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Early results show Pueblo residents opposed to leaving Black Hills Energy

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The first batch of election results show voters overwhelming don’t support ending Pueblo’s agreement with Black Hills Energy and forming a separate utility. Ballot Question 2A asked residents, “Should the City of Pueblo cancel its franchise agreement with Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC and acquire the generation, transmission and distribution assets

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Pueblo officials offering free well water testing for ‘forever chemical’ PFAS

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment (PDPHE) is offering free PFAS testing for residents’ well water. According to officials, PFAS, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, can cause long-term negative health impacts. More commonly, they are referred to as “forever chemicals.” PREVIOUS REPORTING: High concentrations of PFA’s found

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Pueblo County inmate with previous escape charge attempts escape with just 2 days left in sentence

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed to KRDO13 that an inmate escaped the Pueblo County Jail last night. KRDO13 Investigates learned that same inmate had previously pleaded guilty to an escape charge. According to Pueblo Sheriff David J. Lucero, the inmate was gone for about 35 minutes after walking out

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District 70 says threats that resulted in Monday school closures were ‘swatting’ incident

PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) – Officials with D70 said threats made against the district over the weekend were an instance of “swatting.” Swatting is a false report made to deliberately cause an emergency response. “Sheriff Lucero, Pueblo County Sheriff’s deputies and Colorado State Patrol Troopers searched the affected schools and all were deemed safe,” said

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Kain Medrano and his NFL Dreams

Kain Medrano knew at a young age that he wanted to play in the NFL, “You get those little sheets that you bring home from elementary schools. What do you want to do when you grow up?  Being a NFL player like I have? There’s stuff in my mom scrapbook room,” says NFL hopeful, Kain Medrano. The

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