COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado State Patrol says it started with the report of a suspected drunk driver at 7:30 p.m. and ended with a police stand-off on I-25. The State Patrol says it received a call on a REDDI (Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately) at 7:31 p.m., reporting a red Dodge Ram
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FROST ADVISORY tonight for Cañon City and Penrose between the hours of 3am-8am Tuesday October 21st (Temperatures as low as 30° will result in frost formation.) FREEZE WARNING tonight for Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500Feet, Las Animas and Baca counties between the hours of 3am-8am Tuesday, October 21st (Sub-freezing temperatures as low as
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — KRDO 13 will have a crew outside Palmer High School for the beginning of today’s planned teachers strike in School District 11 (D-11) Around 600 teachers, a third of D-11’s total teaching staff, are expected to walk the picket lines at several schools starting at 7 a.m. The Colorado Education
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs fire crews have confirmed no one was injured after a small plane made an emergency landing on the southbound side of Powers Boulevard early Wednesday morning. The crash landing was reported at around 4:15 a.m. on Oct. 1 on Powers Boulevard, just north of Barnes Road. According to
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Colorado Springs, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) was called out to Mitchell High School for a hazmat situation during the morning of Sept. 30. CSFD says a student’s cell phone began smoking, triggering a fire alarm. The school was evacuated for about an hour and a half. CSFD says 26 people
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Colorado Springs, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) says concerns of a bomb, which were later determined to be unfounded, shut down a section of Platte Avenue on Monday afternoon. Law enforcement activity closed Platte Avenue from Powers to Peterson. EPSO says someone called in around 1:15 p.m., believing there was
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A vehicle crash at North Academy Boulevard and Half Turn Road, which “impacted a fire hydrant,” authorities said Tuesday, has shut down the intersection due to a sinkhole. As of 5 a.m. on Wednesday, one northbound lane of Academy had reopened to traffic, and all southbound lanes were open. On
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NOTE: The above video is straight from the Colorado Springs Police Department, unedited by KRDO. The video shows the shooting in full view. Viewer discretion is advised. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department is releasing the officer-worn body camera footage from the shooting that killed 26-year-old Alex Martinez-Sarmiento in the early
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SECURITY-WIDEFIELD, Colo. (KRDO) – Two El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are injured after a man got a hold of one of their tasers. It happened in the Security-Widefield area, east of Fontaine and Marksheffel. Investigators say deputies were called to a home on Tranters Creek Way around 11:30 Friday night. They found a gun in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Police are investigating the city’s second officer-involved shooting in two weeks. The latest incident happened overnight Friday in downtown Colorado Springs. Police have released few details about the shooting, but said that a male suspect died at the scene; no one else was injured. According to CSPD, at around 1:30
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The United States decisively entered into conflict with Iran on Saturday after President Donald Trump ordered US warplanes to drop massive bombs on three nuclear sites inside the country, thrusting him squarely into an escalating Middle East conflict even as he holds out hope the matter can be resolved
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Another person has died in Lake Pueblo this summer. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officials say an adult man died after he was found floating in the water unconscious at Rock Creek Cove. The victim’s identity or cause of death hasn’t been released, but witnesses say the man was with a group
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A family in the Cimarron Hills area of Colorado Springs said they recognized the man arrested in Boulder for the attack on Israeli hostage protestors as their neighbor. A man reportedly set people on fire on Sunday, leaving multiple people hurt as people gathered for a demonstration in support of
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officials announce they found the missing boater dead in Lake Pueblo. A CPW spokesperson said it was a long search. The first call came in around 8 p.m. Friday, saying that a boat had overturned. The body wasn’t recovered until after 6 p.m. on Saturday. CPW tells
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BREAKING UPDATE: MONDAY 5:58 A.M. – Just before 6 a.m. on Monday, the Colorado Springs Fire Department confirmed the discovery of a deceased person when firefighters were clearing units after a fire in a storage facility. CSFD officials say they are now working to determine the origin and cause of the fire. According to the
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is charging Miguel Borja with five counts of attempted homicide of a peace officer and three counts of attempted homicide after the sheriff’s office says he intentionally blew up a residence with law enforcement inside. Monument Police responded to a call about a family disturbance
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – UPDATE: C-DOT reports I-25 has reopened. ORIGINAL REPORT: The Colorado Department of Transportation announced I-25 southbound is closed due to a crash. The shutdown is between exits 119 and 122, near the Pikes Peak International Raceway. The Colorado State Patrol tells KRDO13 the crash happened near milepost 117 just
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo (KRDO) – UPDATE at 2:45 p.m.: The Colorado Springs Police Department confirmed a police officer was involved in a shooting near a Red Lobster location in the 4900 Block of North Academy Boulevard. The suspect is not in custody. Police describe the suspect as a black male, approximately 6ft tall, in his
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Westbound Austin Bluffs Parkway is completely closed east of Meadowland due to a car crash. Firefighters are asking people to avoid the area. The Colorado Springs Fire Department says three cars were involved in the crash. Four people were sent to the hospital. There was no damage to nearby buildings.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs police and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a string of armed robberies Tuesday morning. There were no reported injuries. According to police, officers responded to a robbery alarm at a business in the 5300 block of Airport Road. Police say that three armed male suspects
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