COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said Friday that it will not provide traffic control during Saturday’s convoy between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, in support of former president Donald Trump. Trent Leisy According to the CSP, no traffic impacts are anticipated that would require a presence by state troopers —
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The state’s head of the GOP and two former opponents in the 3rd Congressional District race weighed in Thursday on Rep. Lauren Boebert’s decision to move to the 4th District and run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Ken Buck. KRDO The question, is why? Boebert was unavailable to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police announced Thursday that with only three days remaining in 2023, the city has 35 homicides compared to 54 at the same point last year. Why such a significant decrease? KRDO “We have been asked this a lot,” said police spokesman Ira Cronin. “It’s difficult to put a finger on
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – On December 25, the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) said that officers responded to a report of a family disturbance with weapons in the 2000 block of Elmwood Lane on the city’s south side. “We got the call just before 10:30 on Christmas night,” said Sgt. Franklyn Ortega. “It was from a
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Road crews said that they saw less snow than expected Tuesday morning in the latest winter storm to move through the Palmer Divide, between Monument and Black Forest and the Douglas County line. Public works executive director Kevin Mastin said that as of noon Tuesday, only a few inches
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Opening gifts, visiting family and friends and cooking a big meal are popular Christmas traditions — but traditions that many people are unable to enjoy. Especially nowadays with getting by harder than it’s ever been. KRDO Fortunately, the Salvation Army is always there to make Christmas a little brighter for
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The family of Yomi Perez is seeking help in finding her, saying that she’s been missing for two weeks. Perez, 42, is a retired Air Force veteran who was last seen on Dec. 10 when her dad dropped her off at the Dunkin Donuts off Academy. Her family had initially
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO ) — Thanks to the nationwide Toys for Tots program sponsored annually by the Marine Corps Reserve, Christmas will be much brighter for thousands of kids from Pueblo to the New Mexico line. Pueblo Police Department Vincent Espinoza, Toys for Tots coordinator for southern Colorado, said that 24,000 toys were distributed Friday
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department posted on its X page Saturday that it was part of a multi-jurisdictional effort that resulted in the recovery of six stolen vehicles, a stolen U-Haul truck and a stolen camping trailer. Pueblo Police Department The operation happened last week and also involved the Pueblo County and
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — A coffee shop is bucking the pandemic trend of restaurants closing on the year’s biggest holiday to give employees the day off and not making them feel obligated to work. KRDO The Olde Town Coffee Shop, at 105 Santa Fe Avenue in the downtown area, opened in May after moving into
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews are a fifth of the way through a roughly nine-month project to remove dead and dying trees from nearly 400 acres of U.S. Forest Service (USFS) land, near North Catamount Reservoir and below the summit of Pikes Peak. KRDO The joint project started in September and involves the USFS,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Mayor Yemi Mobolade held his year-end monthly briefing Tuesday and reiterated that one of his top goals is to establish a new, larger and more modern police academy and training center. KRDO Voters rejected his push last month to use $5 million in surplus tax revenue to partially finance the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Investigators revealed Monday evening that a house fire was caused by a space heater being placed too close to combustible materials. The Colorado Springs Fire Department also said that crews encountered “very heavy hoarding conditions” — belongings and items piled high inside and outside the home — that required additional resources
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The 41st year of an annual holiday event that provides food, gifts, bicycles and other items to underprivileged families was the best ever, organizers said Saturday. Bob Telmosse’ Foundation 2,400 children and 700 families benefitted from the Bob Telmosse’ Christmas Giveaway at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Palmer Park
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — With plenty to keep him busy before his annual Christmas Eve travels, St. Nicholas took time Friday to entertain families of kids and their families spending the holidays at Children’s Hospital in northeast Colorado Springs. KRDO With the help of the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, the jolly
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WALSENBURG, Colo. (KRDO) — People in Huerfano and Las Animas counties saw the sun come out and snow begin to melt late Thursday morning, after an overnight winter storm dumped a considerable amount of snow. KRDO Driving conditions improved to the point that most roads were wet, but clear of ice and snow — partly
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Some roads and driveways connecting to a ten-mile stretch of Highway 83 between Powers Boulevard and County Line Road near Monument, could be eventually closed as part of a long-range plan to improve safety along the corridor. KRDO The plan was recently presented to the El Paso County Planning
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Nearly three weeks after the latest fire at Lake Minnequa on the city’s west side, authorities are explaining a long-range plan for mitigating — or reducing — excess vegetation that has fueled several fires around the lake in recent years. KRDO Tim Trujillo, a spokesman with the Pueblo Fire Department, said
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A revised proposal for a high-rise apartment project downtown, has renewed the debate among city leaders about whether such a project would be unsightly and lock mountain views for people who live, work and visit in the area. Although the subject of an hour-long presentation during a City Council work
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The county’s Board of Commissioners officially announced their plan Friday afternoon to lower the amount of record-high property taxes levied to thousands of residents next year. Some Front Range communities have seen property assessments rise as much as 40%; in a release issued Friday morning, commissioners said that they
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