COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A 620,000 square foot Coca-Cola plant is coming to Colorado Springs, according to the local chamber. The Colorado Springs Chamber & Economic Development Corporation says it’s heading to Peak Innovation Park, which is near the airport and features other corporations like Amazon. “Swire Coca-Cola, USA’s manufacturing investment speaks to the strength of our
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A religious leader in Colorado Springs has been excommunicated by the Vatican, according to an announcement posted to his congregation’s website. Anthony D. Ward, who presides as Bishop for Servants of the Holy Family, said that he received a letter from the Diocese of Colorado Springs saying that he had
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department shares a warning on carfentanil being found in the community, a drug estimated to be 10,000 times stronger than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl. CSPD says in 2025, their narcotics unit has seized over 700,000 fentanyl pills, and since September, nearly 28,000 of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The City of Colorado Springs reports that a new housing assessment highlighted a housing shortage of more than 27,000 units as of 2023. According to the city, it projects a need for 60,034 additional homes by 2035, which would double the community’s annual production pace. The assessment goes on to say
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Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story stated that Springs Rescue Mission is offering new emergency warming shelters in response to the weather, but in fact, homeless members of the community can receive shelter every day of the year. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Cold, bitter nights are here to stay, and a local
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – On Saturday night, nearly 100 floats took to the streets of Downtown Colorado Springs. The annual Festival of Lights Parade marked its 41st year with inflatable Santas and jolly faces in the crowd. KRDO13 spoke with festival-goers who enjoy the tradition each year, as well as those experiencing it for
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department is rolling out a new tool to slow down speeders, and it will be in action on Monday. It’s called the Automated Vehicle Identification System, and the CSPD says this is new technology to Colorado Springs, but it’s proven to increase road safety in other
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police say on Friday, a man on the registered sex offender list confessed to a crime that had not been previously reported to law enforcement. Picture of Kendon Ray taken from the SOTAR Database. Kendon Ray, age 34, is now being held in the El Paso County jail
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says that a firefighter was hit by a car while working a multi-vehicle crash on Thursday morning. The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) says that first responders were called out to a crash on southbound I-25 by the Circle Drive exit around 9 a.m.
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Editor’s note: Like many agencies, KRDO13 does not typically report on suicides or attempted suicides unless it is a well-known figure or the circumstances are particularly unusual or publicly disruptive. In this case, the incident was publicly disruptive due to the shelter-in-place and the road closure. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Phil Long Ford of Motor City says it is collecting pet food donations for the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region this holiday season. To kick off the drive, Phil Long says it is donating a pallet of pet food, which amounts to about 2,000 pounds of food. Additionally,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Just before 10:30 a.m. Thursday, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) reopened the intersection of Stetson Hills Boulevard and Marksheffel Road after a truck slid off the road and crashed into a townhome. Our crews on scene shared images of what appeared to be a work truck that had driven
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A community vigil was held on Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Newsong Church in Colorado Springs to honor the two siblings and the father who were among the five people killed in last week’s head-on crash on Highway 83 near Franktown. Watch the full livestream of the vigil below:
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The perfect Christmastime photo op is coming up, but this one is for the furry friends. Under the Sun Dog Training and Daycare, in coordination with Revolution Mortgage, will host its 5th annual Santa Paws event, according to a company spokesperson. The event will be on Saturday, Dec. 6 at
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Police say a good Samaritan was shot after intervening and trying to stop a domestic violence assault in a Colorado Springs parking lot Saturday night. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), at 8:37 p.m. on Nov. 29, a felony domestic assault was reported in the 800 block of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – On Saturday night, temperatures in Colorado Springs dropped below freezing, and when temperatures outside get this low, it can be deadly for those without shelter. Because of that, Hope COS organized an emergency shelter at the Sanctuary Church, providing a hot meal, cots to sleep on for the night, and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The slumping economy, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the increase in online buying have gradually lessened the crush of shoppers at stores on Black Friday. While lines of buyers failed to develop at traditional places such as Walmart and Best Buy, some lines formed outside Target, JC Penney,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Ramblin Colorado Springs Casino Shuttle stop has a new home. After 20 years, the stop on 8th Street has relocated to 21st Street (about 2 miles down the road at the Fraternal Order of Eagles #143 lot) due to outside plans to develop the original location’s parking lot, a
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – In this week’s Restaurant Roundup, a local restaurant is closed again due to unsafe food practices and a breakfast spot was caught with slime mold in the ice machine. Meanwhile, two El Paso County eateries take part in the holiday spirit year-round, saying their customers are like family –
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — First, the good news: Repaving and other improvements along one of the area’s busiest corridors have now become a higher priority. The bad news, however, is that 2028 is the earliest that work will happen. Most drivers are familiar with the poor condition of the Fountain Expressway, and the east
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