DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Governor Jared Polis amended and extended his statewide mandatory Safer at Home Executive Order, which limits the size of social gatherings and requirements for social distancing. On Sunday, in response to Coronavirus numbers, Governor Polis amended the current executive order, extending it to include a less restrictive sliding scale “last call
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MUELLER STATE PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s no secret that Colorado has seen extreme drought this season, and according to experts, it will have an effect on leaf-peeping this year. Southern Colorado could begin to see fall foliage a bit early this year, according to Dr. Dan West, an entomologist with the Colorado State Forest
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DENVER, (KRDO) – On Monday, Organizers of The National Western Stock Show decided to postpone the 115th National Western Stock Show until January 2022, citing concerns of uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board of Directors said the overall environment of a traditional stock show would “potentially compromise the health and safety of exhibitors, visitors and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – As Southern Colorado braces for Monday night’s cold front, gardening experts are giving advice on how to protect your plants from the low temperatures. Daniel Hopper, the owner of Rick’s Garden Center, said the cold snap will likely only put flowers and younger, newly planted shrubs and trees at risk.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The tranquilizing and relocation of a large bear Thursday should be a reminder that the animals are entering a more active period during which they search for food to add weight before winter hibernation. The bear was in a homeowner’s tree near Austin Bluffs Open Space — not far from
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The recent trend of warmer, drier weather in the West will make some wildfire recovery in southern Rocky Mountain forests more difficult, if not impossible, according to a new study. Kyle Rodman, formerly a geographer at the University of Colorado and now at the University of Wisconsin, was lead researcher
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Barr Trail bailout isn’t the only trail that intersects with the famous Manitou Incline anymore. The city of Colorado Springs announced the official opening Thursday of two trail sections that branch off of the Incline at various points along the way up Mt. Manitou. That means if you don’t
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — You wouldn’t expect someone to damage the natural, colorful beauty that makes the Paint Mines Interpretive Park such a popular attraction but that’s exactly what has happened recently. Authorities confirm that in one incident, someone spray-painted one of the towering rock formations; in the other incident, names were carved
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Earlier this week, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued a statewide ban on open fires, given the high fire danger and having four major wildfires currently burning. But what does that mean, and what — if anything– changes, for municipalities and jurisdictions that have different fire restrictions? In El Paso
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Public land managers say inexperienced people are heading for the mountains in droves due to other recreation outlets being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the Colorado Mountain Club say they’ve been seeing inexperienced hikers and backpackers suffer from altitude poisoning, dehydration, or even heat exhaustion. The club’s first-ever
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado’s Geographic Naming Advisory Board is currently evaluating possible name changes for certain public monuments and places. After seeing various statues, monuments, and public places get torn down and vandalized following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Gov. Jared Polis says the state is taking progressive action to make
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The past weekend was dangerous, even deadly, for some Pikes Peak visitors and busy for first responders conducting rescues there. The trend started Friday afternoon when a helicopter landed on the summit. Responders found Robley Heninger, 59, dead and were trying to find a second person. Police have ruled
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — An encounter with an angry mother bear and her cubs nearby doesn’t usually have a happy ending in Colorado, but the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has a good story to tell about a recent rescue. Earlier this week, deputies with the Mountain precinct were called by someone who reported that
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Two employees at Royal Gorge Rafting tested positive for COVID-19 about two weeks ago, according to owner Ty Seufer. Seufer tells KRDO the rafting employees have been in quarantine at home and have not been to work since testing positive. No other employees have tested positive since. Royal Gorge Rafting,
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CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Search and rescue crews say they located the body of a hiker from Nathrop who had been missing for nearly a week. Chaffee County Search and Rescue said that Terry Pann, 60, was found dead around 1 p.m. on Wednesday near West Apostle Peak, which is near the Collegiate Peaks.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — There are tree planting programs, and then there is the program currently underway by the city forestry department. Forestry is seeking volunteers to plant 18,071 trees by next July, to commemorate the founding of the city by Gen. William Jackson Palmer in 1871. “He wanted a city where streets were
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — More Coloradans are fishing this year than ever, and experts think it’s because of the pandemic. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife – they’ve issued 90,000 more fishing licenses this year than in 2019. Officials say the uptick is largely a result of people feeling cooped up from stay at
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Officials first told us about it two months ago, and on Sunday it finally began — a new staff dedicated to cleaning city parks. Ten people, including two supervisors, began training for their new jobs last week. They will be paid through the CARES Act, federal funding provided to municipalities
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — If you are searching for a new mountain bike this summer, good luck. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, bike shops all across the country have seen demand skyrocket but supplies dwindle. Since The Great Divide Bike Shop in Pueblo reopened its doors back in May after quarantine, the shop’s owner says
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LARKSPUR, Colo. (KRDO) — Organizers at the Colorado Renaissance Festival hoped that the show could still go on with a delay, but the official word came in Wednesday that the festival has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. “We have been hopeful that circumstances would improve so that we could operate safely, however
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