Buc-ee’s pulls out of Palmer Lake, but the beaver may not be done with...
For much of the past year, the red-and-yellow beaver logo of Buc-ee’s loomed large in Colorado’s economic imagination. Fans made pilgrimages to the chain’s massive travel center in Johnstown, snapping photos, posting selfies and loading up on brisket sandwiches, Beaver Nuggets and Buc-ee’s-branded everything. At the...
Home Sweet Home: Meet Nola
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — This week, FOX21 Morning News and the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) are featuring Nola, a one-year-old brown brindle Pit Bull mix who came into HSPPR as a transfer from another shelter. Nola came to HSPPR as a mother of six puppies who have all since been adopted, and […]
El Paso County Announces 2026 Veterans Expo
February 4, 2026 – El Paso County announces the 2026 El Paso County Veterans Expo, a free, full-day event designed to connect Veterans and their families with the resources, information, and support they need to thrive. The Expo will take place on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at the Pikes Peak Center for the Performing...
Mesa Ridge’s Kobe Dooley signs with Air Force in last-minute connection that seemed destined
Kobe Dooley had no way of knowing how specifically prepared he was for his college future until a chance meeting brought everything together at the last minute. The Mesa Ridge receiver who signed Wednesday with Air Force grew up in a military family – his father, Chris Dooley, retired as a master sergeant after 20 […]
Missing Colorado man mentioned on nationally-known true crime podcast
DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado man missing since 2021 was mentioned on a nationally-known true crime podcast called “Missing Persons.”. Robert Gautsche went missing on Feb. 4, 2021, and was last seen walking around 5900 Promenade Parkway in Castle Rock. He was 58 years old at the time of his disappearance, and the...
EDITORIAL: A scar heals above the Springs
A Gazette report last month summarized the legacy of the Pikeview Quarry on the city’s northwest side with one simple yet accurate word: complicated. For decades, the “Scar Wars” that were fought over the quarry had cast a shadow over Colorado Springs, much like the barren blight upon the mountainside visible from...
Signal upgrades at two Garden of the Gods Road intersections in Colorado Springs taking...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A traffic signal project that began just before Thanksgiving was supposed to be finished by New Year's Day, then by the end of January. Many viewers have asked why work to upgrade signals on Garden of the Gods Road, at the Northpark Drive and Mark Dabling Boulevard intersections,...
Pikes Peak State College launches concurrent enrollment program for students with intellectual disabilities
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A southern Colorado college says it’s the only higher education institution in the state offering a program that now helps students with certain challenges by offering them concurrent enrollment. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) is a common term referring to...
Suspects in punch buggy sought after tools stolen from store
DENVER (KDVR) — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a couple of thieves who allegedly stole hundreds of dollars’ worth of equipment from a tool and hardware store. Investigators say the man and woman hit the Harbor Freight store on South Quebec Street in Highlands Ranch. Security pictures show the...
Dry winter conditions force Colorado Springs homeowners to rethink landscaping and fire safety
Unusually dry winter in Colorado Springs prompts homeowners to adopt drought-resistant landscaping and fire-safe building materials.

















