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(FOUNTAIN) — The city of Fountain is celebrating its 50th year as a home rule municipality in 2026, marking a milestone for the community founded in 1859. Unlike many neighboring towns established during the Gold Rush, Fountain developed as an independent ranching and farming hub rather than a mining outpost.

One person remains in critical condition after driving into Prospect Lake Thursday evening. Colorado Springs firefighters and police rushed into the freezing water to rescue the trapped driver.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A trio of burglars remain at large after shooting at security guard while fleeing the scene overnight. Police say the crime happened around 12:40 a.m. Tuesday at a business in the 700 block of Citadel Drive East. The suspects broke into the store through a neighboring vacant building...

For years in Colorado Springs, Scott Boyer had been learning little by little about a tattoo artist in local lore who went by Colorado Nick. His real name was Leonard Newell Wisner, Boyer learned. And in learning this he learned the man was buried at Evergreen Cemetery.  Boyer came to an unmarked grave.  “Here was […]

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said a trespassing in-progress investigation led to officers finding narcotics at a fraudulently occupied Airbnb. According to CSPD, on Sunday, Feb. 22, at around 4:30 p.m., officers were called to the 2200 block of West Bijou Street in Old Colorado...

Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that an incomplete self-defense instruction required the reversal of an El Paso County defendant’s murder convictions. Demetrius Montez Martin was among those present late at night at a club in Colorado Springs. An argument ensued and Martin got in his vehicle and...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A Colorado Springs resident will be serving the Peace Corps, the agency said. According to a spokesperson with the Peace Corps, Ella Adler will head to the Dominican Republic in March and will train to be an English language teacher. “The Peace Corps has been...

Gov. Jared Polis has appointed Elizabeth McClintock to the Teller County Court in the 4th Judicial District, effective March 1. Her appointment fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Theresa Kilgore. Since 2015, McClintock has been a presiding Municipal Court judge in Woodland Park, where her docket consists...

Hidden among the majestic peaks of Colorado Springs sits a bright yellow building that locals treat like a culinary treasure chest, and with good reason. Sandy’s Restaurant doesn’t flaunt itself with flashy signs or trendy decor, but what happens in its kitchen has created a devoted following that spans generations.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Jeff's Bagel Run will host the grand opening of its first Colorado location in Colorado Springs on Friday. The new location is at 6082 Stetson Hills Blvd, a company spokesperson said. “Opening our first shop in Colorado — and our 30th nationwide — is a...