COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After several consecutive years of record attendance on Pikes Peak, officials expect a decrease in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 500,000 tourists annually visit America’s Mountain. “We’ve been down 40% so far this year,” said Jack Glavan, manager of the Pikes Peak Highway. “We’re expecting a 20%
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Wilson Ranch and Monument Valley pools are scheduled to open Friday, June 26, with capacity limitations and new cleaning measures aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. The two pools will be open for both lap swim and public swim Friday. According to the city, capacity will be capped on a
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YODER, Colo. (KRDO) — The father of the child who was shot Tuesday evening in Yoder has been arrested on multiple felony charges, including child abuse, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The EPCSO said Wednesday that Nikolay Krutitskiy, 34, was booked into jail after the shooting at the family’s home on Edison
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs native Isaiah Downing’s photo, entitled “Air Allen”, will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Chargers receiver Keenan Allen leaped into the end zone for a 36-yard touchdown against the Broncos. Downing caught the moment perfectly and submitted his picture for photo of
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said a child in Yoder was shot Tuesday evening. Deputies said the boy is under the age of 10. He was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries, spokesperson Jacqueline Kirby said. Officials have not revealed the circumstances surrounding the shooting, which
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Graffiti is already cleaned from Red Rock Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs after someone spray-painted “Black Lives Matter too” on the natural rock formations. KRDO viewer Kale Kent took photos of the recent act of vandalism. Forty-seven graffiti locations have been tied to recent protests in Colorado Springs. That
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs City Council will likely follow Monday’s eight-hour work session with a regular meeting equally as long — if not longer — as it prepares for a major vote Tuesday. After several weeks of discussion and public comment, the council expects to vote on establishing a citizens advisory
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Boulder and several other cities in Colorado have added a fee to plastic bags given to store customers, and now the Colorado Springs City Council is discussing the possibility. During a day-long work session Monday, Councilwoman Yolanda Avila presented a proposal to charge customers ten cents per plastic bag. “We’ve got to get them out
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Though many businesses are legally allowed to reopen after COVID-19 shutdowns, some report it’s now hard to find workers willing to give up unemployment payments. The owner of Red Gravy in Colorado Springs tells KRDO that two former employees declined to come back to work at the restaurant, citing unemployment
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Several business owners and managers said Saturday was their busiest night since before the COVID-19 pandemic, after they were allowed to set up tables and chairs in the street of a closed one-block area of downtown Colorado Springs. “We had around 38 tables with the expanded seating,” said Eric Brenner, owner of Red Gravy restaurant.
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PEYTON, Colo. (KRDO) — Last may, the Peyton Panthers secured the school’s first ever state championship with a 3-0 win over Fowler. Although they graduated a lot of players, they were still set to be a force this season. But thanks to the coronavirus, the season ended before it even began. Adam Alamaa was on
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SECURITY-WIDEFIELD, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible arson case in Security-Widefield. The fire happened at a house near the intersection of Security and Hayes. According to a fire chief on scene, it started around 7:30 Sunday night. The back garage and carport both burned. A spokeswoman for the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A sad Father’s Day as Pueblo police said a man and his son died after drowning in the Arkansas River on Sunday afternoon. Pueblo firefighters and officers responded around 1:24 p.m. to the area of 4 Reservoir Road, an area next to the Arkansas River and near the Pueblo Reservoir. First
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The mother of the 11-year-old who died in El Paso County earlier this year spoke out to the public after the boy’s father and stepmother were arrested for first-degree murder. Angela Tuetken, the biological mother of Zachary Sabin, and Matthew Tuetken, her husband and the boy’s stepfather for seven years,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The NCAA is allowing all Division-1 schools to begin a six-week plan that would help get college football started. Air Force will be able to start team workouts on July 13, with walkthroughs and team meetings beginning on July 24. The future is still very much unknown, but Falcons coach
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — With no reopening date in sight for the Manitou Incline, hikers say they’re organizing a demonstration Saturday to climb the 2,744 steps in protest of the trail’s closure. The Incline has been closed since mid-March due to COVID-19 concerns — the city of Manitou Springs says it’s working on a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Dozens of citizens expressed interest Wednesday in joining the proposed police accountability advisory board that the City Council is presently considering. As of late afternoon, 87 people had submitted online applications and resumes, said Michael Montgomery, the deputy City Council administrator overseeing the city’s 50 boards, committees and commissions. “That’s
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado State Fair Board is exploring what preparations are needed in order to take place, but ultimately the fair is still set to take over the Steel City at the end of August. The Board of Authority voted Tuesday to modify activities to be safe amid guidelines for the COVID-19
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Two groups of people calling for the creation of a citizen review committee to monitor police in Colorado Springs met Tuesday with the City Council for the second time since a similar meeting last Thursday. “That meeting lasted around 90 minutes,” said council president Richard Skorman. “This one was around an hour longer. We’re moving
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If you wanted s’more Vibes baseball this summer it won’t be happening any time soon, “Yeah disappointed, I mean it’s a huge bummer. We’ve been saying that were hopeful but realistic and that hope is you know diminishing each day,” says Rocky Mountain Vibes general manager, Chris Phillips. The Vibes were hoping to build off
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