Hikers: When will Blodgett Peak reopen?
A hikers paradise is still shut down because of the Waldo Canyon Fire and Colorado Springs officials say it will take months to determine when the…
Continue ReadingMonth: December 2012
Earthquake southwest of Trinidad
There was a 3.9 magnitude earthquake about 25 miles west/southwest of Trinidad on Tuesday morning. According to the U.S. Geological Survey website,…
Continue ReadingArmed robbery at Colo. Springs hair salon
There was an armed robbery at a Colorado Springs hair salon on Tuesday morning. Colorado Springs Police tells KRDO NewsChannel 13 that a lone gunman…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest Colo. Springs kidnapping suspect
A fourth person has been arrested while skiing in Breckenridge after a man told Colorado Springs police he and two friends had escaped from…
Continue ReadingAir Force Academy cadet jailed in sex case
An Air Force Academy cadet has been jailed while investigators check out new allegations of sexual misconduct. Academy officials said Tuesday that…
Continue ReadingMother of missing boy takes polygraph test
The mother of a 13-year-old boy missing in southwestern Colorado for two weeks says she and her ex-husband have taken polygraph tests in an effort to…
Continue ReadingDisabled woman gets extreme home makeover
An extreme home makeover is under way for a disabled woman in Colorado Springs. Dorothea Briers is mentally and physically disabled. She lives on her…
Continue ReadingTestimony suggests alleged motive in woman’s death
A detective says a woman whose body was found under a trailer in El Paso County was choked to death after rejecting her suspected killer’s…
Continue ReadingBattle on to keep wildfire inside national park
Firefighters are trying to keep a wildfire from spreading outside the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park. The U.S. Forest Service says about…
Continue ReadingAmbulance dispute continues in El Paso County
While El Paso County leaders wait for Colorado Springs to agree on a new contract for ambulance service, the city plans to ask the county for an…
Continue Reading1 arrested after report of gunfire in Security-Widefield
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office tells KRDO NewsChannel 13 that one person has been placed under arrest on Monday afternoon after reports of…
Continue ReadingHighway 67 north of Cripple Creek back open after car crash
Highway 67 north of Cripple Creek is now open. It was earlier reported to be 2 cars involved, but state patrol now says it was one car with 2…
Continue ReadingColorado among 5 states expanding school hours
Gov. John Hickenlooper says expanding school hours in four Colorado school districts can lead to dramatic changes to how students’ and…
Continue ReadingDish-less ‘radar’ technology deployed in Colorado
The Federal Aviation Administration is deploying dish-less plane tracking technology on the Western Slope to help pilots navigate through bad…
Continue ReadingCity says its following process for panhandling ordinance
The city said on Monday that reports that the city would implement the “no solicitation” ordinance on Dec. 2 were incorrect. Colorado…
Continue ReadingVoters to decide on Dacono pot dispensary ban
A measure to repeal a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries in Dacono has been cleared to appear on the ballot in 2013. City Clerk Valerie Taylor…
Continue ReadingMan accused of impersonating a firefighter enters plea
A man accused of impersonating a firefighter during the Lower North Fork Fire in March has pleaded not guilty to charges including criminal…
Continue ReadingSalvation Army kettle campaign
The sounds of the season are ringing all over Southern Colorado. The Salvation Army kettle campaign is going full out through Christmas Eve. I caught…
Continue ReadingFamily seeking owner of lost check discovers check is fraudulent
A check for $1,650 was found at a Colorado Springs King Soopers over the weekend, and Maria Batista made it her mission to find the check’s…
Continue ReadingHouse fire displaces family in Fountain
A house fire has displaced one Fountain family on Monday afternoon. The fire is in the 500 block of Corte Sol. When Fountain firefighters arrived on…
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