PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct a planned live-fly air defense exercise over southwest Nebraska-northwest Kansas and northeastern Colorado today. NORAD F-16s and an E-3 AWACS, and civilian aircraft will participate in the exercise. Aircraft will operate at approximately 8,000 feet, and may be visible to the public.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — After appearing at University of Wyoming career fairs the past two years, Pueblo police invited an associate criminal justice professor and nine students to visit the Steel City this week. KRDO The Wyoming group arrived Thursday morning and left Friday afternoon; they considered a recruiting pitch from city officials as the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A Pueblo veteran has built a comprehensive database of over two hundred thousand heroes in the military. 72-year-old Doug Sterner’s database spans all states. In addition to that hefty database, he’s written 113 books and counting. His drive to do so is fueled by the love for those with whom he
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BYRON DEREK POWELL BYRON DEREK POWELL Radio & Digital Account Executive First Sergeant, 29 years of service Derek had a long career that spanned the globe. To be exact, he served our country for 29 years, 7 months & 14 days. His service earned him the Bronze Star. Derek joined the Army in 1985 and worked
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO)– The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is announcing the reopening of its Veterans Ward at the El Paso County Jail. Sheriff Joseph Roybal announced the reopening on Nov. 8. The Ward was initially opened in 2015, but due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the Ward closed in 2020. Traditionally, the Ward
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Painted Paws for Veterans ranch in Peyton has announced that it has to move to a new location soon because of drainage and flooding issues that the owners say they can’t afford to fix. Painted Paws is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that rescues dogs scheduled to be euthanized
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A veteran in Colorado Springs is raising money for his dog after veterinary bills started stacking up. Robert Hamburger’s dog “Goose” ate a flannel and started having re-occurring health issues that landed him in the ICU after veterinarians discovered it had impacted a large portion of his intestines. Goose needed
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — From a weather perspective, the timing of this year’s downtown Veterans Day couldn’t be better. Last weekend, temperatures dropped below freezing and as much a foot of snow fell in some parts of the Pikes Peak region; on Saturday, however, the forecast for the 10 a.m. start is sunny skies
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO)– The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Cadet Wing will hold a bonfire ahead of their football game against the U.S. Military Academy at Denver’s Empower Field. The bonfire will be held on Wednesday, November 1, between 7-8 p.m., and this is a closed event to the public. USAFA
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The Pikes Peak Workforce Center is hosting its Community & Veterans Job Fair on Nov. 2. This event is open to the general public as well as transitioning military, guard and reserve members, veterans, and their spouses and family members. It will take place at the Colorado Springs Event Center at
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– This week (Oct. 30-Nov. 2) marks National Veterans Small Business Week, and this year, the Colorado Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) is hosting a series of events. Since 2013, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has celebrated and connected small business owners who are service members, veterans, and spouses. Now, The
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U.S. AIRFORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO)– The U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) will be holding an emergency response exercise on Wednesday, October 25. The exercise will be from 5-7 p.m. and people on or near the base may see an increased presence in first responder activity, hear alarms and/or simulated gunfire, simulated explosions, or see smoke
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ANNAPOLIS, MD (KRDO) — Air Force quarterback Zac Larrier was supposed to be “likely out a while,” according to Troy Calhoun. That’s not what happened. Instead, Larrier connected with Dane Kinamon for the longest play in Air Force football history, a 94-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. As it turns out, that was more
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– El Paso County will be holding a “Stand Down” Event on Oct. 17, and it’s the first year Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center will lead the proceedings. According to the Service Center, in military terms, “Stand Down” was a term created in World War II when military members were told to
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) — Deployed Love, a national nonprofit organization brought back their annual holiday mini sessions for families with military service members who are deployed over the holiday season on Saturday. The families were lucky enough to receive free photo sessions from professional photographers. With help from volunteer photographers and donations from local businesses, Deployed Love
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FREMONT COUNTY, COLO. (KRDO) — Monday was the busiest day yet at the site of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, as the investigation into the discovery of 115 improperly stored bodies entered its sixth day. KRDO During the morning, more personnel, vehicles, and equipment arrived; several tents and similar structures were erected
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The possibility of the federal government shutting down at the end of its fiscal year because of budgetary differences means that around a million members of the U.S. military may not paid for however long a shutdown would last. KRDO And that worries some business owners outside local military installations
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COLORADO (KRDO) — If lawmakers on Capitol Hill don’t pass stopgap bills or a federal budget by Sept. 30, the U.S. government will shut down on Oct. 1, deeply impacting government workers and the military community of southern Colorado. A shutdown would mean active duty soldiers would see their last guaranteed paycheck on Oct. 1,
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO)– The 10th Medical Group main clinic at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) closed the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 19, after a suspicious package was found in the facility. USAFA firefighters and security forces responded to the incident, evacuating personnel and patients from the base medical clinic. An Explosives
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s an ambitious undertaking, but no less impressive. An effort is underway to find surviving relatives of 12 World War II servicemen from Colorado, who served on the USS Indianapolis — the fate of which was dramatized in the 1975 movie Jaws. Project 888 Those Colorado servicemen were among 879
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