Editor’s Note: KRDO does not identify victims of sexual assault, but in this case, the teen boy and his father chose to speak out together about the sentencing terms. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An El Paso County Judge accepted Anthony Fruzia’s plea deal and sentenced him to 90 days in jail and 20 years
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – For Thursday’s Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) in Pueblo County, more than a dozen first-response agencies worked a train crashing into a bus scenario. For the scenario, first responders were tasked with transporting 20 victims to local hospitals. There were three deaths at the scene and one person was in critical condition.
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Residents of this Pueblo County town continue to send videos and photos to KRDO, showing tap water that they say is smelly and discolored, and illustrating an issue that has persisted since at least 2016. KRDO The town’s metro district has struggled to address challenges with water quality, supply and
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The five-member Board of Commissioners ended a five-month process Tuesday afternoon to redraw their district boundaries as required to reflect changes from the 2020 Census. In April, the Board — along with the office of county Clerk & Recorder Steve Schleiker — formed the Redistricting Commission to oversee the
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado group, Advance Colorado, is trying to get a ballot question to the voters in 2024 concerning how long violent criminals must stay in prison before they become eligible for parole. If passed, the group hopes this ballot measure will increase truth in sentencing in Colorado. Current Colorado law allows
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Utilities is replacing an old water tank in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood. According to approved city plans, it’s supposed to be 40 feet — instead, it’s 20 feet higher. Back in June 2022, the city approved the development of a new Springs Utilities water tank near Wilson Road
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COLORADO (KRDO) — Former President Donald Trump is facing more legal trouble after a Fulton County, Ga. grand jury indicted him and 18 others Monday night. Included in the indictment are two attorneys with Colorado ties, John Charles Eastman and Jenna Ellis. Eastman is currently representing the Colorado GOP in a lawsuit against Colorado Secretary
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A lack of future state funding is leading Academy School District 20 to ask voters for help this fall in raising $35 million annually for a variety of needs. According to D-20’s website. the district ranks last among 178 districts in the amount of state funding it receives per student;
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Todd Evans, Fountain’s deputy city manager, decided that seeing is believing when it comes to the poor condition of many streets that he believes justifies seeking membership in the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority. KRDO “Some of our streets — including many of our neighborhood streets — need to be repaved
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CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. (KRDO) — Donkey Derby Days is kicking off in Cripple Creek, bringing crowds together for live music, donkey races, food and more entertainment. The event starts Friday, Aug. 12 with live music from the USAFA “Wild Blue Country” band at 7:00 p.m. and a street dance at the District Museum, followed by
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is asking for the community’s help after eight puppies were found abandoned in a bucket at a Trinidad construction site. After the four-week-old puppies were spotted, they were immediately taken to a local animal shelter. But, due to overcrowding, the puppies had
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Two weeks after a teenage boy was shot to death at a skate park, police revealed new, increased enforcement measures for curfews in city parks and other public gathering spots. Police found the boy, whose name has not been released, dead near the Sgt. Blake A. Harris Skateboard Park, in City
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – This semester, students at Sunset Park Elementary School will be moving into a brand-new building. Thursday, Aug. 10, Pueblo District 60 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new school. “To have a solid school that you don’t have to put a lot of money into fixing you know years to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A neighborhood on the east side of Colorado Springs said a homeless man “crossed the line” after crashing a truck he’s suspected to be living out of through a homeowner’s fence. Sheryl Ayala said she was watching TV with her husband Wednesday night when she heard a loud noise in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A seven-hour public hearing ended Tuesday night with the Colorado Springs City Council rejecting an appeal by opponents trying to stop construction of the Launchpad Apartments, a project intended to build 50 units of affordable, below-market-rate apartments on the west side of town. The city’s Planning Commission recently approved the
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SAN LUIS VALLEY, Colo. (KRDO) — The former 12th Judicial District Attorney, who was disbarred for violating victims’ rights all across the San Luis Valley last year, now faces a new legal battle. A political rival who ran against Alonzo Payne in 2020 is suing him and the 12th Judicial District Attorney’s office, claiming he
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Colorado Springs man is now in the hospital after being bitten by a rattlesnake. It happened while he and his friend were out biking in Ute Valley Park. That’s on the west side of the city off of Vindicator Drive. Just after 5 p.m. Tuesday, Casey Dion and his friend Jason
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Janette Cantor has been waiting nearly 20 weeks for unemployment benefits, and she says she’s received little communication and help from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Cantor applied for unemployment in April. She said the process was smooth until she had to identify herself — a requirement to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — How common is a retirement ceremony for a dog? Not unusual when the dog is Taz, a member of the El Paso County Sheriff Office’s K9 unit, and helps fight crime, enforce laws and apprehend suspects. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Taz received a cheeseburger cake and toys Tuesday during
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – After decades of what one Colorado doctor called a discriminatory policy, the American Red Cross adopted new federal guidelines that’ll allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood effective Monday. “This is definitely way overdue. This change has been a long time coming, and advocates, scientists, and doctors alike have
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