COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A survey of 5,000 day care providers across the country paints a bleak future because of the COVID-10 Pandemic. According to the survey conducted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, 52% of providers said they’ll be of business by the end of the year, and 40%
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LARKSPUR, Colo. (KRDO) — Organizers at the Colorado Renaissance Festival hoped that the show could still go on with a delay, but the official word came in Wednesday that the festival has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns. “We have been hopeful that circumstances would improve so that we could operate safely, however
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Tuesday, a day after the Colorado Springs City Council took no action on a possible mask-wearing ordinance, the Manitou Springs City Council signaled that a mandatory mask ordinance is on the way for the small mountain town. The discussion was brought about by an increase of COVID-19 cases in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After another vote by the Colorado Springs City Council, the police accountability board is moving forward. The council unanimously voted in favor of the board during a second reading Tuesday. Last month, the council approved the board on its first reading and laid the groundwork for its goals. “We’re excited
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Theo’s Toys, a family-owned toy store in Manitou Springs, has had to deal with the slow-down in traffic due to COVID-19, but now a decision to require masks is causing a new problem that may need to be addressed by the small tourist town. In a post from a woman
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Kylee Blacksten will wear black and gold at CU next year, “I didn’t realize I guess how much being close to home really mattered,” says Air Academy graduate and soon to be CU Buff Kylee Blacksten. Home is where her heart is and she didn’t want to be too far from her loving family, “We’ve
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Monday, a year after plans were announced for four key road projects to improve access and mobility for area military installations, local leaders officially kicked-off construction. At 3 p.m., officials gathered at Centennial Hall in downtown Colorado Springs to start the Military Access, Mobility and Safety Improvement Projects. The
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The Switchbacks lost to New Mexico United 2-1. It was a game marked the return of pro sports to Colorado. On July 26, the Switchbacks will host the Austin Bold FC.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Despite being more likely to suffer from service-related disabilities than men, women veterans are significantly less likely to use VA health benefits. On top of that, the number of women veterans is expected to increase dramatically in the next few years, according to Veteran Affairs. KRDO spoke to a local
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Many homeowners who have spent significant time at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic have put the time to good use by starting or finishing home improvement projects. A major benefactor is the flooring industry — businesses that make, install or refinish carpet, hardwood, tile floors and similar surfaces. Flooring companies in Colorado Springs said
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Abraham Rodriguez is just 17 years old, and already in his second season with the Switchbacks. “At 14 years old, I realized that I could go pro, but I also realize that I wasn’t doing this for myself,” Rodriguez says. “I had people behind me, I had people who had
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers says that while he hasn’t made it mandatory for people to wear masks in public, he has thought about it. A recent increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Colorado prompted Gov. Jared Polis to push Coloradans Thursday to wear a mask all the time
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CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — More aircrafts than usual are battling the YMCA Fire burning near Canon City. It’s a new and more aggressive strategy Colorado Firefighters are taking because of COVID-19. Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control spokesperson Caley Fisher says this new strategy was just implemented this year in an effort to avoid
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Manitou Springs Library was one of three built locally in the early 1900s by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, but it will temporarily move to a new location for the first time since it opened in 1910. The small, two-story library must move because it doesn’t meet requirements of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Damon Marcucci was once a contestant on American Ninja Warrior. He even managed to compete in the show’s seventh season. He owns Altitude Ninja Gym in Colorado Springs, and he’s training the next generation of ninjas. He’s also part of a nationwide group which aims to make ninja an Olympic
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Colorado Springs, Colo. (KRDO) — A chart from the Texas Medical Association ranks various actions from one to 10, or low to high risk, in terms of contracting COVID-19. The chart claims the rankings come from doctors at the Texas Medical Association COVID-19 Task Force and the Texas Medical Association Committee on Infectious Diseases. It
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — When it comes to wildfire mitigation — the process of removing materials from around your property that could fuel a fire — people often don’t do it until they see a fire nearby or on a hot, dry day when high fire danger arrives. “I’d say we do it
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Fountain, Colo. (KRDO) — A man is charged with harassment for using a racial slur at a Black family Sunday outside their home, according to the Fountain Police Department, but the victimized family says more charges should be filed. Police say 29-year-old John Barclay is charged with harassment with a bias enhancer. Barclay was not
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“God I wished I had five more minutes with him,” says CSU-Pueblo football coach, John Wristen, “Heartbroken. Because you watch a guy who from 2013 all the way up to now has defied all odds,” says former CSU-Pueblo football player, Jarrod Lacy. Donnell Leomiti defied the odds, as he battled pancreatic cancer for seven years,
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been a difficult 3 1/2 years for businesses, drivers and neighbors along a 1.5-mile corridor between Old Colorado City and Manitou Springs, formerly known as “No Man’s Land.” A major renovation project called the Westside Avenue Action Plan brought improvements to the long-neglected area between 31st Street and
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