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The Sand Creek Massacre Foundation is accusing the federal government of repeating history.
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Sand Creek Massacre Foundation alleges ICE actions echo the federal government's treatment of Native Americans
The foundation was created more than 150 years after the Sand Creek Massacre when the US army open-fired on 230 unsuspecting Native Americans.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/09/sand-creek-massacre-foundation-ice-immigration/
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Rock art inspires “reaching into the past and trying to understand something about the ideas, the thoughts, the world of people of that time,” said archeologist Mark Mitchell.
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The mysteries of Southern Colorado’s Indigenous rock art: Why it's there, who made it and what threatens it
Rock art inspires “reaching into the past and trying to understand something about the ideas, the thoughts, the world of people of that time,” said archeologist Mark Mitchell.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/09/southern-colorados-indigenous-petroglyphs-pictographs/
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Winning the 5th Congressional District seat will be an uphill battle for Democrats in what has traditionally been a solidly Republican district.
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Democrats add Colorado Springs CD 5 to its list of seats to flip this fall
Winning the 5th Congressional District seat will be an uphill battle for Democrats in what has traditionally been a solidly Republican district.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/10/democrats-add-colorado-springs-cd-5-to-its-list-of-seats-to-flip-this-fall/
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Exterior lighting for the building was a concern. Plans call for the building to be lit all night, every night.
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Colorado Springs City Council gives Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple a unanimous thumbs up
Exterior lighting for the building was a concern. Plans call for the building to be lit all night, every night.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/11/colorado-springs-city-council-approves-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-temple/
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Salazar discussed family artifacts, growing up in Southern Colorado, and why understanding borderlands history remains urgent today.
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‘Somos familia’: Ken Salazar on the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and borderlands history in Colorado
In a conversation at History Colorado, the former U.S. senator and ambassador connects the treaty’s legacy to modern border debates.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/03/ken-salazar-treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgo-history-colorado/
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The March test was expected to hire 1,900 local temporary workers.
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Colorado Springs dropped from list of U.S. Census test sites
The March test was expected to hire 1,900 local temporary workers.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/colorado-springs-dropped-census-test-sites/
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Dennis Coyle’s sister says he was trying to help Afghan communities when he was wrongfully detained.
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The family of Pueblo man held by the Taliban for a year is still working for his release
Dennis Coyle’s sister says he was trying to help Afghan communities when he was wrongfully detained.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/dennis-coyle-taliban-detained-pueblo-family/
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Jon Hallford owned Return to Nature Funeral Home with his then-wife Carie.
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Victims say funeral home owner who abused nearly 200 corpses is a 'monster.' Sentenced to 40 years
Jon Hallford, the co-owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home, was sentenced to 40 years in state prison.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/06/penrose-funeral-home-return-to-nature-sentencing-prison/
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While much of America is preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl, an organization in southeastern Colorado sees the big event as a fun way to help protect a threatened ecosystem.
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A ‘Superb Owl’ party highlights the biodiversity and restoration work on Colorado's Southern Plains
Move the "B" in Super Bowl and it becomes Superb Owl, a fundraiser for the Southern Plains Land Trust. The organization based south of Lamar aims to restore shortgrass prairie in an area it once…
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/05/superb-owl-party-highlights-biodiversity-restoration-colorados-southern-plains/
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There will be no Buc-ee’s on Monument Hill, at least as far as Palmer Lake is concerned.
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Buc-ee's withdraws application from Palmer Lake
Updated: 5:05 p.m. There will be no Buc-ee’s on Monument Hill, at least as far as Palmer Lake is concerned. A bitter fight over whether or not the giant
https://www.cpr.org/2026/02/04/buc-ees-withdraws-application-from-palmer-lake/
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Denver-based Voyager Technologies is building a manufacturing, operations and testing complex.
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Construction begins on new space and defense technology facility at PuebloPlex
Denver-based Voyager Technologies is building a manufacturing, operations and testing complex.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/29/new-space-and-defense-facility-pueblo/
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About 1,800 students will be affected by the plan to address declining enrollment.
