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Heather Skold

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Newly unsealed court documents have revealed the toll of law enforcement bravery during the chaos of the Planned Parenthood shooting ten years ago.

Months ago, KRDO13 put forth a motion to have the original probable cause documents of confessed shooter, Robert Dear, who passed away on Nov. 22, unsealed.  They were sealed shortly after the incident to preserve the investigation; this week, the court ruled in KRDO13’s favor to unseal the records despite objections from the defendant’s former counsel. 

At three pages, the document is brief, but it lists the names of the law enforcement personnel who were shot and survived the hail of gunfire on Black Friday, 2015:

Colorado Springs Police Officer Michael Zamonas was shot in the left hand; CSPD Tactical Officer Dan Carter was shot in the left leg; CSPD Tactical Officer Robert Wolf was shot in the left hand and left upper arm area; CSPD Officer John Ford was shot in the upper left arm.  

El Paso County Sergeant Jason Hess was shot in the right lower leg. 

UCCS Officer, Garrett Swasey, was shot and killed.

Before this point in time, their stories and bravery have been kept in the shadows, pending the legal proceedings of the case.

According to a federal indictment, Robert Dear had four SKS rifles, five handguns, two additional rifles, a shotgun, and more than 500 rounds of ammunition.  

Upon his surrender, Dear told police that he brought propane tanks with him, shooting them in the hopes they would explode. They did not.  

He surrendered to tactical officers, and upon being placed into a patrol car, he “yelled out a statement about the killing of babies,” according to the court document.

Dear at age 67, died in federal custody due to heart failure, five days prior to the tenth anniversary of the deadly shooting. 

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Mackenzie Stafford

TODAY: We are tracking a cold day Thursday as a cold front moves into southern Colorado. An initial round of precipitation will move in to the region early Thursday morning. This will create light snow showers for those in higher elevations and rain showers for those closer to the eastern plains. A second round of precipitation will move into the region in the evening bringing snow and heavy snow for some later this afternoon and evening.

TONIGHT: Snow will continue to fall Thursday evening becoming more widespread by about 11 p.m. We also drop down to a low around 20 degrees in Colorado Springs tonight. This will create potentially slick and icy roads overnight into Friday morning.

EXTENDED: As the most recent data shows the snow moving into southern Colorado later, we can expect some snow Friday morning, pushing south and clearing out by the afternoon. Strong winds are also expected Friday morning causing potential visibility issues due to blowing snow.

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Bradley Davis

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A scene straight out of Jurassic Park, the traveling “Dinosaur Adventure” exhibit rolls into the Colorado Springs Event Center this weekend.

Professional entertainers Christopher Plankut and Roy Jones give KRDO 13’s Bradley Davis an exclusive look Thursday morning into the pop-up world they will help bring to life Friday through Sunday.

The interactive exhibit showcases “life-sized, realistic dinosaurs that move and roar just like the real thing.”

Exhibit dates at the Colorado Springs Event Center are:

Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 : 12:00pm – 8:00pm

Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026 : 9:00am – 8:00 pm

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 : 9:00am – 7:00pm

Davis first took on the dinosaur safari in January 2025, when the group traveled through the fairgrounds in Pueblo. There, he found himself on the wrong end of the foodchain with a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Families can buy tickets online or at the door.

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Rob Namnoum

The Pueblo West girls basketball team defeated Pueblo County in the Canvas Community Classic on Wednesday night 36-32.

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Bradley Davis

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – After disgruntled supporters booed the Denver offense off the field Sunday while on the cusp of a first-round bye, KRDO13’s Bradley Davis called the team’s biggest fans.

Kevin and Sue Nunn are the 2025 Denver Broncos Fans of the Year. We first introduced you to the couple in September, as they walked us through their Broncos Firehouse in Pueblo.

Sunday’s game was contentious, but the Broncos still clinched a win. And fans like the Nunns believe the Broncos can take things all the way this season.

