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On the Lookout: Pueblo County Fleet Office computers stolen

August 17, 2021 6:07 PM Heather Skold

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is sounding the alarm about a man who stole $13,000 worth of computers and electronics…

Treasury Department to release impounded religious tiles

August 17, 2021 6:05 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department is releasing a shipment of tiles that were intended for a northern Virginia mosque but were…

IRS tax return backlog affects Coloradans waiting for refunds

August 17, 2021 5:56 PM Dan Beedie

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A backlog of American taxpayers continue to wait for their 2021 tax refunds, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…

Revenue-surplus-for-roads idea gets strong opposition Tuesday at El Paso County public hearing

August 17, 2021 2:54 PM Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It was a week ago that the bad condition of county roads was revealed, and Commissioner Stan VanderWerf described…

‘Do not give up’: Americans help Afghans in new homeland

August 17, 2021 5:48 PM Associated Press

By JAMIE STENGLE and JULIE WATSON Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Across the U.S., the agencies that resettle refugees and volunteers are scrambling…

DeSantis top donor invests in COVID drug governor promotes

August 17, 2021 5:46 PM Associated Press

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON The Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been criticized for efforts to ban mask mandates and vaccine passports.…

Peruvian foreign minister quits amid criticism for comments

August 17, 2021 5:45 PM Associated Press

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s foreign secretary has resigned amid criticism for comments he made about terrorism in the country in the late 20th…

Family of man killed during Kenosha protests files lawsuit

August 17, 2021 5:44 PM Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The family of one of the two men fatally shot during a demonstration against police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has filed a…

Cuomo issues clemency for 10 people in last days as governor

August 17, 2021 5:43 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has granted clemency to 10 people in his last days in office. Cuomo has issued pardons and clemencies on several…

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a nationwide lockdown after the country confirmed one coronavirus case -- the first locally transmitted Covid-19 case in the community since February.

New Zealand announces it’s locking down the entire country … over one Covid case

August 17, 2021 5:40 PM CNN

By Julia Hollingsworth and Chandler Thornton, CNN New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a nationwide lockdown after the…

Ex-Nevada inmate gets life for 1984 Colorado hammer killings

August 17, 2021 5:39 PM Associated Press

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A former Nevada prison inmate was sentenced Tuesday to three consecutive life sentences in the long-unsolved 1984 hammer…

Colorado Springs Fire Department: fire on S. Wahsatch Ave.

August 17, 2021 5:42 PM KRDO News

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department arrived on the scene of a working fire in the 1600 block of South Wahsatch…

Sheriff: Arrest in ’92 cold case death of baby girl in river

August 17, 2021 5:22 PM Associated Press

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Nearly 30 years after an infant girl’s stabbed body was found floating on a South Carolina river, authorities have…

Kansas City Southern delays vote on $33.6B rail takeover bid

August 17, 2021 5:01 PM Associated Press

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kansas City Southern will delay this week’s planned shareholder vote on Canadian National’s…

Embattled Minnesota GOP chair says she won’t resign

August 17, 2021 4:49 PM Associated Press

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The embattled chair of the Minnesota Republican Party says she won’t resign amid the…

Britain urges halt to Myanmar clashes to allow vaccination

August 17, 2021 4:40 PM Associated Press

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Kingdom is calling for an immediate and sustained pause in clashes and unrest…

Virus outbreaks temporarily close 4 Texas school districts

August 17, 2021 4:34 PM Associated Press

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — As the new school year begins for Texas students, at least four school districts have had to…

An Atlanta Public Schools bus is parked at Dobbs Elementary School in Atlanta

Bus driver shortage has districts looking at signing bonuses, alternate routes

August 17, 2021 4:26 PM CNN Newssource

By Steve Almasy, CNN Trenton Dale, who has driven a school bus in Atlanta for 23 years, loves his job. “To see the kids grow up and graduate, I…

Birthday party guest jumps on alligator’s back after it bit its trainer and wouldn’t let go

August 17, 2021 4:25 PM CNN Newssource

By David Williams, CNN A Utah animal trainer is recovering after the alligator she was feeding during a girl’s birthday party chomped down on…

Thai asphalt giant implicated in Venezuela sanctions case

August 17, 2021 4:24 PM Associated Press

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A major Thai asphalt company has been implicated for money laundering in a criminal complaint…