Skip to Content

Local

South Pueblo residents concerned about thick vegetation, homeless activity in area of Thanksgiving night grass fire

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Homeowners near the site of Thursday night’s 20-acre at Lake Minnequa said that’s it’s the third fire there in the past two years, and they want to see more done to address possible causes of those fires. KRDO Although the cause of the latest fire remains under investigation, some neighbors express

Continue Reading

Explaining challenges of emergency responses in I-25 construction zone between Colorado Springs, Fountain

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — An eight-mile corridor narrowed by a construction project, with heavy traffic and affected by ice and snow, combine to make emergency responses by public safety crews especially challenging. KRDO The current project along Interstate 25 between South Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs and Santa Fe Avenue in Fountain is

Continue Reading

Colorado Governor Jared Polis releases statement on one-year anniversary of Club Q tragedy

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Governor Polis visited Club Q at yesterday’s one-year anniversary memorial in Colorado Springs. “Let this one-year anniversary be an opportunity for us all to recommit ourselves to being examples of hope and love — that is how we can honor Raymond, Kelly, Daniel, Derrick, and Ashley and keep their memories

Continue Reading

Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado State Patrol teaming up for Thanksgiving holiday traffic enforcement

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Traditional holiday food, football games, and Black Friday shopping go with Thanksgiving but impaired and unsafe driving don’t. That’s the message Friday from local law enforcement agencies that are joining forces to increase traffic enforcement during the holiday weekend. KRDO Police in Colorado Springs, Fountain, Monument and Palmer Lake; El

Continue Reading

Friday hearing in Colorado Springs on proposed Banning Lewis Ranch development change rescheduled 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As of Thursday evening, more than 1,000 residents of the growing Banning Lewis Ranch subdivision, in the city’s northeastern corner, had signed a petition to oppose proposed changes to the next phase of development there. change.org Neighbors scrambled to organize and prepare to attend a discussion and vote on the

Continue Reading

Association of fire chiefs in El Paso County expresses concern about upcoming special legislative session on property tax relief

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pikes Peak Fire Chiefs Council sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis and state Lawmakers Tuesday, stating its opposition to proposed property tax relief that doesn’t include financial protections for smaller fire districts and special districts. “Fire Chiefs support full funding to these vital services,” council president Andrew York

Continue Reading