PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Two weeks after a teenage boy was shot to death at a skate park, police revealed new, increased enforcement measures for curfews in city parks and other public gathering spots. Police found the boy, whose name has not been released, dead near the Sgt. Blake A. Harris Skateboard Park, in City
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A seven-hour public hearing ended Tuesday night with the Colorado Springs City Council rejecting an appeal by opponents trying to stop construction of the Launchpad Apartments, a project intended to build 50 units of affordable, below-market-rate apartments on the west side of town. The city’s Planning Commission recently approved the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — How common is a retirement ceremony for a dog? Not unusual when the dog is Taz, a member of the El Paso County Sheriff Office’s K9 unit, and helps fight crime, enforce laws and apprehend suspects. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Taz received a cheeseburger cake and toys Tuesday during
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Several hundred people overlooked stormy skies and some light rain Monday evening to attend a celebration of the city’s recent designation as the permanent home of U.S. Space Command. KRDO The Colorado Springs Chamber & Economic Development Corporation sponsored the free public event from 5 p.m. until; 6 p.m. at
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The fact that a state trooper recently had to jump off a bridge to avoid being hit by a suspected drunk driver is an indication to authorities that too many people are ignoring the state’s “Slow Down, Move Over” law. Colorado State Patrol The law, which became effective in 2017,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – This spring, a month after a Doherty High School student died when she was hit by a car in a crosswalk near the school, city engineers rushed to install a school zone around the school along busy Barnes Road. KRDO The school zone involved installing three signs with flashing lights,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County currently has eight Veterans of Foreign Wars posts spread out between Monument and Calhan, but the nonprofit organization is now working with veterans in the Falcon area to open a post there. KRDO The VFW is a veterans service organization consisting of eligible veterans and military service members from
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Police are searching for an unidentified man accused of crawling through a woman’s bedroom window, attacking her, and then trying to take her with him. Officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department responded at 11:25 p.m. Thursday to a reported home invasion in the 1400 block of Custer Avenue —
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Crews remained at the Fossil Beds Fire overnight Wednesday and through Thursday as they continued working to build a solid line around the entire fire. According to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, the fire began Wednesday afternoon near the area of Manchester Place and County Road 42, known to locals
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: At the end of a meeting that didn’t finish until just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, the City Council voted unanimously to uphold an appeal from neighbors to reject the proposed Kettle Creek North development. Councilman Mike O’Malley was excused from the vote. The proposal had been unresolved for several
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) worked to curb illegal activity under the Interstate 25 overpass between Nevada Avenue and Tejon Street at the Park and Ride on Tejon Street, following multiple citizen complaints. KRDO The HOT stated that they have been receiving citizen complaints
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The City of Manitou Springs announced Monday that it will build a a second water tank to enhance its storage capabilities for residents in the area. KRDO toured the project area Tuesday. City of Manitou Springs The water infrastructure project comes in support from the State of Colorado Department of Local
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Commission formed three summers ago in the wake of nationwide protests against police after a Minneapolis man, George Floyd, died while in police custody. KRDO But the current version of the LETAC is responding to a challenge from the City Council to be more
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation is making money available for communities that applied for projects designed to improve to biking and walking access through town. CDOT is awarding $42 million to 37 communities as part of its Transportation Alternatives Program; eight southern Colorado communities are included. CDOT Among the local
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Six weeks after taking office, Mayor Yemi Mobolade held the first of what he promises will be monthly media briefings to detail the progress of his objectives for his first 100 days in office. KRDO Mobolade spoke for around 45 minutes and took questions from his office at the City
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Being a witness in a criminal court proceeding can be unsettling for adults testifying. Imagine the effect on a child. KRDO “Age three and younger is usually considered too young, but unfortunately we’ve occasionally had children ages four and five,” said El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen. “Around twice
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Today, we are asking authorities where they stand in repairing damage caused by flooding from rainstorms in late June and early July. KRDO We’re also checking into how many road closures and detours remain in place that still could be affecting neighbors and traffic. KRDO This is a developing
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EL PASO COUTY, Colo. (KRDO) — For the third time this summer, local kids received awards for being calm and helpful during stressful situations in which lives of family members were saved. The Security Fire Department will presented two boys — Liam Gordon and Daniel Wutzke — with 911 Hero Awards during a ceremony Monday
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — “A Summer to Remember” is the theme of the upcoming county fair, starting Saturday and continuing through next weekend at the county fairgrounds. KRDO Along with the traditional agricultural and livestock exhibits which have been the backbone of the fair since 1905, visitors can choose from other entertainment such
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen confirmed that a woman on the social media site YouTube acquired graphic photos of the autopsy of Gannon Stauch, 11, a boy who lived in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood and whose murdered body was found in Florida three years ago. RELATED: Letecia Stauch
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