PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) — Southbound I-25 near Pueblo reopened Friday morning at 10 a.m. after a vehicle rear-ended a military Humvee overnight. The call came in around 4:06 a.m., according to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP). CSP said later Friday morning that it was determined that a military convoy was traveling south in the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Members of the Navy’s Construction Battalion, the “Seabees,” joined Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity to build low-income housing Friday at the Ridge at Sand Creek development. “Finding affordable housing is getting more and more difficult across our nation, and Habitat for Humanity has been working for decades to provide affordable
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Two Colorado natives touring with the Blue Angels will help the air squadron with its headlining performance this weekend in the Pikes Peak Air Show. “I’m actually shocked that we haven’t been here,” said Englewood, Colorado native and Blue Angels Lieutenant Commander Brian Vaught. Vaught is both the Blue Angels
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – KRDO 13’s Bradley Davis runs with a Fort Carson squad at Garden of the Gods Wednesday morning as they compete in the Army’s “Best Squad Competition.” The competition pits nine exemplary squad within the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) against each other to determine the best of the best in
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO)- The gates at Fort Carson will now be named after service members. Today they held a ceremony to change the name of Gate 1. Gate 1 will now be called “Freedom Gate” and it will honor Medal of Honor recipients. For the past 6 months, Fort Carson has been working on
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Officials with United States Navy say Navy outreach and diversity leaders will visit Doherty High School on August 15, 2024 in search of “high-ability students who have what it takes to excel in high-demand STEM fields, such as nuclear engineering, cryptology, IT and health care.” Officials say the main attraction
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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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The Air Force Falcons football team continues to ramp up training camp ahead of its August 31st season opener vs Merrimack.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — When work began last November, a bridge project on the north end of Voyager Parkway was to be completed before the opening of the new Ford Amphitheater nearby. However, the schedule changed for both projects. Tim Mitros, project manager for the Copper Ridge Metro District overseeing the bridge construction, said
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The Air Force Falcons held their first football practice of the season on Saturday. While there are a lot of questions surrounding the team’s lack of returning starters, Air Force is still expected to have a strong season. The Falcons are projected to finish fourth in the Mountain West this season.
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COLORADO SPRING, Colo. (KRDO) – The Maverik gas station company presented a $25,000 check to the Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center at its rebrand celebration Friday at the Colorado Springs location off of Spectrum Air Way. “What’s happening today, it’s not just a name. It’s about people,” said Mt. Carmel Executive Director Bob McLaughlin. “For
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The repaving of the North Gate Boulevard/Struthers Road intersection just east of the Air Force Academy was scheduled for 2021 but has yet to happen because of other projects in the area. That frustrates resident Doug Jenkins, who contacted KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior about the situation. “The whole thing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Officials with the United States Air Force Academy say Lieutenant General Tony D. Bauernfeind will take command of the academy in a ceremony scheduled for 9 a.m. on August 2, 2024. President Joe Biden nominated Bauernfeind for the superintendent role and he was confirmed on June 18, 2024. USAFA officials
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- A business owner is upset about being on the “Off Limit Areas” list again, after he was taken off. The “Off Limit Areas” list is a list put out by the Army that lists places where “all uniformed Armed Services personnel” are not allowed. The owner of “Latin Quarters” even took drastic
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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. — 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. (KRDO) – “One and a-two, and a-three and four. Ah-one, and a-two, and three and four,” Mark Maloney picks one foot up, then the next in cadence. Mark Maloney walks with his physical therapist at the VA Hospital Two rounds with the assisted harness, then one full lap down a cavernous hallway,
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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) – UPDATE: Repairs were completed at 3 p.m. Monday; at times, traffic backed up to the Circle Drive/Lake Avenue interchange. After June was marked by lane closures and even full closures of Interstate 25 through the Fountain area, July begins with another lane closure that started late Monday morning. The Colorado
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Nearly two years after building an overpass and interchange at the intersection of Powers Boulevard and Research Parkway, a similar project will start next week at the intersection of Powers and Airport Road. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will spend $46 million on the project that officially begins Monday
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