COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Dual enrollment is on the rise, an option that allows students to simultaneously gain college credits that will go towards a college degree while still in high school. According to the Community College Research Center, community colleges saw a 12% spike this academic year in dual enrollment. At Pikes Peak
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposal to strictly regulate six specific toxic substances in groundwater — the same chemicals that affected water quality in Fountain, Security-Widefield and other communities in El Paso County. EPA The chemicals are acids called PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) that also
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — We are a few days into the adjustment that comes with Daylight Saving Time. Love it or hate it, we lose an hour of sleep but gain an hour of sunlight. With it comes some health risks after we change the clock. On top of the interrupted sleep schedule, the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) has issued a health and safety advisory regarding marijuana sold at four medical and two retail stores, including two in Colorado Springs. The DOR ‘s advisory released a week ago found levels of mold and yeast above acceptable limits and described as “potentially unsafe”;
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An investigation is underway following a shooting involving an officer with the Colorado Springs Police Department. According to CSPD, the shooting happened in the 1000 block of N. Foote Ave., near Uintah and Hancock. CSPD said officers were called to a domestic violence incident at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Multiple earthquakes were confirmed in Southern Colorado overnight Thursday into Friday morning. According to the United States Geological Survey, there was one earthquake near Trinidad on March 9 and five more on March 10. March 10, 2023/USGS Below is a timeline of the earthquakes: M 4.3 – 13 miles
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You probably never had a field trip like 5th graders at Springs Ranch Elementary just received in their own classroom. For the second time in as many weeks, surgeons from UCHealth came to D49 to show 5th-grade students at Springs Ranch what it’s like, firsthand, to be a doctor, more specifically a trauma surgeon. Doctors
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — City election officials mail out ballots Friday for the 2023 Colorado Springs general municipal election. Only registered voters who live within Colorado Springs city limits are eligible to vote in this election. On the ballot, there will be questions to vote for a new city mayor, three at-large city council
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Board of Commissioners is defending itself against complaints that it violates the separation of church and state concept implied in the U.S. Constitution. On Feb. 24, commissioners received a letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation, based in Madison, Wisconsin, and claiming to have 40,000 members nationwide, including
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The family of a 20-year-old mother of two is grappling with her death after she was reportedly killed in an apparent murder-suicide. According to investigators, Payshas Whatley was the victim of a shooting that happened Saturday at the Knolls at Sweetgrass Apartment Homes, off of Uintah Street on Gatehouse Circle.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs mayoral hopeful and current city councilmember Wayne Williams is currently under investigation by the Clerk’s Office for “inappropriate use of city resources” for his own campaign. A city spokesperson confirmed the city’s attorney’s office received a complaint Wednesday filed by a group called Integrity Matters. Integrity Matters is registered
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Just two days after a 12-year-old died in an El Paso County crash reportedly caused by a distracted driver, the Colorado State Patrol announced a one-day, statewide effort to stop the dangerous driving habit. Troopers plan to work with local law enforcement agencies Friday, March 10 on what’s described in
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO)– Donkey Derby Days is facing a financial shortfall. The annual event that honors Cripple Creeks’ mining history needs $30,000 to keep the more than 90-year-old tradition alive. After the discovery of gold in 1890, Donkeys worked the underground mines. “They were the animals that moved the ore and carried gear underground,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After weeks of unanswered calls and emails from a vaccine mishap that left a cancer survivor’s immunization records incorrect; the state has stepped in to resolve the issue. This resolution happened after 13 Investigates reached out to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for answers. Martha Regan has
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado State Patrol said that a distracted driver caused a chain-reaction crash Monday morning that resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl and injuries to three other people. The CSP said that charges are likely, but have not yet been filed, against the offending driver because the crash
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — When ballots are mailed out this week for the April 4 city election, voters will be asked for a second time to extend the sales and use tax to continue the TOPS (Trails, Open Space and Parks) fund for 20 years. TOPS is currently scheduled to expire in 2025, and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Maria Castaneda knew something was wrong when her brother, Eduardo “Lalo” Castaneda, didn’t text her Tuesday. Maria said he contacted her every day, so when she still hadn’t heard anything from him Wednesday, she knew he was missing. “He always talked to me,” Maria said. “No matter how bad it
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — We’re checking into how many El Paso County and Teller County residents have signed up for emergency notifications since the new Zonehaven Disaster Planning Program took effect in August. Notifications through Peak Alerts warn residents of emergencies like wildfires, shelter-in-place orders, and more. The entity responsible for sending out
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado State Patrol is calling on state lawmakers for more funding. Officials say the department is facing growing problems with pay disparity, traffic safety, and turnover. Over the last 18 months, CSP lost an average of seven troopers a month, which is a total of 120 troopers leaving. “Now the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Friday, March 3, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced a missing at-risk teen had been found. According to the sheriff’s office, Adrianna, 15, disappeared from her Cimarron Hills home overnight Feb. 7 into Tuesday, Feb. 8. The sheriff’s office said that it was notified Tuesday morning by her
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