COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– New numbers show Colorado Springs is slightly higher than the state unemployment rate. The Colorado Springs unemployment rate stands at 3.8 percent compared to the state rate of 3.6 percent. It’s somewhat of an anomaly because of the military presence, unemployment numbers typically remain low here. There are currently 20,000 open
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Authorities say that they don’t expect winds to be as strong in and around the city as they likely will be near Trinidad and Walsenburg, which often gets hit hardest in such conditions. But the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management is preparing for anything. “We’ve been meeting since
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)–A historic number of babies and toddlers with Respiratory Syntactical Virus (RSV) are being admitted into Southern Colorado hospitals. Children’s Hospital in Colorado Springs says its pediatric intensive care units and emergency departments are filling up this week. KRDO Newschannel 13 spoke with a family whose 11-month-old is one of the many babies
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A team of first responders, including one from Pueblo County and two from along the Front Range, recently spent a week in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to bring food and training to citizens in that country’s ongoing war with Russia. KRDO Ross Marsh, of Beulah, was one of six people
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)–Mental health experts in Southern Colorado are preparing for more calls from people seeking help in the wake of the Club Q shooting. Currently, Rocky Mountain Crisis has 230 employees ready to answer calls 24 hours a day. They are expecting the number of calls to increase next week as the Colorado Springs community
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Gov. Jared Polis visited the memorial to victims outside Club Q, the LGBTQ+ club where a suspect killed five people and injured more than a dozen others in a shooting two weekends ago. KRDO Polis arrived at the memorial, near the intersection of Academy Boulevard and North Carefree Circle, shortly
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– On this ‘Giving Tuesday’ the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region is raising money to help neglected, homeless, and injured animals. Currently, there are about 100 animals inside the Humane Society at Pikes Peak that need extra care. The donations collected Tuesday will help those dogs and cats that are preparing for surgeries and other
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Neighbors in the historic Old North End neighborhood are expressing concern about proposed changes along Nevada Avenue, just north of the Colorado College campus, that they say would negatively impact larger homes and yards on both sides of the busy street. Old North End Neighborhood According to neighbors, a recently-completed
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A city crew brought back the multicolored pride flag to City Hall Saturday morning after it was repaired from damage inflicted by strong winds overnight Wednesday. City of Colorado Springs The flag was restored around 10 a.m., a city official said in a text message to KRDO. According to the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A large pride flag unfurled Wednesday to show support for victims of the recent Club Q shootings symbolizes strength, but apparently wasn’t strong enough to endure weather conditions overnight. KRDO Strong winds tangled and tore the flag that was hanging above the City Hall entrance; here’s how it looked during
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Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church is hosting the 10 year traditional ‘Club Q’ thanksgiving dinner.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The owners of Club Q, the LGBTQ+ establishment targeted by last weekend’s mass shooting, said that it’s too soon to know if and when the club will reopen. KRDO But Matthew Haynes and Nic Grzecka, who opened the business 20 years ago, made a promise Wednesday. KRDO “The shooting was
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The City Council and Mayor John Suthers are taking opposite stands on a five-month pause on enforcing the city’s ordinance regarding the ownership of goats and other hoofed animals. KRDO The Council, in a measure presented by members Randy Helms and Nancy Henjum, recently approved a moratorium for the ordinance
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This weekend three local chefs and employees from the Lost Friend Brewing Co will host a fundraiser to help raise money for the five shooting victims families, and those other 17 who were injured during the deadly shooting Saturday night at Club Q.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As days go by since the Club Q mass shooting, more and more survivors are coming forward to share their stories and provide insight into the tragedy. Saturday, a gunman entered the Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub and opened fire, killing five people and injuring nearly two dozen. Tuesday, KRDO spoke
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Blood donations are extremely crucial during anytime of the year. After Sunday’s massive club shooting, the city of Colorado Springs is finding ways to speed up the process and allow the LGBTQ community to donate blood during this tragic time.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The possibility that the alleged shooter at Club Q this weekend might also target the city’s other gay club was enough for Icons, on Bijou Street downtown, to take steps to protect its customers. The staff at Icons confirmed Monday that they went into lockdown in the immediate aftermath of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Stories continue to trickle out about Club Q’s impact on the LGBTQ+ community in Colorado Springs. The bar has served as a safe haven, a safe space for many. After Saturday’s shooting that killed 5 and wounded dozens more, clubgoers say their sense of safety is gone. “Club Q is a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Of the city’s two largest temporary overnight shelters for people experiencing homelessness, one is near capacity but the other still has plenty of space. KRDO The Salvation Army’s R.J. Montgomery Shelter previously had a capacity of around 200, mostly for single men but also including single women, veterans and a
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COLORADO (KRDO) — UPDATE: Republican incumbent Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has claimed victory in the race to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. 26 of the 27 counties in House District 3 have reported final election results, with Otero County being the last county to report final results. Final election results are due Friday by 5 p.m.
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