Construction closures planned around Colorado Springs

PLUS l CSU Rams football set to host Rocky Mountain Showdown for first time since 1996 and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Saturday, March 2, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Construction closures planned around Colorado Springs]( - [CSU Rams football set to host Rocky Mountain Showdown for first time since 1996]( - [Icons nightclub looks to reopen in a new Colorado Springs location after fire]( [Construction closures planned around Colorado Springs]( Several roads around Colorado Springs will see closures in March, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced on Friday. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [New Pikes Peak Housing Network hopes to tackle Colorado Springs' housing woes]( [CSU Rams football set to host Rocky Mountain Showdown for first time since 1996]( [Banning Lewis Academy receives $1.45 million donation]( More top stories: [Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's status uncertain for Denver Nuggets game against Los Angeles Lakers]( After leaving the court in the final minutes of the second quarter in Thursday's win over Miami, starting point guard Jamal Murray is listed on the team's injury report as questionable to play with a right ankle sprain. After Thursday's game, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said the team will be careful with Murray, as the 27-year-old has dealt with hamstring and shin issues this season. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is also questionable for personal reasons. [Read More]( [Colorado House passes name change bills for felons, 'preferred names' for students]( After being delayed for nearly a week, the Colorado state House on Friday advanced two measures dealing with name changes for convicted felons and "preferred" names for students following a contentious proceeding that at times compelled the speaker to halt the debate. [Read More]( [Icons nightclub looks to reopen in a new Colorado Springs location after fire]( For more than a month after a Dec. 4 fire forced them to close, Icons owners John Wolfe and Josh Franklin said they continued to hold out hope it was a temporary setback for Colorado Springs’ only gay piano bar, and one of its few remaining havens for the queer community. [Read More]( More Top Stories: Colorado Democrats [unveiled the state's portrait of President Joe Biden]( in a ceremony Friday at the state Capitol. Biden's portrait will be displayed, along with his 45 predecessors in the state Capitol's third floor Presidential Portrait Gallery. Following the release of OpenAI’s Chat-GPT in November 2022, [questions and concerns surrounding the use of artificial intelligence and how it will change our lives]( as we know it erupted from the general public. The Colorado Springs man [recently found competent to stand trial for killing a man at a 7/11]( in 2022 appeared in court on Friday for his preliminary hearing on a charge of first degree murder. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Abundant sunshine. High 62F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 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