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2 days ago | 
kktv.com | Rebecca Gvozden
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Tuesday marks Earth Day, a time to pay respect to Mother Nature. Some of you may be embracing the outdoors today, and while you’re out there, consider taking a moment to pick up a piece of trash to help keep Colorado Springs (COS) clean. What makes Colorado special is all of the different landmarks, ecosystems, and wildlife that vary.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
msn.com | Rebecca Gvozden
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
kktv.com | Rebecca Gvozden
On Saturday, the first Nigerian restaurant and lounge in Colorado Springs, will be holding its official soft opening. Mayor Mobolade and the Colorado Springs Black Chamber of Commerce will be at the restaurant, on N. Sierra Madre Street, to officially launch the orange building at 4 p.m. Owners and organizers of the event will be serving a buffet of Nigerian and African cuisines, like the beloved dishes of jollof rice, egusi, and more.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
kktv.com | Rebecca Gvozden
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Saturday marks the first day of the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow, and the event’s expecting 30,000 attendees the weekend of August 17th & 18th. Tickets for the weekend were sold out in ten days. Expected road closures along Powers Boulevard, were warned by organizers earlier in the week. Traffic hit the roads heavily Saturday morning, for the event.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
kktv.com | Rebecca Gvozden
MONUMENT, Colo. (KKTV) - The saga continues with students making their way back into school for the new year. On Wednesday, all K-12 students within the Lewis-Palmer School District 38, were hitting the classroom for the first time. A new district program is in the design phase but will be commencing in a year from now. The upcoming ‘Career and Innovation Center’ is meant to help students explore and gain opportunities in career and technical education areas.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
kktv.com | Rebecca Gvozden
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Tuesday morning, Academy District 20 welcomed back elementary students, along with 6th and 9th graders, back into school for the new year. On Wednesday, all K-12 students will be back in the classroom, officially. This year is looking slightly different for D20, as a new curriculum is commencing at the Air Academy High School.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
kktv.com | Rebecca Gvozden
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Fountain-Fort Carson District 8 is welcoming students back to school August 5th, 6th, and 7th. Different grades on different days are taking their first steps into school for the year. This system of re-entering the school year started back in 2020 when coronavirus hit full force. Staff of the schools grew to like the gradual welcome.
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Jul 27, 2024 | 
kktv.com | Rebecca Gvozden
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Colorado’s Southeast Special Olympians are taking on Colorado Springs Police Department’s off-duty soccer team at Vista Ridge High School. The game kicks off Saturday at 7 p.m., with gates opening to the public at 5 p.m. “Playing against the Special Olympic athletes, it’s gonna be a fun game,” CSPD Officer Shawn Mahon said excitedly.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
kktv.com | Rebecca Gvozden
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - During the summertime, lots of tourists visit the Pikes Peak Region to hit all the must-see sights. Many of those travelers are usually using the Colorado Springs Airport to make the trip here. For the month of June, the Colorado Springs Airport has seen a rush of flyers, a 10% increase in the total number of passengers compared to last year’s June. The airport said they welcomed 234,890 passengers last month.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
kktv.com | Rebecca Gvozden
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - All aboard the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway, as sightseers, made their way up to Pikes Peak Sunday morning, to see the sunrise. The train departed at 4:30 a.m., and there’s only three chances left for this “unique” experience. “There’s nowhere else in the world this can be done,” Ted Johnston, Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway general manager, said.
