COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – After a five-hour public hearing Wednesday, the city’s Planning Commission voted 5-2 to pass a zoning change and development plan that would allow for construction of 232 affordable housing units. The decision will almost certainly be appealed to the City Council. KRDO The project, called the Royal Pine Apartments, would
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Authorities Friday expressed a sense of urgency to the public in being prepared for the upcoming weekend of cold weather that will see wind chills below zero. The Pikes Peak Regional Emergency Management office held a news briefing at its headquarters on Mark Dabling Boulevard, joined by the Colorado Springs
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An iconic complex of late-19th century buildings that has been closed for nearly four years is closer to being reimagined for new uses and a new purpose. The Union Printers Home, at the intersection of Pikes Peak Avenue and Union Boulevard, opened in 1892 as a rest and recovery facility
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A gas station/convenience store apparently sustained the area’s worst damage from strong winds that blew through on Monday. KRDO13 The Rivon Store on Highway 85/87, just east of the Colorado Springs city limits, had the overhang for its gas pumps shredded and nearly blown off its supports. The store
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) wants to amend the city’s policy for towing and storing vehicles at its impound lot, to allow private towing companies to assume much of that responsibility. KRDO CSPD is seeking a change because it averages around 1,200 vehicles monthly at its lot on Las
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Teller County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) continues to investigate an explosion that destroyed a bank of four mailboxes. The TCSO said that it finished gathering evidence from the scene late Thursday night and sent it to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for further analysis. KRDO The TCSO said that just
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Rising costs for construction materials and higher home prices make providing more much-needed affordable housing more of a challenge. KRDO That’s especially true when many neighbors express strong opposition to affordable housing projects — which often are apartment complexes. KRDO “I don’t see construction costs going up more in 2024,”
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Among the new state laws that began Monday is Senate Bill 23-279, legislation signed by Gov. Jared Polis that would prohibit possession, sales and distribution of homemade guns that don’t have serial numbers, called “ghost guns” by opponents. Some of those opponents have filed a federal lawsuit against Polis, claiming
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The start of 2024 brings more than two dozen new laws to the state, affecting a variety of people, practices and professions. Some of the laws were passed by state lawmakers or voters as far back as 2020. KRDO Among the new laws: *An increase in the minimum wage *Eliminating
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — While the October 1997 blizzard remains frozen in many residents’ minds as arguably the worst in recent memory, also significant were two blizzards that hit the area between Christmas 2006 and New Year’s Day 2007. Leon DeBlaeij The first blizzard began on Dec. 20, 2006 and the second arrived Dec.
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A Friday morning shooting at the KOA Campground north of Pueblo remains under investigation as a man remains in critical condition in the hospital. KRDO The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) responded to the scene along southbound Interstate 25 near the Pueblo West exit, at around 11 a.m. KRDO According
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said Friday that it will not provide traffic control during Saturday’s convoy between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, in support of former president Donald Trump. Trent Leisy According to the CSP, no traffic impacts are anticipated that would require a presence by state troopers —
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The state’s head of the GOP and two former opponents in the 3rd Congressional District race weighed in Thursday on Rep. Lauren Boebert’s decision to move to the 4th District and run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Ken Buck. KRDO The question, is why? Boebert was unavailable to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police announced Thursday that with only three days remaining in 2023, the city has 35 homicides compared to 54 at the same point last year. Why such a significant decrease? KRDO “We have been asked this a lot,” said police spokesman Ira Cronin. “It’s difficult to put a finger on
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – On December 25, the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) said that officers responded to a report of a family disturbance with weapons in the 2000 block of Elmwood Lane on the city’s south side. “We got the call just before 10:30 on Christmas night,” said Sgt. Franklyn Ortega. “It was from a
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Road crews said that they saw less snow than expected Tuesday morning in the latest winter storm to move through the Palmer Divide, between Monument and Black Forest and the Douglas County line. Public works executive director Kevin Mastin said that as of noon Tuesday, only a few inches
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Opening gifts, visiting family and friends and cooking a big meal are popular Christmas traditions — but traditions that many people are unable to enjoy. Especially nowadays with getting by harder than it’s ever been. KRDO Fortunately, the Salvation Army is always there to make Christmas a little brighter for
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The family of Yomi Perez is seeking help in finding her, saying that she’s been missing for two weeks. Perez, 42, is a retired Air Force veteran who was last seen on Dec. 10 when her dad dropped her off at the Dunkin Donuts off Academy. Her family had initially
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO ) — Thanks to the nationwide Toys for Tots program sponsored annually by the Marine Corps Reserve, Christmas will be much brighter for thousands of kids from Pueblo to the New Mexico line. Pueblo Police Department Vincent Espinoza, Toys for Tots coordinator for southern Colorado, said that 24,000 toys were distributed Friday
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department posted on its X page Saturday that it was part of a multi-jurisdictional effort that resulted in the recovery of six stolen vehicles, a stolen U-Haul truck and a stolen camping trailer. Pueblo Police Department The operation happened last week and also involved the Pueblo County and
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