Colorado Springs City Council has voted 6-3 to allow Kum & Go to build a 24-hour gas station on South 8th and West Brookside streets, reversing a June decision by the Planning Commission to stop the development.

Editor’s note: This breaking story has been updated with Sen. Lee’s response. 

Sunrise openings are back on Pikes Peak – America's Mountain for the first time since 2018.

Failed secretary of state candidate and election conspiracy theorist Tina Peters’ statewide recount bid has tanked, with no change to the results in the Republican primary race. 

The city of Colorado Springs is seeking volunteers to serve on the City/County Drainage Board; the Civil Service Commission; and the Development Review Enterprise Customer Advisory Committee.

Colorado’s bipartisan hospital transparency law — designed to shield patients against surprise medical billing and save them money — kicks in Aug. 10. 

The Air Force Academy will start the 2022 fall term two days late due to a foul-up in installing software that controls schedules, according to an email sent to staff by Dean of Faculty Brig. Gen. Linell A. Letendre obtained by the Indy.

The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office has launched a new online process for businesses to file periodic reports. 

The UCCS Economic Forum will hold its 26th annual presentation on the region’s current economic situation and 2023 outlook on Sept. 1.

A new red light camera goes live Friday, Aug. 5 at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Union Boulevard.

Colorado Springs Utilities will end its program offering rebates for businesses that replace high-usage lighting with energy efficient LED lighting, as well as rebates for rooftop solar on homes.

A bunch of losers in the Republican primary election aren't fading away gracefully and instead filed a "petition for relief" with the El Paso County District Court on July 29, griping about the cost of a recount and demanding they be given that service without paying the full freight.

Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (EPEWA) seems to have had a positive impact on the number of people working or seeking jobs in the state compared to others. But according to a new report from Appcast, a job advertising and recruitment tech company, the pay transparency requirements o…

Nearly 7,000 Coloradans will see checks in the mail from a settlement earlier this year that the Colorado Attorney General’s Office reached with Navient, a student loan servicer that used widespread unfair, deceptive and predatory loan servicing practices.

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum's Gift of History campaign kicks off Aug. 2 with a week of public programs to show how it preserves and shares the region's cultural history, and to raise $100,000 to support exhibits, programs and collections.

TABOR refunds of $750 are on the way, starting in August. 

Colorado ranks 10th in the nation for least sustainable credit card debt, according to a new report from WalletHub out today.

Colorado Springs Airport (COS) saw 191,698 passengers travel through the terminal in June. 

UCHealth Memorial Hospital ranks No. 4 in the state of Colorado and No. 1 in Colorado Springs, in U.S. News & World Report’s new rankings — making it the highest-ranked hospital in southern Colorado.

More than $21 million in grant funding is coming to hundreds of early childcare and education providers and organizations, for projects that boost equity and encourage workforce growth in Colorado’s preschool and childcare systems.

Applications are now open businesses to get help via two Colorado Small Business Development Center programs.

It’s summer — peak moving season for military service members and their families. You’ve got enough on your plate without having to worry about identity theft. But the reality is scammers are getting more and more clever with their tactics to swindle members of the military community.

Almost half of small businesses (45 percent) are hitting the brakes on hiring, mostly because they can’t afford to add staff, according to Alignable’s July Hiring Report. Four percent also say they’re planning layoffs. 

The number of people experiencing homelessness and staying in El Paso County shelters this year was the highest ever recorded by the Pikes Peak Continuum of Care, or PPCoC, a Community Health Partnership program that tracks and works to end homelessness in the region.

Panorama Park is reopening after an $8.5 million makeover — the largest neighborhood park renovation in Colorado Springs history. 

Colorado Springs-based Blackpackers and the city of Colorado Springs Therapeutic Recreation Program are among the very first recipients of the Outdoor Equity grants.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will no longer publicly report outbreaks of the COVID-19 virus in most settings, other than those that occur in specific “high risk” and congregate spaces, state officials have announced.

Manitou Springs has again been named one of the Best Small Town Arts Scenes in America by USA Today 10Best editors and readers — taking 5th place this year, up from 9th last year.

The vacancy rate in Colorado Springs offices dropped to 11.3 percent in Q2 and the average asking lease rate increased to $17.51 per square foot — compared with a 12.68 percent vacancy rate and a lease rate of $17.20 in the last quarter of 2021.

UPDATE:

Social impact businesses and social entrepreneurs gathered for the 6th annual PRISM Awards in Downtown Colorado Springs July 14.

Many of us are troubled by the state of our country, so it’s good to know that the East Coast punditry has discovered the cause of our grievous dysfunction: Geezers! Biden needs to step aside, and Trump shouldn’t run.

After months of low single-family home inventory and record-high prices, the Colorado Springs real estate market finally began to cool off during June, as buyers responded to rising interest rates and inflation fears, according to a new report.

As break-ins go, it has to be one of the more salacious and curious in years and it wound up costing a local business at least $16,250 in damaged goods.

Colorado voters can fix signature discrepancies using a smartphone again this year.