107-year-old WWII vet receives silver star decades after his military records were lost in a fire
A 107-year-old World War Two veteran is now wearing a silver star after a ceremony this week at Fort Carson army base. It was a long-awaited validation for the family […]
There’s no Space National Guard. Colorado’s lawmakers want to change that, but others question why the U.S. needs it
While there has been some shift in the Senate’s interest in establishing a space guard, some do not believe it will be enough to establish one in this year’s budget.
‘Stick in a Streetlight’: an audio essay celebrating one year of the Southern Colorado Public Media Center
There’s something about the SCPMC property that has been vexing CPR reporter Dan Boyce since day one; it’s a small piece of nature decidedly out of place.
A paper in tiny Crestone, Colorado, is ‘on the leading edge’ of legacy newspapers going nonprofit
A few years ago, the operators of The Crestone Eagle made an appeal to their readers and others who care about local news: We need $10,000 to survive the winter, can you help us?
Economists: Southern Colorado looks headed for a recession, but so does the rest of the U.S.
Whether the country is already in a recession is a little more difficult to say with certainty due to continuing positive economic factors such as strong job growth and a low unemployment rate in the region.
Aug. 24, 2022: Perspective on six months of war in Ukraine from the Colorado Springs World Affairs Council
Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago, on February 24, 2022. The Colorado Springs World Affairs Council assembled a panel of experts to shed light on the war and what may happen next. The discussion was recorded August 18, 2022 at the Southern Colorado Public Media Center. CPR Southern Colorado reporter Dan Boyce moderated.
In Colorado Springs, a Ukrainian cobbler works, watches from afar, and waits for news of his family
Alexander Belanchuk moved to the U.S. from Ukraine about 30 years ago. He makes his living as a cobbler in Colorado Springs, but his heart remains largely with home.
Lamar High School is now the home of the Thunder, and here’s the new logo and mascot
It’s the latest in a string of changes to Colorado school mascots deemed offensive to Indigenous tribes.
A proposal in Colorado Springs may pay people transitioning out of homelessness to clean trash from city rights of way
The Colorado Springs City Council is set to vote on a new $2.7 million program to clean trash from city rights of way — and they’d like to employ people transitioning out of homelessness to do it.
Applications to the Air Force Academy are way down — 20 percent — as COVID continues
A total of 8,393 people submitted applications to be part of the academy’s class of 2026. That’s down 20 percent from pre-pandemic levels.
Pueblo woman files lawsuit against Facebook alleging ‘malicious’ harm to daughter
The lawsuit alleges that the addictive nature of Facebook led “to body dysmorphia, eating disorder, self-harm, severe anxiety, depression,” among other health effects.
Air Force Academy breaks ground on new $40 million visitor center
The visitor center marks the final of five major civic investment projects in Colorado Springs dubbed the “City for Champions” initiative.
Though rattlesnake bites are rare, officials urge caution after bitten child dies near Colorado Springs
Such bites are rare — Colorado Springs’ fire department responds to such calls only once or twice a year.
Colorado’s U.S. Senators say more PFAS chemical cleanup is needed around El Paso County
Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper asked Air Force leaders to extend “forever chemicals” cleanup programs to Peterson Space Force and Willow Springs Pond.
Ten years after the Waldo Canyon Fire, Colorado Springs says it’s learned wildfire lessons they’re applying now
This month, Colorado Springs marks 10 years since the Waldo Canyon Fire destroyed 347 homes and killed two people on the northwest side of the city. Officials say their firefighting and mitigation capabilities are much better now than they were then.
One of the most powerful anti-abortion organizations calls Colorado home, a state that may soon see a lot more abortions
Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family is at the center of one of the most polarizing political debates in the country. As the U.S. prepares for a ruling on Roe v. Wade — a key abortion rights law — the group is reassessing its place in the fight.
