Good morning, Colorado Springs.

The Briargate Farmers Market will host its final 2026 season event Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 7610 N.

Union Blvd. in Colorado Springs, where roughly 35 local vendors will offer late-summer harvests and seasonal treats as autumn begins.

The legacy of General William Jackson Palmer and Henry McAllister, whose 19th-century friendship helped build Colorado Springs, lives on at the McAllister House Museum downtown and Palmer’s Glen Eyrie estate near Garden of the Gods (showcasing early Quaker values and historic ties).

Manitou Springs Heritage Center is hosting its free Sunday Night Frights series every Sunday in October at 517 Manitou Ave (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) as it shows classic films including The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Rebecca, and The Ghost Breakers.

The Air Force Academy was recognized as a top undergraduate college in the 2027 U.S. News ranking (released Sept.

22) for academic excellence and engineering programs, with officials noting that restructuring aims to better align academics with Air Force and Space Force missions.

The District 11 school board reinstated teacher Angelica Givler-Viers on Sept.

23 after a 4-3 vote, and she will serve a one-year probation period following her appeal of the termination & her eagerness to return to teaching.

Colorado Springs Utilities settled with CDPHE after nearly 12 million gallons of partially-treated water spilled into Fountain Creek between Feb.

15 and 16 (the utility paid a $35,000 penalty and will update its monitoring systems during Creek Week cleanup events).

Colorado Springs Utilities is isolating water main breaks on the west side and expects to restore service within six to eight hours today, urging motorists and pedestrians to use caution in the work zones.

The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder announced six winners of the ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest whose entries will appear in ballot packets delivered on Monday, Oct.

5; winners will be honored by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday and receive $100 gift cards.

Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan is supporting Colorado Springs' The Mindfulness and Positivity Project by linking his nonprofit, The Busyhead Project, with a program that will fund digital mental health lessons in 70 schools this fall (reaching over 5,000 students).

More than 30 boys golfers from the Pikes Peak region, including top qualifiers Brayden Destefano and Cayden Besler, will compete in the state golf tournament from Oct.

5 to Oct. 6 at courses in Pueblo, Alamosa, Lone Tree and Littleton.

Three region 4A schools qualified for the 16-team state tennis tournament that starts Wednesday with first-round matches.

Cheyenne Mountain will host a match on Thursday at 3 p.m. against Silver Creek while other pairings are scheduled for Wednesday.