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Labor Day Lift Off 2026: What to know about before you go
- Title
- Labor Day Lift Off 2026: What to know about before you go
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Around 70 balloons are expected to launch from Memorial Park each morning, but visitors should plan for road closures and limited parking.
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- 2026 Labor Day Lift Off in Colorado Springs: Everything you need to know
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The 2026 Labor Day Lift Off is back for Labor Day weekend. The free event is one of the biggest hot air balloon festivals in the state. This year, organizers are celebrating 50 years of the Labor Day Lift Off, and they're also celebrating Colorado's 150th anniversary and America's 250th anniversary.
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- Remaining hot in southern Colorado on Friday ahead of Labor Day weekend
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- 3:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Southern Colorado will experience above-average temperatures on Friday and may get close to record highs. The heat lasts through the holiday weekend.
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- Second teenager charged with murder in fatal El Paso County shooting that killed Michael Fell
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Simon Botros, 19, and Damonte Linwood, 18, both face second-degree murder and robbery charges in the death of Michael Fell.
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- Labor Day Liftoff brings thousands to Colorado Springs, boosting downtown restaurants
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Urban Egg says the annual hot air balloon festival is their busiest time of year, requiring extra staff and all hands on deck.
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- Life insurance may be cheaper thank you think
- Runtime
- 1:48
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Ethos is highlighting the importance of making sure your family is taken care of during Life Insurance Awareness Month.
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- Bond Sell-Off Explained: What It Means for Your Money, Mortgage & Investments
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The bond market is selling off, and that could matter a lot more to your everyday life than you think.
- Title
- Hot & dry late this late this week with afternoon storms Labor Day weekend
- Runtime
- 3:49
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Southern Colorado will dry out late this week, with temperatures heating up late this week and for the start of the holiday weekend.
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- Colorado Youth Sports Giving Day opens doors for kids who may not otherwise get to play
- Runtime
- 1:32
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The statewide fundraiser runs through Sept. 15, helping programs like Girls on the Run of the Rockies give more children access to sports, teams and the experiences that come with them.
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- Merritt Academy students deliver hundreds of cards to 101-year-old veteran after serious injuries
- Runtime
- 3:11
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Ed Beck, 101, survived WWII and Korea. After a serious fall, 250 students sent cards to lift his spirits.
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- 'It's going to be a really hostile environment’: CSU Pueblo travels to Fort Hays State
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The sixth-ranked CSU Pueblo Thunderwolves are hitting the road in week two for a top-25 matchup against No. 25 Fort Hays State after an impressive week one win at home.
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- News5 at 6 a.m. - September 2, 2026
- Runtime
- 1:09:16
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Join us for News5 at 6 p.m. for the latest headlines.
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- Remaining sunny and dry on Thursday in southern Colorado
- Runtime
- 3:48
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- It will remain warmer than average on Thursday in southern Colorado, with highs about 5 to 10 degrees above average. Temperatures peak on Friday.
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- Affordable housing roundtable
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Housing Roundtable
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- Briargate Community Garden Club builds gardens at Mountain Ridge Middle School
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- During the last Saturday in August, the Briargate Community Garden Club constructed perennial gardens, planted trees, and worked on landscaping adjustments for the entrance area in front of Mountain Ridge Middle School and Village Middle School.
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- Junior Livestock Auction takes center stage at Colorado State Fair
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Farmers to be sell their animals
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- Colorado driver warns others after getting a wrong E470 toll bill
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Steed reached out to News5 wanting to warn others about receiving an incorrect toll bill in Colorado.
- Title
- Temperatures climb late this week as skies turn bright and sunny
- Runtime
- 3:24
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- High pressure to our east will help to boost temperatures while leading to dry skies late this week across Southern Colorado.
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- News5 at 6 p.m. - September 1, 2026
- Runtime
- 11:49:20
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Join us for News5 at 6 p.m. for the latest headlines.
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- Pueblo's Double D's BBQ Shack takes home the Governor's Plate
- Runtime
- 0:32
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Colorado ingredients from businesses across the state. Double D's Barbeque from Pueblo won the Governor's Choice Award.
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- STATE FAIR QUILT
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- 50 artists stitch their visions of Colorado into one canvas quilt at the State Fair
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- Pueblo County expanding cleanup support in Beulah, seeking volunteers
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Pueblo County is calling on volunteers to help Beulah residents recover from the Aspen Acres Fire and flooding. There is a community cleanup event scheduled for this Saturday, September 5.
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- Trending dry and hot for the rest of the first week of September
- Runtime
- 4:05
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Southern Colorado will experience above-average temperatures through the end of the week. While we stay warm over the weekend, the monsoon pattern looks to make a return.
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- Springs Rescue Mission launches Pathway Partner giving program
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Pathway Partner program allows community members to provide monthly support to people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and addiction in Colorado Springs.
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- Non-profit makes generous donation to 'If You Give a Child a Book' campaign
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Monday kicks off the "If You Give a Child a Book" campaign. The goal is to ensure every Title I school News5 partners with receives 10 books per student each year.
More here: https://www.koaa.com/donate/give-a-book/non-profit-makes-generous-donation-to-if-you-give-a-child-a-book-campaign
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- Title
- Video appears to show CSPD officer asleep in patrol car while on the job
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A video that is getting attention on social media appears to show an officer with the Colorado Springs Police Department asleep in his patrol car on the job.
More here: https://www.koaa.com/advocates-of-accountability/colorado-springs-police-officer-appears-asleep-in-patrol-car-department-launches-investigation
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- Title
- Sewage spill in the Arkansas River has been traveling downstream for nearly a week
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- A sewage spill in the Arkansas River has been traveling downstream for nearly a week now.
