WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — With standby evacuation alerts lifted for the east side of “The City Above the Clouds” and containment now at 50%, residents who live under the current 20-acre Rampart Fire are feeling better than they did when the blaze erupted Tuesday. KRDO The pre-evacuation alert was sent to homeowners on and
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — A Cañon City family is back in Colorado after spending time in Nashville, Tenn. following the death of their nine-year-old niece. On March 27, 2023, a reported former student of Nashville’s Covenant School carried out a mass shooting, killing six people; three students and three adults. Among those who lost
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Harassment and disorderly conduct charges against an 11th Judicial Deputy District Attorney have been dropped. A month ago, 13 Investigates obtained video of an altercation involving Deputy District Attorney Wendy Owens in a Safeway parking lot in Cañon City. The video shows her flipping off a driver before coming up
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — On Tuesday afternoon, the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Department and Office of Emergency Management provided an update on the fire burning seven miles west of the town of Aguilar. Authorities said that the wildfire, now called the Trujillo Creek Fire, has reached over 100 acres with 0% containment. KRDO
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Tuesday morning, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office held a ceremony to remember the sacrifice their K9-Officer “Jinx” made one year ago today. A suspect shot and killed Jinx in Manitou Springs on April 11, 2022, when deputies were trying to arrest him for threatening people with a gun.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is inviting the community to a remembrance ceremony for a K9 officer who lost his life in the line of duty in 2022. On April 11, 2022, K9 Jinx was killed in a shooting in Manitou Springs. His handler was not injured. Tuesday,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The owner of a Louisiana seafood company who has sold product here for nearly a decade, said that he’s being treated unfairly because he’s no longer allowed to sell certain kinds of live crawfish while other sellers continue to do so. A&A At issue are two particular species of the
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PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) — Controversy over the traditional water parade has been stirring in Pueblo West, especially on social media. While the community hasn’t had the actual water parade for three years, some residents aren’t happy to learn there are no plans to bring it back. The last Pueblo West water parade was in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A candidate in the race to be the next mayor of Colorado Springs is requesting information on the cost of a recount of mayoral ballots. KRDO Friday afternoon, KRDO obtained a request for the estimated cost of a recount by candidate Sallie Clark to the City of Colorado Springs stating
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A month after rejecting a plan by Classic Communities to build 450 homes on the south side of Black Forest, the county’s planning commission reconsidered and approved the project Thursday. By an 8-1 vote, the commission recommended the proposal to county commissioners for a final public hearing and vote
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)–With the final two candidates now set for the Colorado Springs Mayoral Runoff, some questions loom larger than others. Will first-round top vote-getter Yemi Mobolade come out on top, or was his initial success a product of a crowded field that spread out the conservative vote amongst a laundry list of candidates? Mobolade
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The trial of Letecia Stauch, the El Paso County woman accused of murdering her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon, finished its third day Wednesday. KRDO Grim testimony came in the afternoon from Macon Ponder, a Florida Department of Transportation bridge inspector who found Gannnon’s body, and Jason Yoder, a major crimes
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — For the second time in two weeks, residents in the Black Forest area are opposing a proposed housing development but the project cleared its first hurdle Tuesday. The owner of 31 acres west of the intersection of Vollmer Road and Tahiti Drive asked El Paso County commissioners Tuesday for
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The controversy over restrooms at the city bus depot continued Monday with Mountain Metro Transit closing them with plans to conduct tests for possible methamphetamine contamination. KRDO Friday, bus driver Margie Sullivant told KRDO NewsChannel 13 that a security guard at the Downtown Transit Center required hospital treatment Thursday after
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An investigation is underway after Colorado Springs Police was involved in a shooting that left a suspect dead at the Citadel Mall. Heavy police presence was first reported at the mall just before 6 p.m. Monday. Initial reports of an active shooter at the Citadel Mall were incorrect. According to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs crime scene investigator developed a new system that allows fingerprints to be shared with other law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The goal is to help solve more cases where a suspect commits a crime and flees the area. So far, six cases have been solved thanks
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — While the Colorado Springs General Election is Tuesday, April 4, this may just be the beginning of the race to be the city’s next mayor. Due to the number of candidates for mayor, the city is preparing for a runoff since it’s unlikely that any one candidate will receive enough
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The 403 Fire has burned 1,388 acres and remains at 25 percent contained, according to the 403 fire Facebook page as of 8 p.m. Saturday. Firefighters worked hard Saturday to hold and secure the lines on the fire perimeter. Credit: 403 Fire Facebook Page According to the 403 Fire information
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Eric Klopfestein and his family are just one of many who were forced from their homes Thursday afternoon due to the 403 Fire. Eric was in Colorado Springs when the first pre-evacuation notice went out and it was actually his boss who told him he needed to leave. Luckily, Eric
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been more than 24 hours since dozens of residents were forced out of their homes due to the 403 Fire. The fire, which has burned more than 1,200 acres as of Friday afternoon, began in the area of County Road 403 in Park County. A nearby resident first alerted
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