- Statistics show 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted before graduating from college. A recent conference in Colorado Springs brought together higher education representatives from around the country to try and address the issue. Dr. Kimberly Dickman is the sexual assault prevention and response analyst at the United States Air Force Academy.
- The statehouse recently voted to commemorate four historical African American army units. A resolution to designate a portion of Highway 24 in Colorado Springs as the “Buffalo Soldiers Memorial Highway” passed unanimously in the state house and senate along with a recognition of the units’ importance in the state’s early history.
- Statistics show that Colorado has one of the highest suicide rates in the country, and Pueblo County has above average rates in the state. For one suicide prevention clinic in Pueblo that unexpectedly closed its doors at the end of 2015, economic, technological, and other challenges became insurmountable, leaving some to question the impacts of