MONUMENT, Colo. — It wasn’t so much what Colorado Gov. Jared Polis did, but how he did it — and now, state Republican leaders are upset. Sen. Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, became one of the most outspoken critics Tuesday, joining others who said Polis shouldn’t have issued an executive order to bypass the legislative process and
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Homeless advocates in Colorado Springs say they’re concerned about predictions by experts that the COVID-19 pandemic will increase homelessness between 40% and 45% nationally. That fact is particularly worrisome because advocates confess they already lack enough resources to fully address the current level of homelessness. But two projects — one recently completed and another in
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SALIDA, Colo. (KRDO) – The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office widened its search area Friday as authorities spent a sixth day looking for missing Suzanne Morphew. Morphew, 49, reportedly left her home in Maysville — between Salida and Monarch — to go on a bike ride Sunday, and never returned. On Friday, search teams expanded their
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Memorial Day weekend — the start of Colorado’s popular whitewater rafting season — is just two weeks away. But with the state’s continuing safer-at-home order, outfitters are wondering if officials will relax health restrictions and allow those businesses to reopen. Most outfitters earn most of their money during the season’s
Continue Reading UPDATE 5/14/2020: The reward money for any information leading to the discovery of Suzanne Morphew has been doubled from $100,000 to $200,000. According to the Facebook group ‘Find Suzanne Morphew’, the reward was increased thanks to a large donation made from a friend of the Morphew family. Original Post: CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The
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Redesigning 150-year-old Antlers Park in downtown Colorado Springs to reduce loitering and camping by the homeless will take a step closer to reality Thursday. The city’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Advisory Board will meet to consider a preliminary version of the preferred option to improve the park, located behind the Antlers Hotel. Few people
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Because of an expected $3 billion in state revenue this year and next because of the coronavirus pandemic, there will be less funding for education — and that means hard decisions ahead for local public school districts. Lewis-Palmer School District 38, in the Monument area, is preparing to bite the bullet by cutting 15% of
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About 25 people suddenly found themselves homeless Friday after authorities ordered them to move out of a large house on Wood Avenue, just north of the Colorado College campus. It’s the same house where an unidentified man died three months ago under suspicious circumstances. That death is unrelated to the current situation at the house.
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To help bring more business to food truck vendors and more meal options to commercial truck drivers, vendors are now allowed to operate at eight selected rest areas along Colorado highways. “I think it’s a great idea,” said trucker Osvaldo Gracia. “We can’t get into some places at certain times. Go to Carl’s Jr., you
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In the three weeks since the Pueblo City Council approved allocating $5 million to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 500 business owners have requested applications for funding. According to the home page of the city website, the program is suspended and no more applications are being accepted. The city sent applications
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It’s been a week since Colorado’s transition from “Stay at Home” to “Safer at Home” orders began, and officials in Colorado Springs held a news conference to reveal that large numbers of people were violating social distancing recommendations at city parks. On Tuesday, a city Parks and Recreation official said the amount of voluntary compliance
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department says two teenagers are now facing murder charges for the death of a 44-year-old woman who was found last week in her Banning Lewis Ranch home. One of the suspects in the murder had been released on bond for aggravated cruelty to animals because he
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With the nature of wildfires often requiring fire crews to work closely together, preventing the spread of the coronavirus among firefighters may seem a difficult task. The frequency of fires early in the 2020 season further raises concern: Bent County has had two fires this week, and three since early April; another fire is currently
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The coronavirus pandemic first produced a run on toilet paper and hand sanitizer that continues today. Now, officials fear the same thing has happened — or will happen — with beef supplies in grocery stores. Many shoppers have found little to no beef, or a limited selection, at stores. According
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On Monday, KRDO NewsChannel 13 showed you how the first day of Colorado’s transition from the governor’s “Stay at Home” order to his “Safer at Home” order led to crowds that were too large at some area parks, trails and open spaces. At Helen Hunt Falls and North Cheyenne Cañon Park in particular, so many
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Almost overshadowed by the worldwide coronavirus pandemic is the start of this year’s peak wildfire season in Colorado. Currently burning is the 83-acre #560 fire near Cheesman Reservoir in Jefferson County, believed to be the state’s first significant wildfire of 2020. The cause of that fire is unknown but was 100% contained as of Tuesday
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(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) Colorado’s transition from the strict “Stay at Home” order to the new “Safer at Home” order allows for slightly relaxed restrictions as protection from the coronavirus pandemic. But are people taking advantage of the situation? On Monday, a KRDO NewsChannel 13 crew found brisk business at stores and big crowds at parks,
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The Fremont County town of Cañon City hasn’t escaped the economic struggles that have affected so many small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Mayor Ashley Smith sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis, asking for more help for local merchants. Smith said that of the businesses remaining open, most are receiving no more
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What began as a Facebook group of concerned citizens has grown to more than 8,300 members in three days and a planned Sunday demonstration to oppose statewide health orders intended to control the spread of the coronavirus. The movement of business owners, citizens and activists will hold a Rally to ReOpen Colorado, starting at 1
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In the past week, there have been 23 public complaints made about the lack of social distancing at city parks. And 19 of those complaints were made specifically about the pickleball courts at Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs, an official said Tuesday. Karen Palus, director of Parks, Recreation and
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