COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The city doesn’t have the environment for sharks to live, but a mechanical shark fits in just fine during winter when thick ice accumulations are common on neighborhood streets and roads. KRDO The metal device’s trademark name is the Arctic Shark; but the Street Department crews that use it, call
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The Manitou Springs School District is doing what it can to empower its female students when it comes to STEM fields. Nine girls from Manitou High School recently attended the SheTech Explorer Colorado Day in Denver. The goal? Encourage and inspire young women to consider pursuing a STEM (science, tech, engineering, math) career, as much
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Air Force goalie Maiszon Balboa was named the Atlantic Hockey goalie of the week on Monday. Balboa is a Colorado Springs native, who graduated from Pine Creek high school.
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The Air Force hockey team beat their rival Army on Saturday night and if the fly guy continue to win, head coach Frank Serratore says he will continue to wear a certain piece of clothing, if they keep winning.
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The Air Force basketball team will play Boise State on Tuesday night at Clune Arena. As the cadets enter the final month of the season, they are working on being more consistent.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Would sub-zero temperatures and blowing snow change your mind about visiting America’s Mountain? That’s what we asked visitors to Pikes Peak Monday. City of Colorado Springs Visitors come from across the country and around the world to visit the popular, scenic attraction — often planning their trips months or years
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The Colorado College hockey team played their rival the University of Denver at Ball Arena on Friday night. The Pioneers shutout the Tigers 2-0. The attendance for the game was 17,952. The largest crowd to ever watch an indoor college hockey game.
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The Pueblo South boys basketball team beats Pueblo West on Friday night 70-54.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A deadly house fire is under investigation in Pueblo this Friday. Lance Ricord is the owner of this property on Palmer Avenue. He told KRDO he’s devastated about the death of his friend who was living at his guest house. “I was just hoping she wasn’t in there…. but she was,” said Ricord.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Seniors living at a Southwest Colorado Springs apartment complex still have no idea when they’ll be able to go back home. Residents of Regency Towers were evacuated Monday after an electrical transformer failed, leaving the entire building without power. Thursday, Colorado Springs Utilities officials said the apartment complex was still
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — City staff began making recommendations to the City Council this week, on how to spend its annual allocation of funding to address homelessness and provide more affordable housing. The city will receive $6.4 million from the Community Development Block Grant program, by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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It’s the start of a new era for district eleven. District eleven held a unified bowling tournament as the district will be a part of the growing CHSAA unified bowling state championships for special needs students next fall, “This is awesome. I mean, I’ve been bowling about a year since we first came here about
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A colorful sign on the facade of a downtown candy and ice cream shop for 55 years has mysteriously disappeared from its storage site, and a reward is being offered for its return. Downtown Partnership The Downtown Development Authority posted on its Facebook page Wednesday that it’s offering a reward
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Students at Pueblo West are truly making a difference. As part of their DECA “community giving project,” Lainey Parsons, Aaron Amella and Carol MacNeill recently held a donation drive to help the homeless. It’s the second year in a row the three have held such a drive. The Pueblo West High Schoolers reached out to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — For the first time Friday night, Colorado College goalie Kaidan Mbereko will play against the team he grew up rooting for, DU. Ahead of Friday’s big game, KRDO’s Sports Director Rob Namnoum sat down for a one-on-one with Mbereko. Rob Namnoum: So you grew up in Aspen. Were you familiar
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The Pine Creek hockey team defeated Rampart on Monday afternoon 7-1.
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“I love football,” says former Manitou Springs head football coach George Rykovich. George Rykovich loves football so much he coached at Manitou Springs for 36 years, “It’s not about me. It really isn’t. You know, I teach them and they play them,” says Rykovich. He brought out the best in his players. During his time
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A proposed project to turn a long-blighted area into an apartment and townhome project advanced to the next step during a work session of the City Council Monday. The project, known as Hancock Commons, would build 180 apartments for rent and 72 townhomes for sale; the proposal offers the housing
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Aiyana Mitchell is the best basketball player, boys or girls, in southern Colorado. “It’s very nice to hear in a humbling way,” Mitchell says. “I’m always super thankful that people think like that and that kind of thing. And I just like to compare myself to other people who are better,
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The 22nd edition of the Colorado Springs Metro Wrestling Championships did not disappoint. Pine Creek took home the team title in the boy’s division, while Discovery Canyon claimed first-place in the girl’s division. Doherty’s Katey Valdez claimed first place in the 100lb division. Fountain- Fort Carson’s Alexsys Jacquez took first in the 105lb division. Cheyenne
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