There’s been a recent explosion in the popularity of pickleball. There’s a professional league where players can earn six-figure salaries. It’s the fastest growing sport in the world. But not everyone, including certain KRDO sports guys, knows what it is. So we decided to find out.
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Highlights from the final night of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — “A Summer to Remember” is the theme of the upcoming county fair, starting Saturday and continuing through next weekend at the county fairgrounds. KRDO Along with the traditional agricultural and livestock exhibits which have been the backbone of the fair since 1905, visitors can choose from other entertainment such
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County District Attorney Michael Allen confirmed that a woman on the social media site YouTube acquired graphic photos of the autopsy of Gannon Stauch, 11, a boy who lived in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood and whose murdered body was found in Florida three years ago. RELATED: Letecia Stauch
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The popularity of the large wooden troll sculpture in Breckenridge has led organizers in this county’s gold-mining area to seek one of their own. KRDO A new nonprofit group has reached an agreement with the artist of the Breckenridge sculpture to build a similar artwork at an unspecified location in
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During night one of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, we captured highlights from steer wrestling.
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — This city 15 miles south of Colorado Springs is going through the process of applying to join the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA), an association of six local municipalities in which residents pay an additional 1% sales tax for road, street and transit improvements. PPRTA The PPRTA formed in 2004
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — City crews have cleaned up nearly as much graffiti through May of this year, than they did all of last year, but officials said that it’s not because of an increase in the colorful vandalism. KRDO Officials told the City Council during a work session on Monday that increasing the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Parts of southeastern Colorado are under a Tornado Watch, including Colorado Springs. At 7:18 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch for the areas highlighted below until 1 a.m. Friday, July 7. NWS The NWS said to expect scattered gusts up to 70 mph possible, hail up
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo Police officers were spotted arresting someone at the northside Walmart – but it was no shoplifter. This was actually part of a fundraising effort to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. Monday, the Pueblo Police Department “arrested” Walmart manager Jesse Dauenhauer. He was locked up, orange jumpsuit and all.
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OTERO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Flooding from heavy rain and the Arkansas River closed some roads Wednesday and left some crops flooded in their fields, as residents prepared for the possibility of more rain Thursday. KRDO U.S. 50 in La Junta was closed for several hours because of flooding under a railroad overpass, stranding several
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – As dark clouds brought the threat of more hailstorms Wednesday, many homeowners have just recently had roofs replaced — or still await replacement — from previous hailstorms this spring and summer. KRDO Roofing companies are so busy that they’re booked weeks in advance, and the demand for their services could
Continue ReadingThe Colorado Springs Switchbacks shutout Monterey Bay four nothing on Tuesday night. Steven Echevarria scores two goals in the victory.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The following times and locations are where you, your family, and friends can see spectacular fireworks displays Tuesday across the Southern Colorado region. There will be no fireworks shows at Memorial Park for the fourth straight year; instead, visitors can attend the Star-Spangled Symphony & 4th of July Fireworks Show in
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The worst appears to be over for the 930-acre Titan Fire that has burned northwest of Trinidad since Wednesday evening. As of 6 p.m. Sunday, state authorities declared the fire’s containment at 100% and returned management to Las Animas County. Titan Fire Information The Boncarbo/Spanish Peaks Fire Department is
Continue ReadingFormer Broncos great DeMarcus Ware will be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in early August. Ware says he is still working on his Hall of Fame speech.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Big names in the music industry might soon have a place to headline concerts in town, as part of a deal with the planners and builders of the Sunset Amphitheater and an internationally-known promotions firm. Officials with Notes Live, who are developing the venue on the city’s north end, confirmed
Continue ReadingVince Papale is from Philadelphia and he is the real life version of Rocky, “Here’s the thing here, my story is your story. It’s everybody’s story. Everybody’s an underdog. At one point, everybody wants to take a risk and go out and, you know, chase that dream,” says Papale Papale fulfilled a childhood dream in the mid-seventies. He
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Mainly sunny and dry conditions will be over southern Colorado through Tuesday. Highs will be in the 90s area-wide.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Firefighters with the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) responded to a working fire involving multiple RVs on fire at a storage lot. KRDO The CSFD sent out a tweet at around 8:59 a.m. Tuesday and stated the fire started at Extra Space Storage, at 6125 Mark Dabling Boulevard. Firefighters said that
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