Weekend Roundup with Jon Mitchell

Gazette Weekend Roundup, Episode 16: Nov. 10, 2024

A lot of things happened this past week aside from the presidential election. We'll talk about people accused of election fraud and key ballot measures that passed, and we'll talk to Colorado Politics guru Ernest Luning about some of the key races in Colorado from this past week.

Gazette Weekend Roundup, Episode 15: Nov. 2, 2024

Colorado's secretary of state is under fire after a likely security breech of the state's voting machines. How does this affect Jena Griswold? We'll talk about that, plus reporter Breanna Jent will talk about some of the more important ballot measures and candidates people in Elpaso County will be voting for on Nov. 5.

Gazette Weekend Roundup, Episode 14: Oct. 27, 2024

Did you ever think an elephant could sue for its freedom? That (kind of) happened this week when an animal rights group made an attempt to free five elephants currently living at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. We'll also talk to Sports Editor Brent Briggeman about the Air Force football team, which is in the midst of its longest losing streak in more than a decade and what the Falcons hope to do to get back in the win column.

Gazette Weekend Roundup, Episode 13: Oct. 20, 2024

Candidates River Gassen and Jeff Crank made their cases for representing the Colorado Springs area in Colorado's 5th congressional district. We'll bring you some of the things they said. We'll also talk about an iconic Colorado Springs eatery that will close soon, and we'll talk with new Gazette Preps editor Marcus Hill about how he plans to cover Colorado Springs' booming high school sports scene.

Gazette Weekend Roundup, Episode 12: Oct. 13, 2024

Former President and GOP candidate Donald Trump dropped into Aurora, Colorado, on Oct. 11 and discussed his immigration policies. We'll fact check a part of his speech that came in the Denver suburb. Plus, we'll also talk about how Colorado Springs this past week came a little closer to getting a 27-story building downtown.