Author: By O’Dell Isaac [email protected]

A man initially thought to be suffering from gunshot wounds may have been injured while making a pipe bomb, according to Colorado Springs police. The suspect, whose name was not released, showed up at a local hospital early Tuesday with injuries that, at first glance, appeared consistent with gunshot wounds. Medical personnel and police later…

Early Monday morning, dozens of Ute Pass Elementary School students, each holding a plastic cup, knelt at the bank of Fountain Creek. Each cup held a few ounces of water and a fingerling rainbow trout, not much bigger than a goldfish. One by one the sixth graders emptied the contents of their cups into the…

A deceased person was found Sunday near railroad tracks southeast of Colorado Springs, according to a news release from the Fountain Police Department. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway employee found an unresponsive person in the area of Alegre Circle and Highway 85/87 and called authorities at about 8:30 a.m., police said. The railway worker…

Fire crews battling the 403 blaze in Park and Teller counties will receive little assistance from the elements on Monday, but may get some precipitation on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The wildfire was at 1,450 acres and 25% containment as of 11 a.m., Sunday, according to the South Park Ranger…

A southeast Colorado nonprofit is battling to restore a small, 146-year-old building in Otero County that residents view as a vital piece of the region’s history. Friends of Historic Southeast Colorado, based in Rocky Ford, wants to restore a 19th-century schoolhouse that was once an essential component of the town, said Jeanette Myers, the group’s…

A stalking case connected to a highly publicized dispute between Black and white neighbors in east El Paso County has been postponed until May 11 as the two parties pursue the possibility of mediation. Nicole and Courtney Mallery appeared at the El Paso County Courthouse on Thursday to address felony charges of stalking, for which…

Dana Wessels, the fifth owner in the 70-year history of Benny’s Restaurant & Lounge in Colorado Springs, says his establishment doesn’t fit neatly into any single category. “We have 24 televisions, but we’re not a traditional sports bar,” said Wessels, who has owned Benny’s for 11 years. “We have a kitchen, but we’re not really…

Katie Behar, a single mother of two in Colorado Springs, purchased a 2021 Kia in late December. “Raising two kids by yourself is hard,” Behar said. “I decided to kind of reward myself by buying a new car.” Three days after she bought the car, she parked outside a friend’s home in the Briargate region…

When Pam Riggen opened her liquor store 18 years ago, she thought her location, next door to Albertsons (now Safeway) on Austin Bluffs Parkway, was ideal. “If a shopper wanted to grab some beer or wine, they just had to walk a few feet, and here we were,” said Riggen, co-owner of Pam & Kari…

A Black rancher at the center of a highly publicized dispute in east El Paso County appeared in court Thursday to request a continuance on a case in which she is accused of assaulting a peace officer. Nicole Mallery faces charges of second- and third-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and a first responder,…