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PLUS | 'He loved truck driving so much': Father of 6 killed in Colorado train derailment; District 11 school board candidates discuss controversial kids survey, board compensation and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Polis announces I-25 reopening schedule following coal train derailment]( Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday toured the site of a train derailment that spilled coal and mangled rail cars onto Interstate 25 north of Pueblo, forcing the freeway to close for days, and announced that southbound lanes would reopen to traffic Wednesday afternoon. He said northbound I-25 lanes should reopen to traffic by Thursday evening. [Read More]( [USAFA's cadet falconers thrill home crowds with live, flying mascots]( Ziva, a 9-year-old falcon, is on a strict diet. She has one meal a day, in the afternoon, and before she eats, she has to stand on a scale. If she’s too heavy, she gets a little less food than the day before. But her weight doesn’t usually fluctuate much; she generally tips the scales at less than 30 ounces. [Read More]( [5 things we learned from Colorado Avalanche season-opening road trip]( The Avalanche are back for their home opener against the Blackhawks. Here are five things we learned from Colorado’s three-game road trip — wins over the Kings (5-2), Sharks (2-1, SO) and Kraken (4-1) — in the leadup to Thursday night’s highly anticipated matchup at Ball Arena. [Read More]( ['He loved truck driving so much': Father of 6 killed in Colorado train derailment]( The family of the truck driver killed when a train derailed over Interstate 25 Sunday said he had beat cancer and had recently discovered a love of trucking. Lafollette Henderson leaves behind six children, who are all wondering how they could lose their dad to such a freak accident. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs hot chicken spot delivers on the spicy poultry | Table Talk]( Dave’s Hot Chicken is not fooling around when it says, “Hot, chicken.” The chicken is fried and the heat tailored to the level of spice your tastebuds can endure. I got some ordering advice from local franchisee Jay Hafemeister and district manager Todd Anerino. The levels are no spice, lite mild, mild, medium, hot, extra hot and reaper. [Read More]( [Voter Guide: Sales tax increase supporting vocational, technical education to go before Cripple Creek voters]( Cripple Creek residents will vote next month whether to pass a sales tax increase that would fund the "continuation and expansion" of vocational and technical programs within the school district. [Read More]( [District 11 school board candidates discuss controversial kids survey, board compensation]( Colorado Springs School District 11 board candidates disagree on the school board's current trajectory, they said during a Tuesday night forum. Nine of 10 candidates were present. Hot topics like inclusivity and health surveys divided the candidates, though there were several points on which they saw eye to eye. [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