Employees with disabilities find purpose through their work

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The RM Soap Market in Colorado Springs hires members of the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) community to help customers in-store and package their product in their factory. "They usually end up cleaning bathrooms or cleaning a lot of stuff, and they don't give a crap about what they do,

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Lane closures at North Academy & Vickers in Colorado Springs following fatal crash involving pedestrian

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - A man has died after being struck by a car just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday on northbound Academy Boulevard, east of Vickers Drive. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD), the victim tried to cross the busy street away from the crosswalk at Vickers when he was hit. "It

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Overnight change Wednesday on 8th Street project in Colorado Springs as Fountain Creek bridge phase winds down

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Travelers along 8th Street will see one last major traffic shift on the Fountain Creek bridge starting with work overnight on Wednesday, as the west side of the 75-year-old structure will close so that crews can continue bridge repairs. Traffic will remain open in both directions during this work. The bridge

Gov. Polis activates Drought Task Force amid historic heat wave, record-low snowpack

COLORADO (KRDO) – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) is activating the state's Drought Task Force for the first time in six years, a move that comes as the state braces for a historic heat wave threatening to melt what little snowpack the state has received this season. The decision, made based on recommendations from the

Calhan fire contained after burning 60 acres in El Paso County

CALHAN, Colo. (KRDO) -- A fire in eastern El Paso County has now been contained after burning just under 61 acres, according to the Calhan Fire Department (CFD). According to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office fire crews were sent to the fire along the 7900 Block of South Calhan Rd. That is near the

Southbound I-25 still closed day after semi roll-over accident

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - Southbound I-25 is still closed more than 13 hours after a semi rollover. Drivers travelling southbound should expect delays. The Colorado Department of Transportation says a detour is currently in place at exit 102, Eaglridge Boulevard, and exit 91, Stem Beach. Pueblo Police were on the scene of a rollover crash

Southern Colorado firefighters return home after battling wildfires across the Midwest

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)-- Firefighters from southern Colorado are back home after spending five days on the front lines of a massive wildfire burning in Nebraska. A crew from the Cimarron Hills Fire Department recently returned after volunteering to help fight the Road 203 Fire, which has burned more than 35,000 acres and is currently

Heroic 8-year-old saves family from Colorado Springs apartment fire

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- What started as a bike ride turned into a life-saving moment for an 8-year-old Colorado Springs boy, who spotted a fire and raced to warn his family before it was too late. Now, that family is rebuilding after flames tore through their home at the Union Heights Apartment complex. They