PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Department of Public Health issued an alert about a bull testing positive for rabies in the Beulah area of Pueblo County. According to a release from the department on Friday, the bull is the first to have rabies in Pueblo County. It’s not clear how the bull contracted the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — District 60 in Pueblo said Thursday that students won’t be returning to classrooms for the rest of this school year. Students had already been on an e-learning plan in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, but the district went ahead and made the decision to continue that plan through the summer. “This
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — We know how hard protective equipment is to acquire for frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19, but was that a factor in a recent break-in at a Pueblo business? The owner of LTS Resource, an industrial supplier on the city’s east side, said 75 protective suits, 10 respirator masks and
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Deputies are asking for the public’s help finding a 15-year-old girl who was last seen March 23 at Louvre Point in Falcon. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says that Aleesia Mullins primarily lives in the Pueblo area. Aleesia is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, has
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A woman in Pueblo fended off a would-be carjacker Tuesday night, according to police. Around 6:30 p.m., Pueblo police officers responded to a carjacking at Ent Credit Union at 300 W 5th Street. A woman was screaming that someone was trying to steal her car. Police say officers arrived quickly and
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Parkview Medical Center is used to sirens. But on Tuesday night the noise was a little different. Dozens of Puebloans drove straight up to the entrance and began laying on their horns and making noise. It was to show their support for the doctors, nurses and hospital staff at Parkview. It
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Residents of a neighborhood in Peyton say they’re falling victim to the same porch pirate and need help identifying him. On Friday, April 3, a man approached a home along Royal Melbourne Circle around 4 p.m. in the Meridian Ranch area. A doorbell surveillance camera caught the man parking
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo County Department of Public Health said Tuesday the third person has died from COVID-19 in the county. The victim, a man in his late 50s, was previously identified as a patient with the coronavirus before he died. The total number of cases in the county has also risen to
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo Police believe the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home order has led to a decrease in overall crime across the Steel City. According to crime statistics provided by Pueblo Police, there have been 1,469 reported crimes in 2020 from January 1st to March 31st. Those numbers are down 4% compared to
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PUEBLO, Colo. – Within the last few weeks, there has been a steady decrease of traffic on Colorado roadways as people continue to work from home. While this seems like a good thing, Police departments in the state are seeing an increase in speeding and reckless driving because of it. That’s why several police departments
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — With so many organizations and operations forced to close shop during the COVID-19 pandemic, Meals on Wheels continues to bring food directly to the front doors of those that need it most. “If you have family that supports you, more power to that, but we will be there for you,” said
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been a series of delays in the murder trial of Donthe Lucas, the Pueblo man accused of killing Kelsie Schelling, and now the coronavirus impact on local courts is causing yet another delay. Instead of starting on May 5, Lucas’ trial is tentatively set to start on Sept. 22, according
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — To combat the COVID-19 outbreak, the Pueblo County Jail has released more than a hundred inmates. According to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, inmates are being released on personal recognizance bonds. In the span of two weeks, the Pueblo County Jail’s inmate population dropped from 646 to 511. The Sheriff’s Office
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo community leaders met Tuesday to discuss COVID-19, and whether or not it’s time to take more drastic measures, including a stay-at-home order similar to one in place in Denver. Pueblo city and county leaders say they’re considering a stay home order. The order would also make ‘stringent modifications on the way residence
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department is investigating after a man was shot in his own home early Saturday. Police are working to positively identify the suspect. Officers were called to a home on Euclid Avenue at 4:15 a.m. where they found a man with a severe injury to his left arm from
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the city of Pueblo is asking people to pay close attention to what they are flushing down their toilets, and not flush anything that isn’t toilet paper. The Pueblo Water Reclamation Facility in a press release says are aware of the increased use of ‘flushable’
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo Police Department is investigating after a shot was fired inside a semi truck near Interstate 25. Just before 10 p.m. Thursday, officers were called to check on a driver whose boss hadn’t been able to contact. Officers found the truck running on the southbound off ramp at 29th St.,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo Police officers were involved in a shooting in the Eastwood Heights neighborhood early Friday morning. Just after 3 a.m., an officer on patrol spotted a stolen truck out of Colorado Springs at a residence near the intersection of Deane Ln. and 13th St. According to Cpt. Kenny Rider with the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo police officers are investigating a suspicious death after finding a woman in an area near Fountain Creek east of downtown. Officers found a woman dead near 200 Dayton Ave. around 8:15 a.m. Thursday. Her cause of death hasn’t been determined, and police say they’re still investigating the circumstances. The victim
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Health officials in Pueblo County are continuing to update the community on the status of COVID-19, and a testing area has been opened at the Colorado State Fairgrounds Thursday. An official also said Pueblo County now has two positive cases of the coronavirus as of Thursday. The second victim was reported
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