FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) – From 2 p.m. until 10 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Carson conducted a “Black Start Exercise” to test the facility’s emergency response and backup generators to help simulate a large-scale power outage. The Mountain Post staged a similar exercise on a smaller scale, earlier this year but this is the first installation-wide
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Area street and road crews normally have to prepare for storms that bring either rain or snow, but a storm arriving Tuesday evening is expected to bring significant amounts of both. KRDO Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Pikes Peak Office of Emergency Management met separately this
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — While ski season might be coming to an end, a new business setting up shop in Downtown Colorado Springs will offer outdoor enthusiasts a chance to experience skiing and snowboarding all year long. Lemon Lodge Ski Bar is an indoor lodge-type venue where people will be able to ski and
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Much of Southern Colorado is on a weather alert into Wednesday due to a spring storm that’s set to bring with it both rain and snow. In Teller County, a food of snow might accumulate. With this spring storm, the heaviest snow is expected to happen over the higher terrain,
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Just a few days after Democratic Rep. Brittany Petterson was sworn into office on Capitol Hill, she immersed herself in an ongoing controversy involving the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Office of Personnel management and the union representing correctional officers at the Federal Correctional Complex, in Florence. KRDO The
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs man is charged with attempted murder after attacking his friend with a sledgehammer and knife for thinking he was part of the Illuminati. According to the police arrest affidavit obtained by 13 Investigates, the victim, Roderick Rich, was sitting in the living room of a house on
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Academy School District 20 is looking for ways to make getting an education easier for kids in military families. This is part of a statewide effort for Military Child Month to find solutions to help the growing population of military families in Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs is home to several
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A video shared with KRDO shows a cross burning in front of one of Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Yemi Mobolade’s campaign signs that has the n-word spray painted in red across it. Now, the Rocky Mountain National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is calling for accountability. The Colorado
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An equestrian team based out of Black Forest in Colorado Springs is headed to a national championship in North Carolina after qualifying in March in Arizona. The Forest Edge Farm equestrian team consists of high school and middle schoolers. They beat out every other team in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Former El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder says he’s endorsing Yemi Mobolade as the next mayor of Colorado Springs. It’s a surprise to some, given that Mobolade’s runoff opponent Wayne Williams claimed to already have Elder’s endorsement. Williams’ campaign sent out a flyer saying Williams had Elder’s support, and also listed
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MOSCA, Colo. (KRDO) — After a devastating fire that claimed the lives of more than 100 animals, the Colorado Gator Farm is looking to reopen soon — even while the staff struggles with grief and cleanup. “That’s how we started our day Thursday,” said general manager Jay Young. “We had a grief counseling session. We’re
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BENT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Authorities said Thursday that the Gageby Creek Fire, south of U.S. 50, more than doubled in size overnight and is now at 4,450 acres with containment at 40%. The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control has assumed control of fire operations; calmer winds are expected to reduce the fire
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CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KRDO) – A Douglas County school bus driver faces 30 child abuse charges after intentionally slamming on the brakes to “teach the kids a lesson.” The video, obtained by 13 Investigates from inside the bus, shows at least 30 Castle Rock Elementary students’ faces hitting the seats in front of them from
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Many of us rely on video streaming to watch our favorite online shows, and Clerk & Recorder Steve Schleiker is suggesting the same concept for cameras presently used to monitor 39 ballot boxes. KRDO As a way to improve security and transparency in the mail-in voting process, Schleiker —
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Here in the Centennial State we are no strangers to very impressive athletes. There’s one U.S. Marine Corps veteran who is now on her way to Nepal to summit Mount Everest. Kirstie Ennis is a Colorado Champion who’s resilient and inspiring as she looks to complete her journey of the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department is bringing back its Town Hall series that’s meant to educate the community about the risks of wildfires and how to be prepared. Throughout the summer, the department is holding a series of Living with Wildfire Town Halls that will be neighborhood-specific. “When we build
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Organizers are experiencing a second straight year of record attendance at the annual Space Symposium, an international event that brings aerospace experts and leaders together to discuss and plan for space operations, policy and programs. Space Foundation According to organizers, around 14,000 people from more than 40 countries are attending
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — What if you took a DNA test and found out you were married with children to your cousin? That’s exactly the situation one Colorado woman found herself in. Celina Quinones said she already knew she and her husband had family in the San Luis Valley. When she took an ancestor
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — At 5 p.m. Thursday, authorities announced that they were lifting the evacuation order for homeowners near the Trujillo Creek Fire which has burned for four days west of the town of Aguilar. Affected homeowners will remain on pre-evacuation status until further notice. KRDO According to an 8:42 a.m. update
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Colorado Springs family is grieving the loss of their 9-year-old daughter who passed away after getting hit by a vehicle while riding a scooter. Tuesday at 7:12 p.m., officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department responded to the intersection of Overton St. and Michigan Ave. on reports of an
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