Colorado health officials look to emphasize “contact tracing” to track COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As Gov. Polis and the State of Colorado push for reopening of businesses, more public health officials are placing…
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State: Multiple southern Colorado nursing homes lacked infection precautions
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A KRDO NewsChannel 13 investigation reveals some southern Colorado nursing homes have failed to protect the vulnerable in…
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Gov. Polis gives update on COVID-19 in Colorado, May 28
COLORADO (KRDO) — Gov. Jared Polis is giving an update Thursday on the state’s response to COVID-19 and will be answering questions.Watch below:…
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CC professor says recreational cannabis could solve Colorado Springs’ budget cuts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s a topic that’s been discussed several times in Colorado Springs but never seems to gain any traction:…
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Extra benefits on the way for Colorado families with students in National School Lunch Program
COLORADO (KRDO) — Relief is on the way for thousands of families in Colorado with children who aren’t getting meals at school while the COVID-19…
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Gov. Jared Polis gives update on COVID-19 response as restaurants reopen
DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is giving an update and answering questions about the state’s response to COVID-19 as restaurants around…
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Restaurants, servers in El Paso County get back to work with variance allowing 50% capacity
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Dozens of restaurants in El Paso County are reopening their doors Monday after a variance passed over the weekend…
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Colorado paid $6.2 million in April for COVID-19 tests and supplies, records show
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The State of Colorado paid at least $6.2 million for COVID-19 tests and related supplies in April, purchasing…
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Restaurants can reopen statewide on Wednesday
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Governo Jared Polis updated and extended the Safer at Home Executive Order Monday afternoon. The executive order also…
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – El Paso County Public Health announced it was notified late Saturday night that its restaurant variance request was…
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Colorado Springs doctor, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office warn of screentime effects on kids’ health and safety
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Between E-learning and statewide shutdowns, kids are spending a lot more time at home on their phones and…
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Employee at 8th Street Walmart tests positive for COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Public Health Department confirmed to KRDO that an employee at the Walmart on 8th Street in…
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COVID-19 patients start experimental COVID-19 treatment at Colorado Springs hospital
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two patients at a Colorado Springs hospital started receiving the first of five remdesivir treatments meant to aid…
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Colorado Springs Bartenders’ Guild helps its own during COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Bartenders’ Guild is stepping up and helping its own, as restaurant and other hospitality…
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Gov. Polis, epidemiologists discuss awareness of MIS-C in Colorado children
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is giving an update on COVID-19 in Colorado Wednesday. Watch below starting at about 1 p.m.: The governor began the presser…
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“Be The Light” tonight for local grads
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — (KRDO) At 8:20 Wednesday night, lights across two counties will be shining bright for the 2020 graduating class. For one…
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Colorado Springs church to welcome up to 250 devotees Sunday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Road @ Chapel Hill plans to reconvene church services Sunday, May 24 at 10:16am. Founding Minister, Steve Holt…
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Colorado asking for feedback on proposed restaurant reopening guidelines
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The state released a draft of guidelines for reopening dining in restaurants. The draft, which was made public on Tuesday,…
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2 employees at Colorado Springs Safeway test positive for COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County Public Health has confirmed that two employees at the Safeway on Murray have tested positive for…
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Colorado pediatrician speaks on MIS-C, the illness affecting children linked to COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have issued a global health…
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