The USL is set to restart it’s season on July 11th, on Monday the Switchbacks entered phase two of training protocols, allowing groups of ten onto the pitch for training. The Switchbacks don’t know yet what their schedule will look like, but they have some direction, “When we were practicing and there was no set
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DENVER (KRDO) — The Colorado Senate has passed a new bill for police accountability nearly a week after it was first introduced, but 10 amendments were added to address concerns expressed by local law enforcement leaders. SB20-217 — the bill which mandates body-worn cameras for police officers, and changes deadly force standards — passed the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Some local small business owners said they are waiting weeks, even months, to get federal money for pandemic recovery or learn if they qualify for it. Cathy Oxenford, of Palmer Lake, has run the Touchstone surface cleaning and restoration business with her husband for five years. In March, she
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — More than 50 Broncos players, including lineabacker Von Miller, cornerback Kareem Jackson and quarterback Drew Lock took part in a march in Denver for racial justice Saturday. All 25 members of the Broncos coaching staff, including head coach Vic Fangio, were there as well. It marked the tenth straight day of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Many downtown restaurants are still reeling from the economic impact of two months of being shut down or having restricted operations because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, they’re dealing with another situation — hundreds of protesters belonging to the Black Lives Matter movement who have been marching and rallying through
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Atharva Vispute is a rising senior at Rampart high school. He’s also the president of an organization called “Sea of Actions”. They’re holding free online classes throughout the summer for kids of all ages to join and interact with each other. Think of it as a virtual summer camp. “Those
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The voices of protesters in Colorado are being heard by the same people they have often criticized for lack of action in cases of excessive force used by law enforcement officers. On Thursday, as demonstrations continued for a sixth day, the state’s 22 district attorneys released a letter calling for
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After four straight nights of clashes between protesters and police in downtown Colorado Springs, many feared that the start of a city-wide curfew Wednesday night would further raise tensions. Fortunately, that didn’t happen. Most of the hundreds of protesters who gathered at City Hall and marched through downtown for most of the day, dispersed at
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – After protests against police brutality in Colorado Springs turned violent Saturday and Sunday night, the Colorado Springs Police Department is sharing more details about exactly what happened, and explaining its protest response protocol. KRDO crews spoke with Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski at a press conference Tuesday. He apologized
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A year ago at this time, the movie “Avengers: Endgame” drew record crowds at movie theaters and was well on its way to becoming the highest grossing movie of all time. This year, however, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to kill the summer blockbuster season, which is the movie season’s most profitable period. Theaters in Colorado
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police used tear gas in an effort to break up crowds outside the Police Operations Center and County Courthouse in downtown Colorado Springs Saturday night. Hundreds of people walked from the Police Operations Center to the County Courthouse shortly before 10 p.m., when police used tear gas to disperse them.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County deputies responded to a call in the Cimarron Hills area Friday night that resulted in an exchange of gunfire. According to EPSO spokesperson Sgt. Deborah Mynatt, a woman had called 911 saying her husband was intoxicated and trying to harm her. She later said he had
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In the city of Pueblo there’s only one girls high school lacrosse team, so the players come from different schools to play for Pueblo West, “In the past coming from different schools, I know some girls still had that little rivalry they didn’t play so good. Last year everybody seem to be on the same
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Only 49% of Americans responding to a recent survey said they would take a vaccine for COVID-19 if and when it’s available. The survey of 1,056 people found that 31% are undecided about taking a vaccine and 20% said they won’t take it. Pharmaceutical companies, health experts and the federal
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Ever since she started playing soccer at the age of five, Aliyah Moya had a knack for scoring goals, “I remember scoring from half field on the kickoff and I remember being like, oh I want to score goals more,” says Vanguard senior, Aliyah Moya. And she scored more goals alright, in only three years
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artly sunny to partly cloudy skies are in the forecast for the second half of the day and we will begin to ramp up our storm chances between 3 and 6pm today.
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The possibly of charging people a fee for hiking the popular Manitou Incline has been discussed for a decade, but has gained new momentum from the City Council. Mayor John Graham said that in an informal work session Tuesday evening, the council voted to require Incline users to reserve trips
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“We scrimmaged against Heritage, whole bunch of other teams down at the K-Dome. That was the first time we got to wear our new helmets, which was really cool, we got new helmets and uniforms this year,” says Air Academy senior, William McGuire. The Air Academy boys lacrosse team didn’t get a chance to put
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two overnight summer camps in Teller County have closed for the season, just as the season was starting. It’s because of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ announcement Tuesday that overnight camps are not yet considered safe to operate because of the COVID-19 pandemic and must remain closed through the month of
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Dominic and Derek Simony both hoped to qualify for the state meet this year, “They would have been cool. The two Simony brothers up at state,” says Dominic Simony. The Simony twins are seniors who didn’t get a chance to go up to state this spring because of the Covid-19 crisis, “This year I was
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