The Nunns are what you would call superfans. The couple has even converted an old firehouse into the ultimate Broncos fan cave. Kevin first bought the old firehouse building from the City of Pueblo 15 years ago, but at the time, he intended it for storage for his semi-trucks. While the firehouse’s purpose has changed from storage utility to an Orange Crush ability, Kevin still retains his day job.

KRDO13’s Bradley Davis called Kevin in hopes of getting a quick interview. Kevin was already in the area, and 10 minutes after the phone call with Davis, he drove up in his construction hauler, parked near his work site, and walked over to KRDO13 for a quick chat.

With no prior notice of our interview, he hopped out in full Broncos gear… Because of course he did.

“We’re going to watch them play in the Super Bowl. I’ve got faith in them,” Kevin said.

Kevin and Sue watched field level at Mile High as the Broncos celebrated their first regular-season conference title since 2015. On Monday, he talked about omens with Davis; All the stars are aligning for this Super Bowl run, he says.

“This whole year, everything about it, it’s just a shock,” Kevin said. “It’s hard to explain just the feel of everything and what’s been happening.”

To help verbalize his faith, he turned to the Chinese Calendar. 2026 is the year of the Fire Horse. If you put that into a Google search and chose any number of the images that populate, you could throw it on the cover of a Denver Broncos magazine, and no one would bat an eye.

Davis asked Kevin about the boos he heard Sunday at Mile High. He asked if Kevin and Sue joined in.

“No, I’m not up there booing,” Kevin said. “No,” he repeats. “I’m cheering them on. My voice is still all crackly, and I’m still trying to get that back. But yeah, there ain’t no way. Ain’t no way.”

Kevin and Sue have already earned tickets to Super Bowl 59 for becoming the Broncos Fans of the Year. They are on the current voting ballot for the overall NFL Fan of the Year.

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Bradley Davis

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Chamber Orchestra of Colorado Springs is performing two world premieres Saturday and Sunday at the Ent Center for the Arts, including a piece dedicated to the memory of those killed in the Club Q nightclub shooting in 2022.

The piece, called “Somewhere Bluebirds Fly,” originally premiered at the Library of Congress last summer as a flute choir piece. The opening melody is composed entirely of notes reflecting the first initial of each victim: A for Ashley Paugh, C for Kelly Loving, G for Raymond Green Vance, and D for both Daniel Aston and Derrick Rump.

We really wanted to talk about how music has this really phenomenal power to turn pain into beauty,” said Chamber Executive Director Jacob Pope. Even though the concert this weekend has so many somber stories and is sourced in so much pain, every single piece ends on a hopeful note.”

Inspired by the melody of “Somewhere over the Rainbow,” composer Erin Spencer adapted the piece for a full orchestra set. The Chamber Orchestra of Colorado Springs picked the piece for its weekend concert, “The Human Equation,” and will be the first to perform it for a live audience.

The orchestra performs Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. A soloist will also perform an Electric Cello Concerto. Tickets at the Ent Center range from $17.50 to $40.50.

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Celeste Springer

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — When Juanita Parra’s daughter bought her duplex in Porterville, California, it came with something that wasn’t described in the real estate listing.

Courtesy: Juanita Parra

Inside the home was an unassuming box filled with documents from the last century. The package featured several deeply personal momentos: a baby book, marriage documents, service awards, family photos, and other cherished memories.

Courtesy: Juanita Parra

Parra believes the family may be from the Pueblo, Colorado area. The box included a diploma from Southern Colorado State College for James Robert Lockard, Jr. It also included an award from the Pueblo Jaycees. Based on the documents in the box, Lockard graduated from college in 1967 and would be 81 years old today.

Courtesy: Juanita Parra

Documents also reference another name, Ralph A. Walls. Parra said documents from Pearl Harbor were also in the box.

“My son and I started going through it, and I’m like, ‘No, we can’t throw this out,'” said Parra.

While it’s unclear if Lockard’s family is still in Southern Colorado, Parra says that she just wants to get the word out in hopes that someone might have information. Given the sentimental value of the items, if their rightful familial owners are located, she said she will ship the items.

