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Celeste Springer

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Care and Share Food Bank and KRDO13 are teaming up for their annual “Spread the Love” food drive.

Those looking to donate can bring the best sandwich duo: peanut butter and jelly. Peanut butter is very in demand for food banks because it’s both nonperishable and a great source of protein. Throw in some jelly, and you have the fixings for a fun lunch!

The food drive runs from now until Feb. 13. You can also make a virtual donation by clicking here. Local YMCAs and businesses have also partnered for the event, creating several convenient drop-off locations:

Care and Share Food Bank

2605 Preamble Point , Colorado Springs, CO 80915

100 Greenhorn Drive, Pueblo, CO 81004

Kangaroo Coffee

319 S Hancock Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903

326 N. Commercial St, Trinidad, CO 81082

Hanson HotSpring Spas

1835 Dublin Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

YMCA Locations

Pueblo YMCA3200 E. Spaulding AvePueblo, CO 81008

Briargate YMCA4025 Family PlaceColorado Springs, CO 80920

Tri-Lakes YMCA17250 Jackson Creek ParkwayMonument, CO 80132

First & Main YMCA3035 New Center PointColorado Springs, CO 80922

Downtown YMCA207 North Nevada AvenueColorado Springs, CO 80903

Southeast & Armed Services YMCA2190 Jet Wing DriveColorado Springs, CO 80916

Fountain Valley YMCA326 West Alabama AvenueFountain, CO 80817

Cottonwood Creek YMCA3920 Dublin Blvd.Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Senior Center1514 North Hancock AveColorado Springs, CO 80903

Banning Lewis Recreation Center6885 Vista Del Pico BoulevardColorado Springs, CO 80927

Chapel Heights Community Center4320 Jericho LoopColorado Springs, CO 80916

Cordera Community Center11894 Grand Lawn CircleColorado Springs, CO 80924

The Gathering Place at the Farm11141 Ridgeline DriveColorado Springs, CO 80921

The Promenade Shops at Briargate – Management Office

1885 Briargate Parkway Colorado Springs, CO 80920

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Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — This should be the third and final week of a drainage project that has restricted traffic flow at the lone entrance to Rampart Park, on the city’s northeast side.

That will please many drivers who have had challenges navigating the narrow road with only one lane open during the project.

The second lane nearest the construction is closed to make room for construction equipment and ensure safety for workers.

Drivers at the bottom of the road to a popular dog park must travel 300 feet uphill to exit onto busy Lexington Drive, but they must also yield to oncoming traffic trying to avoid congestion at the entrance.

“When it first started, I didn’t think it was going to impact me,” said Jules Thompson. “But now that it has dragged on, there have been a few days that it has deterred me from coming here — because it’s getting a little dangerous.”

Other drivers express similar concerns and frustrations.

“When I came in, I actually had to veer off, like in the construction zone, because there was a car coming toward me, and I had no idea,” said Carrie Criswell. “So, a construction guy kinda let that guy pass and stopped the other folks coming.”

For Bill Moyer, handling his two dogs on a busy day at the park was more of a handful than the traffic impacts.

I don’t encounter cars too often,” he said. ” But one time, I did have to pull over between the barricades to let someone pass.”

Those drivers revealed that they were unaware of the reason for the project causing the traffic changes.

As KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior explained when construction began two weeks ago, workers are replacing an above-ground drainage channel between a sloped buffer zone and a retaining wall under a new housing development.

A heavy rainstorm last summer eroded part of the wall and damaged some of the plastic turf lining the concrete ditch.

Corey Rivera, the project manager, said that the ditch has existed for five years.

“At one point, we took out the concrete because it was old and had some bad spots. That’s why we went with this turf style, to try out a new technique, give it a natural look without going full native on there. This was one of the first test sites that we had.”

The crew assigned to the project has installed a 300-foot plastic pipe that will run the length of the retaining wall, attach to the stormwater outlet, and be buried underground.

Good weather has allowed the crew to make good progress.

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Rachael Plath

From the potential for record-breaking highs to a chance for snow, this week’s forecast has it all!

TONIGHT: Expect a mild night with mostly clear skies. Overnight lows will gradually fall into the 30s for most with lights winds.

TOMORROW: We’ll get pretty close to tying record highs on Monday! The forecasted high for Colorado Springs is 69° which is close to the record high of 71° set back in 1996. It will be more difficult for Pueblo to land in the record books. Pueblo’s forecasted high is 74° and the record, also from 1996, is 78°. Breezy afternoon winds around 10-20MPH with gusts up to 35MPH will create high fire danger, so at 10AM RED FLAG WARNINGS will be in effect for many areas including Pueblo, Fremont and Las Animas County.

TUESDAY: A weak wave will send a cold front through prior to sunrise on Tuesday, dropping high temperatures into the 40s and 50s. While it will still be slightly warmer than seasonal averages, the almost 20° temp-difference between Monday and Tuesday will certainly be noticeable! This wave doesn’t appear to be accompanied by much moisture, so the cooler air will be the most noticeable chance.

