U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — This week the graduating senior Air Force Academy cadets completed their final exams and celebrated with a USAFA tradition; jumping into the Terrazzo Air Garden fountains. Congratulations to the soon-to-be graduates!
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A new self-service kiosk is letting residents in the Fountain area easily renew their vehicle registration closer to their homes. The announcement comes from the Clerk and Recorder’s Office who stated the new kiosk will be available inside the Safeway store located at the 6900 Block of Mesa Ridge Parkway.
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The Colorado Springs School recently held a ‘Market Day’ to help young students understand what it takes to become an entrepreneur. And they got help from a local business owner. With the help of Christina Voreadis, owner of Go Fish, a food truck in Colorado Springs, first-graders got a hands-on lesson on what it’s like
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The City of Manitou Springs is asking residents and visitors to conserve water due to limited water from their water treatment facility. As of now, the City is only able to treat limited water due to heavy rainfall and is urging residents and visitors to keep this in mind from
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Following a three-year hiatus, the City of Colorado Springs and Colorado Springs Utilities are returning with its Pikes Peak Water Children’s Festival. The event will occur Friday, May 19, at 9:30 a.m. at the UCCS Cybersecurity Center. Over 500 4th and 5th grade students attending the festival will learn about
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Nationally, there were 161 high school students named a Presidential Scholar this year. One of them is from Colorado Springs. Dana Ko, who is graduating from Pine Creek High School with a 4.74 GPA is the only local student to receive the prestigious honor this year. The award recognizes academic success, a commitment to community
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday night, the Woodland Park school board voted to extend the contract of controversial superintendent Ken Witt. Dozens of community members turned out for the meeting, many voicing frustration over the decision, and many having to stand outside the building after the meeting room filled to maximum capacity. “You hired
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — One person was taken to a hospital Wednesday morning following a multi-vehicle crash near Rampart High School. The Colorado Springs Police Department said the crash involved three vehicles, all single occupants, at the intersection of Lexington Dr. and N. Union Blvd. One person was taken to a hospital as a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Teachers with the Pikes Peak School of Expeditionary Learning are adding a new kind of course to their curriculum for students, and it comes in partnership with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum (USOPM). Third and fourth-grade teachers with the Pikes Peak School are adopting “Becoming Your Personal Best
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BOULDER, Colo. (KRDO) – In an impressive scientific feat, students at the University of Colorado Boulder have helped solve scientists’ most burning question about the sun: How does the star’s outermost sphere get so hot? Research began at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and a team of physicists recruited roughly 995 undergraduate and graduate
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On the dawn of yet what many are hoping to be another successful fundraiser, Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado continues to be a beacon of shining light, filling a gap for many young students. Junior Achievement has been around for more than 100 years. It is a non-profit that has helped young people understand the
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention & Control (DFPC) is hosting a Wildland Fire Incident Management/ Response exercise near the Royal Gorge. The exercise started Monday afternoon and continues through Wednesday. KRDO The exercise is happening behind the Gorge, on the burn scar of the July 2020 YMCA Fire that
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — This week is marking the start of Colorado Teacher Appreciation Week and it’s an ideal time to show teachers just how much we appreciate all of the hard work they do for students, families, and their communities. In honor of the celebratory week, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) is giving
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo (KRDO) — This week is marking the end of the Federal COVID-19 declaration, with the Biden Administration stopping the public health emergency on Thursday, May 11, and it’s coming with some changes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), for more than a year now, the pandemic has been on a downward
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fort Carson Education Center is hosting its annual Education Fair to help people get enrolled to reach their education goals. The event will take place at the William Reed Special Events Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, May 8. The Education Fair will see over 40
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Department of Public Works (DPW) hosted a Career Day with School District 49 to allow students to gain hands-on experience. During Friday’s career day, a group of ten high school seniors visited four different stations around DPW. KRDO Those stations included: Operating a backhoeWorking with
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — The Woodland Park School District launched a new program for students and families to expand options for education. The “Total Opportunity Initiative” allows families to choose any school in the district for their children, regardless of zip code. This would also expand bus routes so that all students can have
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PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo West High School Students and staff are hard at work putting together the Unified Prom meant to bring Pueblo County teens with disabilities together. “It is just so much fun just to see them out there enjoying themselves,” said Lindsey Moore, Student Council Sponsor at Pueblo West High School.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KRDO) — Thursday, Colorado State University workers rallied at the CSU Fort Collins campus for fair standards, pay, and treatment. The rally started at noon outside a University Board of Governors meeting. Three Colorado State University-Pueblo employees made their way up north for the rally to speak to the board about the
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A Vanguard 8th-grader is grabbing national attention for her artwork that some are considering a masterpiece. Amanosi Agebdor spent nearly an entire semester working on a self-portrait made of charcoal. In the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, her drawing won a regional Gold Key Award; nationally it took home a national Silver Award; she also
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