PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A woman accused of setting fire to houses, an unspecified businesses, a vehicle, bushes, and a fence was apprehended by police early Saturday afternoon. In custody on charges of first-degree arson is Sarah Moseley, 30. Pueblo Police Pueblo Police say that shortly after noon, officers and firefighters responded to eight fires
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An $18 million project to build an overpass for the future extension of Powers Boulevard started Monday. The bridge will be on the far north end of the Powers extension between Voyager Parkway and Interstate 25; to accommodate the construction, workers are closing the Voyager Parkway intersection where the bridge
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Traditional holiday food, football games, and Black Friday shopping go with Thanksgiving but impaired and unsafe driving don’t. That’s the message Friday from local law enforcement agencies that are joining forces to increase traffic enforcement during the holiday weekend. KRDO Police in Colorado Springs, Fountain, Monument and Palmer Lake; El
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As of Thursday evening, more than 1,000 residents of the growing Banning Lewis Ranch subdivision, in the city’s northeastern corner, had signed a petition to oppose proposed changes to the next phase of development there. change.org Neighbors scrambled to organize and prepare to attend a discussion and vote on the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pikes Peak Fire Chiefs Council sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis and state Lawmakers Tuesday, stating its opposition to proposed property tax relief that doesn’t include financial protections for smaller fire districts and special districts. “Fire Chiefs support full funding to these vital services,” council president Andrew York
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: Neighbors opposing a proposed new car wash at the eastern city limits lost their appeal to the City Council. In a 5-3 vote Tuesday, the Council upheld an earlier approval by the city’s Planning Commission, for a car wash at the intersection of Peterson Road and Pony Tracks Drive.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Despite protests from residents in the area, a water tank project in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood on the city’s northwest side will proceed. RELATED: City orders work to stop on controversial water tank in Colorado Springs neighborhood After a lengthy presentation from both sides of the issue Tuesday night, the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — By unanimous votes Tuesday, the City Council and county commissioners passed an agreement that allows the city to clean up homeless camps for the county, with certain stipulations. KRDO As KRDO first reported three weeks ago, the county can request that the city clean up camps within a mile
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Just a block away from Sunday’s multiple arrests under the Interstate 25 bridge at Tejon Street, is another area frequented by transients and people experiencing homelessness, and with similar problems. Dorchester Park. The park long ago ceased being a place for families to visit and enjoy because of frequent loitering,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — After appearing at University of Wyoming career fairs the past two years, Pueblo police invited an associate criminal justice professor and nine students to visit the Steel City this week. KRDO The Wyoming group arrived Thursday morning and left Friday afternoon; they considered a recruiting pitch from city officials as the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDOI) — In past years, several people have died or been injured at the Southside Diversion Dam, locally known as the Low Head Dam, in the Arkansas River near CIty Park, where water velocity increases and a fairly steep drop-off exists. KRDO The dam makes navigating that section of the river dangerous for
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Some voters wonder why Pueblo County finished its tally of Election Day ballots on Wednesday morning, while El Paso County isn’t expected to follow suit until a day later. Steve Schleiker, clerk and recorder for El Paso County, explains. KRDO “We’re a much bigger county,” he said. “We also
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Painted Paws for Veterans ranch in Peyton has announced that it has to move to a new location soon because of drainage and flooding issues that the owners say they can’t afford to fix. Painted Paws is a nonprofit, volunteer organization that rescues dogs scheduled to be euthanized
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The city announced Monday that it will receive a $280,000 federal grant from the “Safe Streets and Roads for All” program under the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDT). U.S. Dept. of Transportation In a release issued Monday morning, the city said that the money will “fund a citywide traffic safety
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — From a weather perspective, the timing of this year’s downtown Veterans Day couldn’t be better. Last weekend, temperatures dropped below freezing and as much a foot of snow fell in some parts of the Pikes Peak region; on Saturday, however, the forecast for the 10 a.m. start is sunny skies
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police say that a 16-year-old girl was driving the wrong way on Interstate 25 early Friday morning and ended up crashing into a police cruiser, causing severe damage to it. She wasn’t seriously injured, police say, and they turned her over to her parents’ custody; she faces charges of DUI
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UPDATE (THURSDAY, NOV. 2) — In an 8-1 decision Thursday, El Paso County planning commissioners agreed to a monthlong delay for a vote on the proposed Briargate Parkway/Stapleton Road transportation corridor concept plan for the northeast section of the county. The decision came after a three-hour meeting and public hearing. Some commissioners are concerned that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — According to Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU), customers typically use up to six times more natural gas in winter than the rest of the year. To help with higher heating bills in the winter, CSU offers payment assistance through Project: COPE — financed by the utility and donations from utility customers
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Family, friends and co-workers of Bobby Keese a driver/engineer for the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD), gathered at New Life Church on Thursday to remember his life and legacy. KRDO Bobby, 55, worked for the CSFD for 30 years and passed unexpectedly two weeks ago; the cause of death is
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An evacuation order was lifted near a downtown Colorado Springs intersection on the morning of November 1, 2023. The Colorado Springs Fire Department put the order in place at 11:42 a.m. for those near the intersection of Colorado and Cascade avenues. KRDO Colorado Springs Fire Department initially said it was
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