Category Archives: Local News

Police Investigating Fatal Shooting

Police Investigating Fatal Shooting

Investigators are working to learn what led up to a fatal shooting in southeast Colorado Springs Tuesday afternoon. It happened at the Haven Apartments on Teal Court. When officers arrived, they found a man dead. Colorado Springs Police say all parties involved are accounted for and there is no threat to the public. No names have…MORE

Search Continues for Missing Boy

Search Continues for Missing Boy

Authorities are continuing their search for an 11-year-old boy who went missing Monday afternoon from the Lorson Ranch area in Security Widefield. Gannon Stauch left home on foot around 3:15 to go to a friend’s house and didn’t return home. He may have been seen in surveillance footage at the Kum and Go located at…MORE

Federal Prosecutors Seeking New Evaluation in Robert Deer Case

Federal Prosecutors Seeking New Evaluation in Robert Deer Case

Documents filed by federal prosecutors explain why they’re seeking a new competency evaluation for accused Planned Parenthood Clinic shooter Robert Dear.  The paperwork filed earlier this month, shows the U.S. Attorney’s Office believes Dear’s mental evaluation is outdated.  They also believe the diagnosis of Dear’s incompetence is based mostly on the suspect’s refusal to participate…MORE

Vehicle Crash Leaves 1 Dead in Huerfano County

Vehicle Crash Leaves 1 Dead in Huerfano County

Colorado State Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash that left 54-year-old Michael Mathason of Gardner dead on Saturday night in Huerfano County. According to troopers, he was driving on Colorado 69 when his four-by-four went off the road and rolled over. Mathason was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene. Alcohol…MORE

Colorado Springs Home Rental Increase 2nd Highest in The Nation

Colorado Springs Home Rental Increase 2nd Highest in The Nation

The cost of rent is becoming a problem for many people living in Colorado Springs. The latest report from Apartment List now shows the Springs as number two in the nation for rent increases. The report puts Stockton, California in the number one spot. It also shows rent in Colorado Springs as increasing by 27.3%…MORE

U.S. Marshals Join Search for Escaped Inmates

U.S. Marshals Join Search for Escaped Inmates

The U.S. Marshals Service announced on Friday that they are joining the hunt for two inmates who escaped from a Custer County jail. The Marshals will allocate additional resources to the search for Jerry Williams and Bryan Webb.  The pair overpowered a deputy and stole a minivan more than a week ago and have yet…MORE

Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

Man Found Guilty of Attempted Murder

Simon Escamilla was found guilty of attempted murder by a Colorado Springs jury on Friday.  Jannell Kilgore was shot and wounded in 2018 after Escamilla thought she had seen him shooting at another person and followed her to her home.  It was the second trial for Escamilla, after a mistrial was declared last year because…MORE

Police Searching for 2 Suspects in Robbery

Police Searching for 2 Suspects in Robbery

A person is recovering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder Thursday morning after two men walked up to a parked car at North Academy Blvd at Uintah and robbed two people in the car at 9:45 Wednesday night. The first suspect is described as a skinny, black male about 6-feet tall, wearing dark/black colored…MORE

Shanann Watts Family Upset with Upcoming Movie

Shanann Watts Family Upset with Upcoming Movie

The parents of Shanann Watts are not pleased about an upcoming movie on the Lifetime Channel about the murder of their daughter and two grandchildren.  Lawyers for the family spoke Wednesday, saying the company behind the production did not consult with Shanann’s loved ones. Christopher Watts admitted to killing Shanann and their two daughters, Bella…MORE

Reward Increased For Fugitive Who Escaped Springs Police

Reward Increased For Fugitive Who Escaped Springs Police

The reward for information leading to the arrest of a man accused of shooting a Colorado Springs Police Officer is being increased.  Pikes Peak area Crime Stoppers says they’re upping the reward for fugitive Randy Bishop to $10,000.  Bishop has been sought by police since December 2019 when he escaped from police custody by assaulting…MORE