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Colorado Springs June 17 special election: What to know about the Karman Line annexation issue

A bronze statue of a person on horseback stands on a stone pedestal at a street corner, with a red brick building and several cars at an intersection in the background.

Part of Boulder Street in downtown Colorado Springs closing for Palmer High School renovations

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Park rangers now guiding people through Bent’s Old Fort in La Junta while repair work continues

By Shanna Lewis

An apartment building is shown with one side colorfully painted in yellow and orange.

A new apartment complex for unhoused youth is opening in Colorado Springs

Roundabout around General Palmer statue is too expensive, Colorado Springs study says

By Andrea Chalfin

machines clear rocks after a rockslide on a highway

Rockslide mitigation work to cause intermittent closures of Highways 96 and 165 in Custer County

By Shanna Lewis

An overlook at Fishers Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs.

Trails, rock-climbing and conservation are part of new master plan for Fishers Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs

By Mike Procell

Flows at the seasonal creek at Great Sand Dunes National Park are half of where they should be

By Andrea Chalfin

A man stands and looks left at a lecturn in a pink suit against a black background.

Couple behind cross-burning hoax in Colorado Springs mayor’s race found guilty on all charges

road, stop and other signs in a large open area with mountains in the background

Colorado Springs voters are deciding on a controversial land annexation on June 17. Here’s what to know

By Shanna Lewis

People in wetsuits river surf

The new Waterworks Park in Pueblo officially splashes open

By Shanna Lewis

People stand outside on a trail in the plains. They look through binoculars.

Pikes Peak Birding and Nature Festival: Four days of avian adventures and learning about bats, bugs and other critters

By Asa Gartrell

Women balancing on metal ring

Life and Culture

At this circus, a show of human talent takes center stage

By Stephanie Rivera

TRINIDAD

Jaffa Opera House awarded $1.8 million to help clean up asbestos

Terri Ruffennach fields questions from second-graders

Longtime Pueblo charter school with financial woes to close after losing state appeal

Couple goes on trial over staged cross burning in front of campaign sign during Colorado Springs mayoral election

By The Associated Press

Pinball machines inside a building

Life and Culture

Historic Penny Arcade in Manitou Springs under new ownership

By Andrea Chalfin

What to expect from the 17th annual Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls

Manitou Springs lifts indoor and outdoor water restrictions

By Andrea Chalfin

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Excerpts from StoryCorps

StoryCorps visited Colorado Springs for the month of June 2023 to record stories from members of the community. KRCC is airing excerpts of some of the interviews on the radio. Listen to the stories and see photos of the storytellers.

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