EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — For the past few years, KRDO 13 has reported on a crumbling drainage channel through the south side of Security-Widefield that contributes to flooding during heavy rains; last year, officials announced intentions to repair the channel this year after determining who has jurisdiction. A similar issue has developed in
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CALHAN, Colo. (KRDO) – Tradition is a big part of the annual El Paso County Fair this week, but one tradition visitors would like to end is the poor condition of Yoder Street leading to the fairgrounds. The street is on a hill only .2 miles from where it becomes Calhan Highway in front of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – In less than two weeks, athletes from around the world will descend upon Paris. And many USA Shooting athletes in Colorado Springs are now in their final training days. Before flying across the Atlantic, we met one woman who put her career on hold to pursue Olympic shooting. It’s a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s something most of us haven’t seen before and will never see again; even Air Force Academy (AFA) officials said that they can’t recall having to close their North Gate for an extended period. As KRDO 13 first reported last week, the gate will be closed starting Monday and continuing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The process of street repaving typically involves removing the old asphalt layer and replacing it with fresh asphalt but the progress will be different on some streets this summer. On Friday, the city demonstrated how it will recycle old asphalt, apply it and then cover it with a new asphalt
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EL PASO COUNTY Colo. (KRDO) — The mystery of the sudden closure of a small wooden bridge north of Calhan was explained by an El Paso County engineer Wednesday. Dan Gerhard, a county public works engineer, said that a recent routine inspection found evidence that the 75-year-old bridge — called a timber bridge — was
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Highlights of night two of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo.
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Weston Timberman has a bright future, he is only twenty years old and last month he won his second consecutive national bareback championship. He will compete in the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo this week. KRDO-13 Sports asked him what kind of toll does bareback riding take on his body? Do you go see a
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Highlights from night one the bareback competition at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The U.S. Air Force Academy’s North Gate will be temporarily closed beginning July 15 and continuing through August 2 to all vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. The USAFA will be constructing a roundabout for at the North Gate as a part of their True North Commons project. Access to the academy
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Ryan McMahon was hoping that the script this year would have him written in as an All-Star, “What’s that saying? Always bridesmaid, never bride or whatever. I feel like I’m getting married, finally,” says Ryan McMahon. Bridesmaid no more. McMahon says he is going to enjoy the all-star honeymoon, “You know, I mean, I’m just
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The next phase of the ongoing widening of Marksheffel Road begins Monday and will require closing the east end of Barnes Road between Marksheffel and Antelope Ridge Drive into fall. The closure allows crews to lower the Marksheffel/Barnes intersection by eight feet to match the Marksheffel widening and to improve
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A state trooper says that Colorado law mandating how bright vehicle lights can be, and how many can be in use, is probably outdated for modern automobiles that have better technology and automatic features. “The level of enforcement won’t change until the law changes,” said Sgt. Patrick Rice, of the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On the last night of the holiday weekend, we saw the first major change in the safety improvement project on South Nevada Avenue that started in mid-May. Crews moved concrete barriers from inner lanes in a narrow configuration, to outer lanes in a wider configuration. The shift of barriers required closing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — While the four-day Independence Day holiday will provide many of us with time away from work, it’ll be all hands on deck for the Colorado State Patrol. Troopers will be conducting saturation patrols to look for impaired drivers who could put other drivers at risk. Even though many people have
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site held an all day 4th of July Celebration where American history was at the forefront of festivities. “Our heritage has always been about freedom and I think that’s what people are here celebrating today,” Abraham Lincoln told KRDO 13. Impersonators of Civil War soldiers,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) mentions two reasons why it expects “minimal” traffic impacts from the project to build an overpass interchange at the busy intersection of Powers Road and Airport Boulevard. “There’s less development around this site compared to previous overpass projects,” said CDOT engineer Wayne Pittman. “There’s
Continue ReadingOTERO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Black Hills Energy said that strong winds from severe storms overnight Tuesday knocked eight transmission power poles down onto US 50, leading authorities to close the highway in both directions between Fowler and Manzanola for most of the day Wednesday. The closure was first reported just before 5 a.m. on
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PENROSE, Colo. (KRDO) — Four months of construction ended Monday when a roundabout built by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) opened fully to traffic for the first time. CDOT confirmed the opening in a release Tuesday morning, stating that temporary traffic signals and barriers were removed late Monday. “The project isn’t done but we’re
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DaRon Holmes has been a Denver Nugget for five days, “You know, I found out I was going to Denver. We went to this back room after I had the Phoenix Suns hat on and this guy came in here and said, well, you guys are both getting traded. We got to get you your new
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