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Colorado Springs’ District 11 teachers planning one-day strike on Wednesday

By Jenny Brundin

· Oct. 7, 2025

Government and Politics

Colorado Springs’ draft 2026 city budget contains $31 million in proposed cuts

By Briana Heaney

· Oct. 7, 2025

Government and Politics

Palmer Lake trustee resigns after postponement of public hearing regarding zoning for possible Buc-ee’s

By Andrea Chalfin

· Oct. 6, 2025

You can apply to Colorado’s colleges and universities for free this week

· Oct. 6, 2025

Government and Politics

Majority of Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Colorado’s conversion therapy ban

The image features a large white building with a prominent American flag flying on a pole.

Claims of huge rise in assaults against ICE drive responses, but aren’t seen in available data

By Ben Markus and Allison Sherry

GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK

Government and Politics

What’s going on at national parks in Colorado during the shutdown?

By Sandy Battulga

Danny Stewart, a man, stands outside the KRCC building in downtown Colorado Springs. He holds a record called Colorado Springs Underground Volume 3. He wears yellow mirrored sunglasses and a plaid shirt.

How a musician preserved Colorado Springs’ underground punk scene from the 80s and 90s

By Hayley Sanchez

Congress Shutdown

Government and Politics

Survey: Have you been impacted by the shutdown?

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

Ripple Cannabis Company co-founder Justin Singe

Potential for contaminated cannabis products in Colorado creates risk for buyers

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Denver Field Office Centennial

Federal cops spent weeks tracking young immigrants, was it for their safety, or to make deportation easier?

By Allison Sherry

Federal law enforcement outside the Cedar Run Apartments

ICE detention, deportation can deny justice in local criminal cases, frustrating prosecutors

By Ben Markus and Allison Sherry

Body-worn camera video shows a man with a long rifle approaching a person with their back to him

Despite efforts at reform, Colorado officers still shoot people at a high rate

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