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Than joaa. Today. Colorado springs city council will vote whether to approve a major rate decrease r colorado sprgs utilities customers. The utility has overcollected morehan 28milon dollars from electric and natural gas stomers since oil prices stard drping. D as a notforprot utility, th excess renue must be retued to customers in this case, in the form of more an 9dla offr f the erage residential cuomer for at least next month and when it goes down like it has over t last 6 months to ar, allf thatavings gets passed ono r customers. Coeral and indusia customers wod so see b rate drees city council will vo oth proposal ts teoon well let you know what they decide. Looking aheafor you. At thetate capti tomorrow, a coittewill hearbout a bill that would p new limitsn where heroin addis could purrchase thadone. The bill was put forward by monunt republican paul lundeen and but was aigned to thstate, vetens, and military affairs committee. Some lawmars call that the Kill Committee where bill
I just saw the firefhters going pu the breaking th ows and the oke coming out fromhe rafters. Looked ke istarted on the second lev and moved to the 3rd. Rst crews saw thic blk oke co from ows. Then flames. The coplex so large they calle for he with a secondlarm. Theyust kept showi up, and showing up and sng up. Sce. Only look clring this interview. A fire truck leavg with sirens blaring. The destiation acroos town to flames shooting into the air at 18th st just wes colora avenue. I looked beten the building and i saw a lot of smoke. Smoke billowhe air. From a decades old structur old rracks type buidling moved here yea ago from fort carson. Andonnectednta row of apartments. Old stctures the Fire Department can only dump water on from thtside because of safety concerns. Nd of los like the whole buildings going to be destroyed from what i uld see. Two major fire clouts happeni acrossown. Wiin aut 30 minutes. It dsntappen th often, buit does happ. Fi crews have plans in place this time fl
Pulo s some snow fall ernit and into the Early Morning hour news 5 joaa wise ilive to give us a look at conditions now. Saation armys warming plantoy open all d the salvatio warming sheltein Colorado Springs plans to stay openll day toy. Theyre working to make sure theyet as many pple out of the cold as possible. During Winter Weather like this, thlorado springs Salvation Army is putting a roof oveth heads of more than 300 Homeless People bet t wng elter and the Rj Montgomery Center shelter. And as therm continues, the offi of emergencmanagement has orrethe shter toremain open thh monday as conditions arent excted to let up wn the sun ris. Isthe time thiar ate ve to ay on for the whole ust t owt the storm is going to do, but we know thaople cant stay ou ordinators are still loong for vontrs to elieve theirough out e day to find out w you n help, ad to our website koadot com. Weather and traffic on the 5s. Teorologist Stephen Bowers is he with first alert 5. A nter sto warng is in effec