Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: 3 takeaways as Denver takes 3-0 lead over Minnesota

PLUS l Bandimere Speedway announces it will close, sell property, Gazette to cohost mayoral runoff debate April 30, and more. Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Saturday. It’s April 22, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: 3 takeaways as Denver takes 3-0 lead over Minnesota]( - [Colorado Springs race for mayor: Candidates present contrasting visions for city's future in first runoff debate]( - ['Thunder Mountain' to go silent: Bandimere Speedway announces it will close, sell property]( [Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: 3 takeaways as Denver takes 3-0 lead over Minnesota]( The Denver Nuggets are one win away from the second round after beating the Minnesota Timberwolves, 120-111, in Game 3 on Friday night. [Read More]( Did you miss this? [School District 49 names current CEO as its sole superintendent finalist]( [Sons of ex-Broncos Cedric Tillman, Gary Downs are top receiver prospects entering draft]( [Colorado Springs mayoral election runoff: Debates between Yemi Mobolade, Wayne Williams begin today]( [[SPONSORED] Save kids’ lives – and be eligible to win a house – when you buy a ticket for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway!]( Tickets for the 2023 Colorado Springs St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway are on sale now! Each ticket costs $100, with 11,500 available, to raise $1.15 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a facility that is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs race for mayor: Candidates present contrasting visions for city's future in first runoff debate]( Colorado Springs mayoral runoff opponents Wayne Williams and Yemi Mobolade presented contrasting visions for the city's future during a largely friendly debate on Friday, one candidate promising to build on the city's current successes and the other pledging an end to the status quo. [Read More]( [Letecia Stauch trial: 'I don't like my stepson' one of internet search history phrases FBI confronted Stauch about during interrogation]( Testimony in the murder trial of Letecia Stauch resumed Friday in Colorado Springs, with the prosecution continuing to lay groundwork it hopes will convince a jury the 39-year-old woman not only killed her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, but knew what she was doing and tried to cover up the crime. [Read More]( ['Thunder Mountain' to go silent: Bandimere Speedway announces it will close, sell property]( The 2023 season will be the last one for the facility known as "Thunder Mountain," as the Bandimere family has agreed to sell the property in Morrison. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES Colorado’s jobless rate edged down by[one-tenth of a percentage point to 2.8% in March, which continues an 11-month steak of rates below 3% that were common before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic](, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The murder trial for Joshua Johnson, accused of killing 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw in a Colorado Springs Walgreens last year, was[put on hold after Judge Eric Bentley ordered a competency evaluation just 17 days before the trial was to begin.]( With the May 16 runoff election for Colorado Springs mayor approaching fast,[The Gazette is cohosting a televised debate between candidates Yemi Mobolade and Wayne Williams on April 30.]( Before you go.... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( There’s a 40% chance of snow showers on the forecast throughout the day. Expect cloudy skies and a high near 47 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](