Homeless advocates in Colorado Springs say they’re concerned about predictions by experts that the COVID-19 pandemic will increase homelessness between 40% and 45% nationally. That fact is particularly worrisome because advocates confess they already lack enough resources to fully address the current level of homelessness. But two projects — one recently completed and another in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Organizations in Colorado and across the country are having to get creative when holding group events. Inside Out Youth Service’s in Colorado Springs organized a virtual prom for the LGBT community. It was open to anyone in the LGBT community, as well as community allies. All ages were welcomed. “Our
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Overview: We’re tracking warmer air and wind for much of the next week. Occasionally some weak waves and low-level moisture may support isolated thunderstorms, but we do not expect widespread, heavy rainfall over the next week. Today: Any patchy low clouds in the morning will give way to a partly cloudy sky for most areas
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Overview: We’re tracking warmer air and wind for much of the next week. Occasionally some weak waves and low-level moisture may support isolated thunderstorms, but we do not expect widespread, heavy rainfall over the next week. Today: Partly cloudy and breezy again today with high temperatures reaching the 60s and 70s for most areas.A weak
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SALIDA, Colo. (KRDO) – The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office widened its search area Friday as authorities spent a sixth day looking for missing Suzanne Morphew. Morphew, 49, reportedly left her home in Maysville — between Salida and Monarch — to go on a bike ride Sunday, and never returned. On Friday, search teams expanded their
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Nick Halloran’s journey to the AHL began in Draper, Utah. Once he got to Colorado College, he was a consistent force to be reckoned with. In his final season with the Tigers, he was second on the team with 30 points and led CC in assists with 18. Now, he
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — U.S. Senators have defeated an amendment that could have protected your internet search history from a warrantless search. Thursday, 59 U.S. Senators, including Colorado senators Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet, voted for Senate Amendment 1583. The amendment was just one vote shy of getting added to the Foreign Intelligence Search
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Memorial Day weekend — the start of Colorado’s popular whitewater rafting season — is just two weeks away. But with the state’s continuing safer-at-home order, outfitters are wondering if officials will relax health restrictions and allow those businesses to reopen. Most outfitters earn most of their money during the season’s
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Danielle Selke is a first-year art teacher at the Grand Mountain School. She had plans to travel internationally this summer, but with the coronavirus that’s not going to happen. Instead, she decided to travel around her neighborhood in Widefield. Starting in April, and spanning over a month, she walked
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As the end of the school year nears, parents in Colorado Springs say they’re frustrated with the e-learning process as they’re juggling work responsibilities. A parent who reached out to KRDO says, “As parents, we have been asked to continue to provide for our children, as well as becoming teachers
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OLD COLORADO CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — An Italian restaurant in Old Colorado City is staying afloat during the coronavirus pandemic through the help of several local resources. Dennis and JoAnn Trujillo, who own Dat’s Italian, say they were expecting 2020 to be one of their most successful years after returning to the kitchen and gathering
Continue Reading UPDATE 5/14/2020: The reward money for any information leading to the discovery of Suzanne Morphew has been doubled from $100,000 to $200,000. According to the Facebook group ‘Find Suzanne Morphew’, the reward was increased thanks to a large donation made from a friend of the Morphew family. Original Post: CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Teller County is the latest community in Colorado to file a variance request asking state officials if they can reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 8, Teller County commissioners approved the draft that reads, “our request for a variance is appropriate because we have a low case count, more
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Redesigning 150-year-old Antlers Park in downtown Colorado Springs to reduce loitering and camping by the homeless will take a step closer to reality Thursday. The city’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Advisory Board will meet to consider a preliminary version of the preferred option to improve the park, located behind the Antlers Hotel. Few people
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A golf club manager in Monument is putting you on the lookout for burglars who have targeted her bar. On May 7th around 12:30 a.m., Shawna Kohl, the manager at King’s Deer Golf Club says their surveillance video caught three young men entering their establishment and stealing $500 worth
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Because of an expected $3 billion in state revenue this year and next because of the coronavirus pandemic, there will be less funding for education — and that means hard decisions ahead for local public school districts. Lewis-Palmer School District 38, in the Monument area, is preparing to bite the bullet by cutting 15% of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Tina Finn has been channeling her stay-at-home activities into a digital channel for kids. Finn has been doing illustrations for over 40 years, including work for Hallmark. She was looking for a way to help during the pandemic. Kids, especially the younger ones, can get restless during the quarantine. Finn’s
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Two El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies were seen without a mask while responding to a call near Palmer Park last Tuesday. Simon Vasiliades sent KRDO several pictures of the incident, saying it’s “not fine with me.” This comes as workers are required to wear masks when interacting with clients
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About 25 people suddenly found themselves homeless Friday after authorities ordered them to move out of a large house on Wood Avenue, just north of the Colorado College campus. It’s the same house where an unidentified man died three months ago under suspicious circumstances. That death is unrelated to the current situation at the house.
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To help bring more business to food truck vendors and more meal options to commercial truck drivers, vendors are now allowed to operate at eight selected rest areas along Colorado highways. “I think it’s a great idea,” said trucker Osvaldo Gracia. “We can’t get into some places at certain times. Go to Carl’s Jr., you
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