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Home rule vs. housing order: Colorado Springs challenges Polis directive
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Home rule vs. housing order: Colorado Springs challenges Polis directive

By Mackenzie Stafford | KRDO COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - On Tuesday, the Colorado Springs City Council decided to roll the dice on roughly $20 million in funding, according to the city's estimates. It comes after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed executive order D 2025 - 005, which includes blanket statewide housing requirements aimed at improving affordability. The city claims that there are a handful of laws in the order that are not right for the Colorado Springs community. The only issue is that, as part of the executive order, not following these laws could put the city under noncompliance, which is a one-way ticket to getting those dollars pulled.At a city hall meeting on Tuesday, councilmembers voted 7 to 2 on a resolution to reaffirm Colorado S...
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Livability plunge: Colorado Springs now ranks 406th in national report falling from top 5 spot
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Livability plunge: Colorado Springs now ranks 406th in national report falling from top 5 spot

By Paige Reynolds | KRDO COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – It’s a dramatic fall that has residents and city officials asking, what happened? Colorado Springs, ranked #3 in the nation just last year by U.S. News & World Report for "Best Places to Live, has plummeted to #406 in the latest release. The rankings, which consider factors like affordability, desirability and quality of life, are used nationwide as a snapshot of where people want to live and why. So why the drop? "Colorado Springs was in the top 16% for crime, which is not really a designation that you want to see when looking for a place to live," said Erika Giovanetti, Consumer Lending Analyst with U.S. News & World Report. According to Giovanetti, both violent and property crime rates are...
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Judge denies motion to dismiss in Colorado Springs ‘hate crime hoax’ case
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Judge denies motion to dismiss in Colorado Springs ‘hate crime hoax’ case

By Celeste Springer | KRDO COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - It's been six months since three people were indicted after allegedly staging a hate crime to help a Black Colorado Springs candidate, Mayor Yemi Mobolade, win an election. On Friday, a judge denied a motion to dismiss, signalling that the case will move forward and ultimately be heard by a jury. In April 2023, just before the Colorado Springs mayoral election, video of a burning cross in front of then-candidate Yemi Mobolade's campaign sign was sent to media outlets. The sign had also been painted with the "n-word." The event was thought to be a racially motivated attack on Mobolade, who was a Black candidate running against a white opponent. According to court records, investigators believe Derrick Berna...
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Feds using Colorado airport to deport ICE detainees—in large numbers
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Feds using Colorado airport to deport ICE detainees—in large numbers

By Sadie Buggle | KDRO News ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KRDO) – An airport near Denver is being used by the U.S. Coast Guard to transport Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees to Texas and California for deportation, our Denver news affiliate 9NEWS has confirmed. According to 9NEWS, at least three large U.S. Coast Guard cargo planes were spotted at Centennial airport in Englewood last Thursday, Friday and Monday. In a statement to our Denver affiliates, the Coast Guard confirmed the aircrafts were being used to transport individuals in custody. READ THE FULL STORY AT KRDO NEWS
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NRA joins El Paso County man in suing to stop voter-approved Colorado excise tax on guns, ammo
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NRA joins El Paso County man in suing to stop voter-approved Colorado excise tax on guns, ammo

By Sadie Buggle | KRDO COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The National Rifle Association (NRA) is joining a number of gun rights organizations and an El Paso County resident in filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality a 6.5% excise tax on guns and ammo sold in Colorado, set to go into effect today, April 1. Proposition KK was passed by voters in November. It creates a 6.5% excise tax on firearm-related purchases in the state of Colorado. Firearm dealers, manufacturers and ammunition sellers are responsible for paying the new tax on their retail sales. The tax revenue will be used to fund crime victim support services, mental health services for veterans and youth, and school safety programs. The lawsuit was filed Monday in Denver District Court by the NRA, the Firearms ...
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ICE says Tren de Aragua Venezuelan gang members have been arrested in El Paso County
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ICE says Tren de Aragua Venezuelan gang members have been arrested in El Paso County

By Tyler Dumas | KRDO-TV This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) notified the El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPCSO) that they have located, identified, and arrested several suspected Tren de Aragua (TDA) Venezuelan gang members in El Paso County, the sheriff's office said. Sheriff Joseph Roybal announced in February that the EPCSO would be collaborating with ICE and assisting with criminal investigations and arrests. READ THE FULL STORY AT KRDO-TV
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Man who drove Cybertruck into Trump Hotel in Las Vegas may have come from Colorado Springs, ABC News confirms
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Man who drove Cybertruck into Trump Hotel in Las Vegas may have come from Colorado Springs, ABC News confirms

By Sadie Buggle | KRDO COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – As detectives continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, ABC News has received word the man behind the wheel may have come from Colorado Springs. The driver was killed in the blast, while seven others sustained minor injuries. Now, detectives are urgently working to determine who was behind the wheel and what their motive could have been. ABC News has confirmed that the person who rented the truck arrived in Vegas this morning after setting out from Colorado Springs on Dec. 30. The cybertruck was rented from the car rental company Turo, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. According to ABC News, the same com...
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Potholes persist despite paving progress in Colorado Springs, El Paso County
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Potholes persist despite paving progress in Colorado Springs, El Paso County

By Scott Harrison | KRDO-TV Officials in El Paso County and in Colorado Springs say that they're repairing as many as or more potholes than they did last year, even with more streets repaved than ever before. County crews have patched 12,000 potholes, 3,000 more than last year; city crews have repaired more than 92,000 -- which may fall just short of two recent years with a record of over 100,000. There are several reasons for the increases: Crews are still catching up from an unusually wet spring and summer of 2023; more potholes are being reported; and officials have more crews on duty to fill the mini-craters. READ THE FULL STORY AT KRDO-TV
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CDPHE temporarily suspends water testing at state lab after second chemist found manipulating data
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CDPHE temporarily suspends water testing at state lab after second chemist found manipulating data

By Sadie Buggle | KRDO-TV ABC 13 The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) announced it will be temporarily suspending water testing at the State Laboratory after an investigation revealed a second chemist manipulated water quality control data. This new case was discovered while the agency was investigating another chemist's work in the state water lab, which CDPHE said was found to have been intentionally manipulated. According to our Denver news partners, the investigation led to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoking a testing certification for the lab. Both instances of data manipulation contributed to lapses in testing for certain metals in water, CDPHE said. READ THE FULL STORY AT KRDO-TV ABC 13
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Almost every judicial district has faced naked people showing porn during live streams, officials say
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Almost every judicial district has faced naked people showing porn during live streams, officials say

By Sam Page, Chelsea Brentzel | KRDO-TV Colorado Springs A group of naked people showing porn are wreaking havoc for courtrooms across Colorado. The Fourth Judicial District tells KRDO13 Investigates that almost every district in the state has experienced issues with a group gaining access to public livestreams and creating explicit disruptions. A spokesperson tells KRDO13 Investigates one person even exposed themself on a live stream camera in recent weeks. Other people have shared pornography and explicit audio recordings and overall disrupted official court proceedings, according to court officials. KRDO13 Investigates has learned that the people doing this are posing as law enforcement officers or official media outlets to gain access to private, locked WebEx live st...
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