Manitou Springs News

The Small Business Development Center will host a free workshop about flood and business insurance from 8 to 10 a.m. tomorrow, May 21, at the Business of Art Center in Manitou Springs.

On the Schmuck of the Week beat, figuring out who's the schmuck turns out to be more of a challenge than it might seem at first blush.

Yesterday, Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach called recreational marijuana a "public safety issue," and indicated that he's likely to advocate for a ban on pot shops in his city.

Fountain police officer posted bail from the El Paso County jail Wednesday morning after his arrest on suspicion of stalking, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

On Tuesday, El Paso County commissioners were expected to approve a deal to buy warehouse facilities located at 3755, 3815, 3825 and 3845 N. Mark Dabling Blvd., for use as the El Paso County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Management.

Over the years, the food at Adam's Mountain Cafe hasn't been the only artful element of the restaurant.

Frank Sanborn was about 13 years old when a flood came roaring down the Waldo Canyon area, May 10th 1947, "It was terribly hot and we got a huge hail storm.

Authorities have identified a man wounded in a shootout with Manitou Springs police at the historic La Fon Motel early Saturday morning.

Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs dodged a bullet last week when the first series of rainy days didn't produce a destructive flash flood flowing from the Waldo Canyon burn scar.

Workers have been installing new parking kiosks in downtown Manitou Springs as the city ends free parking downtown.

Sgt. Joe Roybal of the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said a suspect was taken to a local hospital with at least one gunshot wound.

The Classical Academy's former high school principal and current director of academic services will begin contract negotiations with Falcon School District 49 to become its chief education officer.

There's all the obvious stuff, like flowers, cards and chocolatey goodness, but those things lack imagination.

Looking for something unique and fun that gets you out of town, but not too far out of town? And looking for something you could bring to kids too as well? Cave of The Winds might be the answer.

Allies of Colorado Senate President John Morse , who faces a potential recall election because of his unpopular support of strict gun control measures, recently launched a misleading website along with a series of robocalls and radio ads labeling recall petitioners as frauds and criminals.

Wet weather has been making travel difficult in parts of Colorado. In the mountains, Loveland Pass was closed because of snow Thursday.

A flash flood watch will remain in effect for El Paso and Teller counties, including Waldo Canyon and Manitou Springs, through Thursday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

ART: Let's use a shot of Rosgen, taken by Adrian and dropped onto the server. Can do a longer PQ if necessary.

Months of planning and preparing for flash flooding due to burned vegetation during the Waldo Canyon Fire could be put to the test .

A flash flood watch has been issued for the burn area of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs as storms began to move through the state Tuesday.