Month: August 2025

Michael Logerwell

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Only the frame is left behind after a fire fully engulfed an RV in the eastern part of Colorado Springs.

The fire sent up big plumes of black smoke, leading to multiple viewers calling into KRDO13 to report the fire just east of Powers Blvd.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department says multiple units attacked the fire located at Aeroplaza Drive and Vapor Trail. The fire was declared under control just after 2:30 p.m.

Firefighters at the scene of the blaze said no one was injured. It’s still unclear how many people were displaced or how the fire started.

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Michael Logerwell

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – This weekend, 14 elected Pueblo leaders collectively called for Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign.

In the letter, posted on social media, Pueblo’s Leaders said, “It is in the best interest of Pueblo, and of the families we serve, that Coroner Brian Cotter resign immediately. Only then can we begin the process of moving forward, restoring trust, and rebuilding the integrity of this vital office.”

The letter acknowledges the grief and pain the news of the past week has brought to so many families.

“This is about doing what is right for our community during a time of crisis. This is an opportunity to show that while we may disagree on certain issues, we stand united when it comes to the well-being of Pueblo in this matter,” Pueblo’s Leaders wrote.

Signing the letter are:

Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham

Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero

All three Pueblo County Commissioners

Six of seven Pueblo City Councilors (Councilor Joe Latino did not sign)

Pueblo County Assessor

Pueblo County Treasurer

Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder

The letter ends by thanking the El Paso County Coroner, Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley, and the Fremont County Coroner, Randy Keller, for their hard work picking up the slack in Pueblo’s time of need.

However, this letter is really all they can do.

During Friday’s press conference with Governor Polis and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Sheriff David Lucero said there was no way for anyone in Pueblo’s Government to remove the coroner from his publicly elected post.

The only way to remove him is the only way to remove any public official: a recall petition.

The Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder released an outline describing the process to recall elected officials.

The first step includes a notice of intent, which has to be approved by the county clerk. The notice of intent needs to include the name of the official to recall and a reason for the recall.

After the notice of intent is approved, more than 16,400 people will have to sign the petition within a certain time limit.

Once those signatures are approved, it will trigger the recall election. That’s when voters would actually get to decide if they want to remove Cotter from the Coroner’s Office.

As of publication, Cotter has not resigned from his position as Pubelo County Coroner.

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Marina Garcia

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – If you’re downtown, you may see people walking around with neon green vests on, but don’t worry, they’re more approachable than you may think.

The Clean & Safe Pilot Program launched this summer, and now it’s increasing its manpower by adding ambassadors in the downtown area. It’s working to make the area more welcoming for locals and tourists- business owners say they’ve already noticed a difference.

One ambassador we spoke to says people often assume they are there to regulate the parking.

“We’ve had that a couple of times, they’re like, oh, I gotta run to my parking meter. I’m like, no, we’re not parking people. We’re here to help you out,” says Claire Ami, a downtown ambassador.

But if they’re not there to give you a ticket, what exactly do these ambassadors do?

They are downtown’s first line of defense in case someone needs medical attention, they pick up trash, interact with people experiencing homelessness, and even hand out water to ensure everyone is staying hydrated.

“There was a person that we helped, about two weeks ago, when it was really hot, and actually kind of smoky out, and he was having some heat exhaustion from being out. He was wearing long sleeves, an older, elderly fellow, and helped him out,” says Claire. “For me, I’m passionate about our community. So I want to make sure it feels happy, pleasant, positive. And I think that’s the mission.”

Ambassadors are on duty Wednesday through Sunday from 11 in the morning until 6 at night.

By September, the program intends to have two full-time outreach workers to provide quick assistance to individuals in crisis, working closely with police and security.

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Michael Logerwell

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Olympic City, USA is living up to its name, building up the next generation of adaptive athletes, and it’s all happening on Saturday mornings at Rampart High School.

“You can just call me coach.” Amanda McGrory is a 7-time Paralympian in track and field, but now she has a new title: coach.

