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The Colorado Springs Gazette

The Morning Mountain

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The Morning Mountain

The Colorado Springs Gazette

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In this week's episode of The Morning Mountain, hosts Jackson and Xavey talk about the failed "red wave" that was anticipated for the 2022 Midterm Election and the results of ballot measures. They also share advice from firefighters and discuss
In this week's episode of The Morning Mountain, host Xavey Bzdek highlights "Colorado's 462 faces of fentanyl," a story that shares the lives of fentanyl victims. He also discusses using AI to predict and measure wildfires and a reminds listene
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, hosts Xavey Bzdek and Jackson Bailey discuss the story of a mother who's sexual assault trauma from her time in the military was used against her during a battle over the care for her children. Also f
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, hosts Xavey Bzdek and Jackson Bailey discusses some of the hot topics that are on the table for the November election. They also discuss the Pueblo Chile Festival, new funding from the White House to
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, host Xavey Bzdek discusses the recent change to the status of Denver's air quality to severe and what that means for Coloradoans across the state. Also in this week's episode, funding for clean water
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, host Xavey Bzdek covers the state of education in Colorado as teacher salaries remain stagnant while education spending continues to increase. He also covers the death of Queen Elizabeth II and a coll
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, host Jackson Bailey covers the Colorado ski industry's deal with Denver to use water for snowmaking in the fall. The deal is threatened by the call for Colorado River's Upper Basin states to cut water
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, hosts Jackson and Xavey wrap up The Gazette's special series "Tipping Point: The Colorado River in peril." They also discuss the biggest news of the week, such as the Biden administration's announceme
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, host Jackson Bailey takes on the show by himself. He discusses the newest announcement about water cuts in the Colorado River Basin, hydropower at Glen Canyon Dam and other news, including what you ne
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, hosts Jackson and Xavey interview Gazette reporter's Seth Klamann and Carol McKinley about their experience reporting "Fentanyl family: Colorado's deadling overdose siege had mom and pop roots," which
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, hosts Jackson and Xavey interview Gazette reporter Jessica Snouwaert about the Front Range's water sources and how cities are learning to live with less. 
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, hosts Jackson and Xavey interview Gazette reporter Mary Shinn about the Bureau of Reclamation's announcement that the seven states reliant on the river, including Colorado, need to conserve an additio
In this week's episode of Morning Mountain, hosts Jackson and Xavey interview Gazette features reporter Seth Boster about his piece on recreation for The Gazette's special project "Tipping Point: The Colorado in Peril," and examination of the s
The Morning Mountain is a weekly news podcast from the Colorado Springs Gazette, a Pulitzer award winning newspaper founded in 1872. Hosts Jackson Bailey and Xavey Bzdek provide insight into the past week's stories. 
We're losing World War II veterans every day and as they pass, so do their stories. On this week's episode, we talk to Gazette photographer Parker Seibold about our latest podcast, The Last of the Greatest.  Produced by Katie Klann, Colorado Sp
It’s still early in the winter season, but we’ve had a lot of snow and snow means more mud and moisture on the hiking trails in town. On this week's episode, we talk to Gazette columnist David Ramsey about how he’s battled the mud on some of hi
Two days before Terry West died at the El Paso County jail, he complained to a nurse of chest pain. She told him to stretch. Minutes before West died, he screamed for help and vomited blood. A medical staffer who was nearby walked away. Yet loc
Terry Miller’s past is, no doubt, a bountiful and complicated one. He was the greatest high school athlete in Colorado Springs history as a superlative football running back, he departed Oklahoma State after earning a degree in finance in four
The international mountain biking association recently updated its official stance on electronic bikes. Class 1 e-bikes — defined as “low-speed, pedal-assisted” with the motor stopping at 20 mph — could be allowed on trails as long as access is
The trial of Florissant rancher Patrick Frazee, 33, accused of beating his fiancée, Kelsey Berreth to death last year, is scheduled to begin with jury selection Monday in Cripple Creek. On this week’s episode, we talk to Gazette reporter Jakob
Beneath the hard earth of Mount Pisgah Cemetery in Cripple Creek, Colorado, lies a boy who went by the name Fred E. Krueger. He had no bearing on the sinister Freddy Krueger from “A Nightmare on Elm Street”, but he is probably better known toda
Nearly 700 miles Southeast of Colorado Springs in the boom or bust oil town of Tulsa, Oklahoma exists an effort to tackle mental illness, not with just therapists or pharmaceuticals, but four walls and a roof. On today’s episode, we talk to Gaz
Gen. Timothy Ray, the officer who oversees two-thirds of America’s nuclear arsenal, is seen by many to be the most likely candidate to replace Gen. David Goldfein next year as the service’s top general. On this week's episode, we sit down with
Alex Eastman was just 18-years-old when he was diagnosed with a rare chronic kidney disease. 8 years later, he was still waiting for a kidney donor when a friend discovered she had a matching blood type to donate her spare kidney. On this week'
On his last ride on the mountain he loved, Tim Watkins set off on his bike for a steady climb of well-traveled Mount Herman Road. Three days after he went missing the search for him led to a shallow grave near the mouth of Limbaugh Canyon. Two
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