COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The morning commute was interrupted Tuesday after a man was seen running across southbound lanes of I-25. KRDO A KRDO employee said that she saw a man running in front of vehicles just before Exit 146 around 8 a.m., and that police were also at the scene. The Colorado Springs
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s an ambitious undertaking, but no less impressive. An effort is underway to find surviving relatives of 12 World War II servicemen from Colorado, who served on the USS Indianapolis — the fate of which was dramatized in the 1975 movie Jaws. Project 888 Those Colorado servicemen were among 879
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans to reintroduce gray wolves into part of their native range on the state’s Western Slope by the end of the year, but where they’ll come from remains unclear. KRDO Colorado has reached out to four western states — Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington — to acquire
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) and Air Force Academy Fire Services responded to a working structure fire at the soon-to-be Polaris Hotel, in the TrueNorth Commons development right outside the North Gate entrance to the Air Force Academy. The alert came in around 6:10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 18.; more
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A single-vehicle crash Friday morning led authorities to close I-25 in both directions in the middle of the Steel City. KRDO According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the crash happened just before 4:30 a.m. between Exit 97A and Exit 97B, just under the Abriendo Avenue interchange. KRDO Pueblo police said
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A family is warning their neighbors after catching a man peering into the basement windows of their Black Forest home on security footage. The Schmitt Family said they initially discovered the man on Sept. 12. However, after looking back through their security footage, they realized he had been at
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been at least five years since the Pike National Forest in the Pikes Peak Ranger District has benefitted from a prescribed burn — an intentional fire under tightly-controlled conditions — to thin the forest, increase health and prevent more devastating wildfires. KRDO A burning operation covering 2,000 acres is
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – For the 2023 Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Ceremony, thousands of people will be in Colorado Springs to honor firefighters who gave their lives while helping others. At Memorial Park on Saturday, all of those people will be there to honor the more than 500 names that were just added to
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — A popular pumpkin patch in Monument is in danger of closing for violating its El Paso County permit. In 2018, the Colorado Pumpkin Patch opened in Monument under an agritainment permit. The requirements of this permit limited the number of vehicles on the property to 50. As the pumpkin patch grew
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – New data shows Colorado is lagging behind the country when it comes to wearing seatbelts. Now, state troopers are cracking down on seatbelt enforcement. Out of the state, Pueblo County is last for seat belt compliance. Pueblo County has a buckle-up rate of 74%, while the state overall averages at about
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A bill passed every five years that supports farmers and food assistance programs like SNAP is up for re-approval at the end of September. For one Colorado Springs food bank, the passing of this bill could make sure the money they rely on doesn’t go away. The bill is approved
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — If you were to call 911 and be routed to the Colorado Springs Police Public Safety Communications Center, data shows it will likely take about 23 seconds for your call to be answered. The El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority keeps track of 911 data for all seven agencies within its
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FLORENCE, Colo. (KRDO) – KRDO learned new details about the 86-year-old man arrested for killing a 14-month-old baby girl in the 1960s. According to archived news clippings, the man had been a suspect in the killing from the beginning. According to an article from the Cañon City Daily Record dated Nov. 21, 1967, Keith Emmanuel
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) — A Wednesday morning ceremony at the Mountain Post celebrated the return of 120 soldiers who were among the 800 deployed to an eight-month training mission in Europe. KRDO This was the first time in several years that local media were allowed to attend the ceremony; KRDO has learned that the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The wife and mother of a father/son duo charged with feloniously assaulting a homeless man last September is now suing that man claiming she was spit on and hit before the violent assault took place outside of Nick’s Dairy Creme in Pueblo. The incident happened on September 14, 2022. Doug and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A new traffic pattern started Tuesday morning at the end of South Academy Boulevard, reducing lanes on the Bradley Road bridge from three in each direction, to two during the day and to one at night. KRDO El Paso County officials said that the change will last around five months,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Monday, an electrical fire in Colorado Springs triggered power outages through the heart of downtown, shutting down electricity to 283 metered customers including businesses, restaurants, and residents. Colorado Springs Utilities restored power to over half of those customers by Tuesday morning and said about 130 customers were still without electricity.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – An ongoing tradition that ended because of the COVID-19 pandemic will soon make its way back to Colorado Springs. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, Colorado Springs residents will be able to join several city leaders during the new bi-monthly Latino Community Luncheon. This comes at a time when data indicates the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Early Monday morning, residents woke up to flames coming up out of manholes in downtown Colorado Springs. That underground fire led to many nearby residents and businesses going without power. As of 8:03 p.m., crews were still working on power restoration. So far, 150 of the 280 meters have been
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – More than 280 residents and businesses in downtown Colorado Springs have been without power since an underground transformer caught fire underground. “Just heard a huge boom, it was like lightning struck the building,” said Mariah Jones, who was evacuated from her building. Flames were seen shooting out of manholes just west of
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