
Snowpack is below average in Southern Colorado so far this season
The snowpack in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin in the San Luis Valley is currently at 63 percent of normal, while the Arkansas River Basin stands at 72 percent.

By Shanna Lewis

Voters to decide on fate of controversial Colorado Springs annexation. Some see it as a referendum on growth
Petitioners opposed to the project gathered enough signatures to force council to either repeal the approval or send it to the citizens to decide as a ballot issue.

By Shanna Lewis

Southeastern Colorado counties want more transparency on proposed federal electric transmission project
The project is aimed at improving power reliability and meeting future demand. The Southwestern Grid Connector would run south through Colorado’s eastern plains into Oklahoma and New Mexico.

By Shanna Lewis

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 longstanding, reoccurring and often vexing questions about the precious resource.

By Shanna Lewis

Despite public safety concerns, effort to allow more ADUs or secondary housing spaces in Colorado Springs moves forward
Colorado Springs City Council voted Tuesday to expand the opportunity to build accessory dwelling units, known as ADUs, on residential properties throughout the city.

By Shanna Lewis

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?

By Shanna Lewis

Petitioners force Colorado Springs city council to reconsider controversial land annexation near Space Force base
Council will have to decide city to either repeal the annexation or hold a special election on June 17 to let voters decide if it should stand.

By Shanna Lewis

Cuchara Mountain Park’s chairlift could be ready for next ski season, meanwhile locals worry about private development
Recent grants from state and federal agencies totaling $545,000 are flowing to Cuchara Mountain Park.

By Shanna Lewis

Former baggage building at historic Union Depot in Pueblo could become a new passenger rail station
It could eventually be part of a potential expansion of Amtrak’s Southwest Chief long distance passenger line and the proposed Front Range Passenger Rail project.

By Shanna Lewis

A faulty weld likely caused the fatal train derailment near Pueblo in 2023
A broken rail had been welded back together nearly five months before the accident. That repair failed when the BNSF coal train crossed over it.

By Shanna Lewis

Rio Grande Library Initiative aims to preserve and showcase the water, land and cultural history of the San Luis Valley
They want to gather and digitize all kinds of materials ranging from photographs and books to maps and legal documents for this Rio Grande Library.

By Shanna Lewis

8 people died on Colorado’s roads this holiday weekend
Two people were struck while standing by their vehicles on the side of the road.

By Shanna Lewis

Colorado mountains could see 15 more inches of snow by Tuesday morning, and Vail has 40 inches already
The Interstate 70 corridor could see 1 to 2 inches of snow per hour. Winds may gust as high as 40 to 50 mph.

By Shanna Lewis

A historic church that’s part of Pueblo’s Black community is slated for a new roof
The St. Paul Methodist Episcopal Church (known as the First A.M.E Church) was once listed in the Green Book.

By Shanna Lewis

Colorado State University Pueblo president resigns after alleged university policy violations
The board is tapping Rico Munn, a former Aurora Public Schools superintendent, to serve as interim president.

By Shanna Lewis

New Colorado Springs annexation is approved, but water and other concerns remain
Many city residents and farmers from other counties spoke out against the proposal during the public hearing and comment periods.

By Shanna Lewis