WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — Dry and mild weather in the second half of last year wasn’t enough to help crews catch up on delays caused by wet weather in the first half of the year on road construction here. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) crews paused for the season just before Christmas, on a
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GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Two snowboarders in a group of three were pulled into an avalanche over the weekend, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) says. Video above shows the incident. According to CAIC, the riders were in Haiyaha Couloir in Rocky Mountain National Park. “The group reported ski cutting the upper chute, which
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Three Colorado Springs figure skaters will compete in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. 26-year-old Amber Glenn will compete in the women’s category, alongside Ellie Kam, 21, and Danny O’Shea, 34, who will compete as a pair. Glenn is the first woman to win three consecutive U.S. titles since Michelle Kwan. She
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The major grocery chain ALDI has announced plans to move into Colorado, with locations planned for Colorado Springs. In a press release, ALDI did not announce where specific Colorado Springs locations would be. ALDI says that the Colorado expansion is part of its five-year plan, with 50 stores set to
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — A last-ditch, bipartisan Hail Mary effort on the funding of a clean water pipeline in the Lower Arkansas River Valley has failed. The “Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Act” would have reduced the payments that communities within the Arkansas River Valley would make for the construction of a clean water
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — District Attorney Michael J. Allen is running for Colorado’s attorney general seat, according to state records and attorney sources. D.A. Allen oversees the 4th Judicial District in Teller and El Paso Counties. According to his office, he graduated from Arvada West High School and later enlisted in the Navy.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Girl Scouts of Colorado is kicking off its 2026 cookie season, according to an organization spokesperson. “Everyone loves Girl Scout Cookies, but we want people to see what’s behind the box,” said Leanna Clark, CEO of Girl Scouts of Colorado. “When you purchase cookies, you aren’t just getting a
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BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (KRDO) — The International Snow Sculpture Championships (ISSC) will return to Breckenridge later this month for the 35th year. According to a spokesperson for the Breckenridge Tourism Office, the event will kick off on Jan. 24 with a ceremonial cannon start. Artists will then have 94 continuous hours to complete their work. On
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STATEWIDE, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has opened applications for the bison hunting roster. The list allows hunters to throw their name in the hat for an opportunity for wild bison hunting, if CPW deems the populations of the animal require management. According to CPW, Colorado state law allows for the hunting
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Road Warrior has learned that for the past ten years, residents of the historic Old North End neighborhood have installed their own signs asking drivers to slow down because of speeding. It follows a growing trend across the state, where residents in Boulder and other communities are taking similar
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CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Office of Governor Jared Polis announced that $23 million will be heading to affordable housing initiatives, with two projects in Salida and Alamosa among those receiving funding. Statewide, the funding will create more than 400 new housing opportunities, the governor’s office said. The projects will vary from new rental
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Even neighbors who live near it didn’t know what was happening, and it took KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior parts of four days to find out, too. Many passing drivers also wondered why a block of Cheyenne Road, north of Lake Avenue, had been closed on Friday, with a huge
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EL PASO/TELLER COUNTIES, Colo. (KRDO) — While checking on street repaving in two Pikes Peak area towns last week, KRDO13’s The Road Warrior found that several streets on this year’s list were not paved or left unfinished. In Woodland Park, Pine Ridge Avenue was originally scheduled for repaving last year, but due to weather delays
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — With many road projects taking a break for the holiday period, we’re updating you on the status of three projects that started this fall. One ended earlier this week, and two are still in progress. Among them is the 8th Street improvement project, just down the street from the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is entering its third year of de-emphasizing humor on its highway message boards intended to reinforce driver safety. The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) updated its guidelines for messaging in January 2024, as more states began transmitting basic messages such as Get Insured or Get
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It might be the best Christmas present 18 homeowners on Kern Street could have expected, and although the payoff is still two years away, at least they can anticipate it now. A week after KRDO 13’s Road Warrior report in early November about the street’s poor condition, neighbors received a visit from
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Mild fall weather allowed crews to stay on schedule in repaving a 1.5-mile stretch of Woodmen Road, and now officials will watch how winter weather may affect a different paving material used in the project. Stone mason asphalt (SMA) is the product used in resurfacing the busy road, from just
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Work to replace an aging bridge along a popular route between Academy and Powers boulevards was supposed to start nearly two years ago, and now won’t be finished until next spring. “We’re hoping for April,” said Richard Mulledy, the city’s public works director. City officials recently announced the latest delay
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado says that two alleged leaders of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been indicted on federal crimes stemming from incidents in the Centennial State. According to prosecutors, Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas (also known as “Chino San Vicente”) and Giovanni Vicente
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Drivers now have some relief from the twists and narrow lanes they’ve endured during the ongoing construction project along 1.5 miles of I-25 between Fillmore Street and Garden of the Gods Road. Two weeks ago, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) opened the three rebuilt northbound lanes; they’re wider, straighter,
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