your budget. The Rockies said Friday lower-level tickets for the San Francisco Giants series Tuesday-Thursday [are good to go for as low as $5.05](. It's the "Hot Rox" Cinco de Mayo special. Last September, in an effort to make the intersection safer, traffic engineers decided to prohibit left-hand turns onto Nevada for cars traveling either direction on Platte, citing a higher-than-expected crash rate for drivers making a left turn at the intersection. This week, the city said it was [studying a different option: a roundabout.]( A suspect was arrested in southeast Colorado Springs after [multiple residents reported menacing and shots fired]( the evening of May 3. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Wind increasing. A few clouds from time to time. High 76F. Winds SSE at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 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