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Bradley Davis

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The numbers vary, but research suggests anywhere from 50–94% of people drop their New Year’s resolutions by the year’s end. KRDO13’s Bradley Davis met with a professional fitness trainer to find out the formula for holding to your “better you.”

While fitness goals are far from the only type of resolution, Life Time trainer Summer Jackson tells us methods that can be applied to all different types of disciplines.

“You just want to stack your habits with what you’re already doing,” Jackson said. “If you’re brewing coffee in the morning, do 5 minutes of mobility every time you make coffee.”

She calls the second Friday of January “quitter’s week.” That aligns with habit-building research, which suggests it takes at least three weeks for a new action to become consistent, and up to three months for the change to become long-lasting.

To make it through the habit-building process, Jackson suggests setting reasonable goals. Start small and build your way up. If you go too hard on Monday, and you’re too sore to continue by Friday, your resolution is already on life support.

Instead, Jackson recommends mild, 10-30 minute workouts in the beginning. Don’t let it become something you dread.

If you’re quitting something but starting something new, interject those and it’ll become a little easier,” Jackson said. She gives the example of an improved diet. “That is a huge one, and so many people get too caught up in that. They do too much! Focus on one thing, like eating protein at every single meal.”

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Rob Namnoum

There’s something growing at Colorado College, “That’s kind of the bamboo reference, right? It is the work kind of under under dirt right now,” says Colorado College Head Coach, Kris Mayotte.

Under the surface the CC hockey team has established roots, “I think its first six months  very much the majority of the bamboo growth is all underground. It’s the roots and they get deeper and deeper and deeper and deeper. And then once it  starts growing and sprouting  above the dirt, it grows at six feet a day  and so, you know, but it’s it’s the strength of the roots that allow that to happen,” says Mayotte.

With the relatively young team at CC, the bamboo  isn’t going to grow overnight, “So when bamboo starts growing on the ground, it’s it’s slow and steady and you don’t really see it at first. Then once it gets sunlight and a little bit of water, then it just sprouts off and shoots off. So that’s kind of been our first half. We’ve been slowly, slowly building,” says Philippe Blais-Savoie.

“The roots are growing first and we’re kind of building something really strong, says Brayden Schuurman, and we have a firm foundation  which is really going to set us up for success to, you know, really sprout in the second half.”

Coach Mayo admits he’s no expert on the subject, but like a panda, he believes in bamboo, “We truly believe that we are growing something special, that we’re not seeing the six feet a day yet.  You know, there’s still a lot going on, even though we’re not seeing the results above the dirt yet. You just have to keep growing and trust that at some point when we sprout, we’re going to go fast,” says Mayotte.

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Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Even neighbors who live near it didn’t know what was happening, and it took KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior parts of four days to find out, too.

Many passing drivers also wondered why a block of Cheyenne Road, north of Lake Avenue, had been closed on Friday, with a huge crane in place, a large excavation into the street, and crews working there under nighttime lights.

It wasn’t until late Monday morning that Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) confirmed that it was in charge of the project to expand a transmission vault.

Think of it as the electrical version of a water vault — similar to the underground structure to regulate water pressure that CSU built this summer at the Academy/Meadowland Boulevard intersection.

In the case of the transmission vault, CSU is expanding an existing vault containing a variety of electrical equipment.

The expansion will allow crews to perform maintenance work in one area while keeping a second area energized to continue supplying power to customers.

“This project was a part of our general maintenance fund,” said Cassie Melvin, a CSU spokesperson. “So, it just is part of our base rates that customers currently pay. It was identified as a project that needed to be completed in 2025.”

Officially, the closure extends five blocks, between Lake and Norwood avenues, because similar work is occurring at the Lake/Norwood intersection.

However, local traffic continues to travel between the two work sites on Lake.

CSU did not issue a press release in advance of the project, as it typically does for other projects — with the holiday week possibly a factor — but Melvin emphasized that the utility had notified neighbors ahead of time.

“We did notify people within a half-mile radius around the project that it was happening,” she explained. “We sent out text messages, phone calls, and emails to people in the area.”

Melvin said that the project should be finished and the street reopened on Saturday.

This has been an eventful year along the east end of Cheyenne Road, with extensive concrete infrastructure and drainage work between Lake and Southgate Road.

A Road Warrior post on Nextdoor seeking information about the project received nearly 2,000 views over the weekend.

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Bradley Davis

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The 108th and newest AdAmAn Club member can trace his family history in Colorado Springs back further than the club’s first charter.

