WATCH: Local Air Force dad reunites with daughter after deployment
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – For children of military families, there's nothing quite like hugging your mom or dad after a deployment – and the wait is now over for one local third-grader. For the first time in months, Lena Larm got to hug her dad, Master Sergeant...
Mounted unit discovers body in rugged terrain at Colorado nature center
Editor’s Note: A previously posted story about a search at Fountain Creek Nature Center has been removed to ensure sensitivity to those involved.
‘People are scared’: Government shutdown continues to affect Southern Colorado families, veterans organization
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - As the government shutdown enters its third week, the effects are being felt across Southern Colorado. With five military installations in Colorado Springs alone, many across the Pikes Peak region rely on the federal government for a paycheck or assistance. “It’s been a very chaotic...
A ‘Secret Bookshop’ and a Colorado man’s unending hunger for history
FOUNTAIN • The little block of a building with barred windows beside a used car lot gives no indication of the treasures kept inside. “We’ve still gotta redo the sign out front,” says Bob DeWitt, motioning to the old sign for a gun shop. Perhaps fittingly, there...
Salvation Army hiring bell ringers for the holidays
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Salvation Army is looking for flexible, seasonal position bell ringers to support its annual Red Kettle Campaign, running Nov. 17 through Dec. 24. The Salvation Army said the positions offer $16 an hour, flexible scheduling, and a chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others...
EPSO conducts high-risk prisoner transfer
(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) said the office’s Special Response Team traveled to Montezuma County in southwestern Colorado to transport a prisoner that EPSO labeled high-risk. According to EPSO, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, deputies from EPSO, with help from the Montezuma County...
Investigation underway following dirt bike accident involving juvenile
El PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- At approximately 5:42 p.m., law enforcement responded to reports of a dirt bike crash involving at least two juveniles. One of the individuals was airlifted to the hospital by helicopter for treatment. Colorado State Patrol (CSP) confirmed to KRDO13 on scene that the accident...
Community rallies around local coffee shop after multiple break-ins
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Video footage captured several suspects breaking into a local coffee shop in Colorado Springs, and now police are trying to find the people responsible. Tiny House Coffee has been steadily growing since owner and flight attendant Kanzetta Johnson opened it two-and-a-half years ago. “I’ve always...
A year after Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine incident, state officials look to update rules...
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- It's been one year, nearly to the day, since one man was killed and 12 people were trapped for hours 1,000 feet underground at a Teller County tourist attraction. Now, the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that new oversight could be coming for the tourist mine...
13 Investigates: He forged a death certificate. Now he runs a funeral home in...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - After Colorado’s disturbing funeral home scandal in Penrose in 2023, lawmakers vowed to tighten oversight. But in Colorado Springs, a man once convicted of forging a death certificate is now running a funeral business, and it's perfectly legal. A “Mortuary Master” in Colorado...
