Longtime downtown Colorado Springs church congregation votes to sell property

PLUS | Heavily-armed man kills himself, rather than shoot up Colorado amusement park, authorities say; The Gazette's Halloween story contest has a winner and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Longtime downtown Colorado Springs church congregation votes to sell property]( Members of First Christian Church voted on Oct. 15 with 73 in favor and 5 opposed to authorize the board of trustees to sell its Great Depression-era property at 16 E. Platte Ave. [Read More]( [Duo of meteor showers known for 'fireballs' set to peak in upcoming days]( A meteor shower is set to peak in upcoming days and if you're lucky – and in the right spot, you might happen to catch a glimpse of a "shooting star." According to the American Meteor Society, the Southern Taurids meteor shower is a slow-burning meteor shower that's rich in fireballs. [Read More]( [PHOTOS: Bighorn sheep return to Garden of the Gods]( A bighorn sheep stands on top of a ridge in Garden of the Gods Park with the Kissing Camels rock formation in the background Monday morning, Oct. 30, 2023, as the weekend snow melts. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) [Read More]( [Heavily-armed man kills himself, rather than shoot up Colorado amusement park, authorities say]( A heavily armed man killed himself rather than carry out an apparent plan to shoot up a mountaintop amusement park in Colorado, authorities said Monday. [Read More]( [Class action lawsuit filed against Return to Nature Funeral Home]( A law firm with locations in Denver and Colorado Springs has filed a class action lawsuit against Return to Nature Funeral Home. Leventhal Lewis Kuhn Taylor Swan PC filed the suit Monday morning in Freemont County court, according law firm shareholder Andrew Swan. [Read More]( [Colorado Republican leaders call for inquiry into education data breach reporting delay]( Colorado House Republican leaders on Monday called for an investigation into why Colorado’s higher education agency allegedly failed to timely report a massive data breach this summer. [Read More]( [The Gazette's Halloween story contest has a winner]( We asked creative writers in grade one through eight to dream up a spooky ending for an unfinished tale, written by reporter Stephanie Earls, about a ghostly encounter on Halloween night. Kiersten Byrd, an eighth grader at Holmes Middle School, penned our winning conclusion, weaving Earls’ cliffhanger into a chilling finale that nonetheless ended on an up beat. [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