McReynolds “Mac” Sommers is the 2025 AdAmAn club inductee. His grandfather joined in 1963, followed by his dad in 1988. Mac’s 97-year-old grandmother, Elaine, has supported her AdAmAn family for over 60 years. For the first time, she’ll be able to see her grandson off as a full member.

“All of the memories are part of our family. We call it the AdAmAn Family,” Elaine said.

The organization is comprised of mountaineers who climb Barr Trail along Pikes Peak each year, beginning on Dec. 30 and reaching the summit on New Year’s Eve, to light off a fireworks show for the entire Colorado Springs community.

“I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but the summit of Pikes Peak on New Year’s,” said Bob Sommers, Mac’s dad.

The AdAmAn club has commanded the New Years firework show on top of Pikes Peak since 1922. It has added a single member every year since, with just three exceptions: When two 1930 inductees didn’t want to be members, during WWII, and the club’s posthumous induction last year.

Its high criteria for membership and strict addition guidelines make for a pretty exclusive club. Every member since 1922, alive or passed, could easily fit in a small high school gymnasium.

“I thought it was normal growing up,” Mac said.

Mac grew up giving his dad the AdAmAn sendoff at the base of Barr Trail, and has climbed 10 times as his dad’s guest. For the first time, he’ll lead the pack as a full member.

“It’s been 30 years now since you’ve had two sommers members on the climb,” Mac said. “All the way to the top!”

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Scott Harrison

EL PASO/TELLER COUNTIES, Colo. (KRDO) — While checking on street repaving in two Pikes Peak area towns last week, KRDO13’s The Road Warrior found that several streets on this year’s list were not paved or left unfinished.

In Woodland Park, Pine Ridge Avenue was originally scheduled for repaving last year, but due to weather delays was rescheduled to this year; however, the bottom half was repaved while the top half was not.

The top half has large, deep potholes in the middle and at the bottom, as well as more potholes at the top.

“They (crews) were here a long time this summer, at least a month,” a resident remarked as she rode down the street on her bicycle. “I don’t know why they didn’t repave the other half.”

Another neighbor provided photos of the construction and said that crews were actually on the lower half of the avenue for three months.

“They were here every year for several years, painting markings, but after every year, nothing happened,” the neighbor recalled. “They said they had to move utility lines, and they put in a new water main. But now, I’m hearing that they might have to come back and do more work after the repaving.”

Another example is nearby Dewell Road, a gravel road that was paved last year but developed a water main leak that crews repaired this summer.

But the problem there, according to neighbor Paul Bixler, is that crews paved the road over a wet base soaked by earlier snowfall.

“In the spring, I’m going to go down there and ask (officials about it) again,” he said. “Because initially, I was told this was going to take place. And I took them at their word. If the base isn’t sound, the asphalt on top doesn’t mean anything.”

Meanwhile, The Road Warrior also discovered that at least two of the 15 streets on this year’s paving list in Manitou Springs have not been repaved.

A neighbor said that one street, which was repaved — Shoshone Place, on a steep hill — wasn’t done well.

“Some of the asphalt is already cracking, and there are bumps where the manhole covers are lower than the pavement,” he explained. “They also didn’t put new concrete curbs and gutters in.”

One unpaved street, Indian Oaks Place, is adjacent to a street that was repaved — Oak Ridge Street.

Because of the holiday, officials were not in their offices to comment on the situation.

KRDO13 will update this story as more details become available.

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Mackenzie Stafford

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – ADDITIONAL UPDATE: On Saturday at 6:16 p.m., police officers say they responded to a crash on Powers Boulevard south of Platte Avenue.

On arrival, police say they located a victim trapped in one of the involved vehicles. The victim was extricated and transported in critical condition. The victim was pronounced deceased a short time later, according to police. Due to the nature of the crash, police say the Major Crash Team responded and assumed the investigation. According to officers, the initial investigation revealed a SUV was northbound, crossed the center median, and struck a sedan that was southbound.

At this time, it is unclear if drugs, alcohol or excessive speed are factors in the crash.

UPDATE: Colorado Springs Police confirmed to KRDO13 that one person has died after a rollover crash on Powers Boulevard near Platte Avenue.

Part of the road is still shut down in that area. Law enforcement asks drivers to exercise caution in the area.

PREVIOUS REPORTING: The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is responding to a traffic accident on southbound Powers Boulevard south of Platte Avenue. CSFD says SB Powers is down to one lane.

CSFD said one person was extricated from the car after being trapped. That person is being taken to the hospital.

