Safe2Tell helping children differently during COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Amid school closures due to COVID-19, the Colorado Attorney General’s office says the Safe2Tell app is being used…
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Some Colorado Springs parents ready to give up on e-learning as report cards come in
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As the end of the school year nears, parents in Colorado Springs say they’re frustrated with the e-learning process…
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Colorado Springs Bridge Center director released from hospital after battle with COVID-19
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One of the directors of the Colorado Springs Bridge Center, where there was a recent deadly COVID-19 outbreak, was…
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Colorado teen donates 1,000 masks across the U.S.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado teen Mikaela Fischer is making good use of her time at home. So far, she’s donated over 1,000 masks around…
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Covid in Colorado Recovery & Relief, Part 3: How to handle the historic unemployment
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Every evening this week, KRDO is speaking with local experts in Colorado to get answers about the status of the…
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Colorado distributes first doses of experimental COVID-19 treatment
DENVER — The Colorado State Unified Command Group has received an initial shipment of an experimental anti-viral drug called remdesivir. According…
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Teller County files variance request, asks to reopen casinos and restaurants
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Teller County is the latest community in Colorado to file a variance request asking state officials if they can reopen…
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Calhan restaurant still open with no further action from the county or state
CALHAN, Colo. (KRDO) — An employee at Western Omelette 3 in Calhan tells KRDO their dining room remains open for customers Wednesday, even after the…
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Fremont County expands COVID-19 testing
CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fremont County Department of Public Health & Environment is increasing its capacity for testing people who are…
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Colorado faces $3.3 billion state deficit due to pandemic
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s tourism-and-energy-dependent economy has been crushed by the coronavirus pandemic, presenting lawmakers with a projected…
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Every evening this week, KRDO is speaking with local experts in Colorado to get answers about the status of the…
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EPC Commissioners could vote on restaurant variance as early as Thursday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Commissioners in El Paso County say we’ve seen a steady decrease of cases over the past two weeks giving weight to…
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State park campgrounds reopen: Everything you need to know
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Governor Polis announced Monday that starting Tuesday, May 12, Coloradans may begin booking campsites at campgrounds…
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Monument-area school district to cut 15% from budget due to expected shortfall in state revenue
Because of an expected $3 billion in state revenue this year and next because of the coronavirus pandemic, there will be less funding for education…
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Covid in Colorado Recovery & Relief, Part 1: The state of the pandemic
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Every evening this week, KRDO is speaking with local experts in Colorado to get answers about the status of the…
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Gov. Jared Polis gives info on process to reopen Colorado businesses
DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is giving an update on the state’s response to COVID-19, and we’re expecting to learn more about the…
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Colorado to allow food trucks at 8 selected highway rest areas
To help bring more business to food truck vendors and more meal options to commercial truck drivers, vendors are now allowed to operate at eight…
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Law professor explains if Colorado’s ‘safer at home’ order is constitutional
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – With nearly three weeks left until Gov. Jared Polis’ ‘safer at home’ order comes to an end, the number of people who…
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Crowley County prison reports 35 new cases of COVID-19
OLNEY SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In a report shared Friday by the Otero County Public Health Department, KRDO is learning of an outbreak at a prison in…
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Gov. Polis says restaurants, campgrounds could reopen by Memorial Day weekend
DENVER (KRDO) — Gov. Jared Polis says the state is looking at data to possibly let restaurants in Colorado partially reopen dining rooms by Memorial…
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