COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Die-hard fans of the Thunderbirds, the Air Force’s demonstration squadron, couldn’t believe it when it happened last year, and they expressed more disbelief and frustration when it happened again on Thursday. Adverse weather conditions led officials to cancel the annual post-commencement air show, except for the traditional flyover above the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Thursday could produce the busiest graduation day traffic in recent memory around the north gate of the Air Force Academy (AFA). Since last year’s event, the construction of new roundabouts between the gate, the new Hotel Polaris, and the just-opened new Visitors Center has been completed. The roundabouts are designed
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COORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Similar to last summer’s pothole “blitz” in Pueblo, officials in Colorado Springs plan to start a pothole “surge,” or saturation patrol, for a more aggressive response to patching potholes. It’s a very, very big deal,” said Corey Farkas, the city’s manager for public works operations and maintenance. The surge starts
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs police say they’re searching for a suspect after a fight left a man unconscious and bleeding near the Territory Days festival on Sunday. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), at around 4:24 p.m. on May 24, officers received a report of a disturbance near the intersection
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Every high school class across the country has a valedictorian and a salutatorian, but how often are those positions earned by identical twins? This weekend, Eva and Ella Paddock added their names to that exclusive list. Ella, the valedictorian, and Eva, the salutatorian. “We’re always like striving to be the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Yellow police tape and a swarm of police cars took over the 7/11 gas station along 21st Street on Sunday afternoon. Colorado Springs Police confirm one person is dead after a shooting. One person is in custody in connection with the shooting. They have not been publicly identified and we’re
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Drivers on the city’s southwest side have been without a popular shortcut under I-25 between the Broadmoor World Arena and the south end of Janitell Road since February 2024. Officials closed the one-way, single-lane Willwood Tunnel for safety reasons — explaining that there was too much traffic congestion from drivers
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As organizers prepare for the annual Territory Days festival on Memorial Day weekend, city officials are planning to make safety upgrades that could improve the atmosphere for that event, and for other future gatherings along bustling West Colorado Avenue. On Wednesday, officials gathered to announce the plan for safety improvements
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says its homicide unit is investigating after a body was found in a motel room Wednesday morning. According to the department, at around 11:37 a.m. on May 20, officers were called to a motel in the 1700 block of South Nevada Avenue to investigate
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A pedestrian in a wheelchair died the morning of Sunday, May 10, after being struck by a commercial bus at the intersection of Powers Boulevard and Astrozon Boulevard. Officers say the collision happened when the pedestrian was traveling southbound in the right-hand turn lane of Powers Boulevard, shutting down southbound
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The latest phase in the $11 million Park Vista drainage improvements project will allow traffic to resume on a street that’s been closed since last October. The closure of a block of Hopeful Drive was to replace a bridge over Templeton Gap Creek, and dry weather helped crews finish the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Students and their combat robots came from across the country to Mesa Ridge High School this weekend for the National Robotics Championship Competition. “This isn’t just a robotics competition — it’s a real-world engineering experience,” said Kathryn Wollenhaupt, board member of the Rocky Mountain Tooling & Machining Association. Over the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A motorcyclist died early Saturday in a traffic crash near the intersection of North Circle Drive and East Van Buren Street. The fatal crash occurred just before one this morning, and speed appears to be a contributing factor. The Colorado Springs Communications Center received a call reporting the crash involving
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Among the most common pothole-related questions to KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior are: Why do crews fill some, but not all of numerous potholes at an intersection, and why are pothole reports listed as “closed” when they actually still need repair. Two examples of intersection potholes are at Academy and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Academy District 20 Board of Education confirmed late Thursday night that it plans to part ways with Superintendent Jinger Haberer, after board members unanimously determined they “do not have confidence in Mrs. Haberer’s leadership moving forward.” In a statement sent to KRDO13, Board President Amy Shandy said the board intends to
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Day 1 state track and field at Jefferson County Stadium. Awesome atmosphere as we go over to the 4a girls triple jump finals, Lily Nibert of Pueblo County with a personal best of 37 feet and 2 ¾ inches, she placed fourth but it’s the sophomore Skylar Angelidis from Palmer High School getting a personal
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Northbound traffic on part of Stone Avenue around a water main project is closed as Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) enters its fourth day of construction. CSU is replacing an iron pipe with a PVC pipe along a mile of the avenue, from just north of Fillmore Street to Winters Drive,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Mayor Yemi Mobolade’s Office is pushing back against criticism of his policy regulating the use of city resources by the Colorado Springs City Council. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: New policy allows Colorado Springs mayor to use city vehicle for personal trips, Councilmember to introduce stricter policy On Thursday, the Mayor’s Office announced
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“Because like, since I was younger, I knew I wanted to be a professional soccer player. I knew I wanted to do this forever,” says Ally Brazier. It started on fields like the Pride Complex in Falcon, Colorado, “This is where their grassroots is. It’s where they start,” says Colorado Pride founder, Candi Brooks. Brazier
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The Colorado College women’s lacrosse team defeated Rhodes College 20-7 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Colorado College will face Williams College in the Round of 16 on Saturday, May 16.
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