Law enforcement asks the community to continue to avoid the area and to slow down and move over for emergency crews.

CSFD responded to the incident alongside the Cimmaron Hills Fire Department (CHFD). CHFD says this was a rollover accident.

This crash is separate from the rollover incident reported earlier in the afternoon.

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Mackenzie Stafford

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says southbound Powers Boulevard, as well as both eastbound and westbound Constitution Avenue, are closed at the intersection for a rollover traffic collision. The department is urging drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes.

Police say traffic is being diverted at S. Carefree Circle.

The Cimarron Hills Fire Department (CHFD) is also responding to the reported accident, which is blocking traffic.

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Mackenzie Stafford

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – On Saturday, around 11:30 a.m., the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) was called to a possible burglary in progress. The department responded to E. Pikes Peak Avenue off of S. Academy Boulevard, where officers say a caller reported that weapons were involved in the incident.

When officers arrived, they said they found a security guard had approached people attempting to enter a condemned building. Police say the condemned building is an apartment complex with fire damage. They say the security guard was there to ensure that the building stayed unoccupied.

The security guard was assaulted by the suspects using bats and tools, according to CSPD. KRDO13 asked police what tools were involved, and they said they did not have an answer at this time.

Police say the security guard was hospitalized with serious injuries. Craig Mauro and Janel Glasgow were both taken into custody, according to CSPD.

Police are investigating this incident.

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Marina Garcia

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado is experiencing one of the weakest snowpack levels on record for this time of year, and that slow start is being felt here in Colorado Springs. On Friday, December 26, the snowpack statewide was 54% of the median.

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Our meteorologists say you can see in the photo above that we are in the 50% range, which is low. We want to be at least in the 100% to 125% range for a decent amount of water where we won’t flood, and drought is avoidable. 

December is usually a busy time of the year for ski shops, but this season, sales are lagging. One local shop tells KRDO13 that Friday was the busiest day they’ve had all year.

At The Ski Shop, the doors are open, but the people just don’t have a need for snow gear, which is usually a hot commodity at this time of the year. Unfortunately, the only thing hot right now is the weather.

This time last year is drastically different, and locals are feeling it. Walking around in t-shirts and shorts, customers tell KRDO13 it’s strange to be getting ski and snowboard rentals in 60-degree weather.

Store owners say some years, snowboards and skis are flying off the shelves, but with some of the warmest temperatures on record this year, they say shops are feeling the brunt of it.

The Ski Shop in Colorado Springs says sales have been noticeably slower, and no snowfall is delaying gear purchases. 

“I am definitely concerned, yeah. I’ve got a lot of inventory. I’ve had a lot of ski season, but the inventory can drag me down if I don’t pay enough attention to that,” explained The Ski Shop owner, Rick Uhl.

Though one skier tells KRDO13 this won’t deter him and his family from their long-awaited trip.

“We planned this trip for a long time, and we expected a little bit more snow, but we think we’ll have fun in the mountains with what we have,” shared a shopper.

Many people tell KRDO13 the fake snow will have to do until we see those colder temperatures, which will hopefully be here this weekend.

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Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) —     With many road projects taking a break for the holiday period, we’re updating you on the status of three projects that started this fall.

One ended earlier this week, and two are still in progress.

Among them is the 8th Street improvement project, just down the street from the KRDO 13 newsroom, affecting the Fountain Creek bridge and the US 24 Frontage Road.

The project’s contractor gave drivers an unexpected Christmas present.

As KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior reported last week, crews closed the left lane of the Frontage Road that remained open during the project.

It was supposed to remain closed for two months — but last weekend, it reopened to traffic.

According to a text alert sent Monday, the lane will stay open until Monday, January 5th; that’s likely because there won’t be much work happening until then.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, El Paso County opened motorcycle lanes at its two downtown parking garages on Sahwatch and Costilla streets.

Each garage has an entry and exit lane; the lanes will address longtime safety issues with the current gate detection system.

Riders will no longer have to activate the gate or scan a ticket.

Finally, we’re seeing the work happening on the Mel Harmon Bridge in Pueblo; we told you early last month that it would be closed until April for repairs.

But the bridge didn’t immediately close on the day of our report.

Indications were that crews were already off for the holidays.

The only traffic or road-related issues we heard about on Christmas Day were debris temporarily closing the left lane of northbound Interstate 25, near the Pueblo West exit, and a brief closure of US 50, east of Pueblo, because of a crash possibly involving livestock on the road.

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