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PLUS | Colorado youth detention dilemma: Kids languish in lockup despite releasable status; Manitou Incline to be closed for upcoming weekend and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Thursday, Sept. 07, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Late-start Fridays begin in D-20 to support professional learning communities]( While Ranch Creek Elementary students soak in the freedom that twice-monthly two-hour late starts allow, their teachers are hard at work inside the classroom. They are bouncing ideas off of one another and looking at student data. They’re considering how they might implement peers’ successful strategies to meet student needs in their own classrooms. [Read More]( [Broncos RB Javonte Williams eyes a return to old form after suffering serious knee injury]( Javonte Williams has become a top-notch running back in the NFL for the Broncos. But as far as Mike Motsinger is concerned, he hasn’t changed a bit. “Here, he’s still Pookie,’’ said Motsinger, who was Williams’ coach at Wallace-Rose Hill High School in North Carolina. [Read More]( [Accused rock-throwers also involved in earlier statue-hurling incident, prosecutors allege]( A deadly night of drive-by rock-throwing, which shocked the Front Range last spring, may not have been the first for a couple of Arvada teenagers, prosecutors alleged in court filings. Two of three suspects accused of killing an Arvada woman during a reckless rock-throwing spree at moving cars last April 19 have been charged with attempted murder for an earlier incident, this time involving hurling a statue. [Read More]( [Colorado youth detention dilemma: Kids languish in lockup despite releasable status]( Even though Colorado lawmakers have passed laws requiring the release from detention of youth who aren’t considered a community threat while their criminal delinquency cases are pending, a lack of resources and a crunch in safe alternative placements mean some youth remain locked up well beyond the intent of state law. [Read More]( [Convention features more than 1,300 tabletop board games near Colorado Springs]( Sure, digital and virtual games are no-brainer choices for game lovers, but there’s nothing like playing a tabletop game in person with another human. How else will you see the joy of nailing a win or the pang of losing a tough hand flicker across somebody’s face? You don’t get high-fives, hugs or conciliatory handshakes when you’re playing online. [Read More]( [Coach Prime's CU Buffs announce third, fourth sold-out games at Folsom Field]( Make it four sold-out home games for the CU Buffs in Coach Prime's Year 1. The CU-Boulder athletics department announced Thursday home games against Colorado State (Sept. 16) and USC (Sept. 30) have sold out of tickets. Nebraska (Saturday) and Stanford (Friday, Oct. 13) already were sellouts. [Read More]( [Manitou Incline to be closed for upcoming weekend]( A famous race in Manitou Springs annually comes along with the closure of another famous fitness challenge. The Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon will run Sept. 16 and Sept. 17, and the Manitou Incline will close that Saturday and Sunday. That's to "ensure the safety of race participants running up/down Barr Trail and hikers alike," according to a race director letter posted to the Incline's Facebook page. [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