Despite not being from Colorado Springs, but spending a lot of time here, Coach McGrory knows what the ‘Olympic City’ title means. Despite that, she noticed there was no easy way for kids to get into adaptive sports.

“As the home of the Olympic and Paralympic teams, there are a ton of opportunities for really high-level athletes, but not as much for athletes just getting started,” McGrory said.

To remedy that, she started the Eagle Blitz Wheelchair Racing Team. It’s part of a Colorado non-profit called Adaptive Sports for All. It invites young athletes to challenge themselves and make new friends.

The team got off the ground with training in April; since then, kids have been getting together every week at Rampart High School to train.

Parents of athletes say it’s already making a positive difference in their children’s lives.

“It’s so important for him to be able to, um, to have an outlet and to have to be around other people who use wheelchairs, and he feels very normal, and if he’s around some amazing role models as adults,” Chris Muller, an Eagle Blitz parent, said.

Now, Muller tells us his son wants to grow up to be a Paralympic athlete, just like his coach.

If you’d like to learn more, they meet every Saturday at Rampart High School at 9 am and are always looking for new members of the team.

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Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Rain apparently didn’t put a damper on the start of a repaving project that will affect traffic going to and from the Colorado Springs Airport.

Paving was scheduled to start Sunday evening and wrap up at 5 a.m. Monday morning at the intersection of Powers Boulevard and Milton E. Proby Parkway.

The latter is the main route to the airport.

Most paving or other road-related projects come with the disclaimer “weather permitting,” but it appears that Sunday’s rain ended soon enough for crews to proceed.

“We were only an hour late getting started,” said Scott Schnake, a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) project engineer. “A little bit of moisture is OK, but too much starts to cause problems. We don’t want the new pavement to delaminate on top of the old pavement. We want it to bond nicely to the existing asphalt, and not separate from the existing asphalt.”

Schnake said that crews didn’t mill (remove) all old pavement — just 2.5 inches.

A separate project by airport officials is repaving Milton E. Proby Parkway east of the Powers intersection.

The CDOT project is scheduled to continue overnights this week through Thursday.

The above map provided by CDOT shows the closures and detours in place.

Drivers must use Grinnell Boulevard and Integration Loop as detours east of Powers; west of Powers, the detours are Hancock, Milton E. Proby, Chelton Road, and Bradley Road.

With a wet week of weather expected, paving could take longer to finish.

Meanwhile, the weekend rain did delay a project we told you about last week.

Crews were to pave a very muddy mile-long road — Glider Loop — just south of Black Forest, along Vollmer Road.

We know only that the new date is sometime this week.

KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior will keep you updated.

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Bradley Davis

FALCON, Colo. (KRDO) – The Falcon post of the American Legion Riders (ALR) motorcycle group will host its 9th annual “Stock the Pantry Dice Run” on Monday, September 1, benefiting the Fresh Start Center food pantry.

It humbles me to be able to be of service to somebody else,” Falcon ALR member James Kendig said.

“That’s what the American Legion Riders do. If we can have a chance to help the community and ride our motorcycles at the same time, we’re going to be there,” said Falcon ALR Vice President Joe Marzullo.

The Fresh Start Center grows food out of its own garden and partners with the Mountain Springs Church across the street, which provides fresh lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers out of its greenhouse.

“If you want to give them a bag of beans, sure. But as soon as you want to feed that family with nutritious food, it’s more than just a bag of beans,” said Fresh Start Center Executive Director Grant Winger.

Riders (and drivers, all vehicles welcome) will meet at Red’s American Grill in Falcon at 9 a.m. From there, the group will go to Kiowa Bar, American Legion Post 82 (Elizabeth, Colorado), Black Forest Brewing, and finish up back at Red’s.

ALR is simplifying the dice run to make it fun and easy for all participants. At each stop, every person will roll the dice. After all five stops, the person with the highest score, the second-highest score and the lowest score will win a prize.

The dice run costs $20 a rider and $10 a passenger. The group is offering $5 off in exchange for a non-perishable food donation. ALR said it will donate all the money to the Fresh Start Center.

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