Pikes Peak-area public lands, camping, hiking to be managed by the state
After four years of complicated negotiations and community input, the Outdoor Pikes Peak Initiative announced a decade-long plan on Tuesday that will put Colorado Parks and Wildlife in charge of managing the public lands around “America’s Mountain.”. Their first push will be to complete the Ring Peak Trail,...
FBI warning parents of criminals using AI to illegally engage with kids online
FBI Special Agent Eric Burns said cases involving adults posing as children online are happening more often, and sometimes they’ll use artificial intelligence to illegally engage with kids.
El Paso County operation results in stolen vehicle recoveries, three arrests
Law enforcement agencies in El Paso County recovered seven stolen vehicles and arrested three people as part of a BATTLE deployment, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).
Pedestrian struck, killed by Mustang in late-night crash near Breck
A 59-year-old Colorado Springs man, Timothy Sheffield, was killed last night when he stepped in front of a Ford Mustang on Highway 9 north of Breckenridge. Colorado State Patrol confirms the fatal incident happened on Aug. 19 just before 10 p.m. across from Revett Drive near Tiger Run Resort. The victim was crossing...
Historic Colorado Springs school evolves to homeless family housing
A major addition to homeless housing in Colorado Springs is ready to offer support to families. Helen Hunt elementary transitions to Hunt Family Housing.
CSPD: Suspect arrested after downtown stabbing
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A suspect has been arrested by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) after allegedly stabbing someone in their home on Monday night, Aug. 18. Just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, CSPD officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the 100 Block of North Nevada Avenue, about a block […]
Missing woman last seen in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is searching for a woman last seen in Colorado Springs. Investigators said 31-year-old Mary Margaret Checketts was last seen walking in the area of the 70th block of South Sierra Madre Street, just north of Colorado Avenue. The CBI did not...
Potential human remains investigation underway in Teller County
The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says there is a potential human remains investigation happening in Teller County.
Colorado Springs man arrested in $76k casino heist in Cripple Creek
A 26-year-old man from Colorado Springs has been arrested in connection with the theft of over $76,000 from a Cripple Creek casino.
PPLD to spend $2.6 million on two existing libraries
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Pikes Peak Library Board of Trustees voted on Wednesday, Aug. 20 to spend millions of dollars on buying two existing library branch locations. The two locations–Ruth Holley Library in Colorado Springs and Ute Valley Library in Cascade–were previously under a rental agreement. Ruth Holley had...