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Horror short filmed in Colorado premieres at Screamfest in Los Angeles
The movie was filmed in Fort Collins.
Former Aguilar official charged with embezzling public funds, adding to the town’s financial and water woes
Federal funds were allegedly mixed with the town’s general fund and used in part for personal expenses.
Colorado Springs’ District 11 teachers planning one-day strike on Wednesday
The board did away with a long-standing bargaining agreement last year and strongly opposes the strike.
Aquifers: The groundwater in Colorado’s wells and how it gets there
This story is a part of Understanding Southern Colorado’s Groundwater, an occasional series from KRCC about groundwater resources. Read more stories h...
Experienced hunters found dead in Conejos County last week were struck by lightning, authorities say
The bodies were found two miles from the trailhead where the car of the two missing hunters was previously located.
Inside the complex investigation at a mortuary co-owned by the former Pueblo County coroner
New CBI director updates the challenges of identifying decomposing bodies.
Here’s how to witness the season of love for tarantulas in Southern Colorado
The plains south of La Junta is a popular spot to look for the eight-legged critters around dawn and dusk from mid-September into early October.
Ute Pass Elementary starts rainbow trout circle of life at Fountain Creek in Fields park
Students at Ute Pass Elementary in Cascade got to watch the trout grow from the tiny, fragile "fry" life-stage to being big enough to release into the...
Palmer Lake special election: Voters set to decide on recalls, the future of annexations
The special election takes place on September 9.
Empty shelves, growing lines: Colorado food banks adjust to a decrease in supply and an increase in demand
Food banks across Colorado are facing a perfect storm.
Habitat for Humanity is building homes for public school employees in southern Colorado Springs
A 2022 Keystone Policy Center report found that fewer than 20 percent of homes on the market are affordable for the average teacher in Colorado.
Manitou Springs, long a local marijuana monopoly, reeling from recreational sales in Colorado Springs
Retail marijuana sales started in Colorado Springs in April. Now, Manitou predicts its general fund to drop almost 30%.
Why Colorado Springs wants to delay closing its last coal plant
The CEO of the city’s utility says closing the power plant by 2030 would threaten power reliability and increase energy bills
A new general manager ‘steers’ the Colorado State Fair into its 153rd year
"Opening the gates that first day and having people come in and hosting my first fair here. Having that kid eat his first corn dog or see the carnival...
The San Luis Peoples Market, Colorado’s oldest business, reopens after delays and unexpected challenges
The San Luis Peoples Market was planning a grand opening celebration for August. It’ll not come in October.
Tasting Manitou’s mineral springs
Manitou Springs may be known for its proximity to Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods but it is also home to another geologic wonder: mineral springs.
Journey to the center of the 719: Avondale, Colorado
KRCC’s Mike Procell recently took a trip to Avondale to see what life is like around the center of the 719 Area Code Universe.
Herds over highways: Colorado’s largest wildlife overpass is now under construction above I-25
Located on the interstate between Monument and Larkspur, the Greenland Wildlife Overpass aims to provide a safe passage for large animals such as deer...
Want to drill a well for your home? Some rules in Colorado might surprise you
Tens of thousands of homes in southeastern Colorado draw water from private wells. But the state doesn't manage residential wells the way you might ex...
How one Colorado Springs intersection and a bronze monument became a crossroads for controversy
The debate over a statue of city founder General William J. Palmer at the intersection of Platte and Nevada Avenues continues.
Fountain Creek is ‘the poster child of the Anthropocene’: Author Jim O’Donnell on water, society and the nature of rivers
O'Donnell had a lifelong dream of following the path of Zebulon Pike.
Two Colorado facilities eyed as possible ICE detention centers
Currently unused facilities in Burlington and Walsenburg among “top priorities” for ICE expansion.
Barry Morphew indicted for murder in death of his wife, Suzanne
The coroner ruled her death a homicide, and found evidence of tranquilizer chemicals in her remains.
The new Waterworks Park in Pueblo officially splashes open
Pueblo Water spent about $11 million to turn a dangerous spot on the Arkansas River into a free, family friendly, all-levels recreation area with wadi...
What to expect from the 17th annual Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls
Tickets go on sale Monday, May 19 for 2025's Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls.
Despite tariff pause, this Colorado bike company has hit the end of the trail
“We've got a really good group ... But I can't keep paying them. There's just no way to do that.”
UFO Watchtower in the San Luis Valley famous for a horse skeleton and vortexes celebrates 25 years of aliens
An Anniversary Celebration for Memorial Day weekend will be a good time for first contact.
Progress on a 70-year-old promise to pipe clean drinking water to southeastern Colorado
A billion-dollar project to build a pipeline snakes its way east from near Pueblo toward Lamar. It's the Arkansas Valley Conduit.
Honoring the labor and legacy of Black women: Chloé Duplessis brings “Twelve Tablecloths” to Trinidad
The installation features the stories of four Black domestic workers in Trinidad between 1890 and 1920.
How a troll and a castle are boosting business in Teller County
Like many Colorado mountain towns, the economies of Cripple Creek and Victor depend on visitors taking a long trip down a winding highway. A troll and...
Richards Rubbish Roundup is keeping Colorado Springs clean
Meet the group that’s picked up more than 45,000 pounds of trash in one year.
Perspectives on water after 30 years of talking about it in the Arkansas River Basin
Water managers and users from all over Colorado met to talk about the often contentious nature of water and to look for possible solutions to longstan...
The great American Dust Bowl novel inspired by a woman’s childhood on a dryland farm in Southeastern Colorado
Did her contemporary, John Steinbeck, steal her spotlight?
As tariffs take effect, a new struggle for small town newspapers arises – the cost of paper
A 25 percent tariff on Canadian timber products, which includes newsprint, is set to resume April 2.
25,000 sandhill cranes – spared by bird flu – arrive in San Luis Valley just in time for Monte Vista festival
While this flock appears to have not been impacted by bird flu, an eastern population of sandhill cranes saw 1,500 die.
For owner of Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs, live music’s future is in mid-size cities — even if locals complain about the noise
The Colorado Springs live-music space has received significant pushback from neighbors.
Happy trails for Susan Davies, who steps down as head of Trails and Open Space Coalition
After 15 years leading the Trails and Open Space Coalition, Susan Davies has retired.
Great Fruitcake Toss returns to Manitou Springs
It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s a fruitcake!
Colorado Springs voters will weigh in on recreational marijuana sales — again — in April
This will be the third time in less than six months that voters will be asked about allowing recreational marijuana sales.
The history of the Royal Gorge Bridge, built 1,000 feet above the Arkansas River
Even now, it is the highest suspension bridge in the nation and one of the highest in the world.