CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Officials confirm that the Aspen Acres fire has burned approximately 102,004 acres with 72% containment as of 9 a.m. on Aug. 12. According to the Alaska Incident Management Team, the number of structures lost is believed to be around 850 as of the morning of July 10. The Custer County
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The StoryMode Independent Short Films Awards (SISFA) hosts its annual event this weekend in Colorado, featuring filmmakers from across the country and right here in Southern Colorado. The festival is in its 15th year and is part of a growing movement to expand filmmaking in Colorado. The weekend-long event is
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) announces that during the week of Aug. 23, it will work with several law enforcement agencies in a coordinated enforcement effort targeting expired vehicle registrations and unregistered vehicles in the Front Range. Agencies joining CSPD in the enforcement effort include the Denver Police Department,
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The City of Manitou Springs announces that the water main on Manitou Avenue will be temporarily shut off for critical repairs to the water infrastructure. Officials confirm that businesses and properties between Canon Avenue and Pawnee Avenue will likely be affected by the repairs, which are expected to take up
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EAGLE-VAIL, Colo. (KRDO) — A man was injured Monday after encountering a female black bear outside the laundry room of an apartment complex near Eagle-Vail, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). Wildlife officials said the adult male was leaving the building’s laundry room late Monday afternoon when he encountered the bear. The bear swiped
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TODAY: Temperatures cool substantially to the high 80s in Colorado Springs and low 90s in Pueblo. We’re tracking increasing severe storm chances. We start with scattered storms across the mountains in the early afternoon before they push further east and strengthen along I-25 and across the plains. Our biggest concerns are flash flooding especially along
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Tonight we will see mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of a shower or thunderstorm early in the evening. It will be on the breezy side with winds out of the north at 5 to 15 mph. A cold front will move through this evening which will kick up the winds for most areas
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Just after midnight on Friday, August 14, Llynda Schulze was woken up by a phone call from her neighbor across the street telling her to go outside. A car had crashed into a vehicle parked in her driveway. “It was like one of my worst fears came true, because
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is reminding the community to keep vehicles locked and windows closed after a black bear was found dead inside a car. According to CPW, a 250-pound bear entered an unlocked car and destroyed the vehicle, later dying inside. CPW says the bear remained in the
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The Lewis Palmer football team is special because they can’t run fast enough to play football, “You can bottle up their excitement and their enthusiasm for the game and be excited to finally get on the field and be that guy that you can sell $1 billion dollars,” says Lewis Palmer head coach Dustin Tupper.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is requesting $900,000 to purchase new artificial intelligence traffic cameras designed to flag drivers for speeding. Police officials plan to place the cameras at multiple locations based on crash and citation data collected across the city. The department has identified 11 priority locations for installation, including
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two months after a KRDO13 investigation exposed that enforcement of Colorado Springs’ massage business licensing law had stopped, police are once again inspecting businesses and finding violations. The Colorado Springs Police Department and El Paso County Sheriff’s Office inspected 18 massage businesses during July and August, issuing 15 misdemeanor citations.
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UPDATE: As of 6:10 p.m., the mall had reopened, besides Dick’s Sporting Goods. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) said the Chapel Hills Mall was evacuated for a fire. Officials were dispatched to a fire reported at the Dick’s Sporting Goods at 1710 Briargate Blvd around 3:30 p.m. No injuries
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Westbound and eastbound Fillmore were blocked due to a train vs vehicle crash east of Nevada. No injuries were reported, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Details at this time are limited. A KRDO13 crew is en route. Stay up to date with the latest local news, sports, and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — ZZ Top has cancelled its upcoming show in Colorado Springs after the death of its longtime drummer, Frank Beard. He was 77. ABC News reports Beard was in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas when he passed away, according to the band’s publicist. Beard had previously taken a
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A $2 million drainage project at the Galley Road and Wooten Road intersection in Colorado Springs has entered its final phase, requiring drivers to navigate lane closures and a temporary three-way stop until completion later this year.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — With fall sports getting underway and kids heading back to school, it can be easy for parents to put themselves last. But KRDO13’s fitness expert Summer Strong wants to remind parents that they matter, too. Watch the video above to learn a quick 20-minute full-body workout you can do
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Fort Carson is alerting residents that soldiers from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, will conduct field artillery training intermittently in the south and southwest training areas on Fort Carson, Aug. 21-28. Officials say those south of the main post can expect more noise and dust
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Mission Foods has closed its Pueblo tortilla plant, laying off 90 unionized workers, according to Colorado’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act page. Corporate executives with Mission Foods arrived at the plant Friday and informed workers that operations would cease immediately, according to United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7.
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TODAY: Tuesday will be a little hotter than Monday with temps topping off in the low 90s in Colorado Springs and high 90s in Pueblo. Expect triple digits in many areas across the plains. We’re tracking isolated afternoon and evening showers and storms but severe weather chances look low. TOMORROW: Temperatures cool substantially to the
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