With the help of his elves and several volunteers around the district, Santa made stops at every Widefield school on Thursday to deliver toys to students. St. Nick and his team, which included the Security Fire Department, rode the school bus, delivering toys that have been donated by D-3’s annual toy drive. They also stopped
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Following a massive wind storm that left thousands in Southern Colorado without power, several school districts are forced to cancel classes Thursday due to outages Manitou Springs School District 14 was forced to cancel school for the second day in a row, but this time the cancelation was because of
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Due to extremely high winds across the Pikes Peak Region, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced a travel restriction of high-profile vehicles in El Paso County. The High Wind Restriction began at 1:20 p.m. Wednesday and is in place for all high-profile vehicles on the following state roadways in
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has collaborated with local schools to support literacy for the last five years with their Badges & Books program. This past week, it was a Widefield teacher who really stepped up alongside the program. Today’s School Buzz honors not just the Badges & Books program but also Ms. Gallagher,
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Manitou Springs School District 14 sent out a message to parents saying classes are canceled for middle and high school students Wednesday while the district investigates threats. According to the message, the district received information Tuesday evening of a possible student threatening school safety at middle school and high school
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A new magnet program at D-20 is hoping to inspire students to become teachers. And they’re getting college credits in the process. Academy D-20 is wrapping up its first semester of their Teacher Cadet Program. The goal is simple: D-20 hopes to grow their own teachers straight from their brightest students.The program is offered to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Effective Monday, Dec. 13, masks will no longer be required in Academy School District 20 and District 11. Monday, Academy School District 20 announced masks would no longer be required for students or staff while on campus. The district first implemented a mask requirement in September. The district said the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An email sent to parents and guardians of Vista Ridge High School students explained a recent spike in “assaultive behavior” on campus, according to a District 49 spokesperson. The message was sent out by Principal Jason Dalee and POWER Zone Superintendent Dan Snowberget. According to officials, POWER Zone is District
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — A juvenile was taken into custody after he was found with a weapon at Fountain Middle School. Friday morning, School Administration and School Resource Officers at Fountain Middle School were alerted that a student was possibly in possession of a weapon at school. According to the Fountain Police Department, the weapon
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)– There’s a big check going into the bank accounts of some staff in Pueblo’s School District 60. Monday, District 60 employees received an email saying some would receive a $1,000 incentive stipend if they were fully vaccinated by Nov. 10. For unvaccinated staff, however, they won’t see a dollar of that bonus.
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Friday, the Fremont County Board of Health decided against implementing a consent order between the department and the Cañon City School District that would have required masks in schools. During a meeting on Tuesday, the Fremont County Health Department, Board of Health, and RE-1 School District agreed upon a consent
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AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Three students were shot Friday during a fight in the parking lot of a high school in the Denver suburb of Aurora, the police chief said, only days after six teenagers from a nearby campus were shot and injured at a park. Update: Friday at 10:21 p.m., the Aurora Police Department
Continue Reading AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Three students were shot Friday in the parking lot of a high school in the Denver suburb of Aurora, and the school is on lockdown, police said Friday. The shooting came after six students from another Aurora high school were shot and injured Monday at a park near their school. The
Continue Reading AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Three students were shot Friday during a fight in the parking lot of a high school in the Denver suburb of Aurora, the police chief said, only days after six teenagers from a nearby campus were shot and injured at a park. Those injured in the lunch-hour shooting outside Hinkley High
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If space is the final frontier, high schoolers Colorado Springs may be getting a head start on becoming the world’s next great explorers. Duane “Digger” Carey is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He spent two days this week speaking with students at both Widefield D-3 and Harrison D-2 as
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Do you remember your score on your ACT? Maybe your SAT? Whatever the score was, it likely wasn’t close to how a local senior at Discovery Canyon Campus is testing. Christian Wacker is proving that he has an incredibly bright future ahead of him. He’s one of only 11 students in the entire world to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Friday, Frontier Elementary School launched a new program aimed at teaching kindergartners how to ride a bike. Academy District 20 partnered with the All Kids Bike program to supply the school with new bikes, helmets, and pedal conversion kits. Teachers will also be trained in a special curriculum. According to
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A school resource officer and a first-grader at Eagleside Elementary have formed a special bond that’s making a local mother incredibly grateful. Bella is in her first full year at the Fountain elementary school and, in her short time there, she’s created a great friendship with Officer Morris, the SRO on-duty. In fact, Bella loves
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A student at Sierra High School was taken into custody after lighting a flare inside a classroom. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, a fire alarm was activated at 8:10 a.m. Thursday. A School Resource Officer responded to the classroom where the smoke was reportedly coming from. Once in
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Update: The Pueblo Fire Department confirmed one person died following a fire at a homeless camp along Fountain Creek. At 4:07 p.m., PFD said there was a confirmed single fatality as a result of a fire in a homeless camp east of Dillon and 29th St. Pueblo Fire can confirm a
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