11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1207+ words) Christian ministry leader Victor Marx launched his bid for the Republican nomination for governor Wednesday before a packed house at a country-western music venue in Colorado Springs. The 60-year-old Marine veteran and founder of Colorado Springs-based All Things Possible Ministry…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago   (990+ words) As the prosecution and the defense litigated Rocky Wayne West’s competency to proceed, prosecutor Brien Cecil made inflammatory remarks to the victim’s family about defense counsel. A trial judge determined Cecil’s conduct compromised West’s ability to receive a fair trial,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (674+ words) Forty-five years ago this week: In a closed session, the vacancy committee for Colorado’s Senate District 12 selected attorney Peter Susemihl to complete Sen. Steve Durham’s, R-Colorado Springs, term. Durham resigned his seat to become Region 8 Director of the Environmental Protection…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (852+ words) Wayne Williams will be the next chief of staff for Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade, turning the two former election opponents into partners in city government. The two officially announced the hire Thursday, citing Williams’ decades of experience with city,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (731+ words) Two of the Republicans running for governor of Colorado said Tuesday night in a debate that they won’t support the third candidate if he wins next month’s primary election. State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer and state Rep. Scott Bottoms said that…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (445+ words) U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper has raised $100,000 for the Colorado Democratic Party’s organizing efforts ahead of next year’s election, the party said on Thursday. The former two-term governor, who is seeking reelection to a second Senate term in 2026, said the funds raised…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago   (653+ words) Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: “Coloradans are being held hostage with our own tax dollars,” state Senate President Ray Powers, R-Colorado Springs, wrote in a guest editorial published in the The Colorado Statesman. Powers called the federal government “relentless in…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (347+ words) The Colorado Springs man arrested for allegedly impersonating an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer before engaging in an hours-long standoff with police will see a second competency evaluator. Antonio Mellon, 22, was reportedly found competent to continue with legal proceedings by…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1844+ words) Colorado Springs is always working to catch the next big economic wave. “We’re always trying to figure out what the next thing is going to be,” explained Matt Mayberry, director of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum. In the early days,…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (904+ words) Sixteen school districts in Colorado, almost all of them rural, are showing signs of financial stress, according to an audit released on the fiscal health of the state’s 178 public school districts. Eighteen other districts, however, are moving off the list…...