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Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The snow that fell overnight Sunday didn’t delay a project to make upgrades to a pair of left-turn lanes between two shopping areas along a busy road in Falcon.

Officials have closed the northbound turn lane into a Walmart shopping center, and the southbound turn lane into a McDonald’s business area, on Meridian Road, just south of Woodmen Road.

County officials issued a release about the project last week, without providing specifics of the work being done.

Improving accessibility along county roads was stated in the release as the general reason for the project.

One improvement could be to replace lane makers that have worn off the pavement over time and traffic.

McLaughlin Road, Rolling Thunder Way, Foxtail Meadow Lane, and Meridian Market View (through the Walmart shopping center) are the recommended detours.

According to the release, the county has scheduled 15 days to complete the project — weather permitting.

It’s the area’s second road project this year.

In August, crews reconstructed and paved Foxtail Meadow, behind the Walmart and between Woodmen and Rolling Thunder, to include the Rolling Thunder/Foxtail Meadow intersection.

That led some neighbors to ask why the county didn’t keep an earlier promise to perform the same work on the remaining 3/4-mile of Rolling Thunder, which currently has many pothole patches.

The county responded by saying that it would consider adding that segment to next year’s paving list.

Denni Offord sent an email to KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior after the story aired, expressing displeasure with the project:

“The only way the county can improve traffic and Safety at the Walmart intersection in Falcon is with a light (traffic signal). That is the original intersection of 2007. It is so dangerous from all directions. The county just adds more and more developments and cars, and doesn’t care.”

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Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Snow that was expected but didn’t fall a week ago, did fall overnight Sunday in the area’s first significant widespread accumulation of the season.

As of 6 a.m. Monday, Interstate 25 between downtown Colorado Springs and Monument was mostly wet as crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation sprayed liquid salt to prevent ice formation.

There was little or no snow for plows to remove.

Except for one car that crashed into the median on northbound I-25 near the Woodmen Road interchange at some point during the storm, KRDO 13 saw no other vehicles slide or get stuck.

However, Highway 105 west of I-25 in Monument was snow-packed and icy, and drivers will likely find similar conditions on neighborhood streets, hills, bridges, overpasses, and highway entrance/exit ramps.

Northerly winds produced a temperature of 15 degrees on Monument Hill, and a steady wind from the north made it feel even colder; but the dry, fluffy snow seemed to cause few impacts for morning rush hour.

It appears that Monument received from two to four inches of snow, and more is in the area forecast for mid-week.

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Michael Logerwell

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The first major snow of the 2025-26 winter season has not been kind to drivers in Colorado Springs, causing multiple crashes throughout the city.

Perhaps the most concentrated area of crashes so far is the Westbound Fillmore, where the entire road is closed due to multiple crashes.

Colorado Springs Police said one person was injured in the crash. An ambulance and a firetruck responded to the crash. When the ambulance arrived to respond to the injured person, the firetruck following it tried to stop but couldn’t and hit the ambulance.

“The fire department, they were just too heavy for all that very slick ice. And so even though they stopped or tried to stop way far behind it, their vehicle slid into the ambulance,” says Sergeant Gilman.

As a result, Sergeant Gilman says they had to wait for the help of a tow truck, which was in high demand at the time, causing delays.

CSPD said it caused no further injuries or damage to either vehicle.

Since arriving on scene, CSPD said about a dozen other vehicles have slid off the road into the rocks or the nearby Waffle House Parking lot.

The Colorado Springs Police Department is asking drivers to find an alternate route.

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Michael Logerwell

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – One lane is closed on I-25 heading south in El Paso County.

According to COTrip, traffic has slowed heavily for those heading down to Colorado Springs on I-25. The crash happened between Exit 167, Greenland, and Exit 163, County Line Road.

Checking the I-25 cameras, it appears that only one lane is closed, but it’s causing slowdowns for all lanes back past the Greenland Exit.

KRDO13 is working to learn more information about the crash and will update this report.

For the most up-to-date information on road closures, visit COTrip.

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Marina Garcia

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – On Saturday night, temperatures in Colorado Springs dropped below freezing, and when temperatures outside get this low, it can be deadly for those without shelter.

Because of that, Hope COS organized an emergency shelter at the Sanctuary Church, providing a hot meal, cots to sleep on for the night, and protection from the elements.

