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5th Congressional District race in Colorado Springs could be closest in history
Voters weigh in on why the historically red district is becoming more purplish.
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Colorado Springs mayor talks about Project Taurus, Flock cameras, and tension with city councilors
"The crowd is yelling and every play matters, mistakes are costly, and that's where I'm at," Mayor Yemi Mobolade said
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110 years after the original school building went up, Ivywild in Colorado Springs gets a refresh
Ivywild School realigns under Bristol Bewery.
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Lutheran High School faces suspension over allegations of racism
The Colorado High School Activities Association also placed the school’s athletic department on a one-year probation.
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The Aspen Acres fire scorched places burned by six previous blazes in Southern Colorado. Why? And what can we learn from it?
Wildfire scars don’t prevent new fires.
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Breaking down Michelin’s visit to Colorado Springs with Side Dish
Four by Brother Luck and the Penrose Room at the Broadmoor were each acknowledged by the famed Michelin Guide.
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Colorado Springs artist paints places before they change
Katie Sermons’ plein-air paintings capture historic buildings and familiar landscapes as they look now — before time, development or nature changes the view.
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Beulah’s recent floods are the result of burn-scarred ground, complicating the community’s water situation
The long anticipated monsoon season dropped several inches of rain on the Aspen Acres Fire area in just a few hours. But the burned barren ground couldn't…
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State expands warnings after raw sewer spilled into the Arkansas River downstream of Pueblo last week
The issue began Thursday when the City of Pueblo Wastewater Department said there was an "unplanned discharge of untreated sewage" into the Arkansas River.
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs prepares for centennial celebration with new CEO and giraffe enclosure
The zoo’s new giraffe enclosure will open during the zoo's week-long centennial celebration in September.
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A Michelin primer for Colorado Springs
The premier hospitality guide will announce winners from across Colorado in September.
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Chainsaw-wielding youth are helping with fire mitigation in Colorado neighborhoods
A team from Mile High Youth Corps spent time in Genesee building skills as they worked to reduce fire risk.
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A drought-tolerant grain could help Colorado farmers save water. First, they need customers.
The Rye Resurgence Project is building a market for a water-efficient grain while keeping agriculture alive in the San Luis Valley.
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A drought-stricken Southeastern Colorado river is drying up
The Cucharas River runs dry before it gets to the town La Veta, threatening farming, recreation and everyday life in the region.
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Donuts, coffee, and Pikes Peak are the formula for a new world record set in Southern Colorado
On Colorado Day, nearly 300 people set a world record with a dunk and bite on America’s mountain.
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Rafting companies find ways to stay afloat amid record-breaking low water on the Arkansas River
Some sections of the river are now impassable. This changes the experience of rafting on this whitewater classic.
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Can the adobe building at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta be saved before the walls come tumbling down?
The structure was built 50 years ago in the footprint of an 1800s trading post to celebrate the nations bicentennial.
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Beulah residents who lost everything return home to assess damages wrought by Aspen Acres fire
Each person who entered the area on Monday had a card verifying they owned a home that was completely destroyed by the fire.
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Lawsuit claims San Isabel Electric power lines sparked the Aspen Acres fire
The more than 150-square-mile fire is now one of the largest and most destructive in state history.
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Just miles from the Aspen Acres fire, a shelter full of displaced pets hopes it won’t have to evacuate next
For many rural Colorado families, evacuating means finding safety for more than a few animals.
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New downtown grocery store in Colorado Springs set to open this week
The Warehouses’ Chef James Africano is renovating the venue space into a grocery store
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At 88, he built an adobe labyrinth by hand. Now visitors come to pray, grieve and wander
Beside Colorado’s oldest church, Alphonso Abeyta created a sanctuary using more than 50,000 adobe bricks and traditional knowledge passed down in the San Luis…
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Colorado Springs’ mayor hired the candidate he beat. How’s that going?
Mayor Yemi Mobolade and his chief of staff, Wayne Williams, say their partnership is a return to American values, as the nation marks 250 years.
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Aspen Acres fire: Thousands evacuated and waiting for answers as the fire grows in Southern Colorado
The fire has burned across more than 73,000 acres in Custer and Pueblo counties.
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Aspen Acres fire: Wildfire is top priority in nation as it closes Highway 96, spurs more evacuations
Currently, the fire is still 0% contained.
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Voting rights groups are suing Colorado Springs over when the city holds its elections
The groups said Colorado Springs disenfranchises minority voters by having elections in the spring. The city said the timing actually leads to better civic…
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Historic preservation is a priority for two generations of one Pueblo family
The Koncilja family believes restoring historic buildings is a good way to “do something tangible with your time and leave an impact in your community.”
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Authentic flavors from around the world served to-go in downtown Colorado Springs
Women participating in Culinary Connections prepare monthly meals to sell to the community.
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Project Taurus data center development takes a step forward in Colorado Springs with administrative approval
Administrative approval is the final step in development review, according to the city, though they can be appealed.
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Models of flying machines, drum playing wooden robots and more on display at the new da Vinci Museum in Pueblo
Many of the exhibits are hands-on and there’s a STEAM – science, technology, engineering, art and math – learning and maker space complete with laser printers.
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A new state law targets decades-old practice of ‘buy and dry’ water transfers out of the Arkansas River Basin
Municipalities and developers that want to take water from farmland and move it to cities have often left nothing but dust behind.
