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D-38 superintendent steps down after less than a year on the job
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D-38 superintendent steps down after less than a year on the job

By Eric Young | The Gazette After less than a year on the job, Lewis-Palmer D-38’s leader is stepping down. The school district’s board of education unanimously accepted Dr. Stacie Datteri’s resignation letter Tuesday night during its regular meeting. In an official statement sent out to families and staff, board president Tiffiney Upchurch stated that they mutually agreed to part ways after Datteri expressed, “that some working relationships hadn't developed as she had hoped.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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‘J6 Praying Grandma’ attends Trump’s inauguration, pledges to keep fighting
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‘J6 Praying Grandma’ attends Trump’s inauguration, pledges to keep fighting

By Debbie Kelley  | The Gazette After being court-ordered not to return to Washington, D.C., or step foot in the Capitol building as part of her sentencing related to the Jan. 6, 2021, United States Capitol breach, Rebecca Lavrenz of Falcon cried when she got off a bus Monday in that very spot to attend the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. “I could not hold back the tears,” she said Wednesday. “Four years ago, we were in a battle to have truth and righteousness prevail. I couldn’t believe I was going to be allowed back in that building and watch the inauguration of the president that should have been there four years ago.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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It’s a packed field of 15 for six competitive Colorado Springs City Council races
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It’s a packed field of 15 for six competitive Colorado Springs City Council races

By Brennen Kauffman | The Gazette All six of the district seats on the Colorado Springs City Council are currently set to have competitive elections this spring. Fifteen candidates had filed with the City Clerk's office by the Tuesday afternoon deadline to run in the April 1 election.  The slate of qualified candidates includes a former city council member, two current area school board members, business leaders and multiple members of other local boards. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Union representing King Soopers workers schedules strike votes for next week
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Union representing King Soopers workers schedules strike votes for next week

By Bernadette Berdychowski | The Denver Gazette Denver-area grocery workers are going to vote next week on whether or not to strike against King Soopers again, the local union representing the workers announced. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 scheduled votes for strike authorization on Wednesday, Jan. 29, and Thursday, Jan. 30, after the contract between the union and King Soopers expired last week and union leaders rejected the grocer’s “last, best and final offer”. The last time the union went on strike was in 2022 for nine days by about 8,000 workers at 78 Denver metro-area King Soopers and City Market stores, both under the Kroger corporate umbrella. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DENVER GAZETTE
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s nephew speaks on nonviolent protest at annual Colorado Springs event
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s nephew speaks on nonviolent protest at annual Colorado Springs event

By Natasha Lynn | The Gazette The importance of nonviolent protest highlighted Monday's annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Colorado Springs. The theme of this year's event, presented by the Pikes Peak Diversity Council and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Preservation Society, was "mission possible," stressing the importance of protecting freedom, justice, and democracy. Local events began with an “All Peoples Breakfast” at the Antlers Hotel with speakers from the African American Youth Leadership Conference board, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Preservation Society, and various musical performance selections. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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Cattle rustling — the ‘easy crime’ — decimating Western Slope ranchers
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Cattle rustling — the ‘easy crime’ — decimating Western Slope ranchers

By Rachel Wright | The Gazette, via the Denver Gazette The grass crunches underfoot and dust billows in dense clouds as a truck and trailer speed out of public lands in Montrose County. The trailer is full of calves lowing plaintively. The driver gives the Western salute, one or two fingers raised as a four-by-four rumbles past. The truck turns on to the highway, nose pointed east. And without anyone the wiser, more calves have disappeared. Cattle rustling is a tale at least as old as Colorado itself, when poverty and drought turned desperate people into thieves. And now, thanks to the high price of cattle and uneven enforcement of branding laws across the surrounding states, ranchers say rustling is back in a big way on the Western Slope. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETT...
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State EDC OKs millions in incentives to ‘Project Boron’ semiconductor maker for plant upgrades
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State EDC OKs millions in incentives to ‘Project Boron’ semiconductor maker for plant upgrades

By Rich Laden and Bernadette Berdychowski | The Gazette A semiconductor manufacturer seeking to expand and modernize its Colorado Springs plant would be eligible for a $3.68 million cash award from the state under a financial incentive for the company approved Thursday by the Colorado Economic Development Commission. The company, whose identity was kept confidential by state officials and instead was assigned the code name Project Boron, had requested refundable tax credits that are available under the CHIPS Refundable Tax Credit program — created by Colorado lawmakers in 2023 as a means of encouraging the development and expansion of the state's semiconductor industry. In turn, the financial support provided by the state helps Colorado companies secure funding through the fe...
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Superintendent says D-11 failed ‘people of Jenkins’ amid mounting criticism over middle school closure
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Superintendent says D-11 failed ‘people of Jenkins’ amid mounting criticism over middle school closure

By Eric Young | The Gazette Bus pick-ups and drop-offs, a new start time and new channels of communication were among the updates Colorado Springs District 11 provided to Jenkins Middle School families Thursday night as they prepare to exit the school next week. For the second in a series of community meetings, D-11 superintendent Michael Gaal took to the stage of Doherty High School’s auditorium to speak directly to those in attendance, but not without an admission first — that was loud and clear. “The district has failed the people of Jenkins,” he said. “I am your superintendent. I am ultimately accountable for that failure. Our goal here tonight is to start to begin to regain your trust.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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More than one-third of Colorado households endure financial hardship, report shows
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More than one-third of Colorado households endure financial hardship, report shows

By Debbie Kelley | The Gazette A new report being released Wednesday from United Way Colorado and Ent Credit Union shows 37% of residents statewide and 34% in El Paso County are not earning enough to cover basic expenses such as housing, health care, transportation, food, child care and a rudimentary smartphone plan. Nearly 870,000 households out of about 2.4 million statewide were studied, more than two-thirds of which contain wage earners working in retail, food service, grocery, education, health care, law enforcement, firefighting, lodging, cleaning and other sectors. A national research organization and grassroots movement that United Way of Northern New Jersey started as United for ALICE, which is an acronym for “Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed,” develo...
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E-bike access to non-motorized trails could be debate decided by voters in Colorado Springs
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E-bike access to non-motorized trails could be debate decided by voters in Colorado Springs

By Brennen Kauffman | The Gazette Two former city leaders asked the Colorado Springs City Council to place a public vote about e-bike access on city parkland on the April ballot. Colorado Springs has been debating for months about whether to begin allowing battery and electric-powered bikes onto trails that are reserved for non-motorized vehicles through the city Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) program. During the public comment period of Tuesday's City Council meeting, prominent former council members Richard Skorman and Wayne Williams said that any change to the voter-enacted TOPS program is required to be made by a ballot measure. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE GAZETTE
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