FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — While officials continue to search for ways to reduce impacts of erosion from strong flows in Fountain Creek, Brett Taylor says that he may lose his business in the next heavy rainstorm. Taylor owns a painting and stain business along Southmoor Drive — a section of which closed nearly four years
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Suggestions for road work, safety improvements and related infrastructure upgrades have steadily come in to KRDO13’s new beat, The Road Warrior, manned by veteran reporter Scott Harrison. As of Monday — a week after the coverage began — 24 people had sent emails to KRDO requesting that certain projects be
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Slick roads caused by light snowfall during the Friday morning rush hour led to a vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 25 between Fillmore Street and Garden of the Gods Road. According to COtrip, a Colorado Department of Transportation app that provides travel information and road conditions, drivers were told to
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — With a recent increase in serious accidents at local pedestrian crossings, officials are placing a higher priority on improving safety at many of those locations. Earlier this week, county commissioners approved spending $11 million to conduct safety upgrades at 24 crossings around several schools, fire stations and intersections. Joshua
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As the Pikes Peak region continues to grow, so does its need for more and better infrastructure to include road, street and bridge construction and maintenance, improved safety and decreased traffic congestion. KRDO13 In addition, more drivers depend on the latest information about how transportation infrastructure affects their trips to
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews have started a $5 million south side project near downtown that will improve one neighborhood street, close an adjacent street and ease traffic congestion to and from nearby Interstate 25 and Fort Carson. The project — one of the last facets of the city’s Moving Fountain Forward plan approved by
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Dozens of drivers hoping to strike it big at the Cripple Creek casinos probably felt unlucky after adverse travel conditions caused by snow delayed their arrival. At around 10:30 Wednesday morning, authorities closed the 18-mile stretch of State Highway 67 between Cripple Creek and Divide after a brief but intense
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Workers recently demolished a bridge built in 1957 across South Cheyenne Creek and expect to finish construction of a new bridge by Memorial Day weekend. Crews started the project last month and tore down the old bridge a few weeks ago — rerouting the creek to flow under the site
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Extending Powers Boulevard south to Interstate 25, using new software to better assess road conditions and upgrading 24 pedestrian crossings were on the agenda of the five El Paso County commissioners Tuesday. The county is currently in its second week of a three-week public comment period on the proposed
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. (KRDO) — The number of potholes and their size have decreased considerably over the past ten years but they still pop up regularly on older sections of I-25, where we often get 40-degree temperature swings or more on the same day. KRDO13 The Colorado Department of Transportation recently completed a maintenance operation
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Shawn Palko said that walking her dog along the narrow Cheyenne Road corridor with few or no sidewalks, was rarely enjoyable. KRDO But a current project has changed her outlook. “It was scary and dirty walking my dog here,” she recalled. “But this project has been going very quickly. It
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The police department took an important step towards reaching the goal of Chief Adrian Vasquez and Mayor Yemi Mobolade to bring the force to its fully authorized strength of 818 officers by the end of the year. KRDO In a Thursday ceremony at the Radiant Church, 32 cadets were the
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Editors Note: A previous article incorrectly stated that the suspected driver had been arrested. Law enforcement has not arrested the suspect at this time; a warrant is issued for his arrest. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado State Patrol (CSP), in conjunction with the Dallas Police Department and the El Paso County District Attorney’s
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — During a work session Monday, Councilwoman Michelle Talarico expressed concern about the success of retail businesses in the downtown area. KRDO “A lot of the businesses downtown that are retail-oriented are continuing to hurt,” said Talarico, a businesswoman herself. “I, too, am a victim of pushing my Amazon button. However,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Northbound and southbound Academy Boulevard near the Milton E. Proby Parkway ramp reopened late Monday afternoon after a fatal accident. Two vehicles were involved and it was a head-on collision, according to police, with the drivers traveling in opposite directions. KRDO The CSPD’s Major Crash Team is investigating the accident,
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — A woman issued an emotional warning Friday to delivery drivers and pet owners, after saying that she was seriously injured three weeks ago in an attack by a customer’s dog. Carolann Stillings showed her injuries and discussed the incident that she said happened on Dec. 27, while making a “contactless” DoorDash
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The highway on America’s Mountain is normally closed on only three days a year; Thanksgiving, Christmas and for the Pikes Peak Marathon. This year, however, officials added two more days — Tuesday and Wednesday of this week — to start a project that will remove trees that are growing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The state’s property owners will have a shorter window than usual to pay their tax bill this winter. It’s because of a delay in mailing out property tax statements — in a year when tax bills will be the highest ever. KRDO El Paso County Treasurer Chuck Broerman said Wednesday
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police responded Tuesday to a report of an unidentified man boldly walking into several yards and private areas Sunday afternoon, looking into home and vehicle windows, according to a social media post. KRDO 40 people responded and shared their concerns to a post on the Next Door app; the incidents
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Given the several days of sub-freezing temperatures, it’s quite likely that volunteers from the Rock Family Church saved lives by transporting transients and others experiencing homelessness into shelters for warmth and safety. Volunteer leader Victor Saldana said that before his team made its rounds on Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights,
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