The man killed by a flying weight thrown off-course during a Sunday high school track-and-field meet in Colorado Springs was a 57-year-old father there to watch his son compete, El Paso County coroner officials said.

The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son from the 25 lb hammer, police said.

A man was killed Sunday morning during a high school track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs

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Colorado’s second city, The Springs has a lot of amazing things going for it. We find there’s tons of things to do in Colorado Springs. But for those who have longer trips or have visited before, there’s more to see and do in Colorado by getting away from the city.

Residents woke up Thursday morning to fresh snow in the Pikes Peak Region, forcing some school and business delays and closures.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo — Three people were found dead after police received a call of shots fired in Colorado Springs Saturday. The Colorado Springs Police Department said officers were called to investigate a call about shots fired in the 800 block of South Union Boulevard just before 8:20 a.m. Saturday.

The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) alongside the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) issued a health and safety advisory due to contaminated retail marijuana flower.

The city of Colorado Springs and Ford Amphitheater, owned by VENU Holding Corporation, have reached an agreement on additional sound mitigation measures.

A new attraction is scheduled to open in Colorado Springs this summer, but some notices posted inside the Chapel Hills Mall led to some questions.

The father of one of the athletes was killed Sunday at a high school track and field meet on the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs campus after an athlete's hammer reportedly went out of bounds.

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