Calhan restaurant still open with no further action from the county or state
CALHAN, Colo. (KRDO) — An employee at Western Omelette 3 in Calhan tells KRDO their dining room remains open for customers Wednesday, even after the…
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Fremont County expands COVID-19 testing
CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fremont County Department of Public Health & Environment is increasing its capacity for testing people who are…
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Colorado faces $3.3 billion state deficit due to pandemic
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s tourism-and-energy-dependent economy has been crushed by the coronavirus pandemic, presenting lawmakers with a projected…
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Covid in Colorado Recovery & Relief, Part 2: What’s next for the economy?
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Every evening this week, KRDO is speaking with local experts in Colorado to get answers about the status of the…
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EPC Commissioners could vote on restaurant variance as early as Thursday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Commissioners in El Paso County say we’ve seen a steady decrease of cases over the past two weeks giving weight to…
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State park campgrounds reopen: Everything you need to know
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Governor Polis announced Monday that starting Tuesday, May 12, Coloradans may begin booking campsites at campgrounds…
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Monument-area school district to cut 15% from budget due to expected shortfall in state revenue
Because of an expected $3 billion in state revenue this year and next because of the coronavirus pandemic, there will be less funding for education…
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Covid in Colorado Recovery & Relief, Part 1: The state of the pandemic
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Every evening this week, KRDO is speaking with local experts in Colorado to get answers about the status of the…
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Gov. Jared Polis gives info on process to reopen Colorado businesses
DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is giving an update on the state’s response to COVID-19, and we’re expecting to learn more about the…
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Colorado to allow food trucks at 8 selected highway rest areas
To help bring more business to food truck vendors and more meal options to commercial truck drivers, vendors are now allowed to operate at eight…
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Law professor explains if Colorado’s ‘safer at home’ order is constitutional
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – With nearly three weeks left until Gov. Jared Polis’ ‘safer at home’ order comes to an end, the number of people who…
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Crowley County prison reports 35 new cases of COVID-19
OLNEY SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In a report shared Friday by the Otero County Public Health Department, KRDO is learning of an outbreak at a prison in…
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Gov. Polis says restaurants, campgrounds could reopen by Memorial Day weekend
DENVER (KRDO) — Gov. Jared Polis says the state is looking at data to possibly let restaurants in Colorado partially reopen dining rooms by Memorial…
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Gov. Polis extends Colorado’s Disaster Emergency Declaration for COVID-19
DENVER (KRDO) – Gov. Jared Polis on Friday signed Executive Order D 2020 058 to extend the Disaster Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 until early…
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Former Gov. John Hickenlooper discusses state’s response to COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — While former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper didn’t govern Colorado during a pandemic such as this, he is familiar…
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Fremont County public health submits variance request to reopen local restaurants, churches, gyms
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fremont County Department of Public Health and Environment has submitted a variance request to the state in an…
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Parade honors healthcare workers at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado healthcare workers have been working tirelessly throughout the course of the pandemic. Thursday, the…
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El Paso County Public Health issuing cease and desist order to Calhan restaurants
CALHAN, Colo. (KRDO) — The dining rooms that were opened Wednesday in Calhan despite a state public health order have been ordered to cease and…
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More than 500 small business owners show interest in Pueblo COVID financial assistance program
In the three weeks since the Pueblo City Council approved allocating $5 million to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 500…
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Denver to start reopening Saturday after extended stay-at-home order
DENVER (AP) – Denver Mayor Michael Hancock says the city’s stay-at-home order will expire at the end of the week, allowing an array of businesses…
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