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A sign that says fresh produce on a wall inside a store

How long can grocery prices keep rising?

By Briana Heaney

A tall tree and scrubby vegetation lining the river banks reflects in the river with cloudless blue skies overhead and mountains in the distance.

More than half the water use in the Rio Grande River Basin is unsustainable

By Shanna Lewis

A helicopter flying over a large, open area with mountains in the background and sunflowers in the foreground.

The search to identify underground resources is often done from the sky. Here’s how that scientific magic happens

By Shanna Lewis

A large bronze bell is mounted onto a sliding shelf attached to a van outside.

A half-ton bronze bell has been cast to toll at Pikes Peak National Cemetery

A blue helicopter with a long white boom that has a red bulb at the tip, is parked on a concrete surface, with mountains visible in the background. The helicopter is the main focus of the image.

Why is the federal government spending millions on aerial geological mapping in Southern Colorado?

By Shanna Lewis

A four lane highway with a hill on the side. The photo is taken from a car driving on the highway that is headed up the hill.

Colorado Wonders

What is the history of Raton Pass?

By Briana Heaney

Public bathrooms and housing diversity; City Council gets a peek at Downtown Colorado Springs Master plan

A wide shot of the elementary school Columbian in Pueblo

Six elementary schools could be merged into three buildings in Pueblo School District 60

By Shanna Lewis

colorado springs city hall

Colorado Springs City Council tables vote on car camping ban after emotional hearing

By Briana Heaney

A group of children and adults ice skate at an outdoor skating rink.

Life and Culture

Acacia Park ice rink re-opens Friday, despite the warm temperatures

Xcel Comanche Power Station Pueblo

Gov. Polis’ administration moves to stop a Pueblo coal plant from closing by the end of the year

By Sam Brasch and Ishan Thakore

Worried that it hasn’t snowed yet in most of Southern Colorado? It isn’t that late yet, according to weather history

By Andrea Chalfin

A row of colorful, two-story houses with porches and gabled roofs line a quiet suburban street. Trees without leaves stand in the front yards, and the ground is covered with dry grass

Housing remains top concern among El Paso and Teller County residents according to Our Spacious Skies Survey

Work is underway to create a high tech film and technology training center in a historic school in northern New Mexico

By Shanna Lewis

Trump Public Lands Nominee

Trump nominates former New Mexico lawmaker to lead Bureau of Land Management

By The Associated Press

Aerial view of four lane highway with traffic and interchange construction area, surrounded by a suburban city landscape.

Nighttime road closures and detours slated for I-25 in Pueblo this weekend

By Shanna Lewis

A red fire truck is parked in front of a building that has sustained damage.

Motorist drives truck into central Colorado Springs King Soopers, injuring 5

By Andrea Chalfin

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Southern Colorado election results: Pueblo city council and water board races

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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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