New indoor pickleball complex planned at north-side Colorado Springs retail center

PLUS l Avalanche’s Casey Mittelstadt scores go-ahead goal to extend Stars series, Colorado governor signs gun regulations, property tax measures and oil and gas plan into law; and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Friday, May 17, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [New indoor pickleball complex planned at north-side Colorado Springs retail center]( - [Avalanche’s Casey Mittelstadt scores go-ahead goal to extend Stars series]( - [Colorado governor signs gun regulations, property tax measures and oil and gas plan into law]( [New indoor pickleball complex planned at north-side Colorado Springs retail center]( Pickleball is coming to the mall. Peak Pickleball, a 24-court complex that its owner says will be the nation’s largest privately owned, indoor pickleball facility, will take over the vacant Burlington department store at the Chapel Hills Mall, northeast of Academy and Briargate boulevards in northern Colorado Springs. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Tour local art studios, visit an art festival this weekend in Colorado Springs]( [Man accused of ordering death of aspiring rapper in El Paso County opts to represent self, pleads not guilty]( [Colorado Springs fountains, pools and spray grounds to open Memorial Day weekend]( More top stories: [Avalanche’s Casey Mittelstadt scores go-ahead goal to extend Stars series]( The Avalanche never led in regulation against the Stars until Casey Mittelstadt answered the call. On Wednesday night, in the second period of a Game 5 victory at American Airlines Center, Mittelstadt put Colorado ahead 3-2 with the aid of some puck luck. [Read More]( [Colorado governor signs gun regulations, property tax measures and oil and gas plan into law]( Gov. Jared Polis is signing some of the most significant bills from the 2024 legislative session into law this week. On Thursday, the governor will sign Senate bills 229 and 230, which form agreements with the oil and gas industry and environmental community. [Read More]( [Office building, retail shops outside Air Force Academy delayed — but drawing big name in aerospace]( While a new hotel and visitor’s center outside the Air Force Academy’s north gate are nearing completion, some portions of the expansive project — an office building and smaller commercial buildings — are still in the planning stages as they have faced tough economic headwinds. [Read More]( More Top Stories: The Colorado Bureau of Investigation [activated a Missing Indigenous Person Alert for a Colorado Springs teenager]( Thursday. Leah Black, 15, was last seen Wednesday evening near the intersection of Constitution Avenue and Marksheffel Road in Colorado Springs, according to the CBI. A former [Fort Carson soldier was sentenced to five years of sex-offender intensive supervised probation]( on Thursday. According to previous Gazette reporting, Josef Smith, 26, was arrested at his home on the 11000 block of Berry Farm Road for alleged possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, police said. A suspect [who barricaded themselves following a domestic disturbance]( involving a firearm at a Colorado Springs apartment complex Thursday morning has been taken into custody, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds. High 79F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here](. Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903