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As students pack dorms and lecture halls for the new semester, student loan costs, a cooler job market, and fears about AI-related job losses are all influencing how students choose their college majors. This year, business, health sciences, and engineering top the list of most popular majors, according to an analysis by Student Choice, an online student loan marketplace. The company analyzed student loan applications from 2016 through May of this year.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — Pueblo City Council voted on four separate ordinances that would increase sales and use taxes by 0.25% to fund four different services. Each ordinance would use the tax collected from eligible electors to fund separate services. One ordinance would help fund City Parks and Recreation and a second for roads and related infrastructure.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A serious crash has shut down two southbound lanes of I-25 Monday night, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. One person is trapped, according to the department. The crash occurred near the Bijou Street exit. #ColoradoSpringsFire is on scene of a traffic accident with a trapped occupant at Bijou and I-25 southbound. I-25 is shut down to one lane, please avoid the area.

Russian military channels celebrated the "elimination" of enemy forces outside Kramatorsk, a city in eastern Ukraine — until independent monitors realized the footage showed an FPV kamikaze drone targeting an unarmed young civilian riding a bicycle. By the time Moscow attempted to wipe the clip from Telegram, the footage had already spread globally, sparking international outrage and accusations of blatant war crimes under international humanitarian law.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — Pueblo City Council members voted to pass a resolution requiring local retailers to pay for abandoned shopping carts. Under the new resolution, businesses would pay a $35 dollar fee for each cart found off their property. They would also pay $2 a day for storage. The city says the base fees could add up to $95 per cart, and retailers could also face a $50 surcharge for repeat offenses. Stores can avoid the fees this year if they install a cart management system.

Alabama’s attorney general on Monday subpoenaed OpenAI for more information related to its AI agents autonomously hacking into another company’s servers in July. The subpoena is part of an investigation into whether OpenAI’s practices “violated Alabama’s consumer protection laws” and pose a risk to Alabama citizens, the attorney general’s office said in a statement.

Tonight's Forecast: Rain and thunderstorms will linger in the plains pretty late tonight, dissipating between midnight and 3 am. Colorado Springs forecast: Low: 59; High: 87; It will be nearly 5 degrees above average on Tuesday with a partly cloudy sky. Thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon and evening. Pueblo forecast: Low: 61; High: 92; It will be warm on Tuesday with partly cloudy conditions. Thunderstorms will be possible in the afternoon and evening.

SOUTHEAST SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Sergio Garcia has lived near Chelton Road and Bailey Drive for nearly 10 years. He says speeding and reckless driving have been a recurring concern since shortly after he moved in. “A lot of people treat it as a drag strip down here,” Garcia said. Then, on June 30th, Garcia says he heard the sound he has become accustomed to hearing: engines revving outside his home. “I was up late. I was getting ready to go to bed.

Firefighters have made progress holding a wildfire threatening neighborhoods around Reno, Nevada, with the blaze now 27% contained, fire officials said Monday afternoon, as evacuation orders for thousands were downgraded. Still, high winds could worsen the situation later in the day and the week.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — New free full-day preschools are opening in Pueblo School District 60 at the old Bradford Elementary School on the east side of the city. It is also a community resource hub. The elementary students who went to Bradford now go to Park View School of Discovery. District leaders say this move will set children up for learning success.