COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — More than 2,000 Starbucks workers in 112 stores across the country went on strike Thursday. In Colorado, that included locations in Colorado Springs, Denver, Greeley, and Superior. The protest coincides with Starbucks’ “Red Cup Day,” when the company gives out reusable holiday cups with certain drink purchases. A union worker
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police are trying to determine whether the same person used a gun to rob two fast-food eateries at their drive-thru windows within 20 minutes Wednesday night. KRDO According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), the first robbery was reported around 8 p.m. at the Burger King on South Academy
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The Colorado College hockey team will host St. Cloud State this weekend at Robson Arena. The Tigers are currently third in the NCHC standings.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — One person was pulled from the wreckage of an accident after a car landed in a drainage channel near Palmer Park. The Colorado Springs Fire Department reported the crash just after 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Multiple fire units were on the scene. At 9:50 a.m., CSFD said one person was pulled
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — City leaders and business owners are looking for more solutions to the issue of transients and people experiencing homelessness downtown after a proposed City Council ordinance was denied by a 4-3 vote this week. The so-called “Sit-Lie” ordinance would have covered the downtown commercial district and banned sleeping, sitting or lying
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After multiple rate hikes, Colorado Springs Utilities customers might be getting some relief. Wednesday, the utility company announced a proposal to lower utility bills by $30 a month. This comes just a week after the Colorado Springs City Council approved a water and waste-water rate increase. That is set to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An investigation is underway after a 63-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis died while in Colorado Springs police custody. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), the Communications Center received a 911 call at 4:41 p.m. Tuesday reporting a man experiencing a “mental health episode.” This was at
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews are working to fix an outage near a busy intersection in the Stratmoor area. According to county officials, the traffic lights at S. Academy Blvd. and Venetucci Blvd. are down as of 5 p.m. Officials ask people to avoid the area while crews work.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO)– The number of people needing food assistance in El Paso County and across Colorado continues to increase. According to the Colorado Department of Human Services, between 2019 and 2022, the caseload in El Paso County increased by 22%. Now, El Paso County DHS says it’s experiencing a backlog in distributing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to reports of a grass fire Wednesday afternoon. According to the CSFD, the grass fire is near E. Fountain Blvd. and S. Union Blvd. CSFD told KRDO the fire was small, and crews were working on containment. This is a developing story.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday afternoon, reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at a second scene in the Colorado Springs area came in. Just after 1 p.m., the FBI confirmed with KRDO agents were conducting a court-authorized activity in support of an ongoing investigation in the Security-Widefield area. This was near
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation was reported in Colorado Springs Tuesday afternoon. According to officials, the FBI is conducting court-authorized activity in support of an ongoing investigation in the 2600 block of Caramillo Street. At this time, the FBI told KRDO that further details couldn’t be provided. KRDO is working
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County commissioners did what the county’s planning commission recently could not; agree to approve a preliminary plan to build hundreds of homes and a luxury resort hotel at the existing Flying Horse North subdivision in Black Forest. KRDO The 3-1 vote came just before 7:30 p.m.; Commissioner Longinos
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Palmer Ridge High School was our week eight winner of the Pikes Peak State College Friday Night Blitz Spirit Award plaque. On Tuesday afternoon, Ridge Rage accepted the plaque on behalf of the school.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews responded Tuesday evening to a reported fire in Colorado Springs. According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department, the fire was reported at 3030 N. El Paso St., just north of E. Fillmore St. Engine 6 reported heavy smoke coming from a structure at 6:18 p.m. CSFD said this is
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A Colorado Springs driver now facing charges for the death of 44 year old cyclist Jocelyn Harris.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs has now broken the record for traffic deaths in a single year after another pedestrian was killed Monda night. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, officers were notified that a man was hit and killed by a vehicle on S. Academy Blvd. around 9:30 p.m. CSPD said
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The 28-year-old man accused of killing his high school coworker pleaded not guilty Tuesday in court. In June, the body of 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw was found in the backroom of a Colorado Springs Walgreens. Her accused killer, 28-year-old Joshua Johnson, was found and taken into custody by Colorado State Patrol
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — The U.S. Air Force Academy is mourning the loss of a captain who died while on official duty from the Academy for advanced training. According to the USAFA, 31-year-old Capt. Morgan Taylor of Phillipsburg, N.J., was killed in a car accident Saturday. The accident happened on I-70 east
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Salvation Army is recruiting bell ringers for their Red Kettle Campaign. Friday, Nov. 18 is the kickoff. There will be 60 red kettle locations across El Paso County by Black Friday ranging from businesses such as Walgreens, Safeway, Walmart, and more. The Salvation Army is hoping to raise $200,000
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