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Pueblo District 60 board narrowly approves plan to merge six elementary schools into three facilities
About 1,800 students will be affected by the plan to address declining enrollment.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/29/pueblo-district-60-plan-merge-six-elementary-schools/
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The officer was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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State trooper injured in car crash trying to stop wrong-way driver on I-25
The officer was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/28/state-trooper-wrong-way-driver-crash/
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Fellow council member Dave Donelson got up and left the regular meeting in response to faith leaders criticizing ICE.
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Colorado Springs councilwoman reprimanded for statements made after colleague walked out of meeting
Councilwoman Kimberly Gold commented after fellow council member Dave Donelson left a meeting where faith leaders discussing MLK Day criticized ICE.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/26/colorado-springs-city-council-kimberly-gold-reprimand/
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We're tapping into the local food scene with Side Dish with Schniper.
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Did a downtown Colorado Springs revitalization project cause a restaurant to close? Plus, a peek at a new USAFA resort
We're tapping into the local food scene with Side Dish with Schniper.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/28/side-dish-with-schniper-revitalization-project-oskar-blues-project-usafa-resort/
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Colorado Springs didn’t just host America’s evangelical movement. It helped define it.
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How Colorado Springs became the center of America’s evangelical political power
Once known as “Jesus Springs,” Colorado Springs helped shape modern evangelical politics in the U.S. Historian William Schultz explains how faith, military power and culture wars converged in the…
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/18/colorado-springs-evangelical-political-history/
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A $2.5 million grant will help with construction on the Ring the Peak trail around Pikes Peak and add campsites along the Gold Belt Scenic Byway.
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Outdoor recreation in the Pikes Peak region just got a big boost from the state
A $2.5 million grant will help construction on the Ring the Peak trail around Pikes Peak and add campsites along the Gold Belt Scenic Byway.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/15/pikes-peak-outdoor-alliance-outdoor-recreation-grant/
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Locations picked for the 2026 test were chosen as practice in scenarios where it’s difficult to get a full population assessment.
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A U.S. Census ‘test’ is happening in Colorado Springs, and 1,900 temp jobs are coming with it
Colorado Springs is one of six U.S. locations chosen to help the U.S. Census Bureau prepare for 2030.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/14/2026-census-test-colorado-springs/
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Dozens of photographs taken along Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways will be on display in Westcliffe.
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Photos: Southern Colorado Scenic Byways and chance to see more images from around the state
Dozens of photographs taken along Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways will be on display in Westcliffe including images shot in 48 counties
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/15/photos-southern-colorado-scenic-byways/
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Councilman Dave Donelson left after religious leaders expressed disdain for ICE’s actions across the nation.
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Colorado Springs City Councilor walks out of meeting after religious leaders criticize ICE
Dave Donelson left the regular city council meeting after some religious leaders expressed disdain for ICE’s actions across the nation.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/14/colorado-springs-city-council-faith-leaders-ice-criticism/
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The proposal comes as the federal government is working to block Colorado’s efforts to shift away from coal.
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Colorado Springs Utilities enlists state lawmakers to keep Ray Nixon power plant running into 2030
The proposal comes as the federal government is working to block Colorado’s efforts to shift away from coal.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/13/colorado-springs-ray-nixon-power-plant-legislation/
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Nine out of two dozen bodies found at Davis Mortuary now have names attached to them.
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Three more people identified among decaying bodies in Pueblo mortuary
Nine out of two dozen bodies found at Davis Mortuary now have names attached to them.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/13/pueblo-davis-mortuary-coroner-bodies-identifed/
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Soldiers, educators and a city founder are among the stories of Black Puebloans presented in the exhibit.
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'Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History' exhibit opens MLK Day at El Pueblo History Museum
Soldiers, educators and a city founder are among the often unacknowledged stories of Black Puebloans presented in the exhibit.
https://www.cpr.org/2026/01/16/proclaiming-colorados-black-history-el-pueblo-history-museum/
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