Courtesy: Juanita Parra

If these items belong to you or a deceased member of your family, you can reach out to us at news@krdo.com, and we will connect you with Parra.

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Bradley Davis

DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – Leading by two scores in the fourth quarter, minutes away from clinching the AFC’s top seed and the team’s first 14-win season since 1998, Bo Nix and the offense trotted off the field after another stalled drive to boos.

In response, Bo Nix said it’s not the first time he’s been booed, and it certainly won’t be the last.

Without context, it’s a reaction that feels insane. While not every fan felt compelled to join in, the mid-game boos are not a huge surprise to people who have watched this team all year.

Denver’s offense has been a rollercoaster all season long. There’s been flashes, but the team has largely relied on its flashy defense.

The last three weeks have not been good on the offensive side of the ball. With their playoff destiny locked up, the Chargers benched many of their starters, and Denver still finished the day with under 250 total yards and less than 20 points.

Denver has been very good at winning football games this year. They have not been good at dominating. The Broncos have tied an NFL record 11 one-score regular-season victories. Those wins have come against teams like the Jets, Giants, Raiders and Commanders.

Ironically, Denver’s 2025 season is very reminiscent of the last half-decade from their division rival, the Kansas City Chiefs, the first team to have the word “dynasty” thrown around them since Tom Brady’s Patriots.

Denver shares their 11-win one-score record with Kansas City. Patrick Mahomes and company did it just last year, and they played in the Super Bowl.

That aside, some of the fan pessimism could also come from Denver’s inevitable Divisional Round matchup. The Broncos have to host the winner of the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville is the only playoff team this year that’s undefeated against Denver in the regular season. It was the Broncos’ worst loss of the season, just two weeks ago. On the other side, it’s fair to say no one is chomping at the bit to see Josh Allen in January.

The 2024 Chiefs came up one win short of the Lombardi Trophy last year. Other teams with similar trajectories, like the 2022 Vikings, who match the 2024 Chiefs and 2025 Broncos in one-score victories, have struggled in Postseason play.

Despite the close games, Broncos fans have far less to boo about now than in the team’s recent history. It’s the first time Denver has claimed the top seed since 2015. It’s now been back-to-back playoff births for Sean Peyton and Bo Nix after an eight-year playoff drought. And history is on Denver’s side.

One team in NFL history has won nine or more regular-season one-score games and gone on to win the Super Bowl. It was the 2015 Peyton Manning-led Denver Broncos.

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Michael Logerwell

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – At 11:22 on Friday night, Colorado Springs Police were phoned by a local security guard patrolling the parking garage at Costilla and Tejon Street. The security guard reported a man sitting inside his parked car, slumped over the steering wheel.

When police officers arrived, they saw the same scene: the man slumped over the wheel of the car, unconscious. Officers proceeded to wake the man, Sully Lewis, age 31, up.

Upon waking up, the officers say that Lewis told them he had a gun tucked into his waistband and methamphetamine in the car. In the police blotter report about the arrest, the officers say that Lewis followed the officer’s instructions and was detained without incident.

The police officers say they searched the rest of Lewis’s vehicle and found a large quantity of illegal narcotics and additional firearms, plus the handgun in his waistband.

At the time of the arrest, Lewis was out on a $1,000 bond in connection with a November 25, 2025, criminal case involving possession of a controlled substance and a $3,000 bond in connection with an October 17, 2025, criminal case charging him with burglary.

Lewis is currently being held in the El Paso County jail on a $50,000 bond.

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Samantha Hildebrandt

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Early this morning, a little after 4 am, Sand Creek officers responded to a weapons call on South Academy Boulevard.

Investigators say a man got into an argument with another driver, then stepped out of his vehicle and fired several shots into the air.

Officers say he even knocked on a business window while holding the firearm, frightening employees inside.

Police later located the suspect vehicle a few blocks away and, during a traffic stop, recovered a firearm and a spent shell casing. No injuries have been reported.

22-year-old Davian Fray was arrested.

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