Author: Brennen Kauffman

The final unofficial results from Tuesday’s special election show an overwhelming number of Colorado Springs voters oppose the Karman Line annexation. The completed ballot count announced by the City Clerk’s Office Wednesday showed that 81.9% of voters were against Colorado Springs keeping the nearly 1,900 acres of land east of the city limits that the…

Early results in Colorado Springs’ special election Tuesday night showed voters overwhelmingly rejecting the Karman Line annexation. The initial results released by the City Clerk’s Office Tuesday night showed 81.7% of voters were against the city keeping the 1,876 acres of annexed land southeast of the city limits, while 18.3% of voters supported the addition.…

Friday marks two years since Yemi Mobolade was sworn in as Colorado Springs’ 42nd mayor. His achievements so far have drawn mixed reactions from the city’s residents who attended the Report Out Community Tour events this week. Mobolade launched the tour on May 23, holding a meeting in each of the six Colorado Springs City…

The Colorado Springs City Council and the Mayor’s Office are divided over whether to oppose Gov. Jared Polis’ recent executive order tying state funds to cities with compliance on controversial state housing bills. City Council passed a resolution Tuesday taking a stand against the executive order and recent state laws that try to implement housing…

The Colorado Springs City Council rejected the recommended board member of the Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees, extending the process over questions about how long he lived in the city. The City Council voted 6-3 against naming Kenny Kuniyuki as the next library board member. The three votes in support of Kuniyuki were…

The sound measurements are in from the first three concerts at Ford Amphitheater this year, and city of Colorado Springs staff have determined that none of the performances will result in noise fines. The 8,000-seat concert venue created by Colorado Springs-based VENU opened late last year on the city’s far north side and began its…

Colorado Springs mailed out ballots on Friday for the June 17 special election on whether the city will retain the Karman Line annexation. The sole question on the ballot is whether the city will keep the 1,867-acre annexation at the core of the proposed Karman Line development, located around three miles east of the current…

Development on a $396 million expansion of Colorado Springs’ wastewater system on the east side of the city will begin later this year, with Colorado Springs Utilities covering the upfront cost. The Colorado Springs Utilities Board reviewed the plans at its meeting Wednesday afternoon for the Eastern Wastewater System Expansion, which will build 18 miles…

Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s monthly press conference turned from police staffing needs and public-safety updates to questions about April’s raid on an illegal Colorado Springs nightclub by local and federal agencies. Mobolade spoke at the Police Operations Center Thursday morning to give updates on several recent public-safety measures. The April 27 raid saw officers…