COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – While the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose is at the center of an investigation into the improper storage of more than 115 bodies, the Colorado Springs location has also come under scrutiny. Thursday night, multiple agencies carried out a search warrant to the Colorado Springs property. They were
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police arrested a man after he reportedly caused damage at City Hall overnight. Around 2:30 a.m. Friday, officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department responded to City Hall after a burglary alarm had gone off. CSPD said the front door had extensive damage with shattered glass in one
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) is investigating a crash on Highway 115 Tuesday near Milepost 27 that left a teenager dead and two others injured. Miller Family Family members confirmed to KRDO Wednesday that the teen killed was Dakota Miller, 17. KRDO The accident happened just before 12:30 p.m. in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A two-year dam rehabilitation project at the South Catamount Reservoir will begin after Pikes Peak’s North Slope Recreation Area (NSRA) closes for the season Oct 15. KRDO According to the City of Colorado Springs, the project will enhance the safety and performance of the 87-year-old dam. Colorado Springs Utilities The
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As of early Monday evening, 101 people had donated more than $9,100 to a GoFundMe account to help the family of a state parole officer who was killed while confronting a suspect last week. The fund for Christine Guerin Sandoval began receiving donations Saturday, with a goal of $10,000 to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Many smartphone users may be asking about the statewide Blue Alert they received Thursday as authorities sought Justin Kula, the suspect in the hit-and-run death of a Community Parole Officer near the intersection of Bijou and Spruce streets. KRDO The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) issued the alert at 6:17
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month KRDO NewsChannel 13 has shared stories about the Hispanic community here in southern Colorado. Friday, we spoke with a Colombian chef who’s sharing his cuisine roots with the Pikes Peak Region. For Andres Velez, Colorado Springs was only a temporary stay, never in his life did he
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Community Parole Officer killed in Colorado Springs trying to detain a suspect had previously worked for the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, Officer Christine Guerin Sandoval had worked for the sheriff’s office from 2007 to 2019. During her time with the PCSO, she
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SAGUACHE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – 13 Investigates is learning more about a crime scene where state agents were believed to have found the remains of missing Chaffee County woman Suzanne Morphew. Morphew went missing on Mother’s Day in 2020. Wednesday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) announced her remains were found near Moffat in Saguache
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Witness testimony Thursday on the second day of the murder trial of Joshua Johnson, 29, revealed that the victim, Riley Whitelaw, 17, had expressed concern to a Walgreens store manager that he was uncomfortable working with the defendant. KRDO Prosecutors have accused Johnson of killing Whitelaw at the store
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The possibility of the federal government shutting down at the end of its fiscal year because of budgetary differences means that around a million members of the U.S. military may not paid for however long a shutdown would last. KRDO And that worries some business owners outside local military installations
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A church and an apartment complex are among some of the potential uses for a vacant lot on the city’s west side. The City Council held a public hearing Tuesday afternoon on the Mesa Highlands development, a project to rezone a nearly 29-acre parcel from office space to a mixed
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) announced Monday that it’s no longer working with the Humane Society of Fremont County. This is reportedly due to not having enough money in the budget to pay the Humane Society of Fremont County – at least for now. In a Facebook post, the
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — UPS can be a hectic, demanding job with countless numbers of packages being processed and sorted every day. So, imagine how much more challenging it might be for someone who’s speech-impaired, hearing-impaired, or both. KRDO But George Emfinger, who was born deaf, is making it work — thanks to cooperation with
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Samuel Hernandez should be spending his time operating his food truck, soaking in the last bit of the heightened summer business. However, a serious hit-and-run crash in late August robbed him of that end-of-summer income. “All I remember is seeing someone come in the headlights behind me. And then he clipped
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Multiple businesses in downtown Colorado Springs have implemented new policies to address nearby high school students during the work week’s lunch rush. Solar Roast Coffee, Everest Tibet Imports, Escape Velocity Comic Books, and Graphic Novels on E Bijou St. have policies in place limiting the number of high school students
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Firefighters responded to their third major fire call this week when they arrived at the scene of an abandoned gas station on Fillmore Street. Josh Davis Lt. Jamie Gutschick, of the Colorado Springs Fire Department, said that a neighbor reported the fire at around 3 a.m., on the north side
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday at Pueblo Academy of Arts (PAA), formally Pitts Middle School, a Colorado couple whose son died by suicide spoke to students about the importance of asking for help, and recognizing warning signs in others. KRDO Eighth-graders at the school attended a presentation from the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program, based
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – St. Mary’s High School implemented a cellphone ban for students while on campus. The private Catholic school implemented the “no cellphone policy” in August, joining the elementary schools that already had the ban in place. Staff at the school said students are allowed to keep it in their backpack or
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Last week, Paula Lerma was handed a letter while waiting for one of her three weekly dialysis appointments at the Fresenius Kidney Care in Cañon City. Reading the papers, she quickly learned that the dialysis center was closing on November 4, 2023, and she would soon have to travel to
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