Janitell Middle School robotics and drone teams raising money to head to nationals
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KKTV) - Students at a southern Colorado middle school are preparing for competition on the national stage. Janitell Middle School’s JHS Robotics team is getting ready for nationals. The students took second place last year and are hoping that this time around they can make it to first place.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s grizzly bear preparing for cancer treatment
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Emmett, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s 21-year-old grizzly bear, is preparing for cancer treatment. On Monday, the zoo said that biopsy results revealed that a lump in Emmett’s tail is cancerous. According to the zoo, the mass is at the base of his tail. Veterinarians plan to remove his...
How This Colorado-Proud Pub Quietly Became Colorado Springs’ Go-To Burger and Beer Stop
Most sports bars are happy to sling frozen patties and whatever beer the distributor is pushing. The Public House went the other way, building a Colorado-proud menu around local beef, local chicken, local bread, and as many Colorado brews as they can fit on tap. It’s the kind of place...
Jury trial continues for suspect accused in UCCS professor’s stabbing death
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Ceasar Lorenzo Wilson, the man accused of fatally stabbing University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) professor Haleh Abghari in 2024, entered his second week of a jury trial in El Paso County Court on Monday, Feb. 23, according to court documents. 54-year-old Wilson was arrested on March 27,...
We are Fountain Valley: The history of Fountain
(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.
Colorado Springs firefighters speak after Prospect Lake rescue
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.
Suspects shoot at security guards after being caught red-handed during burglary near Citadel Mall
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...
Little-known legend of Colorado Nick to be celebrated at Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum
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 […]
CSPD: Tresspassing call leads police to finding narcotics
(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...
Divided appeals court reverses murder convictions due to faulty self-defense instruction
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...
