23+ hour, 54+ min ago  (766+ words) The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed earlier this month that the government properly cited and penalized a Colorado Springs psychiatric hospital for failing to protect its staff from known risks posed by patients. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspected…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (749+ words) The Denver-based federal appeals court upheld the dismissal last week of a man's excessive force claims against the city of Colorado Springs and the officer who tased him, causing him to fall down a sloped surface and break his neck....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (381+ words) Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade's Chief of Staff Jamie Fabos announced Thursday that she would be stepping down from the city government in the next month. Fabos will officially leave the position on Feb. 16, according to the announcement. Chief Communications…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1646+ words) A year from now, Gov. Jared Polis will wrap up eight years as the state's chief executive officer, take off the governor's mantle and go back to private life. The governor recently reflected on what remains to do in his…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (619+ words) Local officials and one of Colorado's U.S. senators urged the judiciary earlier this year to explore placing a new federal courthouse and judge's chambers in Colorado Springs, while the district court is cautioning that Congress must establish new judgeships before any…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (513+ words) A Colorado Springs District 11 board member has thrown their hat into the ring for a seat in the state House of Representatives. A candidate affidavit and committee registration form for Jill Haffley, vice president of D-11s Board of Education, in House…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (315+ words) The Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors approved a trio of land acquisitions at its meeting Wednesday afternoon to prepare for a future relocation of a power substation. The three agreements cover roughly 7.3 acres of land near North Academy Boulevard…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (778+ words) A debate Wednesday over establishing a new addiction treatment center in southeast Colorado Springs brought out both skeptics and supporters of the proposed reuse of a former hotel. The New York-based behavioral health network Aspen BHC asked the Colorado Springs…...

3+ mon, 2+ week 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,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week 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…...