COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO) is urging drivers to slow down after issuing a speeding ticket for a driver who was traveling 113 miles per hour. The driver has now been cited for Reckless Driving on Highway 94. The EPCSO says this is the perfect example of the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A new self-service kiosk is letting residents in the Fountain area easily renew their vehicle registration closer to their homes. The announcement comes from the Clerk and Recorder’s Office who stated the new kiosk will be available inside the Safeway store located at the 6900 Block of Mesa Ridge Parkway.
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COLORADO, USA (KRDO) – How often do our minds wander when behind the wheel of a vehicle? Colorado State Patrol (CSP) are wondering the same thing after a 2022 report showed mind wandering crashes doubled in Colorado just last year. In 2022, when Colorado State Troopers were able to determine a human factor for an
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COLORADO, USA (KRDO) – Colorado Springs is earning a spot in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Places to Live rankings. Colorado Springs ranked ninth in the 2023 report and it marks the sixth consecutive year the City has ranked in the top 10 of the U.S. News’ “Best Places to Live” listing.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Beginning in June, Mountain Metropolitan Transit (MMT) will be offering free rides through the summer. According to MMT officials, this is part of an initiative to reduce ground-level ozone. “We want to make sure that people who can are able to take a trip on the bus are able to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, (KRDO) — Gas prices in Colorado Springs have fallen 4.8 cents per gallon within the last week. According to GasBuddy data, fuel cost averages $3.29/g as of Monday, May 15. Prices in Colorado Springs are 20 cents per gallon lower than this time last month and stand at 80.3 cents per gallon
Continue Reading(CNN) — Memorial Day weekend — the unofficial start of the summer travel season in the United States — is shaping up to be busy. At airports, it’s likely to be busier than it was in 2019 pre-pandemic, according to the AAA travel forecast released Monday. The automotive and trip-planning group expects 42.3 million Americans
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Drivers are being urged to adjust their commutes accordingly, as construction efforts are underway for a new bridge on Ellicott Highway. Roadwork starts today, Tuesday, May 9, and will end near Friday, May 12. Traffic delays will be between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. north of
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COLORADO, USA (KRDO) – The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) is warning drivers about the dangers of unrestrained pets while on the road. CSP says any activity, like petting your dog or reaching back to provide a treat to your cat, takes the driver’s attention away from the road and is considered as a form of
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – The City and County of Denver is reducing its default speed limit on local streets from 25 mph to 20 mph. The new change will apply to Denver’s local streets, and according to our Denver news partners, crews have already begun installing the first 20 mph signs Tuesday, May 2. The
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Airport (COS) is celebrating Avelo Airlines’ first inaugural flight to the Los Angeles/ Hollywood-Burbank (BUR) airport. This comes after COS introduced Avelo Airlines as its new flight carrier and announced the exclusive non-stop flights from Colorado Springs to LA. The inaugural celebration is set to take place
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KROD) — Officials with the Colorado Springs Airport report an increase in passengers moving through the airport since the beginning of 2023. According to data, from January to March, COS passengers were up to 2.5% compared to 2022. That’s a 34% increase compared to the industry’s 2019 pre-pandemic benchmark. In March, the
Continue Reading(CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday morning lifted a nationwide ground stop for Southwest Airlines flights after earlier issuing the order, citing “equipment issues.” There is still a hold on flights into Dallas Love Field Airport, the FAA says. There still may be other residual flight delays as a result of the pause. “Southwest Airlines
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(CNN) — There are Disney Park regulars, and then there’s Jeff Reitz. The 50-year-old California native visited Disneyland every day for 2,995 days between 2012 and March 2020, earning him a shiny new Guinness World Record for most consecutive trips to the theme park. Reitz adventure started a decade ago when he found himself with a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Wednesday, Doug Price celebrated receiving the Spirit of the Springs Lifetime Achievement Award by expressing optimism about the current and future state of the area’s tourism industry. KRDO Price, the longtime president and CEO of VisitCOS, the local convention and visitors’ bureau, has been on the job during a
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A new bus service will be available between Trinidad and Pueblo beginning Thursday, March 23. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, this is a new route for the regional bus network Bustang Outrider. This was designed to connect rural Colorado with nearby areas. Outsider is a subsidiary of Bustang, the
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WOODLAND, PARK, Colo. (KRDO) – Woodland Park School District (WPSD) is now offering students at Merit Academy the same district school bus transportation offered to all other WPSD schools. In partnership with Durham Bus Services, those attending Merit Academy will receive expanded bus services through the WPSD starting this fall for the 2023-2024 school year.
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COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Anna Burhmann is from Germany and is currently going to school at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. According to our Denver news partners, she’s paralyzed from the shoulder down after crashing into a tree at Copper mountain. She came to Colorado on a Spring Break ski trip with friends. Burhmann
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Fuel prices in Colorado Springs dropped more than 10 cents since last week. According to a GasBuddy survey of 246 stations in the city, gas fell 11.3 cents, averaging $3.88/g Monday. Compared to one month ago in February, gas prices fell 17.1 cents. The cheapest station in Colorado Springs was
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs drivers should brace for traffic impacts come Sunday night due to the South Academy Boulevard Improvements Project. According to the city, traffic shifts begin March 12 between Platte Avenue and Airport Roads to the outside lanes. Crews will carry out median removals, construct detour pavement, and do underground
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