COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A $315,000 project to repair a century-old bridge has closed a street for the past month and is scheduled to be finished by the end of next month. However, that completion date could now be delayed due to a recent development. The city apparently has issued a stop-work order to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has publicly identified the motorcyclist who was killed on Maizeland Road earlier this month. Police say 26-year-old Megumi Morris was driving eastbound near the 700 block when she lost control of her bike and crashed on Oct. 2. No other vehicles were involved, police
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says they believe they may have an arson case on their hands after a fire broke out at a building in the 700 block of North Tejon Street. Police say the fire department was dispatched around 7:55 a.m. on Thursday morning. However, the police
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – In this week’s Restaurant Roundup, a dozen violations at a local Korean kitchen led to a big change for the restaurant. Meanwhile, a small taco shop is bringing big flavor with a side of refried beans and cleanliness. The Korean Garden in Fountain had a dozen violations during its
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Starting Friday, Oct. 24, Poor Richard’s Restaurant says it’ll be offering free meals and drinks to federal employees and their family members. The program hopes to help any employees who have been recently furloughed, laid off, or are working without pay. “So anybody that’s been affected by this government shutdown–
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The very first QuikTrip location in Colorado Springs has opened its doors, according to a company spokesperson. The new location opened on Thursday and features 16 fuel pumps, as well as a full-service kitchen. “We’re proud to continue growing in Colorado, and excited to introduce QuikTrip to Colorado Springs,” said Aisha
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Children’s Hospital Colorado, in partnership with COS Foodies, is hoping members of the community will bring donations to select locations on Nov. 6 for a food drive. The one-day food drive is slated to benefit the Family Health Navigators’ food pantry at the hospital’s location in Colorado Springs, the Children’s
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – As we enter week four of a federal funding shutdown, more than 600,000 SNAP recipients in Colorado will not receive food assistance benefits in November. As a result, food banks, which are already running lean, will have to step up to take on the extra demand as we approach the holiday season.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) announced the permanent closure of South Suburban Reservoir for public recreation, highlighting the significant amount of dog toys recovered during repairs. The reservoir, built in 1932 to store raw drinking water, was closed in April 2024 for repairs but has allowed public access for many decades.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police said that one of several devices used to compare drivers’ speeds to posted speed limits and reduce speeding is working in an eastside neighborhood. But a viewer who contacted KRDO13’s The Road Warrior and lives in the area isn’t so sure. Approximately a month ago, police placed a speed
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Rampart High School senior says she was denied the chance to paint a Bible verse on her parking spot, and now a national religious liberty group is stepping in. Sophia Shumaker is a senior at Rampart High School. She requested to paint her parking space as a shepherd on
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A block of Hopeful Drive closed Monday and will remain closed until next summer as crews demolish an existing bridge and build a new one. The Hopeful bridge is between North Blissful Circle and Sedate Lane, north of North Carefree Circle and east of the Academt Boulevard/Austin Bluffs Parkway intersection.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The owner of Hallenbeck Coin Gallery says they’ve had a line out the door for weeks. It’s not just sellers; people are buying gold and silver too, despite gold breaking the $4,000 mark for the first time ever. Today gold closed at $4,359.40 and silver at $51.38. Year-to-date, that’s a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Many here in Colorado depend on food assistance through the snap program but, we are now 20 days into the federal government shutdown and Governor Polis says that help could vanish by november first. Staff at the salvation army in Colorado Springs tell KRDO13 the demand is spiking. They’ve logged an 18 percent increase in calls for utilities
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A global outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) is impacting multiple cloud-based services in southern Colorado. The latest updates on the AWS status can be found here. A media representative for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) confirmed to KRDO13 that Canvas is down, and some other platforms the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Residents at a Colorado Springs apartment complex had to evacuate their homes as firefighters battled a fire at the complex. On Sunday night, the two Colorado Springs fire vehicles responded to an apartment along N. Murray Blvd. N. Murray between Platte and Maxwell has been temporarily shut down due to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – October is Filipino American History Month, and this weekend, movie lovers celebrated with the first-ever Filipino movie premiere in Colorado Springs. The movie is called How to Get Away from My Toxic Family. KRDO13 spoke to the film’s producer, Ogie Diaz, and one of the film’s actors, Mama Loi. They said
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Across the country, millions are participating in another round of ‘No Kings’ protests aimed at the current Trump Administration. One of those protests took place here in Colorado Springs at America the Beautiful Park. People in El Paso County came pouring in from east Cimarron Street and west Colorado Avenue,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has announced a welcome home parade for K9 Roam, who was seriously injured while assisting in the arrest of a suspect. CSPD says that after several hours of surgery, which included the amputation of his left hind leg, K9 Roam will be discharged on
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has released an update on K9 Roam, the police dog that was stabbed during an incident with a suspect this week. K9 Roam was seriously injured, with wounds to his neck, abdomen, and leg. Due to the severity, emergency veterinarians decided that amputating one
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