(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Barre Forte, a fitness studio located at 115 N. Tejon Street, Suite 110, in Downtown Colorado Springs, has rebranded under new ownership as One Body Fitness Studio. Under the direction of Samantha Kelly, the studio's new owner, One Body Fitness Studio is offering barre fitness, yoga, circuit training, and pilates classes. They plan to add more strength and flexibility classes soon. Classes are available 7 days a week, and the first class is only $10. Clients can purchase single-session classes, class-packs, or choose a full membership option. Kelly told her story: a mom of ..read more

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Traffic may be heavier starting Monday, May 13, as Ellston Street will be closed daily, from sunup to sundown. The work involves safety-critical work that requires moving and placing 10-foot vertical panels on the south side of Ellston Street. Individuals around the area can expect noise and vibrations due to the construction. The work will begin Monday and end Friday, May 17. A vehicle detour will be in effect when closed, north on Chesnut Street, right onto Garden of the Gods Road, and right onto Sinton Road. Ellston Street Closure Drivers can expect a speed limit of 60 ..read more

(PUEBLO, Colo.) — Colorado State University Pueblo (CSU Pueblo) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, May 10, to celebrate the completion of phase one of renovations for its Technology, Education, and Engineering Building. The project started with funding from a senate bill signed by Governor Polis in 2021, allocating $17.1 million to the university for the first phase of the renovation. Courtesy: FOX21 News Photojournalist, Dez Rowe Courtesy: FOX21 News Photojournalist, Dez Rowe Courtesy: FOX21 News Photojournalist, Dez Rowe Courtesy: FOX21 News Photojournalist, Dez Rowe This projec ..read more

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has responded after a $100 million lawsuit was announced against one of its officers who tased a man during an altercation, resulting in the man breaking his neck and becoming paralyzed from the neck down. The lawsuit against CSPD Officer Robert Comstock claims that Comstock violated CSPD policy when he tased Jacob Root on May 16, 2022, following a stolen car investigation ..read more

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The city of Colorado Springs will be opening a new dog park downtown on Thursday, May 16 at 4:30 p.m. Antlers Dog Park will include two separate play areas, one for small dogs and another for large dogs. The park also features a large fence with double gates, a synthetic turf, a sitting area, play amenities, and a dog water station. Antlers Dog Park The park is a part of the Downtown Historic Parks Master Plan approved in 2020. In 2022, Acacia Park, Colorado Springs' first park, was renovated with a Ninja Warrior-like climbing structure, a tot lot, a slide, and a spinner ..read more

(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — The Aurora Borealis just might make a trip to Colorado on Friday evening. A geomagnetic storm, classified as a G4, will interact with Earth's magnetic field over the next couple of days. The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) maxes out the scale at G5, so activity is expected to be high with this event. NOAA, with the SWPC, released their forecast viewing map for the Northern Lights on Friday evening (above). They predict that the view line, in red, may extend as far south as Northern Colorado. It should be noted that this line signals where the SWPC believes the lig ..read more

(NATIONAL) — A new study has found that Colorado is more interested in psychedelics than all other states. Colorado averaged 1,557 monthly searches per 100,000 people on topics like 'psilocybin for anxiety' or 'micro-dosing magic mushrooms' over the past 12 months. This number is 53% higher than the US average. The study was conducted by mushroom spore specialists SporesMD. According to their findings, the most popular terms Colorado searched for were ‘DMT,’ ‘shrooms,’ and ‘what is ketamine.’ Oregon was the second-highest in terms of interest in psychedelics, with 1,501 searches per 100,0 ..read more

(FREMONT COUNTY, Colo.) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) teamed up with multiple other agencies on Friday, May 10 to rescue two men from a truck that had plunged into the Arkansas River during heavy snow in Fremont County. According to CPW, its agency was joined by the Salida Fire Department, Chaffee County EMS, and Colorado State Patrol for rescue efforts after two men became stranded atop a truck that was mostly submerged in the Arkansas River in Bighorn Sheep Canyon. CPW said the truck went into the river during heavy snowfall. Despite freezing air and even colder waters, rescuers staged ..read more

(COLORADO) Governor Polis signed a bill into law on Friday, May 10, making housing in Colorado more affordable and eliminating parking mandates that drive up the cost of building new housing. HB24-1304 prohibits a county or municipality from enacting or enforcing minimum parking requirements for most multifamily residential properties within a metropolitan planning organization that are within a quarter mile of a transit stop or station. The final act says that the bill will take effect after June 30, 2025. "Minimum parking mandates drive up costs by forcing every builder to provide more space ..read more

Sam Rubin, one of the most respected and connected entertainment anchors in the nation, died suddenly on Friday at the age of 64. The circumstances surrounding his death were not immediately released. Rubin joined KTLA 5 Morning News in Los Angeles in 1991, where he instantly made an impact with his unmatched, encyclopedic knowledge of film and television. Over the years, his reports and interviews informed and entertained millions of television viewers in L.A. and beyond. Sam Rubin (Getty Images) "The Sam that you saw on the air is the Sam that was off the air," Rubin’s longtime colleague and ..read more