Early Bird Special: Coyote hunt on ice, Littleton family ‘Shanghaied’ in China

Here’s our daily roundup of some of our favorite news from around Colorado.

• There will be no coyote hunting inside the Colorado Springs city limits, The Gazette reports. The city council “put a bullet between the eyes” of a proposal to issue permits to shoot the critters, citing more pressing concerns for the town government. Officials received an unusually high number of calls — most in opposition — about the plan, which would have restricted coyote season to certain times of day and required completion of a hunter safety course.