Colorado Springs' annual Labor Day Lift Off kicks off Saturday with nearly 200,000 attendees

PLUS l Woody Paige: Broncos will win at least six games this season. Here's a game-by-game prediction and more [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Sunday, September 1, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Colorado Springs' annual Labor Day Lift Off kicks off Saturday with nearly 200,000 attendees]( - [Woody Paige: Broncos will win at least six games this season. Here's a game-by-game prediction]( - [Great hikes for fall colors close to Colorado's big cities]( [Annual Labor Day Lift Off brings joy to organizers and nearly 200,000 attendees]( Thousands flocked to Memorial Park Saturday morning to attend the first day of Colorado Springs' most popular annual event, the Labor Day Lift Off. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Waters and fall colors: A perfect marriage in Colorado]( [PHOTOS: 2024 Labor Day Lift Off]( ['A win is a win': Air Force breaks in 16 starters and survives opening test from FCS Merrimack]( More top stories: [Woody Paige: Broncos will win at least six games this season. Here's a game-by-game prediction]( Bet Bo’s Battling, Bucking Broncos beat bookies, Buccaneers, Browns and rival Raiders. The Broncos’ best bet of the 21st century is they will win at least six games this season. [Read More]( [Great hikes for fall colors close to Colorado's big cities]( Come fall, Colorado’s city dwellers are quick to swap the concrete for nature’s glow. Except that doesn’t always happen so quickly. [Read More]( [Year-round gardening: Enjoy the fruits of your labor this September]( September’s splendor is arriving in our gardens. By now, most vegetables have matured and are continuing to produce and most flowers have shown the same. Days are noticeably getting shorter, and the nights are getting cooler. Here’s a look at tasks that await in the day ahead. [Read More]( More Top Stories: A child is dead [following a crash]( north of Colorado Springs Friday night, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Road rage is being investigated as a possible factor in a [crash that killed a motorcyclist]( on Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs late Friday. A man was arrested Friday night after [discharging a firearm inside a Colorado Springs apartment complex]( leading to an evacuation of all residents, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse](: Sunny skies. High 82F. Winds SE at 10 to 20 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