Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski has announced his retirement effective March 4th of this year. He has served Colorado Springs for 33 years. The Police chief began his career with the department in 1989 and took on many different roles, including patrol, metro vice, and narcotics. He was appointed chief of police in 2019.…… MORE
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Denver Grocery Workers Strike
King Soopers workers in the Springs area will not go on strike today, but thousands of union workers in the Denver Metro area are currently in picket lines outside stores. Workers here in the Springs are not striking because some union members have contracts lasting until next month. Some local union members say that a…… MORE
Twelve Tribes Land Searched
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office has released some new information in their investigation into the cause of the devastating Marshall Fire. Deputies announced that they have finished their search of a property owned by the Twelve Tribes, a Christian religious sect. The property is located close to where the fire supposedly started. The sheriff’s office…… MORE
No Strike at Local Grocers
While many King Soopers workers plan to strike across Colorado tomorrow, workers here in Colorado Springs will not. Some Springs workers have contracts lasting until February, and will not strike as a result. Union members say the company has been involved in unfair labor practices. In a letter, King Soopers says representatives rejected a request for…… MORE
Avalanche Victims from Springs
Summit County officials say that the two people killed this weekend after being caught in an avalanche are from Colorado Springs. Officials say the two snowshoers were 25-year-old Hannah Nash and 35-year-old Drake Oversen. The Summit County Coroner’s Office says they died of blunt force trauma and asphyxiation. The snowshoers headed out into an area…… MORE
Fortune Not on City Council
The Colorado Springs City Council has to find someone else to fill the vacant spot, after a tie vote last night on the appointment of Stephannie Fortune. The council voted four-to-four on her appointment, and that tie vote equals a failure to approve. As a result, the council must find someone else to fill the…… MORE
Stauch Back in Court
Letecia Stauch will be back in court Thursday in a case related to the death of her 11-year-old stepson Gannon. She’s accused of killing Gannon in 2020, after he disappeared from his home in the Lorson Ranch Area. Gannon’s remains were later discovered in Florida. Stauch’s attorneys have asked the judge that she not be…… MORE
King Soopers Tries to Negotiate
While King Soopers workers still plan to go on strike here in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, over the weekend King Soopers issued a statement requesting a new meeting with union leaders. On Saturday afternoon, the company sent a letter stating that they were very interested in trying to resolve differences between the union and the…… MORE
President Biden tours site of the Marshal Fire
President Joe Biden and the First Lady were in Boulder County Friday afternoon to survey the damage caused by the Marshal Fire. Last week the President approved Governor Polis’s request to declare the fire scene a major disaster freeing up federal relief funding. Governor Jared Polis and Congressman Joe Neguse joined President Biden and the…… MORE
Reward for Information
One local group is offering $5,000 for information related to a deadly shooting in November near the skatepark in Memorial Park. Springs Police continue to investigate that November shooting. The gunfire killed two people and left a third person seriously injured. Two of the victims were brothers, both juveniles, and one has since died. The…… MORE
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