PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Well before dawn on Friday, workers began closing off some downtown streets, intersections, and even alleys and parking lots, to establish a secure perimeter for the 31st annual Chile & Frijoles Festival. However, fences, signs, and barricades aren’t enough to stop someone intent on causing harm by driving through an event
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Rainy weather that had been a problem on the mile-long Glider Loop, just south of Black Forest, ended up being somewhat of a blessing in the past two weeks. It influenced crews to change their initial plan to place a double chip-seal pavement and instead pave the road with
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Several viewers have told KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior that they’re concerned about student safety along Mesa Ridge High School because of a perceived lack of speed enforcement by police. Early last month, as reported by The Road Warrior, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reduced the speed limit from 55
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews are in their third month on the city’s biggest paving job of the season, so pardon their dust. They’re repaving a half mile of Justice Center Road, between US 50 and Grandview Lane, on the eastern edge of town. The two-lane street was last repaved in 1998 and had
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A traffic signal or prohibiting left turns could be in the future of an intersection where a crash into a fire hydrant two weeks ago snarled traffic and made a big mess. Todd Frisbie, the city’s head traffic engineer, said that his department is considering a traffic study at the
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Moments after winning the Cannon Game Pueblo South celebrated on live TV.
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Coronado vs. Cheyenne Mountain, Doherty vs. Palmer, Pueblo Centennial vs. Sierra, Cannon Game Pueblo South vs. Pueblo East, Overland vs. Fountain Fort Carson, Summit vs. Canon City, Salida vs. Florence
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Pine Creek wins and CSCS beats Woodland Park.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The next step in the ongoing project to build five bridges along two highways will require lane closures for the next two weekends. The first closure begins at 5 p.m. on Friday and ends at 7 a.m. on Sunday, along a half-mile stretch of US 50, east of I-25 to the
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — The drive to work at Charis Bible College was louder than usual on Thursday morning, but it brightened an otherwise sad day for Scott Little. Little was looking forward to meeting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was scheduled to speak on Thursday night at a college event, until his assassination
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In the recent past, a rainy spring and summer like we’ve had this year would have occasionally closed the Siferd Boulevard/Date Street intersection because of flash flooding, and even required the emergency rescues of people trapped in their vehicles. The problem was that the intersection was in the middle of
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo West High School received the Qdoba Friday Night Blitz Spirit Award plaque on Tuesday afternoon. The Cyclones were recognized for having the most school spirit in the first week of the high school football season. Stay up to date with the latest local news, sports, and investigations by downloading the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A dozen or so homeowners along a gravel road just south of Black Forest are finally getting what they’ve wanted all along. Asphalt pavement to eliminate slick, muddy conditions in wet weather on Glider Loop. County officials recently changed their original plan to apply a double chip-seal pavement to
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Top prep performances for the week of September 4th.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Two factors beyond officials’ control are delaying the construction of a new Union Avenue bridge on the south end of the historic downtown area. The bridge, built in 1925, is rated in poor condition; officials regularly inspect and perform maintenance to keep it safe for traffic. However, the structure over the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A private road connecting to several businesses on South Academy Boulevard is so popular that drivers continued to use it despite the presence of numerous, deep potholes. “They’ve been here for years,” a driver told KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior during a report on the situation in April. However, drivers
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) project that began in January and was initially scheduled for completion in June has encountered several delays and is now two months away from completion. Alex Trefry, a CSU spokesman, mentioned two reasons for the delays. “One is weather, all the rain we had this
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The Discovery Canyon football team held off Pueblo East on Thursday night 22-20.
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The Palmer Ridge football team shutout Doherty on Thursday night 49-0.
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The CSU Pueblo football team lost a close one to Fort Hays State on Thursday night 36-35.
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