PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Red Lobster in Pueblo recently received a special crustacean that didn’t belong in a shipment of live lobsters. The general manager says that dishwasher, Jose Romero, discovered an orange lobster. Orange lobsters are 1 in 30 million. “I have been at Red Lobster for 12 years, I always unpack the
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CALHAN, Colo. (KRDO) – Tradition is a big part of the annual El Paso County Fair this week, but one tradition visitors would like to end is the poor condition of Yoder Street leading to the fairgrounds. The street is on a hill only .2 miles from where it becomes Calhan Highway in front of
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COLORADO, USA (KRDO) — The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, has led to a flurry of discussions amongst politicians, experts, and Americans about calls for not just less political violence, but a cooling of the political climate as a whole. President Biden saying in an address
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A former El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) Deputy accepted a plea deal after being accused of faking cancer and defrauding his coworkers. RELATED: Former El Paso Co. Deputy faked cancer, divorce to defraud coworkers, live double life Former El Paso County Deputy Kevin Sypher faced charges of fraud and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) helped reunite a missing 14-year-old from Denver with his family after he was found in a Colorado Springs homeless camp. According to CSPD, on June 6, 2024, the Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) officers were conducting their routine patrol near the drainage ditch south of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is responding to a traffic accident at Uintah and 20th St. CSFD says that there is a truck and motorcycle involved. One person is trapped. Crews are working on extracting them. CSFD is asking people to avoid the area. The Colorado Springs Police Department
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) says that the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) is investigating after a man died Saturday during a private tubing trip down the Arkansas River east of Portland in Fremont County. According to CPW, Arkansas River Recreation Area (AHRA) rangers were notified around 11 a.m. that a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – In less than two weeks, athletes from around the world will descend upon Paris. And many USA Shooting athletes in Colorado Springs are now in their final training days. Before flying across the Atlantic, we met one woman who put her career on hold to pursue Olympic shooting. It’s a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s something most of us haven’t seen before and will never see again; even Air Force Academy (AFA) officials said that they can’t recall having to close their North Gate for an extended period. As KRDO 13 first reported last week, the gate will be closed starting Monday and continuing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department is fighting a grass fire at 901 N. 17th St. CSFD is advising people to avoid the area. UPDATE AT 3:25 P.M. The grass fire is now 80% contained. Fire crews are still putting out hot spots. Apartments near the fire were not burnt by
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A large police presence was reported at E. Cheyenne Rd. and South El Paso Ave. in Colorado Springs around 4 p.m. Friday afternoon. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said they responded to the 700 block of E. Cheyenne Rd. on a stabbing call just after 1 p.m. When officers
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — KRDO13 Investigates has confirmed the FBI conducted “court-authorized” law enforcement activity in Pueblo this week. Our team is working to learn exactly why the FBI was at the EVRAZ North America in Pueblo. The FBI also confirms its agents conducted court-authorized law enforcement activity at EVRAZ NA locations in Chicago, Illinois,
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the ACLU finding that the 287(g) agreement between Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is unlawful in Colorado. The three-judge panel on the Colorado Court of Appeals found the 287 (g) agreement, which allowed Teller County
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Colorado Congresswoman is calling on President Biden to “pass the torch” and step back as the Democratic presidential candidate. Brittany Pettersen, the Congressional representative for District 7 which covers Jefferson, Broomfield, Lake, Park, Teller, Chaffee, Fremont, and Custer Counties, released a statement on X calling for President Biden to
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – There are several heat advisories issued for southern Colorado as summer progresses. As summer temperatures rise so does the rate of heat-related incidents. The Teller County Sheriff’s Office says that taking these 7 precautions can help ensure you, your family members, visitors, and your neighbors can enjoy the summer weather
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The process of street repaving typically involves removing the old asphalt layer and replacing it with fresh asphalt but the progress will be different on some streets this summer. On Friday, the city demonstrated how it will recycle old asphalt, apply it and then cover it with a new asphalt
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Residents of the Meridian Ranch community, who live just off of Highway 24 in northeast El Paso County, are hoping for increased enforcement by Colorado State Patrol (CSP) to crack down on speeding and drunk driving, after another serious wreck on the highway left two people dead, including a
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Jon and Carie Hallford, appeared in an El Paso County courtroom with a plea deal on the table. Nearly 200 decomposing bodies were found improperly stored in the Return to Nature Funeral Home in October 2023. The Hallfords
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo Board of County Commissioners, Pueblo Mayor, and City Council President held a press conference regarding a proposed rate increase from Black Hills Energy. All of the speakers condemned the rate hike saying that the community is already charged the most and should not be burdened with the 18% proposed
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EL PASO COUNTY Colo. (KRDO) — The mystery of the sudden closure of a small wooden bridge north of Calhan was explained by an El Paso County engineer Wednesday. Dan Gerhard, a county public works engineer, said that a recent routine inspection found evidence that the 75-year-old bridge — called a timber bridge — was
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