An inside look at how a Widefield District 3 charter school handles student transportation without buses

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Earlier this week, we saw in Harrison District 2 how hectic it can be to prepare and maintain a school bus fleet as the new school year begins. But that's not a problem at a charter school that doesn't have buses. The James Madison Charter Academy in Widefield District

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School Buzz on the Road: James Madison Charter Academy shows off its close community

SECURITY-WIDEFIELD, Colo. (KRDO) - KRDO13's Bradley Davis joins us live with the class and staff at James Madison Charter Academy. Tune in to see their fun shenanigans as class goes back in session!

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Heading into a wet weekend

Today: Temperatures will continue to be mild for Friday going into the weekend, however monsoonal moisture takes form in the evenings. Today scattered thunderstorms are crossing I-25 starting at 2 pm and continuing until 9 pm. The evening commute home around 5 pm will have periods of heavy rainfall. A Flash Flood Watch is in

Cooler with monsoon showers and thunderstorms, along with possible flash flooding

Tonight we do have a chance for showers and thunderstorms for most areas here in Southern Colorado. We will see mostly cloudy skies and breezy conditions. Some of the storms that do develop do have the potential for producing heavy rain. Expect overnight lows in the mid to upper 50s. Friday will bring us another

Pikes Peak Library District launches newest addition to mobile library

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) announced the newest part of its mobile libraries Thursday. Booksy is the newest member of the mobile library fleet PPLD has. The libraries operate across the region and offer a chance to members to visit and check out books without visiting a traditional library.

Highway 24 closed in both directions between Goldfield Campground and 8th Street after crash

OLD COLORADO CITY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) says Highway 24 is closed in both directions between Goldfield Campground and 8th Street due to a crash. According to a CDOT map, the road was closed around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says all lanes are blocked

Two hide in crawl space as police execute a search warrant in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) arrested five people today after two people hid in a crawl space during a search warrant execution. According to CSPD, the arrests happened on Thursday around 3:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Falcon Avenue. Detectives with the Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force were

Colorado Department of Corrections officer charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child

TRINIDAD, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) officer on nine felony counts. CBI says 37-year-old Gage Vidal Montoya was arrested Thursday after a nearly year-long investigation with the Internet Crimes Against Children unit. Montoya, who is employed as a corrections officer, is from Trinidad,