COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs police and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a string of armed robberies Tuesday morning. There were no reported injuries. According to police, officers responded to a robbery alarm at a business in the 5300 block of Airport Road. Police say that three armed male suspects
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — KRDO13’s The Road Warrior continues to follow the process of repairing a two-mile stretch of Myers Road in the Hanover community southeast of Fountain. A month ago, the segment between Peyton Highway and Finch Road literally fell apart after weather extremes that ranged from snow and sub-zero cold to
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Town officials are currently accepting contractor bids for repaving fore than a dozen streets this summer. Officials said that the bidding process closes in two weeks and they will then decide who gets the paving contract. One of the worst — and longest stretches — are four blocks of Sutherland
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) —We’re learning more about what a water vault is, what it does and the traffic impacts of the $12 million Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) project along Academy Boulevard between Meadowland Boulevard and Flintridge Drive. Academy traffic in the area is down to one lane southbound and two lanes northbound, with all
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews are taking advantage of spring break for Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 by starting a three-week effort to perform maintenance on two bridges in the area. Work began Wednesday on the Cresta Road bridge over Cheyenne Creek, at the intersection of Cresta and Cheyenne Roads, near The Broadmoor in
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Wind-driven snow that fell Tuesday night turned into ice and led to the closure of US 24 between Constitution Avenue, east to the town of Limon, for much of Wednesday before it reopened at 3 p.m. Some local traffic was allowed to travel westbound into Colorado Springs but only
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -A former Little League treasurer accused of stealing $123,000 from a Colorado Springs Little League was a no-show in El Paso County court Tuesday morning. Michele Gorr was due for a plea hearing that had already been rescheduled from last month. Gorr’s attorney, Patricia Perello, asked the judge to delay the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Many citizens who have complained about the noise, speeding, and danger associated with illegal street racing may not be aware that a statewide organization is working to put a stop to the crime. The Street Racing Working Group (SRWG) was formed in 2017 and now has more than 300 members
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Top prep playoff performances for the week of March 12th.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Many drivers were surprised and frustrated when Las Vegas Street, under the quartet of bridges under Circle Drive, occasionally closed as a safety measure during construction. The previous closures lasted for part of a day or a full day, but the latest closure continues for a full week — starting
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s not unusual for 18-wheelers to blow over onto their sides during high wind alert days on southern Colorado, and Monument experienced some of the strongest winds Monday. Fortunately, KRDO13 is not aware of any overturning. Some drivers likely stopped to wait out the wind at one of several local truck
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The Falcon boys basketball team fell to Green Mountain in the Class 5A Final Four on Friday night. The Falcons lost 77-67.
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The Mesa Ridge boys basketball team won’t get a chance to repeat as State Champions. The Grizzlies lost to Windsor in the Class 5A Final Four on Friday night. As Mesa Ridge lost to Windsor 71-62.
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The CSCS girls basketball team fell short of reaching the Class 3A title game. As the Lions lost to Resurrection Christian 39-31 in the Class 3A semifinal on Friday morning.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — As the second day of the Meridian Fire drags on, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) said Friday afternoon that they are a few active hot spots burning. Residents could see active flames, though crews are working diligently to quell them. As of 1:18 P.M., EPSO says Franceville
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It may be hard to believe because it feels like the Colorado Springs Switchbacks just finished cleaning up all of the confetti off of Weidner Field, after they won the USL Championship. After a short off-season, the Switchbacks season is already underway.
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For the first time in school history, Pine Creek will play in the Final Four. “It’s just really cool to see everybody come together and just be happy for this exciting time,” says Pine Creek forward Brooklyn Stewart. It’s an exciting time for the Eagles, “A lot of people have been saying, congratulations and everybody’s been super
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been a month since extreme weather changes created widespread damage on Myers Road in the Hanover community southeast of Fountain, but county officials have announced a plan to make repairs. Dan Gerhard, the project manager, said that the $300,000, two-phase effort will start next Tuesday on a two-mile
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The Pine Creek unified basketball team played El Paso County Search and Rescue in a charity basketball game on Tuesday afternoon at Pine Creek High School. The money raised went to the Special Olympics Polar Plunge and the Pine Creek Unified teams.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Bonforte Boulevard is one of the city’s older streets, three miles long on the northeast side of town between US 50 East and the south end of the CSU-Pueblo campus, north of Highway 47. It also has sections that are in rough shape; so rough that they required emergency repairs. “The
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