EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A man is in custody after the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says he allegedly carried out three separate acts of arson in Old Colorado City, which led to a 2nd alarm fire at a townhome, and two vehicles at two separate addresses going up in flames. The Colorado
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) is making emergency repairs to a wastewater main on Garden of the Gods Road. CSU says that there are lane closures on the eastbound lanes between N. Chestnut St. and Village Inn. According to CSU, all businesses are accessible. Lane closures are expected to last through
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BLACK FOREST, Colo. (KRDO) – A crucial wildfire mitigation service that’s been in Black Forest for decades is likely closing because they can’t find insurance for their operation. The Slash and Mulch Pile is a valuable resource for Black Forest and El Paso County residents by helping them get rid of wildfire fuels on their property,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One-half of the husband and wife Top Dollar Pawn Shop owners has learned her sentence for knowingly purchasing stolen items from thieves and then re-selling them for profit. Friday, Mischa Jargowsky was handed an 8-year community corrections sentence after an El Paso County jury found her guilty of a pattern
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews will soon begin building what will be considered the world’s longest road paved with recycled plastics; it’s a key facet in Monday’s Earth Day activities outside the county courthouse in downtown Pueblo. The county plans construction of Medal of Honor Boulevard, a new four-lane road that will create the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) took in 38 cats after the city shut down a motel in Pueblo. HSPPR says that in the process of shutting down the hotel, several rooms were found with pets inside, including one room containing 38 live cats. Animal Law Enforcement was
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Scientists for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) have revealed that Pikes Peak is two feet shorter than you might have thought. Across the Centennial State now, new measurements reveal that the heights of many 14ers have been evaluated as shorter. “It’s not that the mountain has changed. All that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A stretch of Platte Avenue reopened Friday morning (April 26th), after a deadly crash investigation overnight. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) confirmed to our team, that this is a fatal hit-and-run case. Friday evening, CSPD provided an image of the suspect vehicle. It is the red Jeep SUV seen
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FALCON, Colo. (KRDO) – A Falcon four-year-old is being honored today for saving her mother’s life. Dispatchers told KRDO it was hard to believe a preschooler was on the other line when Everley called in her mother’s medical emergency last September. Luckily, her mom, Brooke, had taught Everley what to do when there’s an emergency.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -A popular restaurant in Downtown Colorado Springs is again opening its doors—the Skirted Heifer shutdown nearly three months ago after a car crashed through their building. On Thursday the owner of Skirted Heifer, Kevin Mcgarry said he is grateful to reopen. “It gives me chills, honestly. It’s it still gives me just tingles,
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A 360 interactive view of the quarry scar COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – As a years-long project continues to restore and reclaim the Pikeview Quarry, residents could soon see visible changes to an area many call an “eyesore.” The massive expanse was left behind by the Pikeview Quarry, a limestone mine that was in operation
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is conducting a high-angle rescue at North Cheyenne Canon. CSFD says that high-angle and drone crews have eyes on the patient and are working to get them down from the trail. According to CSFD, the patient is in rough terrain with several access issues.
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Carie Hallford, the co-owner of the Return to Nature funeral home along with her husband Jon, would be allowed out of jail on home detention, with GPS monitoring and an unsecured bond, while the couple’s federal fraud case continues. The hearing on Thursday morning
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – KRDO13’s The Road Warrior has uncovered that the State of Colorado is missing up to $8 million annually because drivers fail to register their cars. This means that things like crumbling bridges, potholes, and cracking roads may not be getting addressed. Many viewers are asking why so many people drive
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A multi-agency operation was conducted at the Val-U-Stay Inn in the 2000 block of N. Hudson Ave in Pueblo. Police, working with the city, removed dozens of people after the property failed to secure a valid lodging license. The City did say that the declaration of temporary housing and shelter emergency
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A man is in El Paso County jail as of Monday, following an arrest by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) for the charge of first-degree murder. CSPD says that on April 23, they obtained an arrest warrant for 29-year-old, Michael Thomas Darby, of Colorado Springs, for the charges of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Passengers at the Colorado Springs Airport will no longer see police dogs after recent federal government cuts. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has a Law Enforcement Officer and Canine Reimbursement Program, where it contracts with airports and local law enforcement agencies to help support screening and security activities. One of
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CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Chaffee County Coroner confirmed to KRDO13 that the autopsy on Suzanne Morphew, a woman who disappeared in 2020, has been completed. It is expected to be released in the next few days. Morphew first disappeared on May 10, 2020. The reporting party, a neighbor, said 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew had
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The city is just two weeks away from releasing the list of which streets will be paved this season, the ninth year of the 2C expanded street paving program. Earlier this week, we saw how the city prioritizes streets on that list. Officials explained and demonstrated how they use what
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The motorcyclist who recklessly drove at high speeds on Interstate 25, from Colorado Springs to Denver in just 20 minutes, was officially sentenced by a judge Tuesday. Rendon Dietzmann, 32, pled guilty to speed exhibition earlier this month, according to a spokesperson from the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. That’s after he
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