Laurel Manor Care Center to close in November
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Laurel Manor Care Center in Colorado Springs is closing its doors at the start of November, according to a…
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7 Colorado Springs-area firefighters part of statewide team responding to Hurricane Laura
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A statewide team of 90 firefighters, including six from Colorado Springs and one from Black Forest, arrived near…
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University of Colorado monitoring wastewater to detect COVID-19
BOULDER, Colo. (KRDO) — Come this fall, students using the bathroom inside residence halls will also be participating in an effort to detect and…
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Why El Paso County is seeing decreasing COVID-19 numbers
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Over the last two weeks, El Paso County has seen a steady decrease of COVID-19 cases. Between August 13 and the 27,…
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4 more staff members of D20 school quarantined
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs School District 2 says four more staff members have been placed in quarantine Wednesday. The…
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Paint Mines in El Paso County dealing with damage from recent vandalism, larger crowds
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — You wouldn’t expect someone to damage the natural, colorful beauty that makes the Paint Mines Interpretive Park such…
Continue Reading1 positive COVID-19 case at Fort Carson child care center
FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) — A child care center at Fort Carson is closed Wednesday after an individual tested positive for the coronavirus. A…
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Gov. Jared Polis gives update on COVID-19 response in Colorado, Aug. 26
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Gov. Jared Polis is giving an update and answering questions Wednesday on the state’s response to COVID-19.Watch…
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Kindergarten class at Endeavour Elementary quarantined
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Academy District 20 in Colorado Springs says an entire kindergarten class at Endeavour Elementary School has been…
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3 District 20 elementary schools quarantine staff, students for coronavirus-like symptoms
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Academy District 20 said Monday that three elementary schools had to quarantine four people – from both their staff…
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Racers, organizers adapt to changes from pandemic to Pikes Peak Hill Climb
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two months later than usual, no motorcycles, spectators or pre-race fan event are among the changes the COVID-19…
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4-year-old attacked by dog waits ten hours for surgery due to COVID-19 testing
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A mother reached out to KRDO after she said her 4-year-old daughter who was attacked by a dog spent ten hours…
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Governor extends alcohol sales until 11 p.m. in Colorado
DENVER (KRDO) — After a month of a 10 p.m. last call for alcohol in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis is issuing an extension of the restriction while…
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Tourism down in Colorado Springs but still fairing better than rest of the country
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Tourism this summer was expected to take a steep drop in the Pikes Peak region due to the pandemic, but it appears…
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Upcoming Colorado State Fair remains scaled back due to pandemic but adding some events
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Although the COVID-19 pandemic has canceled much of the traditional entertainment and will significantly reduce attendance at…
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Walmart scrutinized for employee’s method of disinfecting carts
LA JUNTA, Colo. (KRDO) — Cellphone video taken by a Walmart shopper in La Junta shows what appears to be a store employee disinfecting only some…
Continue Reading Was COVID-19 more dangerous than flu in El Paso County?
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The flu season and COVID-19 only crossed paths for three months here in El Paso County, but data shows the…
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Colorado COVID-19 data shows minorities disproportionately affected
DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says statewide hospitalization data for COVID-19 is following…
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COVID-19 cases spike in El Paso County children weeks before school starts
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As schools in the Pikes Peak region continue to navigate the first week of students returning to campuses, they are…
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Health experts fear simultaneous outbreaks of COVID-19 and flu
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Health experts are advising people to get the flu vaccine early in 2020. They don’t know how severe this flu…
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