COLORADO (KRDO) – One person is dead as fires burning in the foothills north and west of Denver force thousands of people to evacuate. The one fatality comes from the Stone Canyon Fire burning north of Lyons in Boulder and Larimer County, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. We’re told the person, whose identity
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — A T-shaped intersection where more “T-bone” crashes have occurred in recent years is the target of a $2.6 million Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) project that starts in two weeks. The project will bring safety upgrades and traffic changes to the intersection of Highway 85/87 and Carson Boulevard on the northwest
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has arrested a man they say is the suspect in at least two stabbings. According to CSPD, on July 17, officers responded to a call for service regarding a stabbing in the 500 block of East Cheyenne Road. Upon arrival, officers observed an adult
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has identified the victim of a shooting that happened on July 27 in the Knob Hill area. CSPD says that when officers responded to the 700 block of East Hills Road they found a man dead of an apparent gunshot wound. The El Paso
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Southbound I-25 between South Academy Boulevard and Mesa Ridge Parkway reopened around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday after an unidentified person died in a crash. The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) confirmed just before 6:45 a.m. that an occupant in one of several vehicles involved in the crash, was killed. The accident happened
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – While standing along the border between El Paso County and Teller County, the sheriff’s offices for each county pledged a new partnership to one another to allow arrests and pursuits of criminal activity in one another’s jurisdictional boundaries, when necessary. Around 70 deputies between the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A paving disaster is creating a major headache for drivers in Colorado Springs, cars driving down Filmore Street are now covered in tar and rocks. Viewers started calling KRDO13 Investigates about this just after 2 this afternoon saying that a contractor chip sealed all 6 lanes going both directions on
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — This has been a summer of traffic impacts on I-25 between South Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs and Santa Fe Avenue in Fountain, and the impacts continue this week. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will temporarily close the two southbound exit ramps on I-25 at the Mesa Ridge Parkway overnight
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As neighbors and visitors of Bear Creek Park wake up Monday morning, they still may be wondering why a quarter-mile section of the road south of the Gold Camp Road intersection was closed for much of the daylight hours Friday. “I noticed it around ten minutes ago,” said Nora Palmer,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Amy McConnell celebrated her 100th trip around the sun with her friends and family today in Pueblo. McConnell has lived her whole life in Pueblo; at one point she opened up her own beauty shop called Amy and Bill’s Color and Curl Shop. She’s not the only one in her family
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – An arrest affidavit charges Michael Santistevan, 41, with three counts of attempted murder in the second degree for shooting at a family in a car, hitting a young girl. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KRDO13 Investigates, on Sunday, July 7 Scott Jaramillo went looking for his daughter’s stolen bike.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- The summer Olympics in Paris are officially underway following the opening ceremonies this afternoon. You may have heard the support for Team USA today while out on the road. Cheering on Team USA athletes throughout the streets of downtown Colorado Springs. People even little ones holding posters saying “Paris 2024,” “USA”
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- On Friday, hundreds of people with disabilities in Colorado Springs got the chance to have some fun at an event where everyone is included and valued. This is the third year the “Independence Center” in Colorado Springs hosted The ‘ADA fest-ABLE’ event. The goal was to give folks the opportunity to meet
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*This article has been updated on August 1, 2024, to reflect a response from Captain Michael Torres about the situation* EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – KRDO13 Investigates has learned that the Black Forest Fire Protection District (BFFD) has placed multiple leaders on administrative leave while an investigation plays out. The BFFD Board President says
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Turmoil continues in the Colorado GOP. An Arapahoe County judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) to state GOP chair, Dave Williams, a day before a special meeting was supposed to be held to vote him out. The TRO is against other Colorado GOP members, Nancy Pallozzi and Todd Watkins.
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PALMER LAKE, Colo. (KRDO) – The Monument Fire Department (MFD) responded to a house fire in Palmer Lake where two people were rescued and 15-20 cats were found. MFD says that when crews arrived cats were jumping out of windows. So far crews have rescued 7 cats and found 3 dead. Animal Law Enforcement also
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Potholes aren’t the only road defect that can jolt drivers as they travel through the area; you may have noticed a line of bumps across some sections of highway pavement. The bumps are fairly common along Interstate 25, US 24 and Powers Boulevard (Highway 21). They’re not damaging to
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – On Monday, July 22, the Pueblo City Council unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC’s request before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to raise electrical rates within the City of Pueblo. The proposed increase would tag on an average of $20 dollars to residential bills, and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — We’re getting our first look at the conceptual drawings for the overpass project at Powers Boulevard and Airport Road. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) released the blueprints during an official groundbreaking ceremony late Thursday morning. Why break ground on the $46 million project a month after construction began? “Because it
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Under current staffing levels, it would take city crews between eight and ten years to respond to a backlog of nearly 6,000 requests to repair damaged sidewalks, according to City Councilwoman Nancy Henjum. She revealed those numbers Tuesday night just before the Council’s 5-4 vote to tentatively approve the proposed Amara
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