CMZoo welcomes adorable bearded emperor tamarin sisters
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) recently welcomed a new baby gorilla, but he isn’t the only adorable tiny primate to make a debut at the zoo. Two bold and bearded sisters arrived in July: a pair of bearded emperor tamarin siblings, 4-year-old Mattessich, and 3-year-old Gianna. According to...
Is This Victorian Castle the Most Haunted in Colorado?
Colorado is home to a number of places that are allegedly haunted, some of which are accompanied by a plethora of reports of sightings of numerous spirits. Discover The Haunted History Of Lake Pueblo In Colorado |. If you're familiar with some of the most haunted places in the nation,...
Tava House Project Under Construction
Construction on the long-anticipated Tava House project in Woodland Park is moving forward, recent posts from the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department show. The multi-use development, being built at 201 Saddle Club Avenue, will feature a steakhouse, taphouse, culinary school, and event center. Founder and World...
Kindhearted Officers Rescue Two “Pitbulls” — and Discover They’re Gentle Sweethearts
In Colorado Springs this week, two large dogs running loose along North Academy Boulevard prompted several concerned calls to police. To some residents, they looked intimidating — “pitbulls” on the run. Officers Womack and Tait of the Colorado Springs Police Department responded, quickly realizing the dogs were...
CSPD patrol car hit by driver on I-25 after debris spill
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) patrol car was hit when slowing traffic on I-25 after bricks and debris had spilled on the road in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 9. According to CSPD, around 3:45 a.m., officers responded to the southbound lanes of I-25 north of West...
Man cleared in 2 murder investigations jailed for alleged road rage killing
Daniel Nations, a 39-year-old Colorado Springs resident who previously was questioned in the deaths of three people but never charged, was recently arrested after police say he ran over another driver during a road rage encounter.
Donkeys on a diet: Cripple Creek donkeys work to combat weight gain
CRIPPLE CREEK • Just past the donkey stables in Cripple Creek, down a dirt road, there’s a wooden feed stand layered in signs. “Please NO carrots, NO apples, NO bananas, NO human food” the signs emphasize, with bright images of the foods crossed out by a red ban circle.
CSPD: Motorcycle crash at Union near Vickers kills one
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) reported that a crash at the intersection of Garmish Road and Union Boulevard, near Vickers Drive, left one person dead on Saturday, Aug. 9, around 6 p.m. According to CSPD, when officers arrived at the scene, they learned that a motorcycle had hit an...
Ruxton Hydro Plant celebrates 100 years of producing power for Pikes Peak area
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - One hundred years and going strong. That’s what Colorado Springs Utilities was celebrating Friday morning at the Ruxton Hydro Plant, located right off the Pikes Peak Cogway on Pikes Peak. “In 1925 they built this plant,” Chris Thompson, plant system operator, said. “This plant...
More severe storms possible Sunday
TODAY: We're tracking much cooler temperatures with afternoon highs in the 70's and 80's across lower lying portions of the Pikes Peak Region. Severe storm chances ramp up in the afternoon and evening, starting across our local mountain towns west of I-25, then strengthening as they push further east across the...