Adam Atchison

Colorado Springs

Evening Anchor at KKTV-TV (Colorado Springs, CO)

Murrow award-winning and Emmy-nominated journalist and evening news anchor at KKTV 11 News.

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Labor Day Lift Off shares 2025’s special shape balloons

2 weeks ago | kkco11news.com | Aspen Andrews |Adam Atchison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Organizers of Labor Day Lift Off have shared photos of the new special shape balloons that will be participating in the 2025 event, which is now less than three months away. Nine new special shape balloons will be flying over the Pikes Peak Region.
Labor Day Lift Off shares 2025’s special shape balloons

2 weeks ago | kktv.com | Aspen Andrews |Adam Atchison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Organizers of Labor Day Lift Off have shared photos of the new special shape balloons that will be participating in the 2025 event, which is now less than three months away. Nine new special shape balloons will be flying over the Pikes Peak Region.
Colorado State Board of Education upholds Pueblo school board’s decision to not renew Chavez Huerta’s contract

1 month ago | kktv.com | Adam Atchison |Lauren Watson

PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado State Board of Education shared Friday that it had upheld Pueblo School District 60’s decision not to renew Chavez/Huerta Preparatory Academy‘s contract at its May meeting. D60’s school board voted in January to not renew the school’s contract, and the State Board of Education voted 7-1 to uphold the school board’s decision.
Multiple Safeway stores in Colorado Springs could be sold

Jul 9, 2024 | kktv.com | Aspen Andrews |Adam Atchison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - On Monday, the parent companies of King Soopers and Safeway released a list of stores they plan to sell as a part of a massive, proposed merger nearly two years in the making. Kroger and Albertsons announced earlier this year they plan to divest 579 stores nationwide to C&S Wholesale Grocers. 91 of those stores are in Colorado. More than a dozen Safeway stores in Colorado Springs, Monument, Woodland Park and Canon City are on the list.
Officials investigating building collapse in Canon City

Mar 26, 2024 | kktv.com | Lauren Watson |Adam Atchison

CANON CITY, Colo. (KKTV) - Officials in Canon City are investigating after a building collapsed in the heart of the downtown business district on Tuesday. According to Canon City police, they received a call at around 6 p.m. for a partial building collapse involving a two-story structure on Main Street. Officials said the top floor of the building, an apartment, collapsed into the bottom floor, a business called Atomic Vapor.
CSFD responding to apartment fire in southwest Colorado Springs

Dec 14, 2023 | kktv.com | Adam Atchison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Firefighters are responding to a structure fire at an apartment complex southwest of the downtown area. According to CSFD, it’s at the “Lookout at Broadmoor,” close to S. 8th St. and Cheyenne Blvd. No word yet on the extent of the fire. 11 News has a crew on the way. This article will be updated. Copyright 2023 KKTV. All rights reserved.
Police investigating injury crash near I-25 and Tejon

Oct 20, 2023 | kktv.com | Adam Atchison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Several lanes are closed near I-25 and Tejon as police investigate a crash that injured a person. That person has life-threatening injuries, according to CSPD. A search is underway for a driver that police say left the scene. Information on what type of vehicle officers are looking for have not been released. Northbound Tejon is open underneath I-25. Southbound traffic is being diverted. 11 News has a crew on scene. This information may be updated.
Meet the Team

Sep 22, 2023 | kktv.com | Adam Atchison |Lindsey Boetsch |Matt Kroschel |Erika Ferrando

Skip to contentAdam Atchison has two decades of experience covering the stories that matter to southern Coloradans and viewers throughout the Mountain West. Lindsey Boetsch is beyond excited to be working in gorgeous Colorado Springs as an evening anchor at KKTV 11 News. She and her husband fell in love with Colorado when they came out here for a wedding in 2018.
CSFD responding to fire in downtown Colorado Springs

Aug 30, 2023 | kktv.com | Adam Atchison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Fire crews are responding to a fire in a building on the west end of downtown Wednesday evening. Smoke is visible for blocks. A KKTV crew on scene near Colorado Ave. and Sahwatch St. says first responders have a street blocked off while they battle the flames. That building is just north of the Olympic and Paralympic Museum. It’s still unclear what caused the fire. This article will be updated with details as they come in. Copyright 2023 KKTV. All rights reserved.
Deputies responding to shooting in El Paso County

Jul 28, 2023 | kktv.com | Adam Atchison

El Paso County, Colo. (KKTV) - There is a large law enforcement presence near South Academy and I-25 Friday night, where deputies are investigating a shooting. Few details have been released about the investigation. It’s happening in the 4200 block of Venetucci Blvd. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking people to avoid the area. KKTV has a crew at the scene. This article will be updated with more details. Copyright 2023 KKTV. All rights reserved.