REST OF THE WEEK: Our big weather maker this week will be an upper level system that is currently over the Pacific but will be propagating eastward across California, the Great Basin and then eventually traveling northeastward across Colorado beginning Wednesday. The first area this system will target will be the high country, as snow showers expand across the Rockies throughout the day and lasting into Thursday. At this point, it looks like this system has the potential to bring close to a foot to some of the highest peaks – which will be a welcomed relief to the terribly dry high country! While there could be a stray shower that spills across our local mountains, I anticipate most of southern Colorado will stay dry on Wednesday. Showers from this storm system are expected to impact areas along and east of I25 late Thursday and Friday as a cold front slides through. This system isn’t bringing super cold air with it, so while showers Thursday night should be primarily snow, anything that lasts into Friday will likely be in the form of a rain/snow mix. While some of the higher peaks in Colorado could pick up about a foot of snow from this storm, it appears the Pikes Peak Region is more likely to only pick up a few slushy inches as this system travels overhead. Meanwhile, for most of the lower elevations significant snow accumulations don’t look likely as, again, many of the showers will probably produce more rain than snow. This is a rather quick moving system, by Saturday and Sunday high pressure is back along with sunny skies and highs that are back in the 50s and 60s.

This system is continuing to evolve and as it does so, check back often for updates as your Stormtracker13 Team tracks this potential for badly needed moisture closely this week.

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Marina Garcia

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One man is sitting in the El Paso County jail, charged with shooting a local father in front of his children. 

The family says it was a senseless act of violence, but thanks to his children’s bravery, he was able to get the help he needed and is now recovering in the hospital.

KRDO13 spoke to his children, Alexas and Connor Rhinehart, who were sitting in the car when the shooting happened.

They say they noticed a man pacing around their car, but never thought it would result in their father fighting for his life.

“I heard the gunshots, and then I saw him leaning over on his console and holding his chest. Then my little brother right here was screaming he’s bleeding,” says the man’s daughter, Alexas Rhinehart.

On Friday, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) arrested a 24-year-old Zackrey Snell, who is accused of shooting a man in a parking lot. That man is Alexas and Connor’s father.

Alexas and her little brother say they were sitting in their car, waiting to pick up their mother from work.

That’s when a man, whom they do not know, approached the driver’s side and shot their father.

Alexas says she quickly jumped out of the car, leaving her brother and father to get help.

“I immediately had to run out of the car and leave him with dad real quick because I knew he would [be] bleeding out. And I didn’t know how much time left because I didn’t know how many bullet holes he had or how long he had because he was bleeding out bad,” says Rhinehart.

The family tells me, out of fear of returning home, they’ve started a GoFundMe to help with medical bills, but to also relocate to a safer place away from the shooting location, which you can access here.

CSPD says Snell is facing charges for attempted murder, assault in the first degree, prohibited use of weapons, and child abuse.   

He’s being held in jail on a $500,000 bond.

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Rob Namnoum

The Rampart boys basketball team defeated Doherty on Saturday 70-55.

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Rob Namnoum

The Liberty boys basketball team scored 94 points in their victory on Saturday afternoon.

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Rob Namnoum

The Liberty high school hockey team defeated District 11 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.

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Bradley Davis

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin (five-time medalist) and Paralympic alpine skier Danelle Umstead (three-time medalist) will greet guests at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum for autographs during Winter Fest on Saturday, Feb. 7.

Liukin was the all-around Olympic gold medalist in the 2008 games in Beijing. Her leotard is on display at the museum. Umstead competed in the Vancouver, Sochi and PyeongChang Paralympic Games, winning three bronze medals.

The museum will be free all day Saturday, with a jumbo TV set up outside with the Olympic games, along with sport demonstrations, live music, food vendors and more.

“That’s what I was when I was younger, it’s every kid’s dream to be in the Olympics, and so to just see everybody come together and support our athletes overseas, it’s so exciting,” said Sports Corp Communications Manager Lauren De Marco.

The Olympic museum is hosting a watch party for the opening ceremonies on Friday at 12:30 p.m. It will host a number of events throughout the Olympics, included in the standard cost for museum admission.

Hosted by Sports Corp, Saturday’s Winter Fest is the exception. After checking out the outdoor activities, participants can head into the museum and check out the exhibits for free.

Winter Fest starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

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Josh Helmuth

In light of “Love The Bus” Month, Harrison D2 is highlighting a bus technician and manager who is responsible for leading the charge in transforming their bus fleet.

Kyle Jackson is the district’s transportation fleet manager. He’s getting a lot of the credit for helping to transition from diesel-fueled buses to a much cleaner propane-fueled model. The district was also excited to install a new propane fueling station, which Kyle spearheaded.

His director says Kyle “consistently goes above and beyond in his role. He approaches every challenge with a strong work ethic,” said Josy Campbell.

Do you know someone remarkable at your school? Email us! SchoolBuzz@KRDO.com.

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Scott Harrison

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — There’s renewed hope that a road considered to be the area’s worst may finally be repaired this year after decades of deterioration.

That road is actually part of two roads: the north end of Jerry Murphy Road in the city and the south end of Overton Road in Pueblo County.

The city is responsible for the 3/4-mile stretch where the roads merge.

Drivers said that the road is full of cracks and potholes, and that conditions have worsened since it served as a detour around the collapse of a train bridge on Interstate 25 in the fall of 2023.

Andrew Hayes, the city’s public works director, said that the developer of the nearby North Vista Highlands has an agreement with the city to rebuild the crumbling segment — but it won’t happen until an unspecified future date.

“We want to see it get done earlier to accommodate some utility projects that are going on in the area,” he explained. “I believe the developer also wants to see it get done earlier, as well, if possible, because it technically is kind of the front door of their community.”

Hayes said the city and the developer are currently discussing the possibility of fixing the road during this year’s paving season.

Both sides would have to determine who would oversee and pay for the project.

The city also wants to acquire private property along the road to build sidewalks and curbs as part of the road improvements.

The road is among the most frequently asked questions expressed to KRDO13’s The Road Warrior as our coverage enters its third year.

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