Colorado faces $3.3 billion state deficit due to pandemic
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s tourism-and-energy-dependent economy has been crushed by the coronavirus pandemic, presenting lawmakers with a projected…
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Preliminary plan to redesign Antlers Park in downtown Colorado Springs revealed
Redesigning 150-year-old Antlers Park in downtown Colorado Springs to reduce loitering and camping by the homeless will take a step closer to reality…
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Covid in Colorado Recovery & Relief, Part 2: What’s next for the economy?
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Every evening this week, KRDO is speaking with local experts in Colorado to get answers about the status of the…
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Community voices frustrations with businesses remaining closed
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Frustrations continue to build as business owners and employees in El Paso County ask to reopen and go back to…
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The city of Manitou Springs honors the class of 2020
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — When you enter Manitou Springs and look below majestic Pikes Peak — or if you glance to your right while walking…
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Baca County judge faces mandatory jail time after two DUIs
BACA COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A Baca County judge is facing jail time after violating probation for a DUI conviction by getting arrested for another…
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Colorado Springs police investigating shooting at Dublin Loop Apartments
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — One person was left seriously injured after a shooting Tuesday morning in north Colorado Springs, police say, but…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office investigating suicide inside jail
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says a male inmate died Tuesday afternoon after hanging himself. According to a…
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Shutdown Castle Rock restaurant can’t open Colorado Springs location
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The owners of C&C Coffee Kitchen won’t be able to open their location in Colorado Springs after receiving an…
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On the lookout: El Paso County looks for burglars breaking into golf club and police search for school break-in suspect
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A golf club manager in Monument is putting you on the lookout for burglars who have targeted her bar. On May 7th…
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Students prepare for virtual AP tests amid statewide school shutdowns
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Advancement Placement – or AP testing – has gone virtual for 2019-2020 academic school year. District leaders…
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Well-loved moose at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo passes away
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Tahoma the moose may not have been born in Colorado Springs, but he quickly found a loving home for more than a…
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City crews close North Cheyenne Canon to remove dead trees
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — For multiple days over the next two weeks, he City of Colorado Springs will temporarily close North Cheyenne Canon…
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KRDO recognized with 4 Edward R. Murrow awards, including back-to-back overall excellence wins
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Radio Television Digital News Association has recognized KRDO for outstanding work in journalism with four…
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Monument-area school district to cut 15% from budget due to expected shortfall in state revenue
Because of an expected $3 billion in state revenue this year and next because of the coronavirus pandemic, there will be less funding for education…
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Gov. Jared Polis to speak with the President about Coronavirus in Colorado
Colorado Governor Jared Polis will travel to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to meet with President Donald Trump. The governor will be traveling on a…
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Campground in Cascade refuses to close for COVID-19, cites confusion
CASCADE, Colo. (KRDO) – One private campground in Cascade is still open as of Monday, after the El Paso County Public Health called and advised its…
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Calhan restaurant remains open despite cease-and-desist order from health department
CALHAN, Colo. (KRDO) — A restaurant in rural El Paso County remains open five days after public health officials notified the owners they were…
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Gov. Polis says Castle Rock restaurant’s license to be suspended after defying public health order
DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says the license of a Castle Rock restaurant that opened for business on Mother’s Day, despite a public health…
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Meatpacking plant in Colorado Springs sees increase in production
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The meat shortage continues here in southern Colorado and around the country with the U.S. Department of…
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