April 2020

Stay-at-home orders causing couples to have ‘quarantine quarrels’

April 8, 2020 1:54 PM KRDO News

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – With 41 states under stay-at-home orders, more couples are spending time together at home while self-quarantining,…

Cool and unsettled weather headed to Colorado

April 8, 2020 1:48 PM Merry Matthews

This evening a cold front will back into central Colorado transporting cool air and moisture to the state. A dense low cloud deck will settle into El…

Propane tank explodes house in Colorado City

April 8, 2020 12:49 PM Willis Scott

COLORADO CITY, Colo. (KRDO) – An explosion at a vacant house in Colorado City early Wednesday morning caused significant damage to that house and…

Gov. Jared Polis gives update on COVID-19 in Colorado, April 8

April 8, 2020 12:27 PM Andrew McMillan

DENVER (KRDO) — Gov. Jared Polis is giving an update on the status of COVID-19 in Colorado Wednesday, two days after he addressed the state and…

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office investigating car and credit card theft

April 8, 2020 12:19 PM Willis Scott

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A maroon 1999 Toyota Camry was stolen from an apartment complex parking lot near Manzana Drive and Bradley Road,…

Stuck at home all day, Coloradans get out at 8 p.m. to howl

April 8, 2020 12:07 PM Andrew McMillan

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — We have a few guesses as to why nearly a half-million people have joined a group to go outside every night at 8 p.m.…

How the El Paso County jail is reducing their population during coronavirus outbreak

April 8, 2020 11:52 AM Krystal Story

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — On Wednesday morning, 1,055 inmates were booked inside the El Paso County jail. While that sounds like a lot, it’s a…

Southern Colorado Apartment Rental Market Withstands Covid-19 Crisis

April 8, 2020 11:51 AM Mia Villanueva

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Despite what some larger cities may be seeing, the Colorado Springs apartment rental market isn’t seeing a drop in…

Woman fights off carjacker in Pueblo

April 8, 2020 11:42 AM Willis Scott

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A woman in Pueblo fended off a would-be carjacker Tuesday night, according to police. Around 6:30 p.m., Pueblo police…

Coloradans show off their masks to prevent COVID-19 spread

April 8, 2020 11:12 AM KRDO News

COLORADO (KRDO) — When Gov. Jared Polis asked Coloradans to start wearing masks during essential activities, people responded and found a way to…

Nearly a quarter-million Coloradans expected to file unemployment by end of week

April 8, 2020 10:51 AM Chelsea Brentzel

DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Labor expects a nearly a quarter-million Coloradans to file unemployment claims by the end of the…

Money Matters: Paying for college amid the coronavirus outbreak

April 8, 2020 10:28 AM Hanna Knutson

The coronavirus has put many families and college students in a tough situation when it comes to paying for college. According to Nitrocollege.com,…

Judge dismisses ACLU’s immigration enforcement lawsuit against Teller County sheriff

April 8, 2020 10:22 AM Willis Scott

TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A Teller County judge dismissed a lawsuit from the ACLU against Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell Tuesday. …

Bernie Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

April 8, 2020 9:32 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) – Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up…

Peterson AFB, Cheyenne Mountain AFS release new face mask policy

April 8, 2020 9:10 AM Willis Scott

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Starting Wednesday, everyone on Peterson Air Force Base and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station are required to wear…

Former CSP trooper arrested in park for throwing ball with daughter due to coronavirus social distancing rules

April 8, 2020 8:45 AM ABC News

BRIGHTON, Colo. (ABC News) – In an incident caught on video, a former Colorado State Patrol trooper said he was handcuffed in front of his 6-year old…