COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Banning Lewis Ranch hosted its annual “Aloft” event Thursday previewing the weekend’s “Labor Day Lift Off” balloon show for the first time without lead organizer, Scott Appelman. “Scott had a vision of what ballooning could be and how it could be presented to more of the public and brought it
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — What’s believed to be the second roundabout, or traffic circle, built in the Pikes Peak region by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is entering its third month of construction. It’s on the southwest side of the Monument area, at the intersection of Baptist Road and Terrazzo Drive; it’s a key
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Plans six years in the making finally came to fruition on Wednesday. The playground was originally a class project started in 2018. It was carried on by the students, faculty, and staff making their dreams become a reality. The Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB) now has a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The U.S. Department of Justice is considering offering the Return to Nature Funeral Home Owners a plea deal, according to an email obtained by KRDO13 Investigates. Jon and Carie Hallford stand accused of improperly storing nearly 200 decomposing bodies at their Penrose funeral home from 2019-2023. The couple is facing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is responding to a traffic accident at Las Animas and Wahsatch where a diesel tank from a truck was punctured in the accident. CSFD says that it’s estimated the tank is about 100 gallons and about 50 galls have spilled. Stormwater is responding to
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – District 70 alerted parents that there is a fire at the Black Hills substation that has caused power to be out at Libert Point Elementary and Liberty Point International. The email sent by the district to parents says that all children are safe and students are evacuated outside. A D70
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UPDATE: On Aug. 28, 2024, PPD said that Skylar has been found safe Pueblo, CO— The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile. PPD says that three-year-old Skylar Carroll was last seen by her grandmother on July 26. Skylar is described as 2 feet, 6 inches, and 20
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A new neighborhood in Colorado Springs will bring thousands of homes and more than two dozen acres of open space. The City Council just approved new taxes for people who move there. The neighborhood off of Woodmen Dr. is called Percheron Parks and Recreation District. The area was previously called Banning
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — We’re finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for part of the South Academy Boulevard improvements project. Overnight paving this week is a sign that the northern half of the project Is winding down. “Beautiful. Those fresh stripes on black asphalt, there’s nothing like it,” Ryan Phipps,
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Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun is entering his 18th season as the head coach of the Falcons. Calhoun has a young squad this season but he is enjoying the coaching challenge.
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Football and toughness go hand and hand. And there may not be a team that hits harder, works harder, or grinds harder than Pueblo Central, “It’s just been grind out here like we’ve done probably close to 15,000 push ups over the summer with our coach. So it’s just is really a grind,” says Pueblo
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is responding to a grass fire near Lower Gold Camp and 26th Street. CSFD says that the fire ended up being about 50X50 ft. At 11:14 a.m. CSFD said that the fire was out and that the cause was under investigation.
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It won’t belong before ice, snow and colder temperatures cause potholes to form and develop and local streets and roads. Manitou Springs is preparing now to stay ahead of the peak pothole period. Being a smaller town makes pothole-patching more manageable; through July, Manitou crews had filled 242 potholes compared
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Monday morning, KRDO 13 reported on many drivers believing that Democracy Point, a road on the city’s northeast side that is crumbling and full of potholes, was a city street. The condition of the street recently led one man to fill the largest pothole with stones from a nearby
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Top prep performances for the week of August 23rd.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A consortium of medical providers, formerly employed by Peak Vista, announced they are ever closer to forming a formal union under the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. A federal charge was filed two weeks ago, alleging unfair labor practices at the non-profit health group, which treats 90,000 patients across
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Two groups have formed demanding the new Ford Amphitheater lower the volume. Ford Hurts Families has created a website calling for concerned residents to contact Ford Motor Company directly. They say the excessive noise is disrupting their way of life. “This isn’t just a nuisance for a small neighborhood, it’s
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has Chestnut St. shut down between Darby and Hoorne St. for an active shooting investigation. Chestnut is near Garden of the Gods Rd. CSPD says that a shooting led to a car crashing into a tree in front of a house When emergency personnel
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GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS, Colo. (KRDO)- On Monday more than a dozen volunteers helped with fire mitigation efforts inside of Green Mountain Falls. ‘Team Rubicon’ is a veteran-led humanitarian organization that helps serve communities before, during, and after disasters. On Monday, 24 veterans decided to get their outdoor gloves on, and their helmets and head out to Green Mountain Falls. Their goal was
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Alamosa, CO – On Saturday, August 24, 2024, Officers with the Alamosa Police Department were notified of a theft that occurred in three blocks of the downtown district in the early morning hours of August 24, according to the City of Alamosa. The city says that officers were advised that 25 Pride flags were stolen
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