Updated: 2:59 PM NBA star Kobe Bryant is expected to plead not guilty to charges of sexual assault during a series of hearings this week.

Updated: 2:30 PM Colorado governor, Bill Owens, signs into law the nation's first college voucher program. The goal is to give every high school student a better chance at going to college.

Updated: 6:39 AM A woman accused in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal is getting some help from right here in the state.

Updated: 10:12 PM Professors at the University of Colorado are asking for an overhaul of the school's athletic department.

Updated: 6:40 AM It's a mixed bag when it comes to rating the state's traffic rules.

Updated: 6:43 AM The country's job growth is picking up steam.

Updated: 6:41 AM Pack lunch, drop the kids off, get to work, pick up the kids, cook dinner, get them to bed, being a working mom isn't just hard, it's downright stressful.

Updated: 12:23 PM Half a dozen Air Force Academy cadets have resigned in the wake of an investigation into cheating at the school.

Updated: 12:19 PM Colorado's congressional delegation has won a major victory in its effort to reinstate funding for an accelerated weapons destruction program at the Pueblo Chemical Depot.

Updated: 12:14 PM Colorado's recent warm weather is quickly melting the state's snowpack, which could mean more drought troubles this summer.

Updated: 10:27 PM Six Air Force Academy Cadets have left the military school over an the cheating investigation.

Updated: 10:24 PM An Air Force Academy Cadet accused of rape will face court martial June 7th.

Updated: 10:20 PM Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant rape trial want to prevent an expert witness from the defense from testifying.

Updated: 10:17 PM An independent auditor says testing for the state's emergency medical personnel needs an overhaul.

Updated: 10:15 PM The leader of the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs is giving out a stern warning to parishioners when they go to the ballots this November: vote only for candidates who follow church teachings.

Updated: 1:02 PM A 19-year-old woman was found beaten to death inside her Colorado Springs home three years ago. To this day, Patricia Elliot's murder remains unsolved.

Updated: 5:22 PM Now that it's being drained, Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs is revealing hidden secrets.

Updated: 4:32 PM A black bear that made his way to a field near Centennial Airport in Arapahoe County has been tranquilized and relocated.

Updated: 4:30 PM Nine more Air Force Academy cadets are under investigation for allegedly cheating on an exam.

Updated: 4:28 PM The family of a 41-year-old former Denver man being held hostage in Iraq is still waiting for word on his fate.

Updated: 7:43 AM An Arab television station is broadcasting videotape of a Denver resident being held hostage.

Updated: 7:46 AM The state of Colorado receives several poor grades for its highways.

Updated: 1:56 PM The Colorado Springs Police Department is implementing a new service called Direct Line Reporting.

Updated: 1:43 PM Fundraising for a permanent memorial to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings got a boost from last month's fifth anniversary observance.

Updated: 1:38 PM Checks Unlimited to bring up to 100 jobs to Colorado Springs.