Nonprofits to donate thousands of backpacks with school supplies in El Paso County
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A couple of nonprofits are partnering to provides thousands of students in El Paso County with backpacks and school…
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18-month bridge replacement project starts soon on Platte Avenue in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Drivers should prepare for significant traffic impacts when a $14 million project begins in September. A pair of…
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Crews trying to recover body from waters at Chatfield State Park
CHATFIELD STATE PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — Divers with South Metro Fire Rescue are working to recover a body from the reservoir at Chatfield State Park.…
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Body found in water at Skaguay Reservoir in Teller County
VICTOR, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Teller County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for help at a remote reservoir near…
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83-year-old man’s death in Colorado Springs being investigated as homicide
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police said Friday that a death that happened last week is being investigated as a homicide,…
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Paid family, sick leave initiative a step closer to ballot in Colorado
DENVER (AP) – A liberal coalition says it has collected more than enough voter signatures to get a paid family leave initiative onto Colorado’s…
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Teacher’s union plans will-signing event in Colorado Springs to protest reopening
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In a move that signals how concerned some teachers are about their lack of safety heading back to the classroom in…
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Pueblo deputies find illegal marijuana grow after anonymous tip
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said it found an illegal marijuana grow Friday morning after receiving an anonymous…
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Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who…
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Initiative to raise taxes on high-earners falls short
DENVER (AP) – Supporters of a initiative to raise taxes for higher income-earners and lower them for those who make less won’t make Colorado’s…
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Neighbors react to drive-by shooting in southeast Colorado Springs complex
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — There are questions and some confusion in a Colorado Springs neighborhood after a drive-by shooting left apartment…
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El Paso County temporarily limiting indoor capacity in response to COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo (KRDO) — In response to El Paso County’s rising number of COVID-19 cases, the county is temporarily rolling back a variance…
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Colorado Springs sporting goods store looks to hire 350 people
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Scheels in Colorado Springs is looking to hire 350 people before the store’s opening in March. There will be around…
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Sanitation company vows to fix trash pickup issues after KRDO investigation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Residents in several Colorado Springs neighborhoods say that they haven’t received adequate trash pickup service…
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Martin Luther King, Jr. statue in Pueblo cleaned after being vandalized
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — City workers quickly cleaned the damage after vandals defaced Pueblo’s statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Emmett Till…
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LIST: Southern Colorado school districts share back-to-school plans amid COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Education has released guidelines for schools to reopen this fall amid the COVID-19…
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City Council discussing free reservation system for Manitou Incline next week
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Tuesday, August 4th, Manitou City Council will hold a meeting with plans to discuss the option of opening the…
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Possible homicide under investigation after woman’s body found on Highway 24
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – El Paso County detectives are investigating a homicide off Highway 24 and Cascade, just west of Manitou Springs.…
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A COUPLE STRONGER STORMS FOR SATURDAY
We’ll see partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures as we work into the weekend, along with scattered showers and…
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O’Brien’s Carpet One updates homes, offices with top-notch flooring
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – O’Brien’s Carpet One Floor and Home was featured during KRDO’s Back to Business segment on Friday. For more…
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