COLORADO SPRINGS — Genuine, kind, funny and always smiling were just a few words those close to 11-year-old Gannon Stauch used to describe him during his memorial Friday morning. Gannon was reported missing in January by Letecia Stauch, his stepmother, who said he had gone to a friend's house and did not return home. Weeks later, a body found in Florida was identified as the boy. Letecia Stauch was arrested on March 2 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as a result of thousands of hours spent in

COLORADO SPRINGS — "His infectious smile and constant laughter made an impact on every single person he's ever met." That's how Gannon's father, Al Stauch, wants people to remember his son. The parents of presumed dead 11-year-old Gannon Stauch made emotional statements at an El Paso County Sheriff's Office press conference announcing the stepmother's arrest in the case. Read the background on this case "Never thought I'd be standing here. This is a nightmare," Landen Hiott, Gannon's mother,

COLORADO SPRINGS — Several counties across Colorado have submitted variance requests to the state health department since the transition into the safer-at-home order. Counties have been given the option to submit variance requests to the Colorado Department of Public Health if they are able to follow guidelines set by Gov. Jared Polis in his safer-at-home order "through alternative means." The county must have local health department's approval, local hospitals' verification that they have the

COLORADO SPRINGS — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top expert on infectious diseases, joined Gov. Jared Polis Tuesday afternoon to discuss the state of COVID-19 in Colorado and the anticipated surge in cases following the Thanksgiving holiday. Fauci said Colorado is not alone in seeing a spike in cases and described the situation the country is seeing as a "public health crisis." He described this increase as worse than the ones we experienced in the past. "This is something that is quite prob

COLORADO SPRINGS — Ever wondered what life looks like during the COVID-19 pandemic to healthcare workers? What about those in the restaurant business? How about a teacher? We are giving community members who are making an impact access to our platform to share their stories and the changes they have been facing because of the coronavirus. Our first Instagram Takeover featured Academy District 20's Austina Lee, who is the director of choirs at Air Academy High School in Colorado Springs. We hea

BENT COUNTY — Commissioners in Bent and Crowley counties held one of two meetings seeking public input this week on the impacts of prisons in their communities as part of a study required by a House bill that could potentially shut down private facilities. Colorado House Bill 20-1019 deals with "measures to manage the state prison population" that could shut down privately owned prisons depending on the findings of the feasibility study statewide.

COLORADO SPRINGS — An 11-year-old boy in Florida is dedicating a 1-mile run Wednesday to an El Paso County deputy who died due to COVID-19 earlier this month. Zechariah Cartledge is raising money for Running 4 Heroes, a nonprofit he started when he was just 10 years old, according to the group's Facebook page. The page states the organization "seeks to raise funds for our injured first responders while also paying tribute to our Fallen Heroes through running."

TELLER COUNTY — A jury has found Patrick Frazee guilty of all 6 counts for the November 2018 death of Kelsey Berreth. The judge went forward with sentencing right after the verdict was read. Frazee was sentenced to the maximum of life in prison without the possibility of parole plus 156 years, plus 5 years with parole for solicitation. He was put in handcuffs and escorted out of the courtroom. The solicitation charges relate to each time Krystal Kenney says she was told by Frazee to kill Kels

TELLER COUNTY — Krystal Kenney was sentenced to three years in prison, the maximum sentence for tampering with evidence, after she made a plea deal with prosecutors to put Patrick Frazee behind bars for the murder of Kelsey Berreth. Kenney received the maximum sentence followed by one year of mandatory parole after the judge said what she did was cold, calculating and cruel. The defense had three people who know Kenney testify in the Teller County courthouse on her character. Kenney was descri