COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Convincing more people to follow social distancing recommendations at parks, trails and open spaces in Colorado Springs has been difficult since the governor’s stay-at-home order for COVID-19 ended nearly a month ago. “We’re still not getting the voluntary compliance we’d like to see,” said Kurt Schroeder, a manager with Parks,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An investigation is underway after a drive-by shooting at Memorial Park sent three people to the hospital on Friday evening. It happened in the area of the tennis courts just after 8:30 p.m. Tom Stewart was at the tennis courts with his son and witnessed the incident. “It seemed like
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Aaron Crews is a teacher at Rudy Elementary. Because his fifth graders couldn’t have a graduation ceremony he did the next best thing: he went on Cameo.com, a website where you can get personalized messages from celebrities. “I just thought why not reach out to these guys, try it out
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Isaac Fitzmorris is a Life Scout, that’s a tick below Eagle Scout. And he wanted to find a way to do something good for his community. With the school year wrapping up, Isaac’s started looking ahead. He wants to donate school supplies to families in need ahead of the fall
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A possible grave site discovered in Palmer Park Thursday evening prompted a large police response. The Colorado Springs Police Department said in a social media post just before 8 p.m. that homicide detectives were on scene to investigate. Initially, police weren’t sure if the remains were human or animal. In
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There were two surprising developments Wednesday regarding the ongoing financial struggle of small businesses in Cañon City affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mark Greksa, owner of the Royal Gorge Route Railroad, said he’ll be forced to close permanently if Fremont County doesn’t receive a variance allowing merchants to reopen by June 1. “We’ve been closed
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Explaining the coronavirus quarantine to small children can be tough. Kids don’t know what’s going on, and they just want to play. But there’s now a new children’s book available about two young twins whose birthday falls during the pandemic — it’s a very funny story called “Lily & Timmy’s
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We may not see the Rocky Mountain Vibes drive in runs this summer but you will be able to watch a drive-in movie at UCHealth Park, “We’re like well wait a minute we got this awesome video board inside the ballpark,” says Rocky Mountain Vibes general manager, Chris Phillips. On their awesome video board, on
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Homeless advocates in Colorado Springs say they’re concerned about predictions by experts that the COVID-19 pandemic will increase homelessness between 40% and 45% nationally. That fact is particularly worrisome because advocates confess they already lack enough resources to fully address the current level of homelessness. But two projects — one recently completed and another in
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“I don’t think I have a favorite sport,” says Colorado Springs School senior, Kate Griffin. Griffin doesn’t have a favorite sport so that’s why she plays so many of them. She runs cross country, plays basketball and in the spring she plays tennis for the Colorado Springs School and golf for Coronado and this spring
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Organizations in Colorado and across the country are having to get creative when holding group events. Inside Out Youth Service’s in Colorado Springs organized a virtual prom for the LGBT community. It was open to anyone in the LGBT community, as well as community allies. All ages were welcomed. “Our
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The quarantine doesn’t always make it easy for people to work out. If you like to lift weights and use cardio machines, finding a comparable workout can be tricky. The folks at Orange Theory Fitness are trying to help. They’re offering free online workout classes through Zoom. “We can still
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SALIDA, Colo. (KRDO) – The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office widened its search area Friday as authorities spent a sixth day looking for missing Suzanne Morphew. Morphew, 49, reportedly left her home in Maysville — between Salida and Monarch — to go on a bike ride Sunday, and never returned. On Friday, search teams expanded their
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Memorial Day weekend — the start of Colorado’s popular whitewater rafting season — is just two weeks away. But with the state’s continuing safer-at-home order, outfitters are wondering if officials will relax health restrictions and allow those businesses to reopen. Most outfitters earn most of their money during the season’s
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — If the restaurant variance for El Paso County is approved by state health officials, it would mean restaurants would have to do away with table-side service and buffets while implementing several changes. On Thursday, the county restaurant variance was unanimously approved by commissioners. In the document, it outlines what
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Sadly, there will be no congratulatory hugs for the Cheyenne Mountain girls tennis team this season, “Everyone got out of the cars and were yelling did you hear that CHSAA canceled the season,? says Cheyenne Mountain senior, Lianne Fahrney, Jensen Enterman adds, “It was really sad like when I came up to the courts, the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Danielle Selke is a first-year art teacher at the Grand Mountain School. She had plans to travel internationally this summer, but with the coronavirus that’s not going to happen. Instead, she decided to travel around her neighborhood in Widefield. Starting in April, and spanning over a month, she walked
Continue Reading UPDATE 5/14/2020: The reward money for any information leading to the discovery of Suzanne Morphew has been doubled from $100,000 to $200,000. According to the Facebook group ‘Find Suzanne Morphew’, the reward was increased thanks to a large donation made from a friend of the Morphew family. Original Post: CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — What a coaching career for Stan Sanchez at CSU-Pueblo. It’s littered with RMAC titles, trips to the NCAA tournament and an appearance in the division two College World Series in 1996. “One of the most fortunate people to be in the game, coming from a very low income you know scenario.
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Redesigning 150-year-old Antlers Park in downtown Colorado Springs to reduce loitering and camping by the homeless will take a step closer to reality Thursday. The city’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Advisory Board will meet to consider a preliminary version of the preferred option to improve the park, located behind the Antlers Hotel. Few people
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