
School District 11 in Colorado Springs launches listening sessions
D11 in Colorado Springs wants to hear feedback and share progress on a new employee handbook.

By Kendra Carr

Colorado Springs is further limiting where people can sit or lie down
Opponents say it criminalizes homelessness. Supporters say it helps keep businesses accessible.

By Kendra Carr

Master plan updates and Veteran’s Memorial repairs among 2025 plans for the Colorado Springs Parks Department
The new plan will guide the parks system for the next 10-15 years.

By Kendra Carr

Colorado Springs seeks public input on federal housing grants
An online survey asks for input on funding priorities for affordable housing, homelessness prevention, nonprofit assistance and neighborhood improvements.

By Kendra Carr

‘We are a place where people care about books’: The mind behind Rocky Mountain Reader
Since Rocky Mountain Reader’s debut in September 2024, their website has published more than 84 essays, book reviews, interviews and other literary endeavors.

By Kendra Carr

State Forest Service awards $1.6 million to improve urban tree canopies in Alamosa, Salida, Trinidad and more
Applicants in the first round of funding included 23 eligible projects totaling more than $4.7 million.

By Kendra Carr

Pueblo Community College getting a new nursing simulation lab thanks to $2 million donation
A nursing simulation lab with mannequins that “breathe” and “give birth” is coming to the Fremont Campus of Pueblo Community College.

By Kendra Carr

Festival of Lights returns to downtown Colorado Springs this weekend
Downtown Colorado Springs comes alive Saturday with all kinds of holiday activities, including the Festival of Lights parade.

By Kendra Carr

Trustees uphold decision to close Rockrimmon library in Colorado Springs
A grassroots effort to save the library has failed.


UCCS and Pikes Peak State College students’ experiment orbits on the International Space Station
“This is a unique once-in-a-lifetime experience for the students to be able to say, and put on their resumes, that they actually launched their own experiment into space.”

By Kendra Carr

Colorado Springs to update its code to comply with state law and allow more ‘In-Law Suites’
ADUs are currently restricted within single-family zone districts in Colorado Springs.

By Kendra Carr

Parking changes are underway in downtown Colorado Springs
Permanent parking changes are happening in downtown Colorado Springs as the city starts a pilot program aimed at enhancing visitation to the area.

By Kendra Carr

Colorado Springs voters overwhelmingly approve Ballot Issue 2C, extending taxes for road improvements
The 2C road improvement measure would continue collecting 5.7 cents for every $10 spent in Colorado Springs until December 31, 2035.

By Kendra Carr

Colorado Springs Downtown Partnership CEO steps down
Citing health concerns for the resignation, Susan Edmondson said she was honored to work for downtown Colorado Springs.

By Kendra Carr

Rockrimmon Library in Colorado Springs closing this winter
Rockrimmon Library’s last day open will be Nov. 30, 2024.

By Kendra Carr

Ballot Issue 2C aims to extend Colorado Springs’ sales tax for road improvements
The sales tax was originally approved in 2015 and renewed in 2019.

By Kendra Carr