Brian Bledsoe
KCRG
Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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Iowa hit hard by formula shortage
In Iowa, the stock rate for formula is more than 50%. For comparison, it was less than 10% last year. This nationwide problem is due to a supply chain interruption, and a Michigan formula plant shut down during a recall. → Read More
Midwest snowstorm could impact local blood availability
Midwest snowstorm could impact local blood availability → Read More
Emails claim to be from Proud Boys, threaten people who don’t vote for Trump
It is against federal law to intimidate voters, and officials in the affected areas are working with FBI and Homeland Security to find out who is behind the emails. → Read More
Good Samaritans thwart Calif. girl’s kidnapping from blind father 4 times
The 24-year-old suspect was eventually arrested on one felony count of kidnapping. Investigators believe he may have targeted other young children on public transportation in both Los Angeles and San Diego counties. → Read More
Gusty winds pose continued wildfire threats in California
The U.S. Forest Service on Monday decided to close all eight national forests in the southern half of the state and shutter campgrounds statewide. → Read More
Thousands displaced by Oregon wildfire
Thousands are now displaced because of the Beechie Creek fire, one of dozens of fires raging in the West. → Read More
UN report: Increased warming closing in on agreed upon limit
The world already has warmed nearly 2 degrees (1.1 degrees Celsius) since the late 1800s, and the last five years are hotter than the previous five years. → Read More
Norwegian lawmaker nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
A far-right Norwegian lawmaker says he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East. → Read More
‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ will end in 2021
The series became a pop culture sensation and gave rise to a new kind of fame born of reality TV. It also was the launch pad for several family members' fashion and beauty business empires. → Read More
Ex-FBI agent: Attacks from Trump ‘outrageous’ and ‘cruel’
Peter Strzok spent his FBI career hunting Russian and Chinese spies, but after news broke of derogatory text messages he’d sent about President Donald Trump, he came to feel like he was the one being hunted. → Read More
Man doing ‘well’ after being trapped under tree for 4 days in Minn.
Ceplecha was found on Monday by his ex-wife, who went to find out what was going on after he missed two days of work at a nearby school district. → Read More
Facebook moves to target misinformation before election
The company said Thursday it will restrict new political ads in the week before the election and remove posts that convey misinformation about COVID-19 and voting. → Read More
Far-right provocateur wins GOP primary in Florida
A far-right social media provocateur whose hate speech got her banned from social media won her Republican primary on Tuesday and will challenge Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel for Congress in November. → Read More
Democrats nominate Biden for epic challenge to oust Trump
Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining in an extraordinary, pandemic-cramped virtual convention to send him into the general election campaign to oust President Donald Trump. → Read More
Coin shortage hits retailers, laundromats, tooth fairy
In the meantime, people have have been forced to find workarounds. → Read More
FDA flags accuracy issue with widely used coronavirus test
Potential accuracy issues with a widely used coronavirus test could lead to false results for patients, U.S. health officials warned. → Read More
Floridians voting by mail in huge numbers compared to 2016
As of Monday, more than 2.1 million people had cast mail-in ballots with more still coming in. That compares to fewer than 1.3 million in the 2016 primary. → Read More
Golden State Killer faces his victims in 1st day of hearings
The Golden State Killer, a former police officer in California who eluded capture for four decades, faces his victims in court Tuesday on the first of four days of hearings before he is sentenced to life in prison. → Read More
Hot weather continues with some smoke too...
Tuesday will be a near repeat, with another round of smoke in the area in the morning. Highs reach for the 90s and 100s with a some spotty storms possible in the mountains. Most areas will remain dry... We stay hot through much of this week with highs in the 80s and 90s. Our wettest day of the forecast looks to be on Thursday around the Pikes Peak region. Even then, our rain chances don’t look… → Read More