Incoming leaders for Space Command, Northern Command, NORAD set to be delayed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on confirmations

PLUS | Dambo's latest massive troll installation takes shape in Victor: 'It's the perfect spot'; Colorado officer who put suspect in car hit by train found guilty of reckless endangerment and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Friday, July 29, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Incoming leaders for Space Command, Northern Command, NORAD set to be delayed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on confirmations]( For months GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville has kept hundreds of military officers from taking their posts as he pressures the Department of Defense to change its abortion policy and now the incoming leaders of Colorado Springs-based Space Command and the combined Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command are set to get caught up in the delays. [Read More]( [Colorado officer who put suspect in car hit by train found guilty of reckless endangerment]( A Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police vehicle that was hit by a freight train was found guilty of reckless endangerment and assault but was acquitted of a third charge of criminal attempt to commit manslaughter during a trial Friday. [Read More]( [[SPONSORED] Novva Data Centers' robot dogs are transforming facility management and security]( Robot dogs are on patrol at Novva Data Centers, exemplifying innovation and the future while addressing crucial needs and providing a one-of-a-kind patron experience. [Read More]( [Dambo's latest massive troll installation takes shape in Victor: 'It's the perfect spot']( The “troll bubble” is Danish recycle artist Thomas Dambo’s happy place. The real world melts away when he’s inside the invisible cocoon of creativity. [Read More]( [Year-round fire risk returning across Colorado with hotter, drier weather]( Hot and dry conditions in July have increased the risk for year-round fires despite higher-than-usual rainfall in the spring. [Read More]( [More Trader Joe's recalls? This soup may contain bugs and falafel may have rocks, grocer says]( Trader Joe's is recalling a broccoli cheddar soup that may contain insects and cooked falafel that may contain rocks, about one week after the grocery chain recalled two cookie products over similar concerns. [Read More]( [A glimpse of the future created by drug decriminalization: It is not pretty | Vince Bzdek]( An article in The Washington Post took a hard look at what has happened to Portugal 20 years after it decriminalized consumption of all drugs for personal use. For two decades, Portugal has not sent a single person to prison for possessing drugs. Those who misuse drugs are registered by police and referred to “dissuasion commissions” that funnel people into voluntary rehab programs. [Read More]( [No error found in handling of Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood mass shooting lawsuit]( Colorado's second-highest court has determined a trial judge did not unfairly limit the types of evidence jurors could hear when they rendered a verdict that Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains was not liable for a 2015 mass shooting at its Colorado Springs clinic. [Read More]( [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]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903