{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_sffwn3eqndbzid46ftaa","title":"Westbound Highway 24 crash causes massive backup near Manitou Springs","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/westbound-highway-24-crash-causes-massive-backup-near-manitou-springs-sffwn3eqnd","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_sffwn3eqndbzid46ftaa","seq":1446647,"kind":"article","title":"Westbound Highway 24 crash causes massive backup near Manitou Springs","url":"https://krdo.com/news/2026/10/02/manitou-springs-cascade-traffic-jam","summary":"EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- A crash on Highway 24 westbound is causing a massive backup near Manitou Springs. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), a crash between Waldo Canyon and Pikes Peak Highway has shut down the right lane of westbound Highway 24. CDOT is asking people to use slower speeds The post Westbound Highway 24 crash causes massive backup near Manitou Springs appeared first on KRDO .","published":"2026-10-02T21:32:51Z","seen":"2026-10-02T23:14:48Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-krdo-com-84bc94","name":"krdo.com","domain":"krdo.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q6336601","name":"KRDO-TV","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-krdo-com-84bc94","topics":["colorado","news","news top stories","top stories","top story","cascade","cave of the winds","colo."],"authors":["Danielle Blyn"],"entities":[{"id":"Q2086787","name":"Manitou Springs","type":"place"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_sffwn3eqndbzid46ftaa","category":"disaster-accident","category_p":0.6499999761581421,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.4399999976158142,"political":0.019999999552965164}]}