KRDO13 spoke with the director of Hope COS, who says he hopes this shelter is able to provide more than just one night out of the cold.

“An entire life can change, starting with one warm night,” says Hope COS Director, Joel Siebersma. “That’s what it’s all about. And trying to help people find what’s next and move on and move up. So that’s why this is important.” 

The organization says it will continue to pay attention to the forecast and provide shelter whenever it drops below 19 degrees.

Dan Morgenroth, who will be staying warm in the church, says this shelter is a life-saving measure.

“I have got to know, you know, a lot of people that have passed away throughout the years. And it just makes me really sad because I got to know them very well. I’ve worked with them, I’ve been in their life. And it’s really sad to lose people,” says Morgenroth.

The organization says they are looking for volunteers as we enter the winter season.

If you are interested in signing up, you can do so here.

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Rob Namnoum

Idalia defeated Stratton in the six man state championship 38-3 on Friday afternoon.

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Rob Namnoum

The CSU Pueblo men’s basketball team opened up the Thanksgiving Classic with a 78-69 win over Texas Permian-Basin on Friday night. Jordan Blair lead the T-Wolves with 14 points..

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Rob Namnoum

The CSU Pueblo Women’s basketball team beat Western New Mexico 84-34 on Friday afternoon.

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Celeste Springer

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office confirms they responded to a wildfire near the Turkey Track Shooting area Friday.

The area is along the Douglas County-Teller County border.

Our prior reporting shows the area has seen its fair share of fires in the past. Previous reports include:

Popular Teller County shooting range reopens after fire reaches 100% containment (Sept. 2024)

Turkey Track Fire north of Woodland Park now 100% contained (April 2025)

Fire sparked near Turkey Tracks shooting area in Teller County (May 2025)

“We’ve been lucky. Lucky is not a way to live.”

Dan Voth chose to retire from his military career in a small community in the southern part of Douglas County. Since moving into his home a little more than five years ago, Voth and his wife have noticed one area nearby keeps catching on fire.

“There’s somewhere between 7 and 10 fires a year [at the Turkey Tracks Shooting Area],” Voth said.

A Douglas County Deputy at the scene said the fire was kept below 10 acres, but Friday’s blaze is part of a larger trend.

“Have you driven through there and seen the trash and the destruction that irresponsible shooters have done when using that range? It’s bad. Any of the signage that the Forest Service has put up is pretty much all been shot and destroyed,” Voth said.

Voth, a gun advocate himself, said a big reason for the constant fires is poor management of the area and irresponsible shooters using the area.

KRDO13 wasn’t allowed to go up to the shooting area itself, but the lower parking lot was littered with food wrappers and discarded alcohol containers.

Voth says up at the shooting range, it’s more than just trash. This picture is live ammunition that Voth collected in one day walking the range.

Voth is not alone. KRDO13 spoke with another local outdoorsman named Wyatt Farnum.

“I took a drive there about a month ago and was absolutely disgusted by the amount of trash and so many people shooting with zero safety enforcement. It’s turned into a local landfill and a public safety hazard. I truly didn’t feel safe driving down the trail,” Farnum said.

Voth says he wants to see something done about the conditions at the shooting area, either by Douglas County or the Forest Service. He also points to Manitou Lake down the road, which Voth says doesn’t have the same littering problems.

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Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The slumping economy, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the increase in online buying have gradually lessened the crush of shoppers at stores on Black Friday.

While lines of buyers failed to develop at traditional places such as Walmart and Best Buy, some lines formed outside Target, JC Penney, and Bass Pro.

At the Target near the intersection of Academy and Union boulevards, customers began lining up at 3 a.m. in 20-degree weather; the first 100 had coupons for highly coveted “swag bags” containing a variety of free merchandise and prizes for 10 of the coupon owners.

Target staff served snacks, allowed waiting customers inside to use the restrooms, and gave instructions on Black Friday protocol.

Around 200 people entered the store when the doors opened at 6 a.m., and there may have been just as many passers-by curious to see how long the line was.

The shopping crowd wasn’t huge, but likely more pleasant for customers, and staff expected more people to arrive later in the day.

Among the most popular gifts this season are Labubus — a line of Chinese collectible plush toys that have become a worldwide sensation and are described as loveable monsters.

However, they didn’t draw much interest from customers shopping at the above-mentioned Target on Friday.

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