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719 Day: Show us how you love Southern Colorado!

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Work is underway to put out a mining fire that’s burned for more than 20 years in Southern Colorado

By Shanna Lewis

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Life and Culture

719 Day: Show us how you love Southern Colorado

A woman with blonde hair is smiling and posing for a picture. She is wearing a white shirt and a black jacket.

Government and Politics

Mayor of Palmer Lake resigns with town divided over possible Buc-ee’s

By Megan Verlee

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Washout closes roads in North Cheyenne Cañon Park in Colorado Springs

By Shanna Lewis and Mike Procell

Nearly $2 million in CDOT’s Safe Routes to Schools funds will improve walkability in Cañon City and La Veta

water flows from a pump into a plastic jug held by hands with latex gloves

Study offering free well testing for homeowners in Otero, Bent, Prowers and Kiowa counties for certain contaminants

By Shanna Lewis

Lake Pueblo

Angler becomes second death at Lake Pueblo since mid-May when boat capsizes in high winds

By Shanna Lewis

A bottle of the MMR vaccine photographed in Lubbock, Texas, where a measles outbreak has sickened dozens.

Three El Paso County residents confirmed with measles, bringing Colorado cases up to 11

By John Daley and Alison Borden

A large banner outside the Palmer Lake town hall reads "Save Tri-Lakes."

Government and Politics

Buc-ee’s clears annexation eligibility hurdle in Palmer Lake

By Andrea Chalfin

A bronze statue of a person on horseback stands on a stone pedestal at a street corner, with a red brick building and several cars at an intersection in the background.

Part of Boulder Street in downtown Colorado Springs closing for Palmer High School renovations

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Park rangers now guiding people through Bent’s Old Fort in La Junta while repair work continues

By Shanna Lewis

An apartment building is shown with one side colorfully painted in yellow and orange.

A new apartment complex for unhoused youth is opening in Colorado Springs

Roundabout around General Palmer statue is too expensive, Colorado Springs study says

By Andrea Chalfin

machines clear rocks after a rockslide on a highway

Rockslide mitigation work to cause intermittent closures of Highways 96 and 165 in Custer County

By Shanna Lewis

An overlook at Fishers Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs.

Trails, rock-climbing and conservation are part of new master plan for Fishers Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs

By Mike Procell

Flows at the seasonal creek at Great Sand Dunes National Park are half of where they should be

By Andrea Chalfin

A man stands and looks left at a lecturn in a pink suit against a black background.

Couple behind cross-burning hoax in Colorado Springs mayor’s race found guilty on all charges

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Colorado Springs voters are deciding on a controversial land annexation on June 17. Here’s what to know

By Shanna Lewis

Listen to a Colorado Postcard

Colorado Postcards are snapshots of our colorful state in sound. They give brief insights into our people and places, our flora and fauna, and our past and present, from every corner of Colorado. Listen now.

Excerpts from StoryCorps

StoryCorps visited Colorado Springs for the month of June 2023 to record stories from members of the community. KRCC is airing excerpts of some of the interviews on the radio. Listen to the stories and see photos of the storytellers.

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