Colorado marine dies in Osprey crash north of Australia

PLUS l Broncos acquire kicker Wil Lutz from Saints to replace Brett Maher...; Officer-involved shooting in Colorado Springs deemed justified and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Wednesday. It’s Aug. 30, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Colorado marine dies in Osprey crash north of Australia]( - [Broncos acquire kicker Wil Lutz from Saints to replace Brett Maher, trade tight end Albert Okwuegbunam to Eagles]( - [Officer-involved shooting in Colorado Springs deemed justified]( [Colorado marine dies in Osprey crash north of Australia]( A marine from Colorado was killed when an MV-22B Osprey crashed Sunday on Melville Island north of Australia during a training exercise. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Safety Trey Taylor steps out of comfort zone to provide leadership for Air Force football]( [El Paso County Sheriff's Office debuts 2 new K-9s]( [10th Circuit declines to allow Colorado's new gun law to take effect during appeal]( [Broncos acquire kicker Wil Lutz from Saints to replace Brett Maher, trade tight end Albert Okwuegbunam to Eagles]( Denver on Tuesday traded a 2024 seventh-round pick to New Orleans for Wil Lutz. Lutz will be reunited with Broncos coach Sean Payton, his former coach with the Saints. [Read More]( [Volunteers help with Mt. Carmel's campus expansion focused on mental health]( A sea of volunteers in bright orange shirts filled a parking lot at the Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center on Tuesday as they built tables and benches for new outdoor therapy spaces as part of a campus expansion at the nonprofit. [Read More]( [Officer-involved shooting in Colorado Springs deemed justified]( Three Colorado Springs police officers were justified in fatally shooting a suspect who pointed a gun at them during an incident in February, prosecutors have ruled. [Read More]( More Top Stories: Tuesday, the Rocky Mountain [Vibes announced the hire of Bob Flannery as the team's general manager](. Flannery joins the Colorado Springs club with more than 24 years of experience in the minor league baseball, 13 of which were as a general manager, according to release. How lucky were Coloradans feeling last year? Very lucky. [The Colorado Lottery on Tuesday announced a third consecutive record year for revenue](, nearly reaching $890 million for the FY 2022-23 year. Mountain Ridge Middle School has placed a custodian on leave and barred him from having contact with children “out of abundance of caution” after [Academy School District 20 says he was arrested on suspicion of crimes that were sexual in nature](, according to a news release from the district on Tuesday. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High 87F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 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