- Many Fremont County workers are employed by federal prisons. Left without pay, they're turning to My Neighbor's Cupboard food pantry.
- Attorney Nick Gradisar, a water board member and former leader of the local Democratic Party, handily beat former City Council President Steve Nawrocki in Tuesday's run-off.
- El Paso recreational cannabis customers have to either shop in the quaint resort town of Manitou Springs, or take I-25 south to Pueblo or north to Denver.
- The Colorado Springs March For Life prominently featured the city's Catholic community.
- Ramirez Valiente’s lawyer, Lisa Guerra, said a motion filed to reopen his case cannot be processed because of the partial government shutdown.
- Restaurants and other services near federal buildings are also feeling the shutdown pinch as workers stay home.
- Clear progress on the new Olympic museum has reinvigorated interest and enthusiasm in the City for Champions project.
- The move comes a month after Colorado voters rejected Proposition 112, which would have increased setbacks to 2,000 feet.
- The Colorado Spring army base has partnered with the local Salvation Army to feed the hungry for 29 years.
- At least 82,000 veterans have not received their housing allowances on time, including 1,500 at Colorado State University.
- Justices heard oral arguments in the high-stakes case but did not say when they would rule.
- “To be the name that pops up at the top of the BLM conversation is wonderful for us,” said Robin Brown from the Grand Junction Economic Partnership.
