COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A deadline looms for healthcare company Kaiser Permanente (KP) and its 3,000 union workers as both sides try to avoid a strike before the current contract expires Sept. 30. The union is the Denver-based Service Employees International Union Local (SEIU) 105; virtually all of the KP union members in Colorado
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Organizers say that hot, wet weather during the 11 days of the 151st State Fair shouldn’t stop them from approaching the attendance record of 500,000. KRDO “If it’s slow Monday, we’ll still be fine,” said Scott Soller, in his sixth year as the fair’s general manager. “But we’re expecting a good
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In the past week, KRDO has reported on two construction projects that are having higher-than-expected costs because of inflation. KRDO El Paso County is applying for a $10 million grant to cover costs of expanding the south end of Academy Boulevard, and a planned renovation of the historic City Auditorium
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A nonprofit health care organization that provided health screenings and other services for free or at little cost, is closing its offices across the state. The board of directors for 365 Health — formerly known as 9 Health Fair — announced the decision Thursday and the closures are effective Sept.1.
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Thursday afternoon, Pueblo County High School students showed their school spirit during a pep rally. The Hornets will play Pueblo West in the Pigskin Classic on Friday night at CSU Pueblo. Kickoff is set for seven o’clock. Pueblo County has not beaten the Cyclones since 2016.
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The Rampart football team is off to a two and oh start. The Rams beat Doherty on Thursday night 28-18.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police said that speeding and alcohol were not factors in the death of a man who died after being struck by, and pinned under, a car in a busy shopping center parking lot on the city’s north side. KRDO According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, the accident happened near
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A community group that formed two years ago to oversee a $60 million renovation of the old downtown City Auditorium has announced that those plans have been “paused.” KRDO In a statement released Tuesday night, Linda Weise, president and CEO of the Colorado Springs Community Cultural Collective (CSCCC), explained that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County District Attorney’s office told a judge Monday that it “had no recourse” in dropping charges of first-degree murder and tampering with a deceased human body against Miles Kirby, in connection to the death of his girlfriend and mother of their children, Joslyn Teetzel. KRDO Prosecutors recently
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — This marks the 151st year for the statewide event that began in 1872, and walking around the fairgrounds it seems as though there are more than 151 things to see and do. Cuteness is on display at the Children’s Barnyard, where younger kids can cuddle with chicks, lambs, piglets and other
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The Air Academy football defeats Liberty in their season opener 21-7.
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The Palmer Ridge wins their season opener against Montrose 28-27.
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Sand Creek will get a chance to prove themselves in week one, “You get to show people what we are made of to begin with. It’s homecoming, so a lot of people are going to be there. So they’re going to see how we are built this year,” says Sand Creek wide receiver, Elijah Brotherns. Nolan
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – It was last August that former mayor John Suthers called for the creation of a new crew of public works employees to do additional removal of litter and mowing of weeds. “The efforts that we’re already doing in the city just aren’t enough to keep up,” Suthers said at the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a working two-alarm fire Thursday in southeast Colorado Springs. The CSFD said that crews responded just before 11:30 a.m. to 3315 Drennan Industrial Loop South, in a pile of scrap metal behind American Iron & Metal second alarm has been called. “We don’t
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Lori Padgett is a librarian at Gateway Elementary School. She’s also been an unsung hero, outside of Woodland Park, until now. After years of doubling as a crossing guard, Padgett has taken action to make students, and their families, safer while entering the school. Padgett noticed potential safety hazards in front of the school’s parking
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Now that most repairs to damaged roadways and infrastructure have been made following catastrophic flooding and storms in June, El Paso County officials have contacted a second federal agency while awaiting word on an earlier request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). KRDO On Tuesday, the Board of
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It’s a phone call Randy Gradishar waited 35 years for, “My jaw actually dropped when he gave me the news that I was chosen to be going in as a senior finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame,” says former Broncos linebacker, Randy Gradishar. The 71 year old has come close to becoming a Hall
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“People don’t really know us this year. I feel like we’re going to surprise a lot of people,” says Vista Ridge cornerback, Wesley Wright. Sure, Vista Ridge lost a slew of talent from last year’s team, but they don’t feel that there’s a dark cloud over the program, “Not a lot of people talk about us.
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The Sand Creek football team will open up the season on Friday against Palmer. It will be the Scorpions homecoming game.
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