KSPK 102.3 & 100.3 FM TV Logo Click here
KSPK FM

102.3 FM Pueblo & Walsenburg - 100.3 FM Colorado Springs & Blanca, Alamosa, Monte Vista - 104.1 FM Trinidad, Del Norte & South Fork - 101.7 FM Raton

Currently On Air:

DJ Avatar

NEWS
Bill to give retiring coal plants three year extension passes CO Legislature. Revised version of CO AI law passes legislature. City of Trinidad announces planned power outage for tonight. Alamosa City Council considering lighting restriction roll back. CPW commission approves firearms training and safety course record fee. For older News stories please scroll below today's headlines.

About KSPK

KSPK-FM is a locally owned and operated country music radio station that is located in Southern Colorado, and broadcasts to most of Southeastern Colorado and the San Luis Valley. KSPK's format consists of the new country hits with some of the older country favorites mixed in. KSPK-FM carries various High School Athletic Games from various High School's in Southern Colorado. KSPK's coverage area extends from Colorado Springs Colorado in the North to Raton New Mexico in South; South Fork Colorado in the west and Lamar Colorado in the east. With such a large area of coverage KSPK remains to this day Southern Colorado's Largest Radio Station.

The Morning Show with Prince Mayne Midday's with Jim Governale Afternoon's with Chuck Denver Kick Back Tracks with Prince Mayne
Ondemand
CO Road Conditions NM Road Conditions
Colorado Springs Denver Pueblo Walsenburg Trinidad Alamosa Monte Vista Del Norte South Fork La Jara Saguache Raton Taos Your Location Radar Location look up
FM-TV PSA
Contact US! Advertise with US! Advertise on KSPK-TV 28.2!

KSPK NEWS

May 12th 2026

Bill to give retiring coal plants three year extension passes CO Legislature.

A bill that would give municipal utilities a three year extension on retiring coal plants in Colorado has passed The Colorado House and Senate and is now on its way to Governor Jared Polis' desk. SB26-182 aims to meet Colorado's clean energy goals while maintaining electric reliability and affordability. Municipal coal-fired power plants like The Ray Nixon Power Plant's coal unit south of Colorado Springs was originally scheduled to be shut down on December 31st of 2029. With passage of the bill, that retirement date will now be pushed off to December 31st of 2032. The bill also requires annual reporting on the progress a utility is making toward the state's clean energy goals, a commitment to explore feasible emissions reductions beyond 80%, and ensures system reliability, safety and affordability. Governor Polis is expected to sign the bill into law.

Revised version of CO AI law passes legislature.

A revised version of Senate Bill 26-189, Colorado's Artificial Intelligence law, has cleared both the colorado house and senate just a week after it was introduced and is now headed to The Governor's Desk for his signature. The new legislation is intended to replace a law adopted in 2024, which was amended during a special session last year to delay its implementation date. Supporters had insisted that law was a safeguard against algorithmic discrimination, but critics argue it was overly burdensome and impractical to implement. Under the bill, technology using automated decision making would be required to disclose the technology's intended use to users. The bill also grants consumers the right to request personal data, to correct data used, and to request a human review of any decision. It remains to be seen if polis will sign the measure into law.

City of Trinidad announces planned power outage for tonight.

The City of Trinidad has announced that it has scheduled a planned power outage to begin tonight at 5pm. The power outage is expected to last through approximately 3am tomorrow. Power could return earlier if the scheduled work is completed early. The purpose of the outage is to replace aging infrastructure and to ensure the long-term safety and reliability of the city's electrical system. City officials suggest that residents charge their phones and other essential devices, unplug sensitive electronics to prevent damage, keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed, use flashlights instead of candles for safety, and check in on any neighbors who may need help during the outage.

Alamosa City Council considering lighting restriction roll back.

The Alamosa City Council is considering rolling back lighting restrictions in the city following recommendations from the community and the city's development services. The city adopted darksky international standards for reducing light pollution in 2024. However, after city staff and local business owners worked out a plan that would benefit them the most, the recommendation to the city council is to reverse those original code adoptions this year. Since the code adoption in 2024, city staff have received complaints primarily from local business owners saying that specific elements such as restrictions on brightnews and color temperature are problematic. Council approved the changes on first reading last week. A public hearing on the matter will be held on May 20th.

CPW commission approves firearms training and safety course record fee.

