COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — United Way released its Peak Progress Quality of Life Indicators (QLI) report Wednesday morning, showing an increase in the rate of violent crimes over a five-year period. The data shows that from 2015 to 2020, violent crime rates rose by 35%. While the city’s violent crime rates were under the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, (KRDO) — The man accused of murdering a 17-year-old at a Colorado Springs Walgreens is set to go to trial. Joshua Johnson, 28, is accused of killing 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw in a back room of a Colorado Springs Walgreens in June. According to court documents previously obtained by 13 Investigates, Johnson and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is on the scene of a traffic accident at Milton E Proby and Peak Innovation. CSFD is reporting that three cars were involved. CSFD has extracted the trapped party and says only minor injuries were sustained.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates another .75%, bringing the rates to the highest level since 2008. The latest in a series of hikes is another attempt to control skyrocketing inflation. KRDO Newschannel 13’s Bart Bedsole spoke to financial expert David Chang about what this means for those
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday kicked off a two-day hiring event for service members, their families, and veterans. The event is put on by the Fort Carson Transition Assistance Program, the U.S. National Chamber of Commerce Foundation, and Hiring our Heroes. While the career fair begins Thursday, a social-networking opportunity at Fort Carson’s HUB
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Southern Colorado health experts are sounding the alarm about a severe flu season after two years of strikingly low influenza levels. Doctors are predicting an early flu start, and they’re also bracing for a potentially severe season. Australia’s flu season, which helps doctors get a sense of trends and cases,
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two police cars are damaged after a reported robbery in East Colorado Springs. Tuesday, police received a call for a reported robbery in the 3200 block of E. Platte Ave., just after 9:00 p.m. According to police, two suspects stole a large, undisclosed amount of cash and merchandise from the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pikes Peak APEX and Sam Guadagnoli Festival of Life is kicking off this weekend across Colorado Springs. Multiple locations are expected to be impacted due to these special events. The Pikes Peak APEX Thursday, Sept. 22 – Sunday, Sept. 25 Around 200 cyclists will participate in a four-day long
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday, a traffic accident is causing a delay on I-25 and South Nevada. Police say the traffic accident was reported at around 6:40 a.m. According to police, a northbound lane of Nevada and the southbound on-ramp is blocked to traffic. CSPD on scene of a traffic accident I25 and South
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An official with the Colorado Department of Transportation confirmed Tuesday that Region 2 in southern Colorado will get around 20% of the $1.7 million in funding announced last week. Region 2 Director Richard Zamora said that the money is a combination of state funding allocated by the Legislature and federal
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., (KRDO) — For National Child Passenger Safety Week, Children’s Hospital Colorado is raising awareness of the importance of child safety in car seats. According to Children Hospital Colorado, children should stay in each stage as long as possible for maximum protection. Some top installation misuses include installing a car seat too loosely,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Inside Paul Blakesley’s social studies class, history and media literacy collide. “I don’t think it’s too early to start thinking about what do I believe, what do I find important, how do I get that information, who do I listen to, what do I read,” said Blakesley. Blakesley has taught
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The 9th annual Mayor’s Young Leader Awards is celebrating the outstanding achievements of young professionals aged 40 and under. These professionals are making a positive impact through their professional and volunteer activities in Colorado Springs. On Oct. 27, one winner will be selected from each of the following categories during
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The annual Cool Science festival comes back to Colorado Springs Saturday, Sept. 24. with a goal of making science fun. “We look at this as what’s often referred to as informal education,” Cool Science Board President Ron Furstenau said. “We’re trying to give them things beyond what they could get
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a working fire north of W. Filmore St. The department first reported light smoke showing from an apartment unit at 3129 Sinton Rd. #ColoradoSpringsFire is on scene of a #workingfire at 3129 Sinton Rd. Engine 9 is on scene reporting light smoke showing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Monday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife of the southeast region announced that its offices are experiencing a temporary phone outage in Colorado Springs. If you have an emergency, you’re asked to call 911. You may also email them at dnr_cpw_area14colospgs@state.co.us. The phone outage at @COParksWildlife’s Southeast Region headquarters in #ColoradoSprings continues.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Tuesday, the Colorado Springs Police Department announced a woman who had been missing for more than a week was found. According to CSPD, 59-year-old Leonor Enriquez was found and is safe. She was first reported missing by her family on Sept. 11 when she disappeared while taking a walk.
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DENVER (KRDO) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Field Office and Colorado Springs law enforcement is investigating multiple reports of swatting incidents across schools in Southern Colorado. Monday, FBI Denver confirmed with KRDO that they’ve received many reports of an active shooter at schools in Colorado. Statement below: The FBI is aware of numerous
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For the second straight year, D-11 appears to have the best school counselors in the state. D-11 announced recently that the Colorado School Counseling Association selected three D-11 counselors as the Counselor of the Year for Colorado. Cassidy Bristol was selected as the Elementary School Counselor of the Year; she’s at Wilson Elementary. Sarah Clapham
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The Department of Veterans Affairs released a new report on veteran suicide Monday. It’s a major development in the effort to prevent veteran suicide, because the VA hasn’t released any updated data since 2019, leading many veterans groups to complain that there was no way of knowing whether they were making progress in bringing down
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