3+ day, 16+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day 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,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1435+ words) If further proof is needed that the political arena in Colorado Springs isn’t like matchups in Denver, the Democratic Socialists of America is a case in point, say some people involved with the local chapter of the nationwide organization. It’s…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (962+ words) Mayor Yemi Mobolade and other city leaders will fight to keep Colorado Springs elections in April in the face of a new lawsuit. Mobolade, the mayor’s Chief of Staff Wayne Williams and City Councilmember Roland Rainey addressed the lawsuit in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1320+ words) For Congressman Jeff Crank, who’s unopposed in the Republican primary for the 5th Congressional District but the main target of both candidates in the lively Democratic primary, the big question in the midterms is not who will stand up to President…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (539+ words) President Donald Trump has named a GOP political consultant based in Colorado Springs to the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors. The board advises the Department of Defense on how to run the school and has recently taken a more…...

2+ mon, 1+ 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…...

3+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (369+ words) Three people face charges after a protest outside a Colorado Springs fast food restaurant reportedly got out of hand Saturday evening, according to city police. Brandon Rincon, Jacob Lesterlund and Frances Archuleta are expected to be charged with trespassing and…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (584+ words) The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a woman injured on a Manitou Springs sidewalk could not sue the allegedly responsible entity, the city of Colorado Springs, even though she did not learn until too late of an agreement…...

3+ mon, 3+ week 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,…...