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife commission last week approved a $52 firearms training and safety course record fee as part of its implementation of senate bill 25-003, which establishes new requirements for the purchase of specific semi-automatic firearms in Colorado. The fee will support the administration of CPW's firearms safety program and is required by statue to reflect the actual costs of operateing and maintaining the program's record system.

May 11th 2026

GOP candidates in CO file lawsuit to block unaffiliated voters from primary.

Ron Hanks, Scott Bottoms and David Willson, all Republican candidates in Colorado, last week filed a lawsuit in Denver district court that seeks to prevent unaffiliated voters from participating in next month's GOP Primary. The three are asking the court to grant a preliminary injunction that would bar state election officials from mailing Republican primary ballots to unaffiliated voters for the June 30th primary. They are also asking the judge to declare that the voter-approved law establishing Colorado's primary system is unconstitutional. The three argue that the state's semi-open primary system violates their constitutional rights by forcing republicans to let outsiders help choose the party's nominees. Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, the state's top election official, and Governor Jared Polis, both Democrats, are named as defendants.

Senate Democrats move forward with bill to re route taxpayer refunds.

Senate Democrats on Friday moved forward with HB26-1419, a proposal to re-route $306 million in taxpayer refunds, despite objections from legislative staff and republican opposition. The bill won preliminary approval from the State Senate on Friday and now awaits a final vote in the senate before it goes back to the State House, which must concur with any amendments that are adopted in the senate. Democratic lawmakers believe the money is an overpayment from the 2024 fiscal year, and believe they are owed the money back because the state experienced a shortfall following the passage of HR1, The Trump Administration Tax Package. Joint budget committee staff told the committee in February that the 2024 refund does not appear to qualify as an "over- refund" under current law, but the JBC moved forward with HB1419 anyway. Critics are preparing to sue if the proposal becomes law.

Alamosa Police conclude multi-agency investigation Friday.

Alamosa Police on friday concluded a multi-agency narcotics investigation resulting in the seizure of thousands of fentanyl pills, various illicit drugs, firearms and multiple arrests in the San Luis Valley. Police detectives, in coordination with The DEA and CBI, conducted a traffic stop on US160 and Colorado 159 at approximately 1:14am on Friday with officers discovering over 6,000 fentanyl pills and U.S. currency. Dale Tardona, 42, and Ileaha Gallegos, 45, both of Manassa, taken into custody on drug felony 1 charges. Multiple search warrants were executed in Manassa later Friday with seizures of a large amount of U.S. Currency, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, several firearms, and items used to conceal and transport illicit narcotics. The investigation remains ongoing.

Supporters of Suzanne Morphew gather Saturday in Chaffee County.

Friends, supporters and community members gathered in Chaffee County on Saturday to honor Suzanne Morphew, the Colorado mother who disappeared 6 years ago on mother’s day. Morphew was 49 when she was reported missing from the family’s home near Salida on May 10th, 2020. Her remains were found in 2023 near Moffat in The San Luis Valley. Her death was ruled a homicide. Suzanne’s husband, Barry Morphew, has pleaded not guilty to her murder and has denied any involvement in her death. His trial is expected to begin in October in 12th Judicial District Court in Alamosa. Supporters say they remain hopeful that justice will be served in the case.

CDOT announces various closures in Colorado Springs.

The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced that crews in Colorado Springs will close down various lanes and shoulders for repairing concrete panels. The crews will begin overnight lane closure near the US24/Cimarron Street interchange tonight. Drivers on I-25 will see various land closures between 9pm and 4am through Thursday between Mile Markers 141 and 142. Lane closures will take place in both northbound and southbound lanes. Delays are expected to be minimal.

May 8th 2026

CO State Lawmakers pull bill to regulate license plate readers.

Colorado State Lawmakers have pulled SB26-070, a bill looking to regulate law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers from consideration. The bill, also known as the peeps act, would have required law enforcement to have a warrant to access data collected by the plate readers, except for in certain emergency situations. The bill would have also put restrictions on how long the data could be retained and would have limited the agency's ability to share the data with other law enforcement agencies outside of Colorado. The bill's sponsors said there was a lot of pushback from law enforcement, who said the bill would make it harder to solve crimes. Governor Jared Polis also expressed skepticism towards the bill. License plate readers collect car information, location and plate information, tracking people's movements and bringing up right to privacy issues.

