DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released new guidance Thursday on how schools should respond to COVID-19 outbreaks after reopening. CDPHE is encouraging schools to use cohorts in which students maintain the same group and schedule at all times during the school day, thus limiting how many people are
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Are you willing to pay a small fee for plastic bags while shopping in Colorado Springs to help support environmental programs in the city? Colorado Springs City Councilor Yolanda Avila is asking for the public’s opinion on a potential ballot measure she hopes will go before voters on Nov. 3.
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Two employees at Royal Gorge Rafting tested positive for COVID-19 about two weeks ago, according to owner Ty Seufer. Seufer tells KRDO the rafting employees have been in quarantine at home and have not been to work since testing positive. No other employees have tested positive since. Royal Gorge Rafting,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s a plan that sounds almost too good to be true; one that can create thousands of jobs, repair crumbling infrastructure and revitalize an economy struggling to recover from a recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But there’s a catch, and a big one. It requires an investment of between
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Many people receiving unemployment benefits because of the COVID-19 pandemic will receive significantly less starting this week, after the weekly $600 federal payment for individuals expired July 25. The benefit was a big help to many workers who were laid off or worked reduced hours due to the pandemic, with
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — During Gov. Jared Polis’ update to the state of Colorado Tuesday, he announced schools will be receiving what he called outbreak handbooks. Polis says the handbooks are designed to guide administrators in the event a student or staff member is diagnosed with COVID-19. The handbook is meant to alleviate some
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As COVID-19 becomes more prevalent in El Paso County, Colorado Springs City Council on Monday asked the leaders of local hospitals how they’re faring with personal protective equipment, capacity levels, intensive care units, and if they’re taking in patients from out-of-state. Though COVID-19 cases have been increasing for about a
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Colin Prater might end up being the new cool guy on Doherty’s campus. The former UCCS golfer won the low amateur competition at the Colorado Open. Prater (-12) lead wire to wire en route to the victory. Prater teaches chemistry, biology, and anatomy at Doherty. He’s also the girl’s golf coach
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LAMAR, Colo. (KRDO) — Several businesses in the southeastern town of Lamar say they won’t give customers a hard time for not wearing face masks inside their stores, despite being located in one of the Colorado counties in jeopardy of losing its variance. A viewer sent in what appears to be a screenshot from a local
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On Thursday, the Department of Defense announced that Russia recently tested a new type of satellite already in orbit that is believed to be capable of targeting and taking out other satellites. It’s the latest confirmation that threats in space to our way of life and military operations are real, serious, and increasing. However, this
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Protesters’ deadline calling on Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers to publicly address an internal police investigation has come and gone. The investigation involves an alleged Colorado Springs police officer commenting “KILL THEM ALL” on a KRDO Facebook Livestream showing Black Lives Matter protesters blocking part of I-25 for hours on
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — With COVID-19 cases on a four-week rise in Colorado and long lines at testing locations, Gov. Jared Polis revealed a plan Thursday to increase the state’s testing capacity. “Let’s stop this trend in Colorado,” he said during a 45-minute news conference at the state capitol. Polis said because of growing demand
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Many people in Security-Widefield say they’re tired of seeing a deteriorating concrete drainage channel that has been in poor condition for years — if not decades — and may contribute to flash flooding after rainstorms. The channel flows south along the length of Security-Widefield, just southeast of Colorado Springs.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — There are tree planting programs, and then there is the program currently underway by the city forestry department. Forestry is seeking volunteers to plant 18,071 trees by next July, to commemorate the founding of the city by Gen. William Jackson Palmer in 1871. “He wanted a city where streets were
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Education Association voiced concerns Monday about teachers and students returning to the classroom next month, saying if their demands aren’t met, teachers might not show up to work. Amie Baca-Oehlert is the president of the Colorado Education Association, which has 39,000 members across Colorado. According to its website,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As a statewide mask order is set to go into effect in just a couple hours, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers says he saw it coming. “I talk to the governor at 2 p.m. every Tuesday,” Suthers said. On Tuesday, July 14, Suthers says he got word a mask requirement
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US AIR FORCE ACADEMY (KRDO) — The Air Force football team could be without quarterback Donald Hammond III, assuming there is a season in 2020. “Donald Hammond is no longer a cadet in good standing and cannot represent the Academy in outside activities,” Air Force said in a statement to KRDO. No word was given
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Former Colorado College forward Alex Berardinelli signed with the ECHL’s Wichita Thunder. Berardinelli was named a team captain in his final season with the Tigers. He recorded 49 points in 121 career games.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Heavy rain Wednesday that caused widespread flash flooding damage in Security-Widefield did not return Thursday afternoon, giving crews and homeowners time to finish cleanup and repairs. Many residents say the area seems particularly vulnerable to flash flooding, asking why and what can be done to prevent it. Officials revealed
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CSU-Pueblo football coach John Wristen and the Wolfpack can only wait as the RMAC is expected to make a decision about fall sports by Friday. Wristen says he’s moving ahead and planning for a season. “We are very eager and very hungry to get back to the so-called new norm with us playing football, and
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