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Bradley Davis

CASCADE, Colo. (KRDO) – For the last four years, a man from Cascade has built a “haunted forest” attraction at their home and invites students from the RiseUp school in Colorado Springs to take a walk through for free.

“It’s absolutely amazing when you have someone in the community like Kevin who steps up and gets us,” RiseUp Development Officer Kathy Stults said.

Kevin Holt grew up in Southern Colorado and said he was inspired by the late Nick Venetucci and Venetucci Farms. Holt said he carried out a free pumpkin from the farm every year while growing up and wanted to do his part to give back to local children.

“They all stand at the house, and they all collectively say, ‘Thank you, Mr. kevin!’ and it just melts my heart,” Holt said.

Many of the students at RiseUp are non-verbal, and their conditions can make it difficult for them and their families to enjoy Halloween like other children.

“He doesn’t really trick or treat. We’ve tried over the years, but it’s just not his thing,” said Catherine Buckham, whose son, Alexander, goes to RiseUp.

The Haunted Forest gives the students a safe space to have Halloween fun with their parents and teachers. Their field trip is on October 30.

“I get to bring him out here, and he can experience all of these things, at least on whatever level he gets it,” Buckham said.

Holt also hosts a free pumpkin giveaway on October 25. Anyone is welcome to stop by, see his haunted attraction and grab a pumpkin until they’re out.

Holt said it takes him over a month of daily work to set up the haunted forest. He lines the short drive/walk with huge animatronics and other decorations donated by the community.

“It’s one of the most unique, warming feelings that a guy can ever have, that truly, you’re giving back from you’re heart,” Holt said. “Somebody really does appreciate what you do, and they love you.”

His giant skeletons hover above the shoulder of Highway 24 as you head West to Woodland Park, right at the Fountain Avenue intersection, as you head up to the Pikes Peak Highway.

If you have a home that you deck out for Halloween, you can submit it to our 2025 Trick-or-Treat Trail by clicking here.

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Rob Namnoum

Top prep performances for the week of October 15th.

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Merry Matthews

FROST ADVISORY tonight for Cañon City and Penrose between the hours of 3am-8am Tuesday October 21st (Temperatures as low as 30° will result in frost formation.)

FREEZE WARNING tonight for Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500Feet, Las Animas and Baca counties between the hours of 3am-8am Tuesday, October 21st (Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected.

TONIGHT: Clear skies and calmer winds will result in near freezing temps around Southern Colorado

TOMORROW: Beautiful skies with highs near seasonal in the mid 60’s around El Paso county and low 70’s from Pueblo to the Eastern Plains, 50’s for local mtn cities

EXTENDED: Nice and pleasant for most of the week with sunny skies and highs in the 50’s and 60’s around the Pikes Peak region from Teller county east to El Paso county with some 70’s along the Arkansas River Valley. Thursday afternoon-evening brings a chance of moisture in the form of showers around I-25 and Colorado Springs.

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Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Fall may seem to be too late in the year to start a road project, but good weather is providing crews with an opportunity to begin preliminary work on a road north of Monument, between Interstate 25 and Palmer Lake.

The county has various improvements planned for Beacon Lite Road, covering two-thirds of a mile between Wakonda Way — where the paved section of Beacon Lite ends — to Bricker Road.

That stretch is hilly, winding, and fairly narrow, with several bends, bumpy road conditions, steep banks, and issues with erosion and drainage.

A key facet of the project is building a new road segment on the south end to straighten out the sharpest of several road bends.

Other early project aspects include cutting down some roadside trees to relocate utility lines and install stormwater infrastructure.

The latter improvement is what neighbor Zach Sullivan is particularly interested in, because of damage to his yard from previous erosion and flooding.

“It’s better for the community, so to speak, but I just think it’s going to make people drive a little faster,” he said. “I would hope they’d put in a maybe stop sign, or something, to slow people down. They already drive fast on a dirt road. So, if they pave it, I think it’s just going to increase speeds.”

Another neighbor, Jan Talbot, believes that the project’s benefits outweigh any inconveniences.

“I’m not looking forward to the process, just because it’ll be a mess,” she confessed. “But that’s just me. It’s going to be dusty; it’ll be dirtier than even it is now. But once the road is paved, it’ll be less dusty and safer to drive on.”

Several neighbors told KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior that the county acquired or obtained easements on some private property as part of the project.

The project’s final step will be paving the gravel road with asphalt sometime next spring or summer.

Residents along Bricker Road will be watching the project’s progress closely.

“We have around 20 homes there,” a neighbor told The Road Warrior. “The Beacon Lite intersection is our only way in and out.”

