- The Colorado Springs Independent and its sister publications will adopt nonprofit funding models next month.
- Former social workers in El Paso County say kids are slipping through the cracks. A major part of the problem, they say, is turnover within the Department of Human Services. And those who remain suffer through massive workloads.
- But one Colorado region did even better.
- The case against Robert Dear has been in legal limbo for years since the 2015 attack on the Colorado Springs clinic.
- Work will continue on the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, following the approval of $2.5 million from city council.
- In his eighth and final State of the City address, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said even his most severe critics would agree that he's succeeded in "getting Colorado Springs moving again," referencing the slogan he ran on in 2015
- The results of the survey will be used to design and develop education programs for independently-owned businesses in at least seven counties on the southeast Plains including Kiowa, Las Animas and Otero.
- The Pikeview Frontage has historically been used socially for hiking, biking, wildlife watching and dog walking. The addition brings the total acreage of Blodgett Open Space to 384.
- As many El Paso and Teller Counties businesses and nonprofits struggle to hire new workers, they can now apply for funding to help train current employees.
- The Southern Colorado Interagency Wildland Fire Team is made up of 18 volunteers.
- The official report found that nearly 400 people are chronically homeless in the county.
- El Paso County Sheriff candidate Joe Roybal will not face criminal charges after allegations of election bribery.
- He estimates that he used nearly two dozen peanuts throughout the week.
- The utility said the data disclosure did not include sensitive information like social security or credit card numbers.
- Bob Salem is bringing the peanut pushing challenge to the 21st century while also raising awareness for a charity that helps people experiencing homelessness.
- The Union Printers Home in Colorado Springs has seen many changes in its 130-year history. Now, a group of local investors is hoping to write a new chapter for the site.
