PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Biden Administration’s new “Internet for All” initiative is bringing broadband funds to all 50 states, including Colorado. The Centennial State is set to get about $827 million in broadband funds, per official documents. The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding will be used to upgrade broadband networks, assuring people
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Firefighters with the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) responded to a working fire involving multiple RVs on fire at a storage lot. KRDO The CSFD sent out a tweet at around 8:59 a.m. Tuesday and stated the fire started at Extra Space Storage, at 6125 Mark Dabling Boulevard. Firefighters said that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Now that Anderson Aldrich has pleaded guilty and been convicted in the November 2022 mass shooting at the popular LGBTQIA+ nightclub on Academy Boulevard, many people are wondering if and when the club will reopen and what changes will be made to prevent a similar tragedy. KRDO In February, Club
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Monday morning, the suspect in the Club Q mass shooting is making another court appearance. Per an Associated Press report, the accused killer is expected to take a plea deal that would ensure a mandatory life in prison sentence. Per the report, accused killer Anderson Aldrich has allegedly “expressed
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– A new trail inside Bear Creek Nature Center in El Paso County is giving residents a lot to talk about. The new Visually Impaired trail is designed to accommodate folks who have low vision or cannot see. On Friday, the Bear Creek staff showcased the new trail and had a ribbon-cutting
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Residents in Windjammer, a Briargate neighborhood, are up in arms after they allege the city “obscured” information about an apartment complex being constructed next door. The Fox Bridge on Union project was initially proposed in 2018. Windjammer residents, like Laura Evans, were notified of the project but she said the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Whenever it rains, Calin Hins’ property on Broadway Street in west Colorado Springs turns into a mud pit, and he blames the new residential property next door. Hins moved into the house in 2015. He said for five years they never had a problem with their property flooding. But that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Around 100 homeowners have applied this year for a program that provides free home upgrades to local residents who have accessibility, affordability and safety issues. “It’s a growing need, in the four or five years we’ve been doing this,” said Monique Bos, communications manager with Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday morning’s annual downtown Street Breakfast was just the start of this week’s celebration of the Pikes Peak Range Riders, an organization that started in 1949. Pikes Peak Range Riders The PPRR are a group of area businessmen, civic leaders and ranchers who participate in events every June to support
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Western Street Breakfast returned to the Pikes Peak Area to kick off the rodeo season. The long-standing tradition has been happening since the 1930s. In 1936, about 35 people gathered together and served breakfast from an old chuck wagon. Today, the breakfast honors the region’s western roots
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– King Soopers has announced it is temporarily closing its store at the intersection of South Academy Boulevard and Hancock Expressway “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a statement released Tuesday. KRDO The store is undergoing an interior remodel during which, the grocery chain stated, the possible existence of asbestos
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Cotter Uranium Mill in Cañon City closed in 2011, yet more than five million tons of toxic waste at the Superfund site hasn’t been cleaned up. Now, a U.S. legislator is getting involved. U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) wrote a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in May
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Tuesday Black Hills Energy, the city of Pueblo, the Pueblo Police Department (PPD), and Pueblo Crime Stoppers announced a partnership geared toward improving public safety, reducing crime, and providing energy management education to southern Colorado small businesses. The new initiative, Light on For Safety Program, helps support small businesses in Pueblo
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Employees at the Springs Rescue Mission are celebrating a new record. In June, 38 people said goodbye to the center and moved on to bigger and better things. According to the Springs Rescue Mission, during a typical month, the mission sees around 15 to 25 people leave for better housing.
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A liberal super PAC and non-profit is claiming multiple media appearances made by Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert in June 2022 constitute defamation. At the time, Boebert was defending accusations that she had two abortions, worked as a paid escort for a period of time, and had previously used methamphetamine; all
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A homicide investigation is underway on Pueblo’s lower east side. According to the Pueblo Police Department, reports of shots fired in the 1000 block of E. River St. came in at 6:42 a.m. Monday. KRDO At the scene, officers found a man dead. The name of the victim will be released
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FALCON, Colo. (KRDO) – After a garage sale turned violent, a Falcon neighborhood is concerned the suspect involved in the altercation may retaliate if law enforcement doesn’t take more serious measures. Eric Martinez began Saturday trying to sell items from his house, and ended in him being dragged down the street following a confrontation with
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – At 8:59 p.m., the next round of the Powerball drawings will happen. The Powerball jackpot is estimated at $380 million, with a cash value of $196.8 million. According to Powerball’s official website, there were no jackpot winners for the last drawing, which was on June 17. The drawings will be
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Monday, the Colorado Springs branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held a Prayer Breakfast to celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth, June 19, marks the country’s second independence day. Per the Smithsonian, the Emancipation Proclamation took effect on Jan. 1, 1863, it wasn’t until June 19, 1863,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As drivers and organizers prepare for the “Race to the Clouds” on Sunday, they’ll be seeing more snow on the Pikes Peak summit that we’ve often had this late in June. KRDO NewsChannel 13 is contacting officials Monday to learn if snow from frequent storms this spring will have an
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