COLORADO SPRINGS

Livability plunge: Colorado Springs now ranks 406th in national report falling from top 5 spot

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – It’s a dramatic fall that has residents and city officials asking, what happened?

Colorado Springs, ranked #3 in the nation just last year by U.S. News & World Report for “Best Places to Live, has plummeted to #406 in the latest release.

The rankings, which consider factors like affordability, desirability and quality of life, are used nationwide as a snapshot of where people want to live and why.

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Hate crime hoax trial continues with Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade on the stand

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DENVER • The openly emotional mayor of Colorado Springs was asked to testify Tuesday about the details of his 2023 mayoral campaign season before and after a hate crime “hoax.”

In November, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Colorado announced that three individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury for “maliciously conveying false information about a threat made by means of fire” to draw support for the eventual mayoral race winner, Yemi Mobolade, who is Colorado Springs’ first elected Black mayor.

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A tale of two cities: How two Colorado mayors stand far apart on immigration

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Colorado’s two most populous cities are separated by fewer than 60 miles, but when it comes to their approach to immigration law enforcement, the mayors of Colorado Springs and Denver stand much farther apart.

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Homeless camp tapping I-25 power cleared by Colorado Springs deputies—site continues to reappear

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COLORADO SPRINGS (KXRM) — On Tuesday, May 13, multiple law enforcement agencies cleared out a homeless encampment beneath Intestate 25 near Woodmen Road, where televisions, lighting and stereo equipment were found to be powered by illegally tapping into I-25’s light poles.

According to a press release sent by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, its agency teamed up with the Colorado Springs Police Department and the Colorado Department of Transportation to help initiate a restoration project beneath I-25 just north of the Woodmen Road exit.

EPSO said this location, where Pine Creek flows under the interstate, has been a frequent site for homeless encampments.

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Colorado Springs City Council passes third resolution rejecting sanctuary city label

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Colorado Springs is still not a “sanctuary city.”

The City Council drove the point home on Tuesday morning by passing a resolution affirming the stance.

The resolution introduced by Councilmember Roland Rainey was along similar lines as resolutions the council passed in both February and September 2024 saying the city was not a sanctuary city. The council statements do not change any city laws or ordinances.

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Denver ICE ride-along: Colorado jail limits force agents into streets as officer assaults surge 400%

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(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Recently, NewsNation affiliate KXRM went on a ride-along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Denver, as its officers conducted targeted enforcement actions on at-large fugitives from ICE in Colorado Springs.

From attending the early morning briefing, to witnessing ICE officers making arrests of “public safety threats,” to touring the Florence Sub-Office for processing, KXRM was able to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into an arrest made by ICE officers and the steps taken thereafter.

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Judge denies motion to dismiss in Colorado Springs ‘hate crime hoax’ case

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – It’s been six months since three people were indicted after allegedly staging a hate crime to help a Black Colorado Springs candidate, Mayor Yemi Mobolade, win an election.

On Friday, a judge denied a motion to dismiss, signalling that the case will move forward and ultimately be heard by a jury.

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Writing to remember and reconcile: Colorado Springs Rescue Mission marks Mother’s Day with purpose

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Unspoken words flowed from head to heart to paper Thursday, with messages that are being sent from Colorado Springs to communities across the nation, or from earth to heaven.

As Mother’s Day approaches, homeless people staying at the city’s largest emergency shelter and support campus wrote greeting cards with personal sentiments expressing thanksgiving, fond memories, forgiveness, regret, repentance and above all, their love to the women who gave them life.

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