Audit finds financial inconsistencies in Colorado Springs Police Department’s towing pilot project
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Office of the Colorado Springs City Auditor found financial inconsistencies in a recently completed audit of the Colorado Springs Police Department’s (CSPD) towing pilot project, an undertaking to move vehicles from the City’s impound lot to a vendor storage yard. According to the official...
Pope accepts Denver archbishop’s retirement, new archbishop named
DENVER — Pope Leo XIV has accepted Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila’s retirement request and has announced that James R. Golka, the bishop of the Diocese of Colorado Springs, will become the new archbishop for the Archdiocese of Denver. Aquila put in his retirement request to the pope in...
Mysterious Creature Hiding In Hospital Parking Lot Sends Staff Into Panic
What began as an ordinary morning at St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs quickly turned into something no one expected. As employees arrived for work, a few of them noticed unusual movement near the concrete barriers in the parking lot. Curious and a little concerned, they stepped closer and froze!
Colorado Man Sues Walmart After Uncooked Bread Left Him Hospitalized
Taking but not baking a loaf of take-and-bake bread reportedly landed a Colorado man in the hospital. Jordan Douglas is suing Walmart after he ate underbaked bread purchased from a Colorado Springs location, unaware that he needed to bake it himself. He claims that a store-generated “sell by” sticker obscured the...
Construction for a new Chipotle underway in Fountain
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KKTV) - The Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD) confirmed a new Chipotle is coming to Fountain. Work has been underway for the new Chipotle near the King Soopers near Mesa Ridge Parkway and Syracuse Street in Fountain. The Building Department said the project was permitted in December,...
With Buc-ee’s withdrawn from Palmer Lake, other communities signal interest
The withdrawal of Buc-ee’s developers’ plans with Palmer Lake could be welcome news to other communities that have actively sought to attract the Texas travel chain. The pullout comes after over a year of increasing opposition efforts, but a local consultant with the company said on Wednesday that Buc-ee’s still...
60 possible victims identified in identity and mail theft case, suspect arrested
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said dozens of victims have been identified in a case that involved identity theft and mail theft. CSPD said the Metro Division Theft and Intel units were investigating a prolific offender who was accused of being involved with identity...
‘We made history’: Mixed emotions from victims as Colorado Springs funeral home owner is...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Jon Hallford, one of the owners of the Return to Nature funeral home, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Friday. His sentence stems from nearly 200 charges of abuse of a corpse, one for every body found improperly stored in his Penrose funeral home in October of 2023.
Falcon family confronts rare disease
10-month-old Emma Jones is battling a rare condition affecting 1 in 18,000 children globally. Her father is her lifeline.
Program helping homeless men with addiction marks first 100 days
The newest program addressing addiction and homelessness in Colorado Springs has reached a milestone.
