HANOVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has issued an evacuation order for Hammer Road, east to South Peyton Highway, and Myers Road north to Squirrel Creek. The Hanover Fire Department reports that the fire is around 4,900 acres as of April 23. A Hanover School District 28 official tells KRDO13 that
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Fire Department confirms that they are responding to a wildland fire near the Pueblo Mall on East 29th Street and Dillon Drive, according to officials. As of 5 p.m., the fire is 65% contained, 8 acres, and officials say there is no threat to structures. However, that didn’t stop
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Today: Windy conditions continue with all of eastern Colorado under a Red Flag Warning until midnight. 40-60 mph gusts are possible through the evening, which can also cause blowing dust across I-25, especially south of Pueblo. Tomorrow: Red Flag Warning conditions continue with a 10-15 mph drop in temperature. The Red Flag Warning will be
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Immanuel Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs started its service in 1901 in German. 125 years later, the language has changed, but the congregation’s love for music has not waned. “We’ve literally gone from steam locomotive to putting people on the moon,” council president Karl Fruendt said. The church celebrates
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — At a media briefing on Tuesday, an official said that it’s been at least 15 years since Circle Drive, the top priority for this year’s street paving season, was last repaved. Yet many viewers have told KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior that the busy street through the center of town
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Produced by reporter Jeremy Roth HARTFORD, Conn. (KRDO) — A collar camera gives unique, first-person view of a bear’s brazen theft… of a bag of Doritos! Stay up to date with the latest local news, sports, and investigations by downloading the KRDO13 app. Click here to download it from the Apple App Store. Android users
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A Widefield English teacher is now a published author. It’s a dream come true. The dream — and the book — comes from Stephanie Owen, an English teacher at Widefield High School. On top of being a rock star teacher, she’s now a children’s book author. The book is
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Kalvin Blauert has always loved sports. But they’ve become increasingly challenging to participate in, given his health challenges. After losing the ability to walk as a little boy and losing his arm strength as a teenager, he’s had to find new ways to compete in Boccia, the Paralympic sport of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A 21-year-old is in custody after admitting to starting several fires early Wednesday morning in Palmer Park, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). Just before 5 a.m., an officer spotted a large amount of smoke near the southeast corner of the park at North Academy Boulevard and Maizeland
Continue Reading TODAY: Expect highs in the 80s and 90s again with widespread fire danger due to 30-50 MPH gusts and mostly dry conditions. TOMORROW: A cold front drops temps to the 60s and 70s Thursday. EXTENDED: We stay cooler with overnight lows around freezing and precipitation chances picking up at the end of the weekend into
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Stephen English and Susan Brodeur say cleaning up the cat feces and urine from their yard has become a weekly chore for the past 4 years. “They are using everybody’s yard around us, and her [yard] for a litter box, and it doesn’t stop,” Brodeur said. The couple tells KRDO13
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Colorado Springs Utilities is urging customers to conserve water due to a historically low snowpack, which is expected to reduce water flow into the system by half.
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PEYTON, Colo. (KRDO) – A homeowner in El Paso County says a delivery driver for Amazon opened his garage without his knowledge or permission, and he’s left wondering: How? The incident happened on April 3 at a home in Peyton, where Michael Johnson says a package was delivered inside his garage while no one was
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SAN LUIS VALLEY, Colo. (KRDO) — Xcel Energy announces that they will implement a Public Safety Power Shutoff beginning around noon tomorrow, April 22, impacting around 7,100 customers in Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla and Rio Grande counties. Customers can click here to see if they will be affected. Xcel says they could possibly also issue a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) reports that they issued 371 citations during a community-wide vehicle registration enforcement operation from April 5 to April 11. Read more: Spring enforcement operation targets vehicle registration violations CSPD explains that this effort was coordinated with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado State Patrol,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As city officials prepare to hold their annual kick-off to the street paving season, at least two projects have already begun. This year’s highest priority is Circle Drive, arguably the most criticized street — and the one most needing new asphalt pavement — in town. Circle is a major thoroughfare
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Today: Hottest temperatures of the week are popping up today, with Colorado Springs expected to hit 81 and Pueblo a couple degrees shy of 90. Winds are calm for now, but the gusts ramp up as we head into Wednesday. Tomorrow: The windiest day of the week, along with relative humidity as low as 5
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s time to get “summer strong,” and this week’s focus is simple: get up and move. In the latest Summer Strong segment, KRDO13 fitness expert Summer Jackson says too much sitting can take a real toll on your body — earning it the nickname “the new smoking.” Jackson explains that
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Colo. (KRDO) — A livestream of a “MegaDen” of rattlesnakes in Colorado is now active after the winter. The livestream features a Prairie Rattlesnake rookery at an undisclosed location in Colorado, highlighting hundreds of snakes making their way to bask in the sun, according to officials. Watch the livestream below or click here. According to
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Cañon City, Colo. (KRDO) – The non-profit group Nature’s Educators is bringing some of their beautiful owls, hawks, falcons and vultures to the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park Saturday, April 25. It’s part of the park’s Earth Week celebration. Guides from Nature’s Educators will lead nature walks around the park, and, of course, their rescued
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