The Air Force hockey won’t play any cupcakes to start the season
The Air Force hockey team will open up the season on Friday against Arizona State.
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The Air Force football team is looking to sink Navy
The Air Force football team will play Navy on Saturday at Falcon Stadium. The game kicks off at 10am.
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Ranked choice voting promises to shake up Colorado elections
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Democratic and Republican Parties are asking voters to say no to Proposition 131, while voters not affiliated with either party say it could give them more options. RELATED: Issue 131- Establishing All‑Candidate Primary and Ranked Choice Voting General Elections According to the State Ballot Information Booklet, a ‘Yes’ vote
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El Paso Street Bridge in Colorado Springs to be torn down due to ‘irreparable damage’
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The City of Colorado Springs will remove the El Paso Street Bridge that towers over Platte Avenue due to “irreparable damage” caused by a semi-truck in 2021. The city said traffic in the surrounding area is expected to be impacted starting October 12. Platte Avenue will be shut down from
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Southern Colorado District Attorney that state ordered be disbarred appeals her punishment
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley is appealing a ruling by a state disciplinary board that ruled to disbar her earlier this month. Stanley, previously led the botched prosecution of Barry Morphew, in the murder of his wife Suzanne. In an 83-page order, state disciplinary judges ruled that Stanley made
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Updating status of MAMSIP road projects five years later
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Now that a major construction project on Interstate 25 between here and Fountain should wrap up this week — as KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior reported Monday — it’s a good time to review three other projects that were part of MAMSIP. The acronym stands for the Military Access, Mobility and Safety
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Slap Me Some Skin
Top prep performances for the week of September 27th.
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Adam Frisch and Jeff Hurd take part in final debate in Pueblo for Congressional District 3
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The battle for Colorado’s largest congressional district held its final debate on Monday night in Pueblo, giving residents one last chance to hear the candidates speak on issues impacting a large portion of the state. Republican Congressional nominee Jeff Hurd, an attorney who hails from Grand Junction and currently resides there,
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Lower Arkansas Valley farmers warn cities of water loss consequences
OTERO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – There is a battle going on right now across the west between cities and farming communities… over water. Southeastern Colorado has become a target lately of large thirsty cities, but now many of the folks who live there are voicing concerns about not only the future of their farms but
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Monday marks beginning of end for Interstate 25 construction between Colorado Springs & Fountain
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Drivers will soon get relief from two years of lane closures, detours and slower traffic on a 7.5-mile stretch of I-25 between South Academy Boulevard and Santa Fe Avenue. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has been working to improve safety along the busy corridor and says that this should
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‘Creek Week’ kicks off this weekend, looking to clean up Colorado’s waterways
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – This weekend volunteers got out their trash bags and gloves to kick off the largest watershed-wide clean-up in the state. “In the past ten years, we’ve removed 150 tons of trash, which is as much as the Statue of Liberty weighs. So each year it’s thousands of pounds of trash
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University Colorado-Colorado Springs hosts ‘Cool Science Fest’ Carnival
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – It’s a carnival to explore your inner scientist! The University of Colorado-Colorado Springs invited kids of all ages to the Cool Science Festival’s Carnival Day on campus. “There’s a lot of people in our community that don’t know about the resources here that they can come [to] visit and learn
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Colorado Springs Fire Department responds to late night house fire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 3300 block of North Hancock in Colorado Springs. The fire is now extinguished. When crews originally arrived they saw smoke and fire coming from the unit. The KRDO13 photographer on the scene saw an ambulance leaving the scene.
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Fort Carson soldier’s car stolen, leaving wake of wrecked cars in parking lot
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- It was a rude awakening for residents in southern Colorado Springs when they heard a loud crash. Viewers called into the station telling KRDO13 someone stole their car and took it for a joyride leaving behind several wrecked cars. At least four cars were all smashed together. One of the car’s
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Colorado Springs Marathon kicks off Saturday morning
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The event began at 7 a.m. and the winning time in the marathon was 2:47:23. That’s a six-minute mile pace! Driving around this morning you might’ve noticed portions of downtown Colorado Springs blocked off for the races. Runners gathered at the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum early this morning. Runners could’ve
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Friday Night Blitz Pick of the Week – The Bell Game
For a sixth straight year the bell rings blue. As Pueblo Central defeated their rival Pueblo Centennial 56-0 at Dutch Clark Stadium on Friday night.
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The Roaring 20s – 3 Colorado Springs seniors take a trip back to their birth decade
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- It was a celebration of the ages Friday for three Colorado Springs centenarians who were honored with a 1920s-themed celebration. “Oh, I’m almost a hundred. I bet I think I am already 100,” Marcella Hunt giggled. Hunt lives at Stone Crest Assisted Living Facility. KRDO13 caught up with her to reflect
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Changes on Marksheffel Road in Colorado Springs as first year of widening project winds down
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Drivers are adjusting to changes this week along a major corridor on the city’s northeastern border where workers are finishing the first year of a three-year widening project. Work began last summer on the nearly three-mile stretch of Marksheffel Road between North Carefree Circle to the south, and Dublin Boulevard
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The School Buzz: HS kicker boots record 62-yard field goal
Rhett Armstrong is the varsity football kicker for Palmer Ridge High School whose name should be changed to Rhett “Legstrong” after his latest field goal. Rhett kicked one of the state’s longest field goals in history two weeks ago against Lewis Palmer, a 62-yard mammoth that will go in the record books likely for decades
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The UCCS men’s soccer team defeats Colorado Mesa
The UCCS Men’s soccer team defeated Colorado Mesa 2-1 on Thursday night.
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