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At Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, ‘yard art’ becomes a window into identity, access and power
Yard art might bring to mind garden gnomes or painted rocks, but a new exhibit at the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College asks visitors to look deeper.
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The view of Pikes Peak from the new Tava House in Woodland Park is better than your view. Plus, feel like an auntie at Stix and Soul in Colorado Springs
The new soul food restaurant at the Citadel Mall is on the western side of the mall.
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Toxic contaminants near America the Beautiful Park in Colorado Springs remain more than 5 years after settlement ordered cleanup
The state health department told the Bulletin that a previous voluntary cleanup effort by Colorado Springs Utilities didn’t meet their requirements.
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What does it mean to be short 27,000 housing units in Colorado Springs?
As Colorado Springs debates over what housing growth will look like, employers are finding out of the box ways to offer employees affordable housing.
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An artist’s passion for giant-sized art, stories and community: The history of the Pueblo levee’s murals
In 1995 hundreds of huge murals were linked together to form the world’s largest outdoor mural.
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Colorado students educate classmates about the risks of nicotine with help from vaping settlement money
The state sued e-cigarette maker JUUL and won a $32 million settlement. Now those funds are supporting programs across the state.
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A mango is a mango. Unless it’s a cake. Plus, the Taco Triangle of Colorado Springs
Matthew Schniper of Side Dish takes us to a trio of taco joints and one restaurant where a cake isn't always what it appears.
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A special sunset over the Spanish Peaks in Southern Colorado marks the spring equinox
Nestled in the saddle between the peaks, a geocalendar appears.
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In southeastern Colorado, a rancher’s elaborate filtration system reveals the high cost and long wait for clean drinking water
Kevin Karney insulated himself from the worst of the region’s water woes. But not everyone can. That’s why the Arkansas Valley Conduit matters, he says.
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Colorado Springs driving school suspended after DMV uncovers fraud on license tests
More than 400 people could lose their driver's licenses as a result of the DMV's investigation.
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Cripple Creek soldier welcomed home in ceremony that honored him for his service
Major Stephen Ramsbottom, a Purple Heart recipient, was wounded in a recent drone attack in Iran.
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Legacy and future of Poor Richard’s in downtown Colorado Springs in new owners’ hands
After nearly 51 years in business, Richard Skorman and his wife, Patricia Seator, are stepping away from the bookstore, toy store and restaurant.
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A Colorado Springs chef highlights toxic kitchen culture in the wake of revelations about Noma. Plus, familiar Cajun and Creole food near Memorial Park
Known industry investor Perry Sanders is "putting the band back together" and plans to offer a variety of Cajun and Creole staples like po'boys, red beans…
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Massive leak leaves parts of Walsenburg without water for days
The small city in Huerfano County was losing more than 2,000 gallons per minute by Monday afternoon, according to local reports.
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Colorado Springs’ reliable mountain lightning attracted inventor Nikola Tesla to the city in the late 1890s. Here’s why
One of Colorado Springs' more famous historical residents was only in the city for a few months.
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Colorado artist Ana María Hernando explores softness as strength
Hernando, who grew up in Argentina and has lived in the United States for 40 years, sees the exhibit as a quiet response to the turbulent political and social…
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Colorado Springs might appear in the Michelin Guide. If not, there’s always the Navajo Hogan reopening to look forward to
Michelin "inspectors" are visiting the state, and it's expected that they'll hit Colorado Springs this time around.
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Downtown Colorado Springs neighborhood seeks collaboration in the face of redevelopment
Stories of gentrification follow a predictable plot. The Mill Street neighborhood is trying something different.
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Black holes, bedazzled trash and stardust: The Colorado Springs exhibit that turns cosmic collapse into runway couture
Inside GOCA, artist Nina Elder transforms microplastic-shedding highway fabric and glittering “trash asteroids” into a meditation on the void. It’s where…
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New archery dodgeball venue in Colorado Springs gives fresh meaning to the term ‘Bullseye’
Owners Eliza and John Hill opened the indoor venue in northern Colorado Springs late last year.
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How Colorado Springs became the center of America’s evangelical political power
Once known as “Jesus Springs,” Colorado Springs helped shape modern evangelical politics in the U.S. Historian William Schultz explains how faith, military…
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Introducing the ‘gastro-diplomat’ of Colorado Springs, get the scoop on all things culinary from the Side Dish guy
Long-time food journalist Matthew Schniper joins KRCC monthly to talk about what's new in the city's culinary scene.
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The search is on for valuable minerals in Southern Colorado, here’s what happens if they’re found under your land
The federal government is updating the region’s geological maps to expand the search for critical minerals and rare earth elements.
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How long can grocery prices keep rising?
Prices for necessities like groceries are outpacing wage growth.
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The search to identify underground resources is often done from the sky. Here’s how that scientific magic happens
The federal government is pushing hard to pinpoint domestic sources of rare earth elements and critical minerals
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Why is the federal government spending millions on aerial geological mapping in Southern Colorado?
New work is underway to improve and expand the existing geological data for the region.
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What is the history of Raton Pass?
“It's constantly used by people for all of these different reasons throughout history, that is the story of shifting borders, shifting industry, shifting…
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Wolves exploring deeper into the San Luis Valley, according to state
Latest data from GPS collars indicates individual wolves roaming as far south as the New Mexico border.
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Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade talks about the budget and issues facing the city
Mobolade also touched on the city's "purple" politics and the loss of Space Command.