Work hours for the project will generally be weekdays from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.; the county asks drivers to be alert for occasional lane shifts and the presence of construction vehicles.

Some neighbors wonder why the county isn’t continuing the project a third of a mile farther north, to where Beacon Lite ends at County Line Road.

Omar Lopez, the project manager, said that the entire unpaved segment was originally scheduled to start a year or two ago, but that it has taken the county longer than expected to reach agreements with property owners regarding acquisition or easements.

“I think there were 30 total parcels we needed to obtain and only two remain,” he explained. “Both are in that northern end between Bricker and County Line. Douglas County has conservation easements along the County Line. We’re trying to work through that because there are other things involved.”

The project costs $8.2 million and is funded by sales tax revenue from the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority.

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Michael Logerwell

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Residents at a Colorado Springs apartment complex had to evacuate their homes as firefighters battled a fire at the complex.

On Sunday night, the two Colorado Springs fire vehicles responded to an apartment along N. Murray Blvd. N. Murray between Platte and Maxwell has been temporarily shut down due to water supply lines that cross the roadway to a hydrant.

The fire department told KRDO13 that one family has been displaced by the fire. An official origin of the fire has not been identified, but firefighters said it appeared that the blaze started in the kitchen.

Firefighters were able to contain the fire to one unit.

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Michael Logerwell

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – October is Filipino American History Month, and this weekend, movie lovers celebrated with the first-ever Filipino movie premiere in Colorado Springs.

The movie is called How to Get Away from My Toxic Family. KRDO13 spoke to the film’s producer, Ogie Diaz, and one of the film’s actors, Mama Loi.

They said it was made for immigrants, for the unsung heroes who work to take care of their families abroad.

“It talks about a lot of Filipino values like debt of gratitude, like too much love for your family,” Loi said.

“[And] how to deal with the toxic family you have,” Diaz added.

The movie isn’t just showing in Colorado Springs. It’s being taken to different theaters around the world.

Diaz tells KRDO13 he hopes more people will leave the movie with a better understanding of Filipino culture.

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Samantha Hildebrandt

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– A deadly overnight crash in Colorado Springs leaves one person dead and two others seriously hurt.

Police say it happened just after 2 a.m. Saturday morning at the intersection of East Fountain Boulevard and Academy Park Loop.

When first responders arrived, they found one person dead at the scene. Two others were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries.

Because of the severity of the crash, the department’s Major Crash Team was called in to investigate.

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Samantha Hildebrandt

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Police are investigating after a 7-Eleven employee was stabbed while confronting a group of teenage shoplifters in Colorado Springs.

It happened just before 11 p.m. Friday on the eighteen-hundred block of South Nevada Avenue—near Southgate Road.

Investigators say several teens tried stealing items from the store. When an employee stepped in, one of the suspects stabbed them while another assaulted them. The group took off before officers arrived.

KRDO13 spoke to a business behind the convenience store, and they say these shoplifting situations happen more than usual.

“Honestly, it doesn’t really surprise me around here,” says Alexander Donnelly, a vape store employee. “After starting my job here. At first, I was like, oh my gosh, this is kind of crazy. But, after working here for a little bit, I feel like I have become immune to it.”

Police believe the suspects are between thirteen and eighteen years old, described as white and Hispanic teens wearing dark clothing.

The victim was taken to the hospital—no word yet on their condition. The investigation is ongoing.

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Michael Logerwell

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) – At 1:30 Saturday afternoon, shoppers at the Walmart along Highway 85/87 were abruptly asked to leave the building by store managers.

The reason for the evacuation was the smell of gas.

The City of Fountain said that customers reported the smell of gas to employees, who then chose to evacuate the building as a precaution.

When the Fountain Fire Department arrived, they used their gas detectors to identify where the leak was coming from, but they couldn’t find the leak. The gas detectors all showed zeros.

However, they were able to figure out where the smell was coming from; it was coming from the refrigeration section towards the front of the store.

Colorado Springs Utilities representatives came out to the store. An initial assessment of the smell coming from a drain in the refrigeration section, and it was not natural gas.

The store reopened that same afternoon. No customers or employees reported injuries.

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Michael Logerwell

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – More than 50 Pueblo residents in the Bessemer neighborhood are now more prepared for fire danger.

This weekend, the Pueblo Fire Department, Red Cross Volunteers, Black Hills Energy, and Xcel Energy went door-to-door checking to see if homes have working smoke detectors.

Whether it was a smoke detector without batteries or a home with no smoke detector at all, PFD and the Red Cross were there to help. The fire department says that in all, 60 lives were made safer today.

Everything, even the full installation of smoke detectors, was free to households in the area.

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