Author: Nick Smith
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Colorado Springs mayor asks community to support food banks amid freeze on SNAP funding
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Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade is calling on the community to help support local food assistance programs amid a funding freeze on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “I am calling on our entire community — residents, nonprofits, faith leaders, and businesses — to rise to this moment with compassion and action. If you are…
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Colorado officials launch investigation into ICE encounter during Durango protest
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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is investigating an immigration officer accused of shoving a woman to the ground during a protest in Durango, the agency announced on Thursday. The protest was sparked outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Durango on Monday after a father and his two children were taken by immigration…
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‘We have to do something’: No Kings movement returns to Colorado Springs
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“Vote! Vote! Vote!” Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, the single word was chanted by thousands Saturday during the “No Kings” rally in Colorado Springs. The chant is part of a perceived threat to democracy that has largely been denounced by the Republican Party, who disparaged the protests as “Hate America”…
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PPSC, UCCS students could lose money from government shutdown
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As a possible government shutdown looms, Colorado Springs-area colleges are left wondering if parts of their military student populations will lose money. If Congress can’t pass a short-term funding measure by 10 p.m. Tuesday, the government will shut down. Military members will not receive pay until the shutdown ends. For schools like Pikes Peak State…
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5 arrested, 3 vehicles recovered in El Paso County BATTLE operation
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Five were arrested and three vehicles recovered Thursday evening during another Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement (BATTLE) operation — the second this week, according to a blotter post by Colorado Springs police. The operation involved three investigations that led to the arrests of suspects linked to several motor vehicle thefts, including two who are prolific…
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RFK Jr. urges governors to make America healthy again at National Governors Association
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. visited Colorado Springs to urge Gov. Jared Polis and other state leaders to combat a “poison” that’s “bankrupting our states”: processed foods. Held Saturday at The Broadmoor, Kennedy sat down with multiple governors at the summer meeting of the National Governors Association to have a…
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Boulder attack suspect’s federal indictment could change following woman’s death
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Dressed in beige, with his hands and ankles bound by handcuffs and a smile on his face, the Boulder attack suspect appeared Thursday in federal court, where next steps in what could be a drawn-out case were discussed following the death of a 82-year-old woman who suffered injuries from the Molotov cocktails used in the…
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Thousands gather in downtown Colorado Springs for ‘No Kings’ protest
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Sharon Roggy was standing along the sidewalk of Nevada Avenue downtown Saturday afternoon, waving a sign that said “No Kings” on it as she yelled to cars driving past, many of which were honking back. The honks were not out of frustration, but rather support, because Roggy, 79, was accompanied by thousands of people who…
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Colorado Springs officials holding two meetings this week about recreational impacts on north slope watershed for Pikes Peak
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Colorado Springs Utilities is conducting a review to examine recreational impacts to the watershed and the three drinking-water reservoirs in the North Slope Recreation Area on Pikes Peak and is asking for community feedback. Officials announced two public meetings and a survey to collect opinions from recreationists, who will help inform the impacts on on existing…
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Family of man who died in jail wins $2.5M settlement against El Paso County
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has reached a $2.5 million settlement with the family of a man who bled to death from a perforated ulcer while in jail without receiving any treatment. Cristo Canett, 48, died at the El Paso County jail on April 26, 2022. His family sued El Paso County for rehiring…
