- A second internal investigation by the Colorado Springs Police Department says its officers did not use excessive force during an arrest last fall of a Black veteran. The department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit regarding the incident.
- Colorado Springs Mayor and city council members are holding listening sessions to engage with the residents about public safety, housing, and infrastructure.
- Some Colorado Springs residents say they don't want their potential tax refunds to go toward a new police training academy.
- Emergency crews in Teller County are evacuating residents southeast of Florissant in the Palmer Village subdivision due to a wildfire burning near Manchester Place.
- Concrete Couch worries that proposed power lines could threaten Concrete Coyote Community Park set to open this fall.
- Court documents say that amount could go up if additional victims or losses are identified by the district attorney's office in Colorado Springs.
- The number of homicides and suicides in El Paso County went up last year, as did the number of reported deaths in people experiencing with homelessness.
- Voters in Colorado Springs might get the chance to decide if the city can retain up to 5 million dollars in anticipated taxpayer refunds to help acquire space for a new police training facility this November.
- Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade says he's following up on a campaign promise to create deeper connections between his office and the community. He says the new Mayor's Office of Community Affairs will have two staff members focusing on outreach and engagement.
- Manitou Springs has one of the country's best small-town art scenes. That's according to a new ranking from USA Today.
- The Colorado Healing Fund says it will dole out more than $800,000 to Club Q survivors and relatives of victims. The move follows continued backlash from victim advocacy groups.
- The shooter killed five people and injured 17 others by gunshot at Club Q in Colorado Springs last year.
- The suspect and their defense attorneys have agreed to a plea deal in state court that would ensure life in prison without the possibility of parole.
- Some survivors of the attack on Club Q say they are still pleading for funds raised in their name seven months after the deadly shooting.
- A new program at the Denver-area Butterfly Pavilion focuses on helping pollinator-friendly communities.
- Former Colorado Springs City Councilor Stephannie Fortune has died. She passed away just seven months after announcing she had been diagnosed with leukemia.
