In case you missed it | An unwanted record: Colorado Springs homicide count reaches new high

PLUS | Half of Coloradans rate highways unsafe, state troopers score high, Photos of 2023 X Games comes to a close in Aspen and more. Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [An unwanted record: Colorado Springs homicide count reaches new high]( Minutes before midnight on a Friday last May, gunfire ripped through the walls of Babilonia Bar along Platte Avenue. Nineteen-year-old Montaries Jennings, there for a show by his favorite rap artist, fought his way to safety through the panicked, stampeding crowd before posting on social media that he’d just seen a man get shot, and that he was praying for him. [Read More]( [Publisher of new Colorado Springs news magazine to step down]( Amy Gillentine, former publisher of the Colorado Springs Independent alternative newspaper and the Colorado Springs Business Journal, will step down on Feb. 6 from her current role as publisher of Sixty35 Media. [Read More]( [Woman arrested after swinging at, spitting on several officers: Colorado Springs police]( Colorado Springs police on Sunday arrested a woman after she allegedly spit on several officers following a disturbance call, according to a news release from the department. [Read More]( [Half of Coloradans rate highways unsafe, state troopers score high]( Half of Coloradans rate the state's highways unsafe, even as they gave relatively high marks to Colorado State Patrol troopers for professionalism. A significant majority also said state patrol officers treated them with respect. [Read More]( [EDITORIAL: Is the rush to Colorado over?]( For at least the past 30 years, Colorado ranked among the most desirable destinations for people looking for peace, tranquility, safety and some of nature’s most extraordinary beauty. The attraction has worn off, and that should tell leadership something is wrong. [Read More]( [Crash closes I-70 in Glenwood Canyon]( A major crash involving a semi has closed Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. [Read More]( [Photos of the 2023 X Games comes to a close in Aspen]( Competitors and fans took in the final day of the 2023 X Games at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colo. on Jan. 29, 2023. Notably, Mark McMorris surpassed Jamie Anderson for most X Games medals of all time, earning his 22nd during the Jeep Men's Snowboard Slopestyle event. [Read More]( Get access to all our content! Support local journalism and [subscribe here]([.]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903