Colorado $65 million electric school bus grant program kicks off

PLUS l Dungeons and Dragons Club popular, Orca Lolita may return to Pacific and more. Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Saturday. It’s April 1, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Colorado $65 million electric school bus grant program kicks off]( - [Dungeons and Dragons Club popular option at Colorado Springs school]( - [52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific]( [Colorado $65 million electric school bus grant program kicks off]( Procuring electric school buses in Colorado to replace those operating on diesel and gasoline got a $65 million boost from the state legislature last year and the grant program that will pay for them opened for school districts Wednesday. [Read More]( Did you miss this? Catch up here [EDITORIAL: Under Polis’ plan, it’s locals be damned]( ['Rust' set manager convicted in Alec {NAME} shooting case]( [National Forest in Colorado grows by 90 acres]( [Dungeons and Dragons Club popular option at Colorado Springs middle school]( School’s out on the Friday afternoon before spring break, but almost two dozen kids are queued up in the hallway outside Room 258 at North Middle School. [Read More]( [52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific]( More than 50 years after the orca known as Lolita was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, where a nearly century-old, endangered killer whale believed to be her mother still swims. [Read More]( [Kyle Freeland leads Colorado Rockies to another win over the San Diego Padres]( On Friday, in his first start of the regular season, Freeland pitched six shutout innings as the Rockies beat the Padres 4-1. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES An El Paso County judge on Friday ruled that [surveillance footage from the Club Q shooting will not be released to the public](. The ruling from Judge Michael McHenry came at a motions hearing for alleged Club Q shooter Anderson Aldrich. While public restrooms at Penrose Library in downtown Colorado Springs have reopened after recent testing determined that methamphetamine residue in exhaust vents was not considered to be a danger to library users, [less access to bathrooms in Colorado Springs has become a concern.]( [Democrats advanced a bill Friday to protect Colorado abortion patients and providers from facing consequences from other states]( in which abortion is illegal — the second of three bills seeking to strengthen abortion rights in Colorado. Before you go.... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Sunny skies with a high of 65 degrees. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Would you like to send this email to a friend? [Send To A Friend](