MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — You may think that school districts have their bus routes determined well before the first day of school, but Lewis-Palmer School District 38 waits until literally the last minute. Don Hansen, the district’s bus router who’s been in charge of bus routes for seven years, explains why schedules are finalized so
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs City Council voted 5-4 late Tuesday evening to not annex the development known as Amara, a 3,000-acre plot of land south of Colorado Springs, close to Fountain. The vote comes three weeks after the same council voted 5-4 to approve the annexation. At that time, Dave Donelson, David
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Air Force will have a new starting quarterback this season, John Busha. Busha is pronounced like Boucher. As in Bobby Boucher, like the Adam Sandler movie “The Waterboy”. Air Force was the only school to give Busha an opportunity to play division one football. They offered him a spot late in his senior year of
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – If you’ve driven on southbound I-25 recently, you may have seen a sign warning about a new law. It’s called lane filtering. The new law lets motorcyclists pass cars when they are stopped. State troopers said the new law should lead to fewer traffic jams by removing some space in a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A crowd watched on as the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZ) presented its specialty giraffe-friendly birthday cake to Panya for her seventh birthday Tuesday afternoon. The excess feeding excited a large portion of giraffes, making for the best kind of interview interruptions. Children’s hospital ambassador, 11-year-old Parker Reppart, presented the cake
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police are still searching for the person who killed a University of Colorado Colorado Springs music instructor. Police found 54-year-old Haleh Abghari dead almost one week ago. Abghari’s faculty, friends, and students are now coming together to grieve the tragic loss. Abghari taught in the music program for
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs City Council passed, in an 8-1 vote, an ordinance that people will vote on in Nov. The ordinance, if passed would amend the city charter to ban “retail marijuana stores.” Retail marijuana stores are defined in the proposal as “a retail marijuana cultivation facility, a retail marijuana
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – On July 8, 2024, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (Division) issued its initial order regarding the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 837’s (IBPO) unfair labor practice complaint. The order required that negotiations begin between the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As students in Academy District 20 begin resuming classes Tuesday, they’ll notice a safety zone with flashing yellow caution lights for the first time at Pine Creek High School. Pine Creek is one of five high or middle schools receiving the flashers for the start of the fall semester; it’s
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Following a packed weekend at the brand new Ford Amphitheater with hometown act OneRepublic performing three different shows, residents who live nearby to the new venue explain varied experiences dealing with noise levels, all from within the same neighborhood. The City of Colorado Springs confirmed they received 144 noise complaints
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A petition to oust the mayor has started collecting signatures. A group of concerned citizens say the current administration lacks transparency and the recent land donation and development proposal was the last straw. RELATED: Local developer planning land donation, new road and parking lot near Manitou Incline Linda Morlan is
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced the start of ‘Navy Week’ Monday at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum in front of visiting sailors. “This mayor loves the Navy. I hope I don’t get in trouble with my army, Air Force, and Space Force friends,” Mobolade said. “My country of origin, I
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Share Pueblo is excited to announce the launch of its community event calendar, a new resource for discovering and sharing events within Pueblo County and its neighboring communities. The new platform is designed to be the official hub for local happenings, cultural festivities, business gatherings, and community milestones. “The Share
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The March 2023 crosswalk death of a Doherty High School student after being struck by a car led city traffic engineers to start an effort to improve safety around school zones. As students resume classes this week for the fall semester, five schools will now have flashing yellow lights in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Unicorn World is a traveling event experience that immerses families in the magical world of unicorns, according to the event’s site. It starts with kids entering and following a rainbow path to visit a magical forest full of life-sized unicorns. Unicorn World offers animatronic unicorns that allow kids to interact
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo (KRDO) – A suspect is now in custody after police say he was spotted walking down the street with an assault rifle triggering a shelter-in-place, which has since ended. Colorado Springs Police say they were called to Aubrey Way, near Chipeta Elementary School just before 5:30 pm where a suspect was spotted
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Mash Mechanix summer benefit car show brought 100 vintage and modern cars revving their engines to downtown Colorado Springs all to raise money for veterans. Specifically, the money raised will go to Monster Motors Hot Rod Garage, a veteran-operated non-profit organization that helps vets and first responders build classic
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After some concern expressed about traffic congestion during Tuesday’s soft opening for the new Ford Amphitheater, many drivers expected the worst for Friday’s grand opening. “I think it’s going to be bad.,” said neighbor Charlotte Long. “That’s just what happens when you have concerts in any neighborhood. Tuesday, all around Spectrum
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On opening weekend for the new Ford Amphitheater, many drivers, as well as nearby residents, are wondering how heavy traffic will be in and out of the venue. Some concern was expressed on social media after the amphitheater’s soft opening Tuesday; one person posted: “The major backup into the residential
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) – A woman and her neighbor were forced out of their home after lightning struck a tree ten feet away from a small duplex in downtown Cañon City. Firefighters told the resident that the lightning then likely traveled underground, blowing out a stove and eventually starting a fire in the attic.
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