COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Of the 28 engines used to respond to daily calls, the Colorado Springs Fire Department says a few are 17 years old. Wednesday, KRDO got a look at the brand new fleet expected to hit fire stations in Colorado Springs in the next few weeks. The new fleet comes after
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Through social media Pueblo police have arrested 364 suspects through their Safe Streets program. Tuesday morning, the agency touted its 95% success rate. In total, the program has featured 384 suspected criminals. “We feature individuals who are wanted and who are causing the most havoc on the streets,” said Captain Kenny
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Cutting fuel lines used to be a fairly common method for thieves to steal gasoline from vehicles, but lately there seem to be more instances of people actually drilling into gas tanks to steal fuel. We’ve learned that in the past month or so, at least one individual and two
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Neighbors who live along the Springs Ranch Golf Course are facing a dilemma: the golf course itself may soon be a distant memory. The city’s planning commission voted unanimously last Thursday to approve a rezoning request that would allow developers to build houses on the golf course — a project
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo (KRDO) — Fountain police are looking for a man accused of robbing a gas station and threatening the front clerk with a gun. On Feb. 11 around 4 a.m., police say a young man entered the Kum & Go gas station on Fountain Mesa Road. He’s accused of using a silver
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been four weeks into the investigation, but there’s still no sign of Gannon Stauch. The 11-year-old boy, originally reported as a runaway on Jan. 27, still hasn’t been found. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office determined Gannon was missing and endangered on Jan. 30. Since then, the El Paso
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Sunshine returns to the state, but a raw northerly wind will hound morning commuters with gusts up to 30 mph by midday. Most of Colorado Springs got between 2 and 4 inches of wet snow on Sunday, but since this system didn’t bring much cold air with it. Most daytime high temperatures were in the
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The final matches of the 2020 state wrestling tournament produced a number of high intensity matches and some historic performances. Jesse Tapia from Rocky Ford (2A, 220lb) survived a grueling match, and won the state title in the ultimate tie breaker. Mesa Ridge’s Jared Volcic (4A, 220lb) claimed the state crown in dramaic fashion. Volcic
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It was an exciting end to the state wrestling finals. Sophomore Brady Hankin of Woodland Park won his second-straight title (3A, 120lb) with a win by decision over La Junta’s Isaiah Gamez. Gamez was seeking his third-straight title. “It’s pretty cool,” Hankin said. “It’s something I’ve been wanting since I was a little kid. When
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This week, local Colorado celebrity Parker the Snow Dog, received national attention for becoming the new honorary mayor of Georgetown. Parker is the official mascot of Loveland Ski Resort, an avid Broncos fan and philanthropist for Rocky Mountain Easter Seals. The town held a meeting Wednesday night to officially swear him in and go over
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — February is Heart Health Month, and we want to make sure you’re able to take preventative measures against heart disease and heart attacks. When it comes to maintaining a healthy heart and warding off disease, the three most important factors to take into consideration are diet, exercise and genetics. “Making
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — A large pothole that was a concern for the Colorado Department of Transportation last Saturday was finally repaired at the start of this weekend to prevent additional traffic congestion. A CDOT emergency crew worked from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Friday to fill the pothole in the southbound right lane of
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo (KRDO) — The show ‘America’s Top Dog’ has become very popular amongst dog lovers, testing police K-9 teams on speed, agility, scenting skills and teamwork. This season, Woodland Park Police Officer Tim Bradley and his K-9 Rico, came in second place by only five seconds. Bradley and Rico were contacted by A&E
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Some people are asking about the safety of the Ford F-250 truck that was being used as a snow plow in the aftermath of its driver dying from a crash Tuesday morning. Stephen Houston, a 27-year-old grounds technician with Academy School District 20, was killed when the truck crashed into
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — At 4 a.m. Thursday morning, hundreds of cars lined Venetucci Blvd. in Colorado Springs, waiting for the gates to open to the Broadmoor World Arena parking lot. At 6 a.m., traffic patrollers moved aside cones, allowing people to begin parking and lining up in front of the arena, hours before
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A driver in a School District 20 plow truck is dead after a crash on an icy road in northern Colorado Springs. The Colorado State Patrol responded to the crash. Troopers were called to Gleneagle Dr. and Candlewood Ct. around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, they discovered that a
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Pueblo police are putting you on the lookout for a man accused of robbing a gas station convenience store with an “unknown simulated weapon.” Surveillance video shows a man entering the Shell gas station on Bonforte Boulevard around 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 23. He’s seen entering the store and coming out of the restroom before
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US AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — The NHL Stadium Series game became a logistical disaster for the thousands of people who were stuck along Interstate 25 — and some connecting roads — for hours on Saturday; so how could it have been planned better? We reported the initial traffic jams and the aftermath on
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A portion of Highway 24 in Falcon will be dedicated to a fallen Green Beret who died in Afghanistan. Sgt. Maj. James “Ryan” Sartor — who was stationed at Fort Carson with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion of 10th Special Forces Group — died on July 13, 2019, after sustaining
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In the aftermath of Saturday’s traffic mess surrounding the NHL hockey game at the Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium, KRDO NewsChannel 13 is trying to contact participating agencies Monday for their response to the situation. A spokesman with the Colorado State Patrol said the troopers on duty in that area
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