COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Vandalism and other damage to the Paint Mines Interpretive Park near Calhan in northeastern El Paso County will be repaired with approximately $328,000 from federal CARES Act funding. Earlier this week, El Paso County commissioners voted 4-0 to approve the allocation, with commissioner chairman Mark Waller absent. Waller has previously
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — If you’re looking for a great way to enjoy the nice weather this weekend and clean up your community, then the annual Creek Week event is for you. A nine-day volunteer cleanup of creeks, streams and other waterways across southern Colorado begins Saturday, in the event hailed as the biggest
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (KRDO) — After one of the most mentally and emotionally exhausting off-seasons in recent memory, high school football practices have resumed. Pine Creek, the reigning state champs, had a little extra pep in their step for the seasons first practice. “Oh, it’s amazing! I’m so excited to be back out here with
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — At a time when budgets are tight because of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city is investing a considerable sum in replacing old parking meters with new, smarter versions. The City Council has given preliminary approval to allocating $1.1 million to finish the process of upgrading 3,000
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs City Council appointed 11 members and two alternates on Tuesday for the new Law Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Commission. The council authorized the formation of the commission during an ordinance passed on July 14, tasking the appointees with the following: “To advise and recommend areas and topics
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The city’s chief financial officer told the City Council that despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s budget is in better shape than it was early in the worldwide outbreak. But Charae McDaniel told the council during its Monday work session that several factors could change the status
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CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A 43-year-old commercial truck driver was killed Saturday night after rolling down an embankment on Highway 50 near the summit of Monarch Pass. The Colorado State Patrol is investigating the crash that happened after the truck driver failed to negotiate a left curve causing the truck to veer off the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (KRDO) — The term players and coaches chose to describe the last few months was “roller coaster.” “It’s been a roller coaster. Up and down, hearing we’ll have a season, then we won’t. we’re finally getting the goal we wanted, so we’re feeling great again,” said Pine Creek offensive lineman Branyon Murdock.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers spoke to his constituents and delivered a State of the City address Thursday morning. It’s Suthers’ sixth State of the City speech, and it comes in a year that has seen big changes due to COVID-19 and calls for more police accountability. Watch the speech
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Workers are preparing to replace a nearly 50-year-old bridge across Spring Creek on Airport Road, just west of the Airport-Academy Boulevard intersection. The bridge is showing signs of age, has no sidewalks and is vulnerable to flooding from the creek below. Work is scheduled to start in December to add
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — If you’ve found certain flavors of the popular sports drink Gatorade to be in short supply or unavailable at stores, you can blame the COVID-19 pandemic, among other factors. KRDO NewsChannel 13 has confirmed through several sources that higher demand and apparent supply chain issues have caused the shortage. According
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Monday afternoon, Colorado Springs City Council members nominated their final selections for the Law Enforcement Transparents and Accountability Board. The board will consist of 13 people, 11 members and 2 alternates. The following names aren’t officially on the board, but will be voted on at the next regular council
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The 66th annual Parade of Homes in Colorado Springs started Friday, a month later than usual and with other changes in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors can buy tickets to tour 24 new homes showing current trends and new innovations in home design. Homes range from affordable styles
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MIDWAY, Colo. (KRDO) — The moisture from this week’s early winter storm did more than lower the fire danger and help plants and trees; it also soaked county gravel roads that were dry, hard and bumpy because of the hot summer weather. Gravel roads, mostly in rural areas, comprise half of the county’s network of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The City Council discussed a preliminary plan during Tuesday’s work session that would allow residential developers to provide a wider variety of housing within the same development, and do so without requesting a zoning change. Under the “flex zoning” concept, zoning for housing developments would be based on the number
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The season’s first winter storm will bring not only cold temperatures and snow, but a risk of further damage to trees. With two weeks of summer remaining, most trees have yet to drop their leaves — and if the snow is wet and heavy, it could break branches and limbs
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On Sunday, Colorado Springs and Pueblo set September high-temperature records, but in all likelihood, we’ll soon break low-temperature records as a mind-boggling cold front passes through the state. Here’s the breakdown of what we could be getting from Tuesday to Wednesday morning: Colorado Springs: 2-5″Monument: 4-8″Woodland Park: 4-8″Falcon: 3-6″Peyton: 4-8″Fountain: 1-3″Pueblo: Trace-2″Canon City: 3-6″Salida: 5-10″Trinidad:
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Higher elevations in Monument and Black Forest usually experience the strongest impacts from winter storms, and the storm expected overnight Monday is no different. But what preparations — if any — will be necessary a day after 90-degree temperatures in the area and road surfaces still at least 100
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The tranquilizing and relocation of a large bear Thursday should be a reminder that the animals are entering a more active period during which they search for food to add weight before winter hibernation. The bear was in a homeowner’s tree near Austin Bluffs Open Space — not far from
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Clerk’s office is anticipating hundreds of applications for election workers. In less than two months, last-minute voters will head to the polls for the presidential election. El Paso County Clerk Chuck Broerman says they need 500 to 600 people working to collect, count, and verify
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