Colorado Gubernatorial fundraising top leaders announced.

Victor Marx and Phil Weiser lead Colorado Gubernatorial fundraising with the two campaigns together hauling in more than $20 million as of the end of April. Republican Victor Marx and Democrat Phil Weiser each raised over $1 million in the first four months of the year. Democratic U.S. Senator Michael Bennet fell just shy of the $1 million mark for the period. The super PAC supporting Bennet, however, left all three of the leading candidates in the dust, with nearly $2.5 million in receipts, including $1.25 million from former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Weiser and Bennet have been facing off for The Democratic Nomination for more than a year. The GOP field narrowed to three last month. Primary ballots will go out beginning on June 8th and are due back to your local county clerk by June 30th.

4.0 magnitude earthquake strikes SOCO yesterday.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck yesterday morning around 11:44am in Southern Colorado near the New Mexico Border, according to The U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake's epicenter was about 17 kilometers south-southwest of Weston, west of Trinidad, at a depth of 8.7 kilometers with shaking felt as far away as Pueblo and Monte Vista. The shaking measured an intensity level 3. The USGS says it estimates that there is a 28% chance that an aftershock greater than 3.0 could be felt in the area again within the next week. No structure damage was reported from yesterday's quake.

Alamosa man sentenced in child abuse case.

Henry Moe, 63, of Alamosa, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to charges of abuse of a child knowingly causing serious bodily injuries and incest. The District Attorney's office reached a resolution with Moe and his defense attorney in lieu of going to trial. Moe was arrested on July 2nd, 2025, following an extensive investigation into his involvement in child sex crimes. Moe will also serve 3 years parole plus a 20-year closely supervised probation where he will participate in intensive treatment and be monitored on a daily basis. Following sentencing, Moe was remanded to the custody of The Alamosa County Sheriff's Office where he will be transferred to the department of corrections.

Walsenburg City Council continuing talks with Tesla.

The Walsenburg City Council is continuing talks with Tesla to bring a Tesla supercharging station to Walsenburg. While the proposed location would be at the east end of The Heritage Park parking lot, near Russell Street, council members asked if there was any flexibility with the location, suggesting the station be placed further to the west, or around the downtown area. Tesla is pursuing a location in the downtown area as opposed to the outskirts of the city, saying that typical charging time is around 20 to 30 minutes. Where electric power is available will also be part of the consideration for the final location of the charging station.

May 7th 2026

USDOJ files lawsuit against Colorado yesterday.

The United States Department of Justice yesterday filed suit against Colorado over a state law that prohibits a gun magazine that can hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. lawmakers passed the magazine ban in 2013 in the wake of the aurora theater shooting that left 12 people dead and more than 70 wounded. In the years since, The Democratic- controlled legislature has passed further gun restrictions, along with Colorado's "red flag" law, saying they promote safety. Critics, however, gave countered that the new laws only make it difficult for law-abiding citizens to access guns, and that gun restrictions have not stopped mass shootings in Colorado. The DOJ said that a law that restricts conduct by the plain text of the second amendment is presumed to be unconstitutional, such as is the case with the Colorado law.

CPW says 2025 wolf depredation claims far exceeded budget estimates.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has paid out a total of $1.072 million for wolf depredation claims in 2025 alone, far exceeding budget estimates. After paying more than $706,000 in march to ranchers for livestock lost to wolves, CPW is poised to approve two additional claims totaling over $262,000 at its meeting today. CPW staff can sign off on claims under $20,000. that, along with $425,478.61 paid in claims last year, brings the total damages for the first two years of the wolf reintroduction program to $1.722 million. The state's wolf compensation fund, however, is only appropriated at $350,000 annually. Because proposition 114 required damage claims to be paid for wolf depredations, CPW must find other sources to pay those claims. With wolf-depredation payouts nearly five times the budgeted amount, the program's total cost is now projected to exceed $10 million in its first 6 years. The original estimate was $800,000 per year.

UCCS Professor murder suspect sentenced in case yesterday.

Ceasar Lorenzo Wilson, who was found guilty of killing a University of Colorado Colorado Springs Professor in 2024, was sentenced to 224 years in prison yesterday, followed by five years of mandatory parole. Wilson was found guilty of stabbing and killing 54-year-old UCCS visual and performing arts department Professor Haleh Abghari. Wilson was arrested and charged with Abghari's death 7 months after the stabbing. His sentencing was originally set for April 29th, but he reportedly refused to be transferred from jail. A "by any means necessary" warrant was issued by the court to ensure that Wilson would appear at yesterday's sentencing.

