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Yard art might bring to mind garden gnomes or painted rocks, but a new exhibit at the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College asks visitors to look deeper.

The new soul food restaurant at the Citadel Mall is on the western side of the mall.

The state health department told the Bulletin that a previous voluntary cleanup effort by Colorado Springs Utilities didn't meet their requirements.

As Colorado Springs debates over what housing growth will look like, employers are finding out of the box ways to offer employees affordable housing.

In 1995 hundreds of huge murals were linked together to form the world's largest outdoor mural.

The state sued e-cigarette maker JUUL and won a $32 million settlement. Now those funds are supporting programs across the state.

Matthew Schniper of Side Dish takes us to a trio of taco joints and one restaurant where a cake isn't always what it appears.

Nestled in the saddle between the peaks, a geocalendar appears.

Kevin Karney insulated himself from the worst of the region's water woes. But not everyone can. That's why the Arkansas Valley Conduit matters, he says.

More than 400 people could lose their driver's licenses as a result of the DMV's investigation.

Major Stephen Ramsbottom, a Purple Heart recipient, was wounded in a recent drone attack in Iran.

Known industry investor Perry Sanders is "putting the band back together" and plans to offer a variety of Cajun and Creole staples like po'boys, red beans and rice, and boils at his new restaurant, Perriteaux's.

The small city in Huerfano County was losing more than 2,000 gallons per minute by Monday afternoon, according to local reports.

One of Colorado Springs' more famous historical residents was only in the city for a few months.

Hernando, who grew up in Argentina and has lived in the United States for 40 years, sees the exhibit as a quiet response to the turbulent political and social times we live in. Rather than confrontation, her work emphasizes kindness, joy and everyday gestures of care.

Michelin "inspectors" are visiting the state, and it's expected that they'll hit Colorado Springs this time around.

Stories of gentrification follow a predictable plot. The Mill Street neighborhood is trying something different.

Inside GOCA, artist Nina Elder transforms microplastic-shedding highway fabric and glittering “trash asteroids” into a meditation on the void. It's where nothing truly disappears; it only morphs. Her cosmic philosophy is exploding onto the runway at House of GOCA's “Stardust” fashion show in Colorado Springs.

Owners Eliza and John Hill opened the indoor venue in northern Colorado Springs late last year.

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 city and why that influence eventually faded.

Long-time food journalist Matthew Schniper joins KRCC monthly to talk about what's new in the city's culinary scene.

The federal government is updating the region's geological maps to expand the search for critical minerals and rare earth elements.

Prices for necessities like groceries are outpacing wage growth.

The federal government is pushing hard to pinpoint domestic sources of rare earth elements and critical minerals

New work is underway to improve and expand the existing geological data for the region.

“It's constantly used by people for all of these different reasons throughout history, that is the story of shifting borders, shifting industry, shifting towns, shifting states."

Latest data from GPS collars indicates individual wolves roaming as far south as the New Mexico border.

Mobolade also touched on the city's "purple" politics and the loss of Space Command.

The Mt. Olivet Cemetery tour includes stories from the lives of prospectors, madams, and sheriffs that lived in Chaffee County.

“Uvalde Mom” is screening at the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival at Colorado College this weekend.

“The congregation believes strongly that the temple is not only the synagogue for the Jewish community, but it also belongs to the citizens of Pueblo.”

The movie was filmed in Fort Collins.

Federal funds were allegedly mixed with the town's general fund and used in part for personal expenses.

The board did away with a long-standing bargaining agreement last year and strongly opposes the strike.

This story is a part of Understanding Southern Colorado’s Groundwater, an occasional series from KRCC about groundwater resources. Read more stories here.

New CBI director updates the challenges of identifying decomposing bodies.

The bodies were found two miles from the trailhead where the car of the two missing hunters was previously located.

The plains south of La Junta is a popular spot to look for the eight-legged critters around dawn and dusk from mid-September into early October.

Students at Ute Pass Elementary in Cascade got to watch the trout grow from the tiny, fragile "fry" life-stage to being big enough to release into the wild.

The special election takes place on September 9.

Food banks across Colorado are facing a perfect storm.

A 2022 Keystone Policy Center report found that fewer than 20 percent of homes on the market are affordable for the average teacher in Colorado.

Retail marijuana sales started in Colorado Springs in April. Now, Manitou predicts its general fund to drop almost 30%.

The CEO of the city's utility says closing the power plant by 2030 would threaten power reliability and increase energy bills

"Opening the gates that first day and having people come in and hosting my first fair here. Having that kid eat his first corn dog or see the carnival lights for the first time, or maybe go through the petting farm and get to interact with those animals."

The San Luis Peoples Market was planning a grand opening celebration for August. It'll not come in October.

KRCC's Mike Procell recently took a trip to Avondale to see what life is like around the center of the 719 Area Code Universe.

Manitou Springs may be known for its proximity to Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods but it is also home to another geologic wonder: mineral springs.

Located on the interstate between Monument and Larkspur, the Greenland Wildlife Overpass aims to provide a safe passage for large animals such as deer, elk, and pronghorn over six lanes of traffic.

Tens of thousands of homes in southeastern Colorado draw water from private wells. But the state doesn't manage residential wells the way you might expect.

The debate over a statue of city founder General William J. Palmer at the intersection of Platte and Nevada Avenues continues.