More here: https://www.koaa.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/pueblo/arkansas-river-sewage-spill-raises-concerns-as-contamination-moves-downstream
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- Title
- ChatGPT for teens can help with homework
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- How you can use ChatGPT as a tool instead of a crutch for your teen when it comes to homework.
More here: https://www.koaa.com/news/local-news/chatgpt-for-teens-adds-study-tools-parental-controls-as-students-return-to-school
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- Title
- Locals concerned after raw sewage spill in Arkansas River
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- More than four million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Arkansas River, with contamination levels 24 times above normal moving downstream.
More here: https://www.koaa.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/pueblo/arkansas-river-sewage-spill-raises-concerns-as-contamination-moves-downstream
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- Title
- Weather in the Community -- 9/1/26
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Meteorologist Alan Rose highlights rock climbing weather in today's community weather question.
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- Title
- News5 at 6 a.m. - August 31, 2026
- Runtime
- 59:26
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Join us for News5 at 6 a.m. for the latest headlines.
- Title
- Could gas prices go down as President Trump meets with oil executives?
- Runtime
- 3:00
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Joe St. George with Scripps News Group previews a meeting between President Donald Trump and oil executives on Tuesday.
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- Title
- Patchy morning drizzle will give way to a few spot showers Tuesday afternoon
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Monsoonal moisture will bring showers and drizzle to southern Colorado Tuesday morning, with thunderstorms also possible this afternoon.
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- Title
- District Attorney Allen claims his voter data among those accessed in Secretary of State error
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The District Attorney running against Secretary of State Jena Griswold for Colorado Attorney General says his voter information was compromised in a recent technology update error.
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- CSPD investigating shooting at Memorial Park Sunday evening
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Colorado Springs Police Department is still searching for the suspect who they say shot a man Sunday night at Memorial Park.
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- Title
- News5 at 6 p.m. - August 31, 2026
- Runtime
- 58:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Join us for News5 at 6 p.m. for the latest headlines.
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- Warm with spotty thunderstorms for the first of September
- Runtime
- 3:53
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The new month starts with summer-like conditions in southern Colorado. Temperatures will be near average to a few degrees above average. Spotty thunderstorms are possible.
More here: https://www.koaa.com/weather/warm-with-spotty-thunderstorms-for-the-first-of-september
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- Title
- Black Forest shop offering an opportunity for local kids to run a cider stand
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Cotton Blossom Caramel, a business in Black Forest, is offering a chance for local kids to get a bit of entrepreneurial experience by operating a small, cider (and lemonade) stand; there's no setup required, all the beverages are already paid for, and the kids get to take home their profit.
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- Title
- Two dead, two others injured following crash along Marksheffel Road
- Runtime
- 0:30
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Two people are dead after a crash in Colorado Springs Monday afternoon. Police say it happened around 1:30 p.m. on Marksheffel Road just off of Highway 24. CSPD says the crash involved two sedans.
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- Title
- Broncos' Jonathon Cooper pleads not guilty in domestic violence case
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper pleaded not guilty Monday in a Douglas County courtroom to charges stemming from altercations with his now-ex-girlfriend in June. A jury trial has been scheduled to begin on November 10.
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- Title
- Weather in the Community -- 8/31/26
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Visiting Colorado Springs from Ireland, Noel was curious to know how tourists can best adapt to our crazy Colorado weather.
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- Title
- Colorado State Fair brings generations of families together in Pueblo
- Runtime
- 1:29
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The Colorado State Fair is drawing families to Pueblo with traditions, new experiences and Colorado's 150th anniversary celebrations.
More here: https://www.koaa.com/colorado-culture/colorado-state-fair-keeps-generations-of-families-coming-back-to-pueblo
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- Title
- News5 at 6 a.m. - August 31, 2026
- Runtime
- 58:21
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Join us for News5 at 6 a.m. for the latest headlines.
- Title
- A stormy end to August as monsoon moisture sweeps through Colorado
- Runtime
- 3:23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- An active monsoon plume will bring the potential for heavy rain to some areas today, especially in and around the mountains.
More here: https://www.koaa.com/weather/a-stormy-end-to-august-as-monsoon-moisture-sweeps-through-colorado
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- Title
- Monday will bring more clouds and afternoon rain chances
- Runtime
- 3:43
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Monsoonal moisture will still be in place to bring rain chances Monday afternoon. Highs will be a few degrees cooler in the 80s.
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- Title
- 29 young entrepreneurs set up tents in Acacia Park for kids market
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- 29 young entrepreneurs set up tents in Acacia Park to sell a variety of homemade goods. Two D11 students say this is their first time starting a business.
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- Title
- Kids graduate from Colorado Springs entrepreneurship program
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Colorado Springs kids graduated from Whealthy Kids Club after two months learning entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and life skills.
More here: https://www.koaa.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/central-springs/kids-graduate-from-colorado-springs-entrepreneurship-program-and-learn-lifelong-skills
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- Title
- Monsoonal moisture returns and will bring rain chances through Monday
- Runtime
- 3:51
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- The chance for rain will increase through Monday with storms popping up in the afternoon. Afternoon highs will be in the 80s and 90s.
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- Title
- Food hall businesses back menstrual advocate's mission
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Tajia Lagomarsino has been sending sustainable period products to women in Ghana and is now expanding her efforts to communities in Colorado Springs.
More here: https://www.koaa.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/central-springs/colorado-springs-food-hall-businesses-rally-behind-menstrual-advocate-helping-women-in-need
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- Title
- Some voter profiles made public during Secretary of State's website update
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Dozens of confidential voters profiles were made public during an update to a tool on the Colorado Secretary of State's website.
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