PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A beloved part of the Pueblo community has received some bright news just ahead of the holidays. Earlier this week, Pueblo City Council voted to increase funding to the Pueblo City Zoo. The original amount set aside in the 2026 budget called for the zoo to get about $767,000. Councilors agreed to bump that
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) has released the identity of a stabbing suspect who they have in custody. The sheriff’s office alleges that 38-year-old Shawn Thomas Brotherton stabbed a man in Pueblo West last week. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were called out on the evening of Nov.
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PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) — A 59-year-old Pueblo West man has been arrested after he allegedly robbed a victim at a car wash and threatened to shoot him around 9:45 a.m. on Nov. 19. Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) says the suspect, identified as Douglas Campbell from Pueblo West, allegedly approached the victim at a
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PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) is searching for the suspect in an apparent stabbing late Tuesday night that is now a homicide investigation. Authorities said that they know who the suspect is, but they haven’t released the name of the suspect. On Wednesday afternoon, the coroner’s office identified the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo Police Department (PPD) arrested one person after a ShotSpotter picked up four gunshots fired in the 2400 block of Lake Avenue on Nov. 15. According to PPD, 30-year-old Alexander Avila was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon by a previous offender, possession of meth, special offender, and prohibited
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Last week, a Pueblo man was found shot to death and left along the shores of Lake Minnequa, his family tells KRDO13, even grieving his loss has been difficult after discovering how his body was found. The Pueblo County Coroner tells KRDO13 that the cause of death for 31-year-old Santana Lucero
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A Pueblo man has been found guilty of first-degree murder after investigators say he repeatedly struck another man with his truck on Christmas Day last year, killing him. On Monday, he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, the Pueblo County District Attorney’s Office said. According to the 10th
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Tonight, the Pueblo Police Department proved that fire and ice just don’t mix. Every year, the Pueblo Police Department and Fire Department take to settle their differences on the ice and raise money for a good cause. This year, the police department won the match 7 to 5. All proceeds from
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the community’s help in identifying a woman who allegedly stole hundreds of dollars’ worth of merchandise from Walmart. Law enforcement asks that if you know her, contact (719) 583-6250 and reference #31163 or call Pueblo Crime Stoppers at (719) 542-7867. Stay up to
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — After a nearly year-long process, Pueblo School District 60 (D60) has released its rightsizing plan. It’s not concrete yet, as the Board needs to give final approval, but it shows what the school mergers would look like. D60 released the following key recommendations: East Quadrant: Merging Bradford and Park View on
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Residents who live at the Sangre De Cristo Apartments in Pueblo say their kids lost a safe space to play after an intense fire melted a local playground. The Pueblo Fire Department says they responded to calls about the blaze around 4 a.m. on Tuesday. The fire burned so intensely that
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The City of Pueblo is looking ahead to a new Comprehensive Safety Action Plan, which aims to enhance road safety. It comes as a city report reveals that Pueblo has the highest per capita rate of fatal crashes, and crashes in general, in the entire state of Colorado. Source: City of
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Five minutes after 1:00 A.M. on November 9, the Pueblo Police Department Dispatch received a call reporting a dead body along Lakeshore Drive. Lakeshore Drive is the road that circles Lake Minnequa in the southern part of Pueblo. The police department says officers arrived in the area to meet with the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Less than half an hour after Pueblo’s 11th homicide of the year, Pueblo Police started investigating the city’s 12th homicide of the year. At 2:49 A.M., Pueblo Police received a ShotSpotter notification reporting 27 rounds fired along W. 13th St in a residential area near El Pueblo Pride Park. Around that
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo Police Department says they’ve made an arrest in the city’s 11th homicide of the year. 25-year-old Darian Cocilo has been charged with 1st degree murder. Mug shot provided by Pueblo Police Department The police department says the shooting happened just before 2:30 in the morning on November 1st, when their shot
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A new program to help small business owners facing vandalism has been approved by the Pueblo City Council. The Small Business Window Repair Mini-Grant Program will assist up to 50 small businesses in Pueblo, according to city officials. The city says $50,000 was allocated from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)– The Southern Colorado motorsport community is mourning the loss of one of its very own after friends say there was a fatal crash at a motorsports park this past weekend. It was the first fatal incident in the track’s 50-year history, the track manager told KRDO13. The racing community at Pueblo Motorsports
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A group of residents living in the East Side of Pueblo has banded together to support their neighbors through this uncertain time of SNAP benefits being cut off. A neighborhood advocate we spoke to says a majority of those living in her neighborhood rely on those benefits, herself included, and something
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Police and sheriff’s deputies gathered at the Pueblo Riverwalk to present a round of checks to Pueblo’s Fallen Officer Foundation. The initiative, supported by local sponsors and the families of fallen officers, seeks to build a permanent memorial at the river walk, featuring the names of those who sacrificed all
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PUEBLO, Colo. — A Pueblo Man spent years renovating an old house, hoping to see a return on his investment or make it the new family home, only to have it go up in flames. Now the family in Pueblo is asking for help after a fire made their home uninhabitable. The home sits along
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