Trending warmer and dry today in Southern Colorado
(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — Warmer temperatures are on the way across Southern Colorado. We can expect above-average warmth for this time of year thanks to a building high-pressure system and some downsloping winds at the surface. Highs today will reach the upper-40s in Colorado Springs and the low-50s in Pueblo. The...
Manitou Springs celebrates holiday with annual parade
(MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo.) — The community holiday parade returned to Manitou Springs on Sunday, Dec. 7, featuring over 40 bands, choirs, school groups, and scouting clubs. The parade was led by the 4th Infantry Division Brass Band from Fort Carson, with Santa Claus riding atop the Manitou Springs Fire Department’s...
Colorado Public Utilities Commission schedules public comment hearings for the Colorado Power Pathway siting
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) invites the public to join the public comment hearings concerning Xcel Energy's siting permit appeals for Segment 5 of its "Colorado Power Pathway" project. These proceedings involve proposed routes in Elbert County (25A-0354E) and El Paso County (25A-0355E). The PUC...
Acrobats fly from rafters in local acrobatic Christmas play
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The Millibo Theatre in Colorado Springs debuts its original theatrical story, "The Ringmaster's Christmas," with shows throughout December. Following an old growchy ringmaster who decides not to celebrate Christmas, it shares common themes with Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol,"...
‘100 times deadlier than fentanyl’: Police issue public safety alert as carfentanil overdoses rise...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Fentanyl has been a scourge on Colorado in past years, and now, law enforcement is warning of a drug that is far, far deadlier. “Carfentanil, an incredibly potent synthetic opioid, is known to be 100 times stronger than its well-known counterpart, fentanyl,” the Colorado Springs...
Business Insider: Helping local restaurants get a strong start
(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — FOX21 News is teaming up with the Colorado Business Forum and Digest to bring you the latest and most relevant business news impacting life in Southern Colorado. Dirk Hobbs, Founder and Executive Publisher with the Colorado Media Group, joined FOX21 Morning News to discuss Exponential Impact, a...
Colorado’s first nature tours let passengers pick armfuls of wildflowers for $1
Colorado Midland Railway’s Pioneering Wildflower Tourism Excursions. Back in 1887, the Colorado Midland Railway had a wild idea: why not sell train tickets just to pick flowers?. From its base in Old Colorado City, the railway packed 500 people onto three-engine trains each Thursday for a buck per person.
Burning coal past 2029 at Colorado Springs’ Nixon unit bad for consumers, study says
Colorado Springs keeping the coal-burning Ray D. Nixon power plant open beyond the planned closing date of 2029 could be the costliest option for consumers while undermining the state’s air pollution cleanup, a new Sierra Club-commissioned study says. With Colorado Springs Utilities considering an unproven small...
Police: Man shot in both arms during drive-by shooting in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Police are investigating after a man was shot twice at a southeast Colorado Springs apartment complex. Officers swarmed the Summit Creek Apartments just after 3:30 Sunday morning following reports of a shooting. The complex is located off Chelton Road just east of Murray. “I was...
CSPD: Vehicle hit by train, driver escapes unharmed
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The driver of a vehicle that attempted to cross the tracks and was hit by an oncoming train was lucky to have received no injuries on Sunday, Dec. 7, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. CSPD reported that around 10 p.m. on Sunday, the vehicle tried to cross the tracks south […]
