In case you missed it | After Colorado 14ers, daring 'Rocky Mountain Grand Slam' attempt falls short

PLUS | Veterans Beer Club, where networking is the mission; Paul Klee: Sean Payton proves a point in first Broncos win, 31-28 over his hometown Chicago Bears and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [After Colorado 14ers, daring 'Rocky Mountain Grand Slam' attempt falls short]( Last week, after days of treacherous trudging through unrelenting snow and loose rock in Montana’s Beartooth Mountains, Jason Heyn finally turned around. He started walking down the road to the town of Red Lodge. He told himself he would accept a ride if one was offered. “Sure enough, about 6 miles outside of town, someone pulled over and asked,” Heyn said. “That was it.” [Read More]( [Donations accepted for family of parole officer killed in Colorado Springs hit-and-run]( A funding campaign page has raised several thousand dollars for the family of a fallen parole officer killed in a hit-and-run crash near downtown Colorado Springs. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs veteran wins $1 million from Publishers Clearing House]( After 15 years of giving away nearly $300 million in prize money, Danielle Lam of Publishers Clearing House has seen just about every possible reaction from sweepstakes winners. “I’ve had people nearly faint, I’ve had people jump on me from excitement, and pretty much everything in between,” Lam said. “You never know what you’re gonna get.” [Read More]( [Veterans Beer Club, where networking is the mission]( Don’t bring your resume to Veterans Beer Club, but have an elevator pitch in mind. Representatives from military defense contractors, health care companies, the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Utilities and other employers come to club meetings just to chat with mostly former soldiers and airmen, along with a smattering of guardians and Marines, said Jason Shoffit, chapter president. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs woman who tried to hire hit man to kill ex-fiance sentenced to prison]( The Colorado Springs woman who attempted to hire a hit man to kill her ex-fiance was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to two charges. Unbeknownst to Vanessa Lavaty, 33, the hit man was an undercover Colorado Springs detective, according to an affidavit obtained by The Gazette. [Read More]( [Mugshot Monday: Most wanted in the Colorado Springs area]( Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help finding the following people for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued. [Read More]( [Sean Payton proves a point in first Broncos win, 31-28 over his hometown Chicago Bears | Paul Klee]( Sean Payton calls this great American city home. “It’s nice when you come home (and win),” Payton said after his Broncos beat the Bears 31-28 on a sun-drenched October Sunday at Soldier Field. [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