COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – On day two of the National Governors’ Association’s (NGA) annual summer meeting, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F Kennedy Jr., spoke to the group about pressing health issues facing the country. On stage at the Broadmoor, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) moderated the fireside chat, and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – On Friday, Governors from across America gathered at The Broadmoor for the National Governors Association (NGA) summer meeting. Friday’s agenda holds a session spearheaded by Colorado Governor Jared Polis. Polis created an initiative called “Let’s Get Ready! Educating All Americans for Success.” He says it’s a roadmap for governors to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After a year of preparations, neighbors along two parallel southwest side streets are finally seeing repaving work happen. As part of the city’s 2C expanded street paving program, crews are laying fresh asphalt this week on a 1.5-mile stretch of Cheyenne Boulevard, between Cresta Road and the roundabout at the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The U.S. as a whole received a “C” grade for overall infrastructure for the first time, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). However, in a state-by-state analysis, Colorado received a “C-,” covering 14 aspects of infrastructure, including dams, bridges, water quality, schools, and energy. And that may
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says that someone has been run over by a car after a suspected road rage incident, according to a sergeant at the scene. The suspect is still on the loose as of 12:07 p.m., according to police. According to the sergeant, it appears a
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UPDATED 10:17 A.M.: The sheriff’s office says the shelter-in-place has been lifted. EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has issued a shelter in place for a quarter-mile radius around the 7800 block of Buffalo Horn Drive due to a gas leak. Residents should stay inside, close doors and windows,
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UPDATE 10:52 A.M.: The sheriff’s office says the child’s family has been located. EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says they have found a toddler who is approximately 1 year old at Lorson Ranch. Very few details are known at this time because the child is so young. The
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Tuesday’s “Day on the Range” was part of a partnership between the Boys and Girls Club and the Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation. There were eight hands-on stations available, that gave the kids the opportunity to live the “western experience” by meeting real cowboys, learn how to brand and identify cattle, and listen
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The City of Colorado Springs is holding open houses this week for those who want to learn more about the Housing Needs Assessment. According to the city, the assessment helps provide information on housing supply and challenges. The assessment aligns with Mayor Mobolade’s efforts for the city to take a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) says it will begin contracting fire mitigation work on lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service in a “first of its kind” partnership. CSFD says the new program is unique to the state of Colorado. A spokesperson for CSFD says the department will do
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says they are seeking information after a former Stratton Meadows Elementary School teacher was arrested for sexual assault on a child. Police say they think there could be other victims. Matthew Gogan, age 66, faces two counts of sexual assault on a child by
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Colorado Springs Utilities has unveiled the opening of its first battery energy storage system. Colorado Springs Utilities says the storage facility will help minimize the use of fossil fuels, while also reducing the rate costs for customers. The Jackson Fuller Energy Storage Facility is located at the energy substation of the same name
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The City of Colorado Springs says that park rangers were able to relocate a rattlesnake that was posing a danger to people, or could be harmed by people. According to the city, the snake was found at Rock Ledge Ranch, a historic site featuring a museum and ranch. Rangers were
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A 7.5-mile improvement project on Interstate 25 between South Academy Boulevard and Santa Fe Avenue was supposed to be finished last fall, but KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior has learned that crews are still finalizing that work. The Road Warrior reported last October that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs branch of the Salvation Army went to Colorado Springs City Council on Monday asking for help raising up to $1 million. “The situation that we’re in now is due to the increasing needs of the community, and just that, the dollars have not kept pace with that
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Editor’s Note: Content warning. This article discusses details of a reported sexual assault. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Court documents are shedding new light on the case of a Fort Carson soldier arrested in the case of an alleged sexual assault and kidnapping near Quail Lake. On Wednesday, July 16, police say they spoke with
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- Hope Homes – Paying it Forward just opened up another sober living and transitional house in Colorado Springs. Chris Meeks, the president of the LLC, said he decided to create these homes due to the struggles he faced years ago when he was incarcerated. “Ten years ago, I was incarcerated for a fight,
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NOTE: The above video is straight from the Colorado Springs Police Department, unedited by KRDO. The video shows the shooting in full view. Viewer discretion is advised. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department is releasing the officer-worn body camera footage from the shooting that killed 26-year-old Alex Martinez-Sarmiento in the early
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- Sometimes it takes more than physical therapy to recover from an injury. The Department of Defense Warrior Games are one way to help active duty and retired military in their recovery journeys by giving them sports to compete in. The games are back in Colorado Springs for the first time in almost a
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SECURITY-WIDEFIELD, Colo. (KRDO) – Two El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are injured after a man got a hold of one of their tasers. It happened in the Security-Widefield area, east of Fontaine and Marksheffel. Investigators say deputies were called to a home on Tranters Creek Way around 11:30 Friday night. They found a gun in
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