Jeffrey Melvin: City Of Colorado Springs Agrees To $3.2 Settlement 7 Years After Black...
While there is no hard data on the exact amount that American cities have paid out in civil rights lawsuit settlements, it’s safe to say that violent police officers have cost taxpayers, us, billions of dollars. For example, the New York Comptroller cites $309.51 million as the amount that The Big Apple paid for...
Colorado Springs welcomes exchange students from Japan as part of ‘sister city’ program
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo. (KRDO) -- The City of Colorado Springs says they've welcomed 13 students from Japan as part of a larger "sister city" program. The City of Colorado Springs has had a decades-long partnership with Fujiyoshida, Japan. Since its establishment in 1962, Colorado Springs and Fujiyoshida have...
Colorado Springs man arrested in Chaffee County after driving UTV into Arkansas River
Police announced on Monday that an arrest had been made related to a bank robbery in late May in Colorado Springs. According to the Pueblo Police Department, four suspects were arrested last week in connection to a shooting during an attempted carjacking in Pueblo last month. WATCH: More kids returning...
Neighbors, drivers frustrated by series of projects along Galley Road in east Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Numerous citizens have asked when projects on Galley Road, one of which started early last year, will end the road closures and detours they've endured. Galley cuts through several neighborhoods and is a convenient east-west route for drivers between Academy and Powers boulevards, but...
CSPD: K9 Riggs subdues violent suspect, leading to arrest
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — After a struggle, K9 Riggs facilitated the arrest of an armed domestic disturbance suspect on Wednesday, July 30, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD). The suspect had been threatening and resisting officers until, despite the suspect’s best attempts, resisting K9 Riggs...
ICE arrests 1 of 2 suspects who allegedly used car to try to ram...
A spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement says one of two suspects who they say tried to ram a vehicle being used during enforcements operations in Colorado is under arrest.
Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area reopens in Southern Colorado
The U.S. Forest Service says a Southern Colorado Recreation Area has reopened to the public following renovations.
Deceased driver’s identity released in Constitution Avenue fatal crash
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) has publicly identified the driver of a July fatal crash. According to police, 64-year-old Peter “Pedro” Sanchez sustained serious injuries after a crash and died about two weeks later at the hospital. Police say that on July...
Suspect arrested in Cimarron Hills stabbing
(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) arrested a 31-year-old man who allegedly stabbed and injured another person. At around 8:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, EPSO received a report of a stabbing in the parking lot of a business at 6400 Omaha Boulevard, near Powers Boulevard, in the Cimarron...
Law enforcement rescue Colorado Springs man accused of drunk driving UTV into river
CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office alleges that a Colorado Springs man got drunk and purposely drove a UTV into a Buena Vista river, requiring an emergency rescue. "This could have certainly had a grimmer outcome," said Sheriff Andy Rohrich. According to the sheriff's office, the...