Colorado Springs mayor sings a familiar tune as he looks toward 2024
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade is looking toward 2024 with a familiar list of priorities.
Bridge replacement to close I-25 north of Pueblo starting Monday night
Work to replace a railway bridge that partially collapsed in October gets underway. It will close Interstate 25 in both directions just north of Pueblo for nearly 12 hours.
Move over, Charlie Brown. Trade your traditional evergreen Christmas tree for a juniper tree from Colorado’s Eastern Plains
This time of year, national forests in Colorado open up portions of the land for harvesting Christmas trees. But one conservation group in southern Colorado is encouraging something a little different this year–a juniper tree.
One dead after shooting shuts down El Paso County Courthouse. Suspect arrested, Colorado Springs police say
One person died in the shooting and two others were treated for minor injuries, authorities said.
Who will the next mayor of Pueblo be? We’ll know in January as the race heads to a runoff
Voters will decide in January who will be Pueblo’s next mayor, as no one candidate reached the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff.
2A: Colorado Springs mayor concedes in effort to retain TABOR money for police training facility
The money is excess tax revenue that Colorado Springs would otherwise send back to taxpayers under the Taxpayers Bill of Rights, or TABOR.
More than half of registered voters in Teller County will receive new ballots due to printing error
Voters in Teller County may receive a new ballot in the mail after what’s being called a “vendor error.”
A late harvest won’t affect the annual celebration of the Pueblo chile
The scent of roasted chiles will fill the air in Pueblo this weekend during the Steel City’s annual chile and frijole festival.
Colorado Springs’ next mayor is a man few thought would win. What happened?
Yes, politics may be shifting in this conservative bulwark, but that’s only one part of the story.
Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade talks priorities as he readies to take the helm of Colorado’s second-largest city
Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant, is the first Black man elected to lead Colorado Springs. He discussed his new role, his faith and getting ready to hit the ground running.
Political newcomer Yemi Mobolade wins Colorado Springs mayor’s race
“Wow,” said Mobolade as he took the stage with his family after initial results showed him with a huge lead in the race.
Colorado Springs mayoral runoff: Wayne Williams and Yemi Mobolade talk vision for city, address voter doubts
The two candidates for Colorado Springs mayor on water, law enforcement and development.
Yemi Mobolade gets Sallie Clark’s endorsement in Colorado Springs mayoral runoff race
Second-place winner Wayne Williams, who already had the support of outgoing mayor John Suthers, announced Thursday that more than half of the sitting city council supports him.
Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Sallie Clark considering recount
Since no single mayoral candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the city is expecting to hold a runoff election in May with the top two candidates. The difference between Wayne Williams and Sallie Clark is 1,546 votes.
Political newcomer Yemi Mobolade likely headed to runoff in Colorado Springs mayor’s race
Current city councilman Wayne Williams is his likely opponent.
A look at the candidates running for the mayor’s seat in Colorado Springs
The race is nonpartisan, and the ballot includes familiar names, along with political newcomers. Here’s what they have to say about one of the most talked about issues: crime and public safety.
