Victim relieved as Colorado lawmakers approve regulations for funeral industry

PLUS l Mark Kiszla: Broncos lose nothing by saying buh-bye to Jerry Jeudy and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Sunday, March 10, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Victim relieved as Colorado lawmakers approve regulations for funeral industry]( - [Long-reigning 'barbecue king' of Colorado Springs leaves a legacy of good food, good will]( - [Mark Kiszla: Broncos lose nothing by saying buh-bye to Jerry Jeudy]( [Victim relieved as Colorado lawmakers approve regulations for funeral industry]( Abby Swoveland calls herself one of the lucky ones. Her mom was a victim of the Return to Nature Funeral Home incident, in which 189 bodies were discovered, many deteriorating and some unidentifiable, in the Penrose facility last year. "I'm one of the lucky ones in that she was identified," Swoveland told Colorado Politics Thursday. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Year-round gardening: March is an ideal time to prep lawn for growing season]( [Long-reigning 'barbecue king' of Colorado Springs leaves a legacy of good food, good will]( [At Home: How to let go of what we cherish]( More top stories: [Mark Kiszla: Broncos lose nothing by saying buh-bye to Jerry Jeudy]( There’s a new mistake by the lake. Jerry Jeudy is your problem now, Cleveland. The Broncos traded a receiver that runs the poutiest routes in the league on Saturday, nearly a full year after the team should’ve closed the curtain on Jeudy and his prima donna act. [Read More]( [Bryce Riehl leads Mesa Ridge boys basketball to back-to-back state titles]( Mesa Ridge has as many championships in the past two seasons as they do losses. Joel Babbitt dropped to his knees with tears of joy after hearing that stat. [Read More]( [Kickin' It with Kiz: The Broncos are so bad they've lost the heart of city]( From the time John Elway and this knucklehead moseyed into what was definitely a dusty old cowtown way back in 1983, have the Broncos ever been so irrelevant as a football team? Nope. Not even close. Denver is a Broncos Town with a football problem. [Read More]( More Top Stories: Colorado Springs police arrested a man early Saturday after he allegedly threatened a woman with a gun. Officers responded around 1 a.m. to a disturbance in the 300 block of North Tejon Street where a woman was reportedly screaming. The woman told police that [a man entered her apartment with a gun]( before fleeing onto the roof. Around 12:30 p.m, officers responded to reports of an auto-pedestrian crash in the area of Circle and Janitell Road. When officers arrived, they found [a car had traveled off the road and hit a pedestrian before striking another car](. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. A child was critically injured, and a cat was killed [in a structure fire in northeast Colorado Springs]( Saturday. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Sunny skies. High near 60F. Winds SE 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