How Internships can better prepare students for their careers on national internship day
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colleges in Colorado Springs are calling on local employers to consider bringing interns on board. At the…
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Park rangers on high alert at Lake Pueblo
Four drownings within 10 days at Lake Pueblo earlier this summer raised serious questions about both unsafe behavior and safety enforcement there.…
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Pueblo man wanted in suspicious death case
Pueblo police are asking for help locating Tyler Jordan Mitchell, 33, in connection with a possible homicide case. Tuesday, officers went to a home…
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Fire breaks out late Thursday near I-25 and S. Academy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Crews are battling a wildfire along the banks of Fountain Creek, near I-25 and S. Academy Blvd. The fire is located between…
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Fentanyl bill passes in final hours of legislative session
With only hours remaining in the 2022 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers passed a bill aimed at addressing the rise of the deadly street drug…
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Standoff near Yoder ends in shooting and house destroyed by fire
A lengthy standoff between a suspect and El Paso County deputies south of Yoder ended in an officer-involved shooting and a suspect believed to be…
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Lake Pueblo State Park leads all others in 2021 attendance
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Lake Pueblo State Park once again welcomed more visitors in 2021 than any other state park, and contributed largely to a new…
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CSPD officer accused of kidnapping, child abuse, harassment
A Colorado Springs police officer was arrested Friday, accused of one felony and three misdemeanor offenses. The department announced Friday evening…
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Colorado lawmakers aim to boost state’s oil production
The conflict in Ukraine that resulted in the U.S. no longer importing oil from Russia only intensified a problem that already existed: the demand for…
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Historic funding aims to fix Colorado’s forest crisis
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Following the state’s two largest wildfires in 2020 and the most destructive fire in 2021, there is a renewed push…
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CSU says utility bill relief coming soon
If you live in Colorado Springs, your final utility bill of 2021 likely gave you a case of sticker shock. Both natural gas and electricity rates are…
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Reigning Hope Rides Big Donation
The pandemic has been hard on everyone, but maybe none more so than those with special needs, whose therapy or tutoring often had to be canceled or…
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4 killed, 3 wounded in Denver area shooting spree
A man suspected of shooting 7 people Monday in the Denver area was fatally shot by police after an exchange of gunfire with officers. At a news…
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A Water Crisis: CSU accelerates projects in response to dwindling river
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Cities across Colorado and throughout the western half of the country are scrambling to secure enough water for…
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A Water Crisis: Colorado agriculture facing changes as drought continues
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An estimated 40 million people rely on water that originates in the Colorado River Basin, but the river can no…
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Barn becomes tribute to veterans, first responders
Veterans Day is November 11, and there will be plenty of special events across the area, but few have done more this year to honor both veterans and…
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Discovery Canyon HS honors local heroes
Saturday marks 20 years since the attacks on September 11, 2001, and a big focus this week around Southern Colorado is helping those who didn’t…
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2021 brings boom in beekeeping
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — 2021 will be remembered for a lot of things, most of them negative, but for beekeepers it will be remembered as one of the…
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Coal operation ends at Drake Power Plant
The lights in Colorado Springs didn’t flicker, and there was not a sudden disappearance of thick black smoke from the columns that rise above the…
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Massive drawdown underway at Blue Mesa Reservoir
The water level at Colorado‘s largest lake is currently falling faster than it has ever fallen before. It’s not because of evaporation or a lack…
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