PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Thanks to a $50,000 grant, a new project is underway to gather air quality data in Pueblo County. The nonprofit Mothers Out Front Colorado received a grant from Environmental Justice Data Fund to start a new project called “Clean Air Pueblo.” Through the funding, Clean Air Pueblo purchased 18 monitors to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The project to repair decades of water damage on the iconic Air Force Academy chapel was extended by the discovery of additional asbestos a year ago, but officials said Thursday that the project has now moved from the demolition phase to the restoration phase. KRDO On Thursday, workers removed the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Members of a union representing city bus drivers said that they are seeing more kidney and other health issues related to waiting too long to find easily-accessible public restrooms. KRDO Union leaders brought their concerns to the City Council during the public comment segment of Tuesday’s full meeting. “Too little
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The City Council and several residents voiced support this week for one of two systems recommended by the Department of Parks & Recreation to prevent toxic algae blooms and high bacterial levels that forced the temporary closure of Prospect Lake in 2019. 2020 and 2022. The system in question would
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo’s Police Chief is warning citizens about a rise in the improper use of 911 for non-emergency issues, mainly reports about homeless people. Chief Noeller told KRDO those calls are pulling officers from more serious situations happening around the city. According to data presented to the city council during a work
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The town of Palmer Lake is now the second municipality within El Paso County to make the sale of recreational marijuana legal within its town limits. After being on the ballot four times, voters finally approved the sale of recreational marijuana in the November 2022 election. This gave business owners in the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Monday afternoon, Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez made a presentation to the City Council regarding the results and recommendations of an independent study of how and how often officers use force to subdue suspects. KRDO The city hired Transparency Matters, a Pennsylvania-based consulting firm, in 2020 to study
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Following an investigation by the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Academy District 20 has agreed to address Title IX concerns at Pine Creek High School. In September 2022, a complaint filed with the OCR alleged fundraising by Pine Creek’s football team’s booster club created discrimination
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — April marks the 65th anniversary of the Thrift House of the Episcopal Churchwomen, and it also signals the end of the longtime business on Tejon Street, just south of downtown. “We’ve been hurt by some of the very people we try to help,” said Manager Holly Gomez. KRDO The Thrift
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Every minute counts when having a stroke. And now, UCHealth hospitals across Colorado have begun treating patients experiencing acute ischemic stroke with a medication that is faster and simpler to administer. Which are both key during a stroke. Ischemic strokes are the most common type and are usually caused by
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– A teacher at a Colorado Springs School District 11 middle school is accused of being a member of a white supremacist organization. On July 12, 2022, The Asatru Folk Assembly tweeted out a photo, saying, “Andrew Stutts of Colorado, the newest apprentice Folkbuilder for the Óðinshof District #afa #asatru #asatrufolkassembly.” The
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PROWERS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A fire between Lamar and Granada that began Wednesday afternoon burned more than 5,000 acres, authorities confirmed. According to Prowers County officials, Prowers County Rural Fire was paged to a grass fire on March 22 at 3:58 p.m. burning along Highway 50, east of Lamar at mile marker 443. Viaero
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Wednesday, Doug Price celebrated receiving the Spirit of the Springs Lifetime Achievement Award by expressing optimism about the current and future state of the area’s tourism industry. KRDO Price, the longtime president and CEO of VisitCOS, the local convention and visitors’ bureau, has been on the job during a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — No one said paying bills was easy. But when debtors disappear, there are means of finding them — but in the process, your locations are also stored on file. “We like to say, we can pull in more information about you than you even know about yourself,” says Andrew Scott,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Police have identified 32 businesses which they say are based solely on operating illegal gambling machines, but a new enforcement effort is concentrating more on education than arresting. Because of that, police say that they are not identifying the affected businesses identified as possibly operating illegal gaming devices or maintaining
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs organization is ramping up production as the need for food in the Pikes Peak region continues to increase. Since the start of the pandemic Silver Key Senior Services saw an increase in the number of people asking for food assistance. Now with inflation at an all-time high, that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Rachel Hays has been a foster parent for 11 years and has even adopted six kids. Now, proposed legislation in the statehouse has her concerned. Proposed House Bill 23-1024 provides greater support for children placed with kin. Current federal law requires placement preference to be given to kin when a
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo (KRDO) — After months of investigation, detectives hope new facial reconstruction sketches will help identify the remains of a man found in eastern Pueblo County. Detectives with the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were found in September 2022. The sheriff’s office said a forensic anthropologist determined the man was between
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Classic Communities asked for and received more time from commissioners Tuesday to re-submit a request to build 450 homes in Black Forest after the proposal was recently denied by the county planning commission. KRDO The proposed sketch plan would build homes, commercial space, and open space on 142 acres
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs mental health clinic specializing in helping the LGBTQ+ community is reopening after a three-month closure. Purple Mountain Recovery focuses on bringing people together and helping those who struggle with mental health conditions and substance abuse. The organization closed its doors in solidarity with the victims and survivors of
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