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We’re number 3! Colorado Springs ranked 3rd on ‘Best Places to Live in U.S.’ list

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2 years ago

May 21, 2024

We’re number 3! Colorado Springs ranked 3rd on ‘Best Places to Live in U.S.’ list

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – If you live in Colorado Springs, you are living in one of the best places in the country!

So says U.S. News’ annual “Best places to live in the U.S.” list!

The list places the Olympic City third out of the 25 cities that made this year’s cut, coming in just behind Naples, Florida, and Boise, Idaho, and ahead of some of the usual suspects, like Austin.

The next-best Colorado city, according to U.S. News, is Boulder, coming in at 10th. No other places in the Centennial State made the cut.

The rankings analyze 150 cities, taking into account housing affordability, household income, quality of education, access to health care, crime rates, commute times, and air quality, among other criteria.

The full rankings:

1. Naples, Florida

2. Boise, Idaho

3. Colorado Springs

4. Greenville, South Carolina

5. Charlotte, North Carolina

6. Raleigh, North Carolina

7. Huntsville, Alabama

8. Virginia Beach, Virginia

9. Austin, Texas

10. Boulder, Colorado

11. Sarasota, Florida

12. Green Bay, Wisconsin

13. Charleston, South Carolina

14. Madison, Wisconsin

15. Lexington, Kentucky

16. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

17. Asheville, North Carolina

18. Omaha, Nebraska

19. Ann Arbor, Michigan

20. Fort Wayne, Indiana

21. Fayetteville, Arkansas

22. San Francisco, California

23. Greensboro, North Carolina

24. Lincoln, Nebraska

25. South Bend, Indiana

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife building ‘bison roster’ for new potential hunting

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9 hours ago

January 7, 2026

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife building ‘bison roster’ for new potential hunting

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is building a list of prospective bison hunters ー a first for the agency as the iconic animal comes under new state management. Starting this year after the passage of Senate Bill 25-053, bison will be managed as big game wildlife in addition to their historic classification as livestock in the […]

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Pedestrian dies after walking into highway traffic in Northern Colorado, police say

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21 hours ago

January 6, 2026

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Pedestrian dies after walking into highway traffic in Northern Colorado, police say

January 6, 2026 / 4:15 PM MST
/ CBS Colorado

Police in Northern Colorado are investigating after a crash involving multiple vehicles claimed the life of a pedestrian.

The Greeley Police Department received reports of a crash at the 5500 block of Highway 34 around 5:50 p.m. on Monday. When officers arrived, they discovered that two vehicles were involved in a crash with a 19-year-old woman who attempted to walk across the highway.

Police said there was no crosswalk in the area, and she was struck by the driver’s side of a Chevrolet Blazer. The impact knocked the woman into the inside lane, where she was struck by a Chevrolet Traverse. A witness told officers they saw the woman crossing the roadway ‘as traffic arrived at her location.’

First responders attempted life-saving measures on the woman at the scene before she was taken to North Colorado Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. GPD said the Weld County Coroner’s Office will release her identity at a later time.

Neither driver involved was injured in the crash. Police said they don’t expect charges to be filed against those drivers at the moment, but the case remains under investigation. The police department asked anyone with information on the crash to contact Officer Ed Kubala at Edward.Kubala@greeleypd.com.

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Sunday tickets are free at this historic Colorado ski area

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January 6, 2026

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Sunday tickets are free at this historic Colorado ski area

Colorado’s best ski deal? Maybe one that costs nothing at all. At Steamboat Springs’ Howelsen Hill, “Sunday Funday is taken to an entirely new level,” reads the city webpage for Ski Free Sundays. Yes, on Sundays throughout the season, visitors need only to walk into the ticket office to grab a pass at no charge. […]

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