Bart Bedsole
KRDO NewsChannel 13
Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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Shooting in southeast Colorado Springs leaves one dead
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A shooting Tuesday evening near Mitchell High School left one man dead and a suspect on the run. A spokesperson tells KRDO that someone reported the shooting at 6:22 p.m. at the Vista Peak Apartments on Potter Drive, near the intersection of North Academy and San Miguel. Officers arrived to → Read More
Fatal crash shuts down Hwy 50 east of Pueblo
A crash involved several vehicles left one person dead and shut down both sides of Highway 50 east of Pueblo late Friday evening. According to the Colorado State Patrol, it happened around 9:18pm at the intersection with 60th Lane, about 5 miles east of Avondale. The victim died on scene. Several other people were involved → Read More
Fiber internet activity explodes in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Among the many lessons learned from the pandemic is that Colorado Springs did not have widespread internet capable of meeting the needs of families who were stuck at home working and attending school. As a result, companies are now building or upgrading networks like never before, and the competition should → Read More
Pueblo man wanted in suspicious death case
Pueblo police are asking for help locating Tyler Jordan Mitchell, 33, in connection with a possible homicide case. Wednesday, officers went to a home in the 3000 block of North Elizabeth after several people reported not hearing from their neighbor in several days. Inside, they found an adult female dead. Tyler Jordan Mitchell Due to → Read More
Standoff near Yoder ends in shooting and house destroyed by fire
A lengthy standoff between a suspect and El Paso County deputies south of Yoder ended in an officer-involved shooting and a suspect believed to be buried under the remains of his burned home. According to a spokesperson for EPSO, it began around 6:15pm when deputies went to the home near the intersection of Boone and → Read More
Lake Pueblo State Park leads all others in 2021 attendance
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- Lake Pueblo State Park once again welcomed more visitors in 2021 than any other state park, and contributed largely to a new statewide attendance record for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It was also the most popular state park in 2019 and 2020. Lake Pueblo saw 4,687,369 visitors in 2021, according to → Read More
Pueblo police investigating fatal shooting on east side
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- A man was fatally shot at a Dollar General on Pueblo's east side Friday evening. The shooting happened around 8 p.m. at the location on 4th Street near Hudson. A police spokesperson confirmed that the victim died at the scene, and detectives were trying to identify a suspect, but wasn't able → Read More
CSU: Utility bill relief coming soon
If you live in Colorado Springs, your final utility bill of 2021 likely gave you a case of sticker shock. Both natural gas and electricity rates are especially high. However, Colorado Springs Utilities this week told KRDO it expects two rate decreases in the next few months. There are two reasons the rates are so → Read More
4 killed, 3 wounded in Denver area shooting spree
A man suspected of shooting 7 people Monday in the Denver area was fatally shot by police after an exchange of gunfire with officers. At a news conference late Monday evening, Denver and Lakewood police told our news partners at 9News that it began around 5pm with the suspect shooting three people at East 1st → Read More
Homecoming dance blamed for Covid-19 outbreak at TCA
High school students at The Classical Academy in Colorado Springs will be on remote learning until Wednesday of next week, after an outbreak of Covid-19 on campus. → Read More
Coal operation ends at Drake Power Plant
The lights in Colorado Springs didn’t flicker, and there was not a sudden disappearance of thick black smoke from the columns that rise above the Drake Power Plant downtown, but Friday marked the end of an era at the nearly 100-year old facility downtown. At 11:04am, the final load of coal traveled down the conveyor → Read More
Massive drawdown underway at Blue Mesa Reservoir
The water level at Colorado‘s largest lake is currently falling faster than it has ever fallen before. It’s not because of evaporation or a lack of conservation here. Instead, the federal government has decided that the water in Blue Mesa Reservoir in Gunnison County is needed downstream more than it's needed here. Driving past the → Read More
The Craze Over Cryptocurrency
The first thing to understand about Bitcoin is it's not a coin → Read More
Stimulus Money: Who's Paying?
Over the last 12 months, most Coloradans have received one, two, or even three separate stimulus checks. A family of four receiving all of them would have collected just over $11,000. However, that money to individuals is only a small portion of the roughly $5 trillion in pandemic relief money approved by Congress since it → Read More
Massive homeschool Lego project brings out the best in community
Few have suffered more setbacks during the pandemic than kids, especially those with special needs. But in Colorado Springs, one family is turning lemons into Legos, and in the process taking their special needs son to places they never thought he could go. His name is Troy Gagliardi, and his creation is called "Troy Town". → Read More
Virtual Reality providing students needed escape from constant restraints
More than a year into the pandemic, most kids are back in school, but a few things are not exactly normal yet. Things like graduation, eating together in the cafeteria, and field trips continue to pose challenges. However, a growing number of local districts have found ways to give their students at least the feel → Read More
2021 Territory Days cancelled in Old Colorado City
One of the first major events to be cancelled due to the pandemic in 2020 is falling victim to the virus again in 2021. Territory Days in Old Colorado City normally attracts thousands of people over Memorial Day weekend, and is a big boost to area merchants and restaurants. It is promoted as "Colorado's largest → Read More
Protective cocoon built around chapel at USAFA
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Prior to the pandemic and prior to the start of the renovation project, the U.S. Air Force Academy chapel was the most visited man-made attraction in Colorado, attracting more than 500,000 visitors every year. At this time, it is still off-limits to guests, but this week KRDO was allowed inside → Read More
Motorcyclist dies in crash along Hwy 24 near Peyton
Just as emergency responders were wrapping up a fatal crash investigation along I-25 near Fountain on Friday evening, another one occurred along Highway 24. It happened around 6:30pm about halfway between Peyton and Calhan. According to the Colorado State Patrol, three vehicles were involved including a motorcycle. Firefighters arrived to find one of the vehicles → Read More
EPSO keeps COVID-19 on lockdown at county jail
While many correctional and detention centers have struggled to contain outbreaks of COVID-19, the El Paso County jail has not. As of 10/7/20:Sterling Correctional Facility - 629 casesVan Cise-Simonet Detention Center (downtown Denver) - 651 casesJefferson County jail - 109 casesWeld County jail - 77 cases On the other hand, the El Paso County jail, → Read More