DENVER (KRDO) — Governor Jared Polis announced Saturday that he has extended the statewide mask mandate for another 30 days. The previous executive order was supposed to expire on September 12, but now it will expire 30 days from that date. Regarding the extension, Polis wrote, “broad adoption mask-wearing in Colorado may have significant economic
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department is investigating an early morning shooting near the Colorado Springs Airport. Officers were called to the intersection of E. Fountain Blvd. and S. Murray Blvd., around 5:22 a.m. Thursday. Officers found a man in the middle of the road with at least one gunshot wound.
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a serious motorcycle crash on Highway 96 that left two people injured Wednesday evening. Trooper say two people were riding on a motorcycle on Highway 96 when a deer ran in front of them. The two occupants were thrown off the motorcycle, sustaining serious
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department rescued two children stranded in a river near Chelton and Academy Saturday afternoon. The department’s technical rescue team responded to a call about two children crying for help from rocks in the middle of the river. A lieutenant with CSFD told KRDO the kids likely
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El Paso County, Colo. (KRDO) – One person is dead after a plane crash in the 6000 block of McCandlish Rd. southeast of Falcon. The plane went down just after 11:30 on Wednesday. Deputies say a person called stating that the aircraft appeared to be landing when it flipped over and came to rest upside
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — On Thursday evening, protesters gathered outside the home of a Pueblo deputy who was cleared in an officer-involved shooting recently. Reporter Lauren Barnas says about 30 people are rallying outside Deputy Jeff Alfonso’s house in the Eagleridge neighborhood. Deputy Alfonso was cleared of wrongdoing Wednesday in the shooting of 20-year-old Jesse
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department says a woman who had been missing since August 21 was found dead Thursday, but there’s no evidence of foul play. 64-year-old Joyce Johnston was found dead near the intersection of 18th Street and Hudson Avenue, according to Capt. Kenny Rider. She had last been seen on
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WIDEFIELD, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says it has arrested a juvenile suspect for a shooting Tuesday evening in Widefield. Just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, deputies were dispatched to the 6900 block of Caballero Avenue in regards to a reported shooting. When authorities arrived, they found a person in the driveway
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department is investigating a crash in Pueblo that left at least one person with serious injuries Wednesday afternoon. Officers say a moped was going westbound on 10th Street and failed to yield to a car traveling southbound on Kingston. The two vehicles collided and the moped rider was
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo School District 70 says one of its schools will close for a day after an individual tested positive for COVID-19. North Mesa Elementary will be closed on Monday, August 24th, for a deep cleaning of the premises. A spokesperson for D70 said students will do online learning with staff
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PARK COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: The Kootchie Kootchie Fire is approximately .34 acre in size and has not grown according to Park County’s website. There is a line around the fire. The evacuation order has changed to a pre-evacuation status. You can call 719-836-4200 for updates related to evacuation orders PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Residents in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A crash on the southbound lanes of Interstate 25 between Fontanero and Uintah is causing traffic delays Saturday afternoon. Around 11:30 a.m., police say they responded to reports of a camper that had driven into the median of the highway. There were no injuries, but one of the southbound lanes
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs School District 49 confirmed that a student had tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. El Paso County Public Health says a student at Odyssey Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19. The individual last visited the school on August 13 and has since been in quarantine, according
Continue Reading COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs school in Harrison School District 2 will be closing for four days after there was a positive COVID-19 case. D2 Superintendent Dr. Wendy Birhanzel says the Soaring Eagles Elementary School only has one confirmed test at this time. The district is not revealing if it was a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One person was found dead after fire crews in Colorado Springs battled a structure fire late Monday night. CSFD got the call around 10:45 pm and responded to a duplex engulfed in flames on 14th Street in the Old Colorado City area. Captain Mike Smaldino with Springs Fire says they
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department is investigating a suspicious death Sunday near a trail. Officers were dispatched around 6:14 a.m. to reports of a person laying on the ground off of the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail, about a quarter-mile south of West Polk Street. First responders arrived and confirmed that
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Two people are dead after a serious crash in Teller County on Sunday afternoon. Colorado State Patrol says it received reports just after 2 p.m. regarding a serious traffic crash on Highway 24 near milepost 277. When troopers arrived, they found five vehicles involved in the accident. Two people on
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UPDATE — The Colorado Springs Police Department has identified the three officers involved in the shooting: Corporal Hefty has been employed with the Colorado Springs Police Department since August 12, 2013, and is currently assigned to the Falcon Division, Shift III.Officer Helland has been employed with the Colorado Springs Police Department since March 12, 2018, and is
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police in Colorado Springs are investigating a shooting Thursday afternoon. The Colorado Springs Police Department says it received reports that shots were fired in the area of Platte Avenue and Swope Avenue. One person was shot in the leg and was taken to the hospital to be treated. No suspects
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Update: The Pueblo County Coroner has identified the woman shot and killed by police Tuesday evening. 48-year old Lyana Gilmore was pronounced dead at the scene after being fired upon by three Pueblo Police officers. According to investigators, Gilmore broke into a neighbors home on the 2000 block of W. 15th
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