CDOT announces completion of US 285 Conejos River project.

The Colorado Department of Transportation announced yesterday that it has completed bridge improvements at two locations over The Conejos River on US 285. The project cost approximately $2.8 million and took advantage of low water flows over the winter season to successfully complete improvements on May 1st. The project removed an existing steel girder bridge and replaced it with a new concrete box structure at the northern location, improving water flow. The southern bridge received concrete deck repairs and a new asphalt overlay prolonging the life of the structure and providing a smoother road surface for motorists.

SLV community band spring concert taking place in Alamosa tonight.

The San Luis Valley community band spring concert, under the direction of Dr. Kerry Hart, will take place tonight, May 7th, at 7pm at Richardson Hall Auditorium on The Adams State Campus in Alamosa. The concert is free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to support and attend the concert to enjoy an evening of a variety of music from musicians of The San Luis Valley. The spring concert of The SLV Community Band is the final concert for the 2025-2026 season.

May 6th 2026

CO State Senate committee rejects bill to sue civil servants.

The Colorado State Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday rejected SB26-176, a bill that would have allowed residents to sue federal and local officials in state court for alleged constitutional violations. The bill would have allowed individuals who have been subjected to a "deprivation of any rights, privileges or immunities" afforded in The U.S. Constitution to sue for civil damages within two years of the alleged violation. The sponsors of the bill told the committee Monday that the bill arose out of concerns that federal government overreach has gone beyond immigration enforcement. Opponents, however, expressed worries that the legislation would lead to unintended consequences, potentially exposing a host of public servants, including child welfare case workers, to legal liabilities. The bill failed the committee on a 4-3 vote.

CBI currently searching for missing Monte Vista man.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is currently searching for Vincent Ackerman Jr, of Monte Vista, who went missing on Monday. According to CBI, Ackerman, 58, was last seen on Monday around 9:30pm near Crestone Court and Sherman Avenue in Monte Vista. Ackerman has medical conditions and needs medication. He is described as 6- foot-4 and 205 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt, gray t-shirt, blue jeans and slippers. If you see Ackerman or know his whereabouts, call 911, or The Monte Vista Police Department at 719-852-5111.

Fatal US 160 crash near Bayfield leaves one survivor.

A fatal car crash on US 160 near Bayfield took the lives of two adults, but spared the life of a 5-year-old child, who wasn't found for more than a day. According to The Colorado State Patrol, a blue Chevrolet crashed Saturday morning, but crews didn't discover the wreckage until almost 30 hours later. The vehicle had traveled down an embankment east of Bayfield. Crews rescued the child from an upside-down vehicle, along with recovering the bodies of the two adults. Authorities say that the family was from Farmington, New Mexico. They have not yet been identified. While the child appeared uninjured, the child was taken to mercy hospital in Durango as a precaution. Saturday morning's wreckage was not visible from the highway. Officials say it is not uncommon for crashes to go unnoticed for hours due to terrain in the area.

CO Health officials issue warning to public of contaminated marijuana sold in CO.

Colorado Health Officials are warning the public of contaminated marijuana sold in Colorado Springs, Trinidad and Boulder. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued a health and safety advisory for marijuana produced by Arkansas Valley Organics, LLC, that they say was found to have exceeded acceptable limits of total yeast and mold. A voluntary recall has been issued for the affected harvest batch, sold between February 11th and April 23rd at three magnolia road cannabis company locations, on Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs, on 30th Street in Boulder and on North Commercial Street in Trinidad. The contaminated batch is identified as SLH-1 with retail marijuana cultivation license 403R-01222.

CDOT announces planned maintenance of US 160 to begin in Alamosa.

The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced that it will begin planned preventative maintenance of the US Highway 160 bridge over The Rio Grande River in Alamosa, at mile marker 233, next week. Beginning Monday, May 11th, crews will mobilize equipment ahead of repairs. Work will include overlaying new road surface asphalt, repairing deteriorated bridge deck concrete, installing new expansion joints and repairing the sidewalk. Motorists should expect lane shifts and congestion due to the reduced travel lanes.