$15 million traffic project begins outside north gate of Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A project that The Road Warrior first reported on last April, and was scheduled to start the following month, is finally getting underway at the interchange of US 24, Peterson Road, and Space Village Avenue. Officials stated that the right southbound lane of Peterson, between the US 24 overpass and

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Fountain eye clinic agrees to pay $240k over alleged illegal Medicaid billing

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) -- A Fountain eye clinic will be paying $240,000 to the state over allegations of illegal Medicaid billing, the Colorado Attorney General's Office says. Officials allege that Just for Grins Vision routinely billed Medicaid for two sets of lenses when only one set was delivered to patients. The attorney general's office says

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Colorado State Patrol releases dash camera video of impaired wrong-way driver

DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) has released body and dash camera video of a wrong-way driver who was allegedly driving drunk down Highway 6. Troopers say the incident was around 2 a.m. on Dec. 29. A sergeant was patrolling the area when he saw a pickup truck driving the wrong way

Woman sentenced on charges connected to hate crime hoax against Colorado Springs mayor

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A woman convicted in a staged hate crime that targeted now-Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade during the city’s 2023 mayoral runoff election has been sentenced to just over a year in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced Thursday that Ashley Blackcloud, 40, was sentenced

Authorities locate firearm in Prospect Lake after man jumps in to escape police

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs Police say they've successfully located a gun in Prospect Lake after a man running from police jumped into the water and returned to the surface without his firearm on Thursday morning. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) said that at around 11:10 a.m. on Jan. 15, an officer

Marksheffel Road shut down in both directions after fatal rollover crash

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Marksheffel Road is closed in both directions after a fatal rollover crash early Friday morning, Colorado Springs police have confirmed to KRDO13. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says the closure, which was initially reported at 5:31 a.m. on Jan. 16, is impacting both the northbound and southbound lanes of

DA’s office rules officer was justified in shooting, killing suspect in downtown Colorado Springs

This article includes the full released video and commentary from the Colorado Springs Police Department. The video, which shows the shooting, may be disturbing to viewers. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office has ruled that an officer's use of deadly force in a shooting that killed a suspect in downtown

A Pueblo neighborhood still waits for a developer’s housing project that will also rebuild crumbling streets above Arkansas River

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Residents of one of the Steel City's oldest neighborhoods are surprised to learn that the job of rebuilding crumbling streets is not the responsibility of public works crews. Instead, a Denver-based developer is supposed to improve the streets as part of a project to build a luxury apartment complex on a