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.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A driver was cited Wednesday morning after hitting a 12-year-old who was walking to school. The collision was reported just after 8 a.m. at Research Parkway and Grand Cordera Parkway on the north side of Colorado Springs.

Many city residents and farmers from other counties spoke out against the proposal during the public hearing and comment periods.

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.

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.

All middle and high school students in District 11 must lock their phones in magnetic pouches for the day. Teachers also have seen students' academic achievement going up slightly, however, parents have mixed feelings about the phone policy.

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.

A man was accidentally killed at a high school track and field meet in Colorado on Sunday morning when a hammer weight thrown by a competitor cleared barriers and struck him, officials confirmed.

"If you liked yesterday, you'll love today, with more gorgeous weather ahead for southern Colorado on Tuesday," Meteorologist Alan Rose with Gazette news partner KOAA said. "Skies will remain bright and sunny region-wide on Tuesday, helping to boost temperatures into the 40s and lower 50s on the Plains."

A Colorado counselor just wrapped up a four-day retreat for the women to learn to cope with their grief. Then, a mother's story about how Electroconvulsive therapy brought her son back.