Newly-crowned Miss America encourages students at Colorado Springs school: 'You can do all of it ... and more'

PLUS l Woody Paige: MVP Marvel Mega-Match: Jokic vs. Embiid, Martin Drake Power Plant smokestacks start coming down in Colorado Springs and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Newly-crowned Miss America encourages students at Colorado Springs school: 'You can do all of it ... and more']( - [Woody Paige: MVP Marvel Mega-Match: Jokic vs. Embiid]( - [Martin Drake Power Plant smokestacks start coming down in Colorado Springs]( [Newly-crowned Miss America encourages students at Colorado Springs school: 'You can do all of it ... and more']( Students at a Colorado Springs elementary school got the chance to meet and speak with the newly-crowned Miss America on Wednesday. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, the first active-duty service member to don the Miss America crown, stopped by Jackson Elementary School to visit classrooms and speak at an assembly. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Faster security lines expected after Denver airport opens new checkpoint]( [Avalanche’s Bowen Byram aims for bounce-back second half of NHL season]( [Colorado Springs gets new place to enjoy gastropub eats | Table Talk]( [Woody Paige: MVP Marvel Mega-Match: Jokic vs. Embiid]( MVP Marvel Mega-Match: The Sequel. No Surrender in Denver. The Joker vs. The Process. Joel and Jokic spar at The Jar in the duel of the dynamical duo. [Read More]( [Martin Drake Power Plant smokestacks start coming down in Colorado Springs]( According to the Colorado Springs Utilities, workers on Monday began the "careful removal" of one of the old coal power plant's smokestacks, which have been features of the city's skyline for decades. [Read More]( [Colorado lawmakers grill officials over wolf release communication failures]( Lawmakers grilled officials from the Department of Natural Resources and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, who found themselves on the hot seat on Wednesday at the state Capitol, where policymakers described communication failures and problems tied to the release of wolves in Grand and Summit counties last month. [Read More]( More Top Stories: "We will NOT tolerate this," reads a press release issued by Colorado State Patrol, announcing an arrest warrant that's been issued for a motorcyclist who went viral online after posting a video capturing a trip that showed him allegedly [traveling from Colorado Springs to Denver on Interstate 25 in a shocking time of about 20 minutes]( last September. The chairman of the Colorado Republican Party [helped in ousting House Minority Leader Mike Lynch](, who announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down from his leadership post in the wake of mounting pressure after a DUI arrest in 2022 became public. A woman arrested in the death of her toddler in 2022 [had a history of referrals to the Department of Human Services]( dating back to 2016, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Partly cloudy skies during the morning hours will become overcast in the afternoon. High 49F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 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