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Denver nonprofit helping bridge labor shortage gap by teaching trade skills
A Denver nonprofit is working to train more skilled laborers to address Colorado's mass labor shortage. The Master's Apprentice is teaching 34 students skills like carpentry, welding and plumbing.
Air Quality Will Gradually Improve Next Couple Days
TONIGHT: Hazy/smoky skies, otherwise mostly clear skies with overnight lows in the mid to upper 50s for Colorado Springs and low 60s for Pueblo. THURSDAY: Beautiful weather again for Thursday but the smoke will obscure some of those mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will be a little warmer. The high for Colorado Springs will be in the low 90s and expect mid 90s for Pueblo.
Prospect Lake closed due to presumed return of blue-green algae
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The City of Colorado Springs has closed Prospect Lake in Memorial Park effective immediately, and the closure will remain in place until further notice due to the presumed return of blue-green algae. Blue-green algae are a type of bacteria common in lakes throughout Colorado. When conditions are right, blue-green algae multiplies quickly. […]
A health clinic in Southern Colorado is alerting parents of a service they provide
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Peak Vista is spreading awareness of their well-child waiting area after they said many of their patients were unaware they offered free childcare. Peak Vista’s child care center provides free childcare services for children aged 6 months to 12 years. The clinic has professionals who...
Colorado Springs could be voting to allow, or ban, retail cannabis sales in Fall
Dueling initiatives related to the sale of recreational cannabis establishments in Colorado Springs are in the process of making their way to voters this November.
Dog rescued from hot car in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A dog was rescued from a hot car, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD). CSFD posted to social media on Tuesday explaining the rescue operation took place on July 17 after they received a call to assist Animal Law Enforcement (ALE). Officials believe a dog was left in a hot car for nearly two hours.
Pueblo City Council asking citizens to voice their complaints to Black Hills Energy about proposed rate hike
PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - Pueblo City Council is officially opposing Black Hills Energy’s request to raise utility rates. City leaders telegraphed this move earlier in the month when they spoke out against the rate hike, which would see customers paying about $20 more a month. This week, they put it in writing, with council unanimously passing a resolution in opposition.
City Council approves massive Amara annexation
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Colorado Springs City Council voted to move forward with a major development that will add almost 10,000 new homes to the city. One of the Pikes Peak Region’s largest real estate development companies, La Plata Communities, asked the city to annex more than three thousand acres of land. The land is surrounded […]
Colorado Springs considering paying for new shelter as part of strategic homelessness plan
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - On Tuesday, Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced the city is drafting a long-term plan for addressing homelessness. City officials explained to KRDO13 that this may include using funds from the pandemic to contract out the building of a new homeless shelter. Katie Sunderlin, the...
Wanted violent fugitive caught near Penrose by U.S. Marshals
FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – One of Fremont County's most-wanted fugitives is now behind bars. Richard Capek, 35, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service tactical team on Tuesday after a short standoff at a rural residence near Highway 50 and R Street, approximately five miles east of Penrose.
Police searching for a vehicular assault suspect in Pueblo
PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - On July 18, officers responded to a vehicular assault at the 1700 block of south Pueblo Boulevard near the Pueblo Zoo. The Pueblo Police Department needs help identifying the car and occupants who may have been involved or witness to the crime. If you have any...
KRDO’s Tuesday Afternoon Pet of the Week
Meadow is your Pet of the Week from the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region! She is a five-year-old brown tabby Domestic Shorthair cat who came into HSPPR as an owner surrender. · Meadow is a social cat that hasn’t met a person she doesn’t like! She seeks out...
Catching up with NFL Super Bowl Champion, former CSU Pueblo ThunderWolf Ryan Jensen
Former NFL Super Bowl Champion and CSU Pueblo alumni Ryan Jensen retired from the NFL this past year. He has been staying busy since then, getting a construction business off the ground and keeping up some appearances at youth football camps here in Pueblo. “I retired about three and a half months ago, four...
Dengue Virus Outbreak In Colorado: What You Need To Know Now
Mosquitos are known to be the deadliest creature alive in Colorado, and federal health officials are warning doctors in the Centennial State that the tiny bloodsuckers are spreading a viral fever across the state that is a symptom of Dengue Virus. According to the CDC, the majority of cases reported...
Three Colorado Bats Test Positive for Rabies
A viral disease so terrifying that Steven King wrote a horror story about it: Rabies can be deadly in animals and humans and it is transferred by either a bite or a scratch. Rabid animals can range from coyotes to raccoons, cats, dogs, and more. With how deadly the virus...
9Things to do in Colorado this weekend: July 26-28
DENVER — The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad are finally here and the "Daddy of 'Em All" is back in Cheyenne for a 128th year. The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival returns to Denver's Sloan Lake and Cheesman Park hosts its annual art market. From summer festivals and fairs to...
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