FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — For the second straight week, drivers along part of Mesa Ridge Parkway (State Highway 16) adjusted to a lower speed limit. However, Monday’s change apparently didn’t result in additional traffic impacts. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) lowered the speed limit to 35 mph during school hours along Mesa Ridge High
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It’s year two at Vista Ridge for Matt Wibbels, “You know your kids names. Everything’s easier year to you. Just get to know each other and you just go, all right,” says Wibbels. Vista Ridge slot back Aidan Vanaman adds, “You know, I like how Wibbs, He just understands, you know, every play. He listens
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As the fall semester begins for schools across the state, drivers must adjust to a new law that places another restriction on passing school buses that are loading or unloading students. The law became effective in late May, after the spring semester for most schools. Under the law, drivers approaching
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The players on Pueblo West care about one thing, “Ball means everything,” says Pueblo West safety Grant Hribar. Ball means everything, especially for the senior class. They’re trying to leave a legacy, “We want to win and we want to want to have that ring on our finger. Where where we have that for the rest of
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For the second straight season, Pine Creek has a new coach. Trevor Hudson takes over as the man in charge and he is eager to get started, “Like a fat kid with a piece of cake, man. I’m excited to be here, man. I’m excited to get it in. I’m excited to just be here
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Many drivers who shop at the Walmart in Falcon are glad that the road behind it, Foxtail Meadow Lane, is currently being repaved, and that the Rolling Thunder Way intersection on the south end is part of that project. However, some drivers are unhappy that all of the mile-long
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It was the greatest moment in TCA football history. The Titans taking home their first ever state championship. “It’s crazy because you imagine it for so long when you’ve been here three years and then that moment finally hits you was like, Wow, All the summers, all the days in the weight room, all the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Next week begins three months of construction on a stretch of Woodmen Road, primarily between Academy Boulevard and Interstate 25. During a Thursday morning briefing near the Woodmen/Academy interchange, officials detailed the two upcoming projects. The first starts Monday with repairs to the Woodmen overpass across Academy Boulevard, and to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Texas Roadhouse is a popular and busy restaurant, one that’s not easy to get into because of traffic and limited parking. But earlier this week, access was more difficult for a good reason, welcomed by customers, delivery drivers, and business owners. A paving crew arrived Monday to repair worsening
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Numerous citizens have asked when projects on Galley Road, one of which started early last year, will end the road closures and detours they’ve endured. Galley cuts through several neighborhoods and is a convenient east-west route for drivers between Academy and Powers boulevards, but citizens have been frustrated by the
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Signs marking the decrease of traffic speed to a maximum of 45 mph are in place along part of Mesa Ridge Parkway on the north side of town, as the change becomes official on Monday. The reduced speed will cover three miles of the busy parkway (State Highway 16) between Interstate
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The Colorado Springs Switchbacks kicked off August in style as they beat Lexington SC 3-1 on Friday night at Weidner Field. Switchbacks captain Matt Mahoney scored two goals in the match.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Foxtail Meadow Road is only a quarter of a mile long, but it’s a popular shortcut for drivers to and from a Walmart and other businesses in a shopping center. The road is in poor condition, so the county will close the road for at least two weeks, starting
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Road Warrior has occasionally reported on complaints from viewers about cracked or damaged sidewalks taking a long time to be repaired. However, on a high point overlooking the downtown skyline, it’s a vanishing sidewalk segment that has homeowners concerned. The problem area is on a bend at the intersection
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Concern about traffic backups at two intersections along the congested Mesa Ridge Parkway (State Highway 16) corridor on the north side of town has led authorities to lower the 55 mph speed limit to improve safety. Beginning Monday, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will permanently reduce the limit to 45
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) – Shoppers in Fountain, start your engines – and your grocery lists! King Soopers has officially opened the doors to its newest store in Fountain on Wednesday, July 30. The new 122,000-square-foot location is at 6255 Sawcut Point, near the intersection of Mesa Ridge Parkway and Syracuse Street. The store marks the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Nearly two months after a rockfall mitigation project in Ute Pass, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has started a similar project to control erosion in the winding mountain corridor. Work began on Monday and will affect eastbound traffic on six miles of US 24 between Chipita Park and
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University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders reveals that he had bladder cancer and that he is now cancer free. He will coach the Buffs in the fall.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Officials revealed that their weeklong pothole repair saturation effort in late June resulted in using nearly three times more asphalt than normally used during an entire summer. Crews used 1,300 tons of asphalt to fill 1,500 potholes across town; the city’s Bureau of Public Works deployed four crews instead of five
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After a year of preparations, neighbors along two parallel southwest side streets are finally seeing repaving work happen. As part of the city’s 2C expanded street paving program, crews are laying fresh asphalt this week on a 1.5-mile stretch of Cheyenne Boulevard, between Cresta Road and the roundabout at the
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