COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As officials with the Pikes Peak Library District cope with the recent discovery of some restrooms contaminated with the illegal drug methamphetamine, plans are going forward to install sensors in each of its 53 public restrooms at 16 libraries. Officials said that the devices, called environmental sensors, will immediately alert
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The Classical Academy retired Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson’s high school jersey last week. Carlson, who grew up playing soccer, told the story as to why he decided to play football his freshman year at TCA. Carlson graduated from TCA in 2013.
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Former Palmer High School standout Reggie Jackson will make his Nuggets debut in Cleveland on Thursday. Jackson reminisced last week about the Terrors run to the Final Four his senior season.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — KRDO Newschannel 13 Sports Director Rob Namnoum goes one on one with Pueblo South boys basketball coach Shannan Lane.
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The Pueblo East boys wrestling team won back to back state championships in wrestling. The East Eagles won the Class 4A state championship on Saturday night at Ball Arena in Denver.
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At Ball Arena in Denver, the championship matches for the State High School Wrestling championship took place on Saturday night. The Pueblo East boys wrestling team would win the Class 4A state title.
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Pueblo South boys basketball coach Shannan Lane won her 300th career game on Friday night. As the Colts defeated Pueblo Central 89-67.
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There’s only one match left for the wrestlers in their quest for a state title. All classifications going in the semifinal round starting with the ladies, Katey Valdez continues her dominance. Valdez matched up with Fountain Fort Carson’s Eyvori Jacquez, they went all three rounds. Valdez would win by decision and is now 37 and
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On Thursday afternoon, The Classical Academy retired Daniel Carlson’s number 35 jersey. Carlson graduated from TCA in 2013 and now is a place kicker for the Las Vegas Raiders.
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We are through the quarterfinal rounds at the State High School Wrestling tournament and in the afternoon session it was Class 4A and 5A boys. Pueblo East, the defending state champs, say they’re not defending anything they’re here for more. LJ Herburger would win by technical fall at 106 pounds, and two time defending champ
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In the city’s third major economic announcement over the past two months, a local computer-related manufacturer revealed plans Friday to expand its operations producing silicon and silicon carbide components. KRDO Microchip Technology, Inc., has had a presence in Colorado Springs for 34 years but will now invest $880 million to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Palmer girls basketball coach Dave Shackelford coached his final regular season game for Palmer High School on Thursday night. He coached various sports for forty years, including 27 as the basketball coach at Palmer. His team beat Harrison in his final game, the school where he got his first start
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The quest for a state wrestling title began on Thursday at Ball Arena with the first session of Class 2A and 3A boys along with the girls. We kick things off with the girls, Fountain Fort Carson had a good showing in the prelims. Katey Valdez got things going quickly pinning here opponent in 43
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — By an 8-1 vote this week, Council members passed the first major update to its unified development code since the 1960s.. The code creates a modern and more user-friendly approach to zoning and subdivision regulations. City of Colorado Springs City officials said that the code regulates how property owners can
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is working to make drinking water safer for kids by testing for elevated levels of lead inside schools, daycares, and child care centers. This comes after HB22-1358 passed in 2022 designed to reduce the amount of lead consumption. There are more than 45,000 eligible
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — In late February 2021, we first reported on an unusually-high number of job vacancies in the county’s highway department, and the situation has only become worse since then. The number of openings for maintenance workers to drive snowplows and perform other duties had remained around 30 but is now
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Work begins next week on a two-year project to upgrade two stretches of South Academy Boulevard plagued by crumbling infrastructure and poor drainage. The $59 million project has been in the planning stages since 2011 and will focus on providing new pavement, curbs and gutters and improve drainage to eliminate
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A sixth grader from Colorado Springs is already a published author. Makenna Trahan is a sixth grader at Jenkins Middle School. And she’s already a published poet! Below is her poem, which was posted on TeenInk.com recently. It’s titled My Butterflies. Fluttering all around My stress flies away with my butterfly It reminds me to continue to
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The Doherty boys basketball team defeats Fountain Fort Carson on Friday night 54-53.
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The Air Force men’s basketball team snapped a six game losing streak as they beat New Mexico 89-77 at Clune Arena on Friday night. Jake Heidbreder scored 26 points in the Falcons win. Cheyenne Mountain graduate Javonte Johnson scored 16 points for the Lobos.
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