EL PASO AND PUEBLO COUNTIES, Colo. (KRDO) — County assessors across the state are now seeing the effect of red-hot housing markets the past two years, and homeowners and other property owners will soon feel the financial pinch. KRDO Assessors said that increases in property values — specifically, for residential properties — have reached heights
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) — The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is conducting a Bradley Fighting Vehicle gunnery in and around Fort Carson. The training began Wednesday, April 26, and will last through June 9. Nearby residents should expect more noise and dust than normal. This activity could extend into the evenings
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With easier access to equipment and resources, student-led morning news is increasingly becoming more popular. Atlas Prep is the newest school to brag about a new student-led broadcast. The Colorado Springs charter school recently launched a new media club. That club has recently started a new, morning school newscast called The Morning Gryphon. It’s a
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) – From 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Carson conducted a “Black Start Exercise” to test the facility’s emergency response and backup generators to help simulate a large-scale power outage. The Mountain Post staged a similar exercise on a smaller scale, earlier this year but this is the first installation-wide
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Area street and road crews normally have to prepare for storms that bring either rain or snow, but a storm arriving Tuesday evening is expected to bring significant amounts of both. KRDO Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Pikes Peak Office of Emergency Management met separately this
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Just a few days after Democratic Rep. Brittany Petterson was sworn into office on Capitol Hill, she immersed herself in an ongoing controversy involving the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Office of Personnel management and the union representing correctional officers at the Federal Correctional Complex, in Florence. KRDO The
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Pine Creek edged Lewis Palmer in a slugfest on Friday afternoon 10-9.
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Another local marching band is creating the sweet sound of success. It’s quite an accomplishment to qualify to play at Disney World. Doherty High School is the latest marching band, that KRDO has been made aware of, which has performed for Mickey and his friends, right down Main Street. The Spartan Legion Marching Band played
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MOSCA, Colo. (KRDO) — After a devastating fire that claimed the lives of more than 100 animals, the Colorado Gator Farm is looking to reopen soon — even while the staff struggles with grief and cleanup. “That’s how we started our day Thursday,” said general manager Jay Young. “We had a grief counseling session. We’re
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BENT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Authorities said Thursday that the Gageby Creek Fire, south of U.S. 50, more than doubled in size overnight and is now at 4,450 acres with containment at 40%. The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control has assumed control of fire operations; calmer winds are expected to reduce the fire
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With the Space Symposium happening in the Springs this week, Woodland Park first-graders are timing their latest project perfectly. And it’s out of this world! First-graders at Merit Academy in Woodland Park recently held a big night to celebrate Astronaut Day. Each first grader picked their favorite all-time astronaut, learned everything they could about them,
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Many of us rely on video streaming to watch our favorite online shows, and Clerk & Recorder Steve Schleiker is suggesting the same concept for cameras presently used to monitor 39 ballot boxes. KRDO As a way to improve security and transparency in the mail-in voting process, Schleiker —
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Nuggets head coach Michael Malone isn’t taking anything for granted when it comes to his team’s run toward an NBA title. Denver leads their best of seven series against the Minnesota Timberwolves one game to none.
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The Colorado Avalanche will play the Seattle Kraken in the first round of the playoffs. Now that the Stanley Cup playoffs are underway, it’s time for the Avs to grow their playoff beards.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Organizers are experiencing a second straight year of record attendance at the annual Space Symposium, an international event that brings aerospace experts and leaders together to discuss and plan for space operations, policy and programs. Space Foundation According to organizers, around 14,000 people from more than 40 countries are attending
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — At 5 p.m. Thursday, authorities announced that they were lifting the evacuation order for homeowners near the Trujillo Creek Fire which has burned for four days west of the town of Aguilar. Affected homeowners will remain on pre-evacuation status until further notice. KRDO According to an 8:42 a.m. update
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The Air Academy marching band is coming off a thrilling performance at Disney World. The band performed at the Florida theme park over spring break. It’s an opportunity that popped up when the band auditioned for the Festival of Fantasy parade in March 2022. And they, evidentially, impressed. They’ve been rehearsing like crazy and it’s
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The Discovery Canyon boys volleyball team defeated James Irwin 3-0 on Wednesday night.
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Tyler Genrich – Baseball – UCCS CJ Reid – Baseball – Butler Community College (KS) Ryan Baca – Soccer – Northeastern Junior College Colton Clay – Soccer – South Dakota School of Mines Brynae Stewart – Basketball – CSU Pueblo Wesley Erling – Golf – University of Colorado Aliyah Sawyer – Ice hockey – Albertus
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — With standby evacuation alerts lifted for the east side of “The City Above the Clouds” and containment now at 50%, residents who live under the current 20-acre Rampart Fire are feeling better than they did when the blaze erupted Tuesday. KRDO The pre-evacuation alert was sent to homeowners on and
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