DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Field Office confirmed with KRDO that they’ve received numerous reports of swatting incidents at schools across Colorado. According to the FBI Denver, the reports came in Monday of an active shooter at schools. Below is the statement: The FBI is aware of numerous swatting incidents
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From student to teacher, a D-11 educator’s journey has truly come full circle. The school district recently posted a picture of Ms. Chelsea Lewis to their social media page. Lewis is a first-grade teacher at Grant Elementary here in Colorado Springs. In the photo, she’s holding up a picture of herself in the first-grade, standing
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Some college students study abroad. But one local high schooler is going overseas. And his ambitions are big. Nawras Al Lami is a junior at Widefield High. He wants to be a doctor. And next summer he’s going to Vietnam for two weeks to shadow doctors through the FutureDocs Abroad program. Nawras has big dreams
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Ute Pass Elementary School students are truly in harmony to start the school year. First graders at the Cascade school were recently posted online singing with music teacher Ian Ferguson. But the sing-along during the morning announcements is nothing atypical. It’s a daily tradition that Mr. Ferguson has been doing with all students at the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Ahead of the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Pueblo Community College (PCC) students walked the same number of stairs first responders climbed that day. Fire science students Eleven years ago, students in the Fire Science Club came up with the idea to honor the lives lost by
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Every morning, you’ll find Mike Hendrick on the corner of Bridle Oaks Lane and Rock Bridge Circle, outside of The Da Vinci Academy. He’s hard to miss. He has a stop sign in hand and a smile on his face. Every student on the street knows his name. “Simply put
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District is inviting the community to its 11th Annual Latina Voices. According to a press release, the event will feature a performance by world-renowned soprano opera singer Cecilia Violetta Lopez. Cecilia Violetta Lopez, Courtesy of the PPLD In addition to singing, she’ll be speaking
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– According to the Washington Post, leisure reading in the United States is at an all-time low. In fact, it has fallen 30% since 2004. September 6 is nationally recognized as Read a Book Day, a day to encourage people to pick out a book they enjoy and spend part of the
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RYE, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been more than 15 years since Rye High School (RHS) had a field marching band. Now, RHS Music Director Ian Watson is working to rebuild the program from scratch with the hope of eventually returning the band to its State 1A Championship Status. Watson told KRDO that Rye High is
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Pikes Peak State College officials say the college tackling the state’s health care crisis by offering free college degrees and certifications by utilizing a grant from Care Forward Colorado. The initiative was made possible by Senate Bill 22-226, which dedicated $26 million in state recovery dollars to train healthcare workers
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Healthy School Meals for All campaign is underway in Colorado Springs. Thursday morning, an event was held at The Hillside Hub to kick off the campaign. “This is a ballot initiative that will help ensure all of our students in public education in Colorado have access to free and
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WASHINGTON D.C. (KRDO) — Wednesday morning, President Joe Biden announced his administration’s plan for forgiving student debt for some borrows. Below is a look at the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Debt Plan: Forgiving Debt:$20,000 if you went to college on Pell Grants$10,000 if you didn’t receive Pell Grants Forgiveness only applies to people who make
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– UCCS is prioritizing the well-being of their student-athletes. This year, all 350 student-athletes will be participating in a pilot program centered around mental health. UCCS is one of just five NCAA institutions to receive an NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant. It’s called the Mountain Lion Strong Program and focuses
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Some big changes are coming to Pikes Peak Community College this fall semester, beginning Monday, August 29. The school will now be going by the name Pikes Peak State College and have new programs. School officials say the name reflects the expansion into offering Bachelor’s Degrees and diverse programs that
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — A committee member working to recall multiple Woodland Park school board members was officially charged Monday in a Teller County courtroom. Samantha Peck, 41, is charged with two counts of attempting to influence a public servant and filing a false police report with the Woodland Park Police Department. According to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As the school year kicks off, the bus driver shortage continues to be an issue for districts across the U.S., and even here in southern Colorado. Academy District 20 in Colorado Springs is now offering an incentive program to help with shortages in its own transportation department. Beginning this school
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Summer doesn’t officially end for another month or so, but it’s technically over for school districts 11 and 20, the city’s largest. KRDO District 20 led the way by welcoming grades kindergarten through 6 and grade 9 Monday, with the remaining grades returning Tuesday; District 11 is on a similar
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Tuesday afternoon, Pueblo County School District 70 reported multiple schools were placed on exterior lockdown. According to the district’s Facebook, Pueblo West High Schoo was placed on lockdown around 11:30 a.m. Skyview Middle School and Sierra Vista Elementary School were placed on an exterior lockdown “as a precautionary measure” just
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Jenny Schumaker knew today would come. But she admits the journey hasn’t been easy. “The beginning is very hard. No one wants that diagnosis.” Her daughter, Bexley, was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. A lot was up in the air. “She’ll take her pills, she swallows them, and then
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo (KRDO) — Friday, Pueblo County Sheriff’s School Resource Officers conducted an active threat training to prepare for any possible incidents in the upcoming school year. The training happened at Pueblo County High School and included a group of SROs. According to Lieutenant Christopher Kilpatrick, they were drilled on the most up-to-date training. The
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