DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Denver International Airport (DEN) says it is making it easier and faster to pay to park with a new Express Pay option. According to the airport, the new payment parking option, Express Pay, will make it so that enrolled users don’t have to stop to pay at the gate when entering
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo Transit says it is expanding service for three routes starting next week with help from Clean Transit Enterprise Grant funding. According to the City of Pueblo, over $1 million in funding will update hours of service for Pueblo Transit on three of its routes. They say it will help increase
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Colorado Springs officials will hold an event Tuesday to mark a milestone in the Powers Boulevard extension project as crews begin placing girders for a new bridge at Flying Horse Club Drive.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZoo) says one of its African elephants, 48-year-old Kimba, has died. The CMZoo says it decided to humanely euthanize Kimba on Monday after she was suffering from lethargy and decreased appetite. They say Kimba has dealt with these issues before and been able to recover, but
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — District 60 and the Pueblo Police Department are planning an emergency preparedness drill at Pueblo East High School this week. The district says the drill will take place at 8 a.m. on Friday and last around three hours. According to officials, it is to help district leaders, police and other agencies
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One local middle school is teaching students how to separate fact from fiction — and they’re getting some help from a familiar face here at KRDO. KRDO13’s Josh Helmuth was back in the classroom at Chinook Trail Middle School for the 5th straight year, teaching 8th-graders media literacy last Friday. Hundreds of eighth graders. 90
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Students with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) and Pikes Peak State College (PPSC) looked on early Tuesday morning as SpaceX rocket Falcon 9 lifted off with their experiment. Multiple students made the trip to Cape Canaveral in Florida to watch the launch in person, while the rest watched
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – District 11 says Coronado High School says it is forfeiting its upcoming game against Lutheran High School, now the second team to do so in two weeks. District 11, of which Coronado High School is a part, announced the decision on Monday ahead Thursday’s previously scheduled game, saying in part
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Expect mostly quiet conditions heading into the evening, with mostly clear skies. Winds will remain breezy at times from the southwest, creating a downsloping effect and helping keep temperatures warm. Winds will begin to lighten up tonight, and with skies remaining mostly clear, overnight lows will drop into the upper 40s and low 50s for
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is providing an update on the two injured in an officer-involved shooting that killed one man over the weekend. According to PPD, Officer Justin Ortiz sustained a graze wound to their ankle. The second officer involved, Officer Jonathon Woehler, suffered gunshot wounds to both legs and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The City of Colorado Springs is warning drivers to expect road closures on the Union Boulevard bridge over Cottonwood Creek for around eight weeks. The city says the closure will start on Wednesday, October 14. There will be temporary lane closures between Woodland Hills Drive and Deliverance Drive for around
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — In the west part of Pueblo off of Park Avenue is just one of the homes that was hit hardest by big wind gusts. Stormtracker13 Meteorologist Steve Roldan saw the damage for himself where a tree had been uprooted. The resident of the home where the tree came up from the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — KRDO13 is working with Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers to keep you informed about what’s happening in your neighborhoods. Here’s this week’s On The Lookout: Crime Stoppers says Colorado Springs Police Department officers were first sent to an apartment complex in March to investigate a possible domestic disturbance. According to
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A juvenile has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) says a person was injured in a shooting at Briarwood Park in September. According to PPD, officers first received a shots-fired call on September 12 around 2:30 a.m. about a group of juveniles in Briarwood Park.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two branches of the NAACP, and a Colorado House District representative, are speaking out after recent allegations of racism involving members of the Lutheran High School community. The Douglas County and Colorado Springs branches of the NAACP released a statement saying they were concerned over the recent allegations of racism
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Northbound lanes of 8th Street between Motor City Drive and Lower Gold Camp Road reopened to traffic following a four-month delay as part of a larger utility improvement project.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) is asking for help finding out more information about a potential incident involving a pedestrian on Highway 94 Friday night. According to CSP, a trooper was patrolling the area of westbound Highway 94 around 8:30 p.m. on October 9, just north of Schriever Space
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PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) — District 70 has confirmed Pueblo West High School has been evacuated, and students are safely outside. At about 9:38 a.m. Pueblo West Fire had been dispatched to for a fire alarm that was pulled with suspicion of a gas leak. A viewer told KRDO13 that parents received a notice this
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CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Over 100 days ago, members of the Rye Fire Protection District were dispatched to a fire near the “Aspen Acres” campground. Little did they know, it would become the state’s fifth most destructive and seventh largest wildfire. KRDO13 Investigates has obtained a copy of the Division of Fire Prevention and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A man is recovering after he was shot multiple times Sunday night in Colorado Springs, police said. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), officers were called just before 9 p.m. Sunday to North Murray Boulevard, just north of Pikes Peak Avenue, for a shooting. They arrived to find
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