COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Police are searching for an unidentified man accused of crawling through a woman’s bedroom window, attacking her, and then trying to take her with him. Officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department responded at 11:25 p.m. Thursday to a reported home invasion in the 1400 block of Custer Avenue —
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Crews remained at the Fossil Beds Fire overnight Wednesday and through Thursday as they continued working to build a solid line around the entire fire. According to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, the fire began Wednesday afternoon near the area of Manchester Place and County Road 42, known to locals
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A known sex offender out of Pueblo was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for drug-related charges. 13 Investigates learned that while out on bond for attempted 1st-degree murder out of Otero County, 46-year-old Timothy Martinez was reportedly found with hundreds of grams of illicit drugs. Timothy Martinez Martinez
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: At the end of a meeting that didn’t finish until just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, the City Council voted unanimously to uphold an appeal from neighbors to reject the proposed Kettle Creek North development. Councilman Mike O’Malley was excused from the vote. The proposal had been unresolved for several
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – After taking two books some parents claimed were sexually explicit off of District 20 shelves last semester, the district will be putting them back in school libraries. The decision was made after Rob Rogers, a D20 parent and political activist, and Freedom From Religion moved to ban the Bible since
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A national organization partnered with a Colorado Springs wedding boutique to gift more than two dozen military and first responder brides the dresses of their dreams. Wednesday’s annual event was made possible thanks to the non-profit Brides Across America and Something New Boutique. The non-profit gathered more than 60 dresses
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) worked to curb illegal activity under the Interstate 25 overpass between Nevada Avenue and Tejon Street at the Park and Ride on Tejon Street, following multiple citizen complaints. KRDO The HOT stated that they have been receiving citizen complaints
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DENVER, Colo.(KRDO) – A new surge in fraudulent unemployment claims in Colorado is leaving thousands who actually need it on the waiting list. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) said they’re seeing a huge spike in fraudulent claims in just the last few months alone. As a result, nearly 5,800 unemployed Coloradans who are seeking benefits, can’t get their money
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The City of Manitou Springs announced Monday that it will build a a second water tank to enhance its storage capabilities for residents in the area. KRDO toured the project area Tuesday. City of Manitou Springs The water infrastructure project comes in support from the State of Colorado Department of Local
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HUERFANO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Third Judicial District Attorney Henry Solano has filed multiple lawsuits against elected officials in Huerfano County, and both the cases and relationships are far from resolved. Huerfano County Sheriff Burce Newman is practically a celebrity in Walsenburg. On a drive up and down Main Street, residents wave to the town
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Commission formed three summers ago in the wake of nationwide protests against police after a Minneapolis man, George Floyd, died while in police custody. KRDO But the current version of the LETAC is responding to a challenge from the City Council to be more
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The city of Colorado Springs is temporarily closing the Marksheffel and Dublin intersection from Tuesday night through Thursday. The closure marks the beginning of a three-year construction project expected to cost between 50 and 60 million dollars. The complete project is set to be finished in 2026, aiming to improve
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – It’s considered the epitome of luxury in the Rocky Mountains and attracts tourists from all over the globe. There’s no doubt why anyone would want to spend time at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. But the resort claims one man stayed at the hotel for nearly 10 months and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — America’s Mountain is usually spared the impact of summer storms that we’ve seen at lower elevations this season, but that wasn’t the case Thursday. Just before 2:30 p.m., the National Weather Service announced that a survey team had confirmed the damage on Pikes Peak came from a tornado along the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs drivers are dealing with a backlog to repair hail damage on their cars. According to data from Geico Insurance, up to 80,000 car owners in Colorado Springs have filed a claim from the recent summer storms. The General Manager at Red Nolan Collision Center told KRDO the shop has
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation is making money available for communities that applied for projects designed to improve to biking and walking access through town. CDOT is awarding $42 million to 37 communities as part of its Transportation Alternatives Program; eight southern Colorado communities are included. CDOT Among the local
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Leaders within the Pueblo County government are staying silent on the renewal of an agreement with a community corrections non-profit this week. The non-profit, Intervention Community Corrections Services (ICCS), was in charge of housing and keeping tabs on the man now charged with murdering a Fountain Police officer. ICCS is
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The childcare shortage continues across southern Colorado. Parents and childcare providers continue struggling to come up with new ways to help ease the stress. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of childcare personnel has increased. Since 2020, the number of childcare providers struggling to find employees has increased nationwide. “A lot of it
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Six weeks after taking office, Mayor Yemi Mobolade held the first of what he promises will be monthly media briefings to detail the progress of his objectives for his first 100 days in office. KRDO Mobolade spoke for around 45 minutes and took questions from his office at the City
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The window to apply for benefits and qualify for retroactive pay through the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT) Act is closing in August. This act expands medical coverage and pay for veterans who were harmed by toxic exposure in the Gulf War, the Vietnam War, and the post-9/11
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