PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Amy McConnell celebrated her 100th trip around the sun with her friends and family today in Pueblo. McConnell has lived her whole life in Pueblo; at one point she opened up her own beauty shop called Amy and Bill’s Color and Curl Shop. She’s not the only one in her family
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – An arrest affidavit charges Michael Santistevan, 41, with three counts of attempted murder in the second degree for shooting at a family in a car, hitting a young girl. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by KRDO13 Investigates, on Sunday, July 7 Scott Jaramillo went looking for his daughter’s stolen bike.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Coroner has identified the motorcycle rider who passed away after a crash on I-25 on July 25. The Coroner says that 65-year-old Richard A. Ornelas was injured in a Pickup/Motorcycle collision near Mile Post 101 on I-25 Southbound. He was transported to a local hospital where he later
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – On Monday, July 22, the Pueblo City Council unanimously passed a resolution in opposition to Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC’s request before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to raise electrical rates within the City of Pueblo. The proposed increase would tag on an average of $20 dollars to residential bills, and
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Red Lobster in Pueblo recently received a special crustacean that didn’t belong in a shipment of live lobsters. The general manager says that dishwasher, Jose Romero, discovered an orange lobster. Orange lobsters are 1 in 30 million. “I have been at Red Lobster for 12 years, I always unpack the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — KRDO13 Investigates has confirmed the FBI conducted “court-authorized” law enforcement activity in Pueblo this week. Our team is working to learn exactly why the FBI was at the EVRAZ North America in Pueblo. The FBI also confirms its agents conducted court-authorized law enforcement activity at EVRAZ NA locations in Chicago, Illinois,
Continue Reading PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo Board of County Commissioners, Pueblo Mayor, and City Council President held a press conference regarding a proposed rate increase from Black Hills Energy. All of the speakers condemned the rate hike saying that the community is already charged the most and should not be burdened with the 18% proposed
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Yates family has been a staple within the professional rodeo circuit for nearly 50 years. Now one of their own is about to be enshrined within the sport’s highest honor the same week the NFR Open at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo kicks off in Colorado Springs. J.D.
Continue ReadingOTERO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Black Hills Energy said that strong winds from severe storms overnight Tuesday knocked eight transmission power poles down onto US 50, leading authorities to close the highway in both directions between Fowler and Manzanola for most of the day Wednesday. The closure was first reported just before 5 a.m. on
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Mayor of Pueblo, Heather Graham, and the Chief of the Pueblo Police Department (PPD), Chris Noeller, held a press conference on Monday to address a fatal shooting that took place in a Popeyes parking lot near Highway 50. PPD said when the shooting happened on June 19, they ordered the
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PUEBLO, Colo (KRDO) – The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is investigating a homicide that occurred just after 12:30 a.m. on June 27. According to PPD at approximately 12:35 a.m., officers responded to the 200 block of South Portland Avenue on shots fired via a ShotSpotter notification. A short time later police received information that a
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The General Manager of the Colorado State Fair will be resigning in September. An email was sent out to State Fair staff members earlier this month to inform them of the change. While it’s unclear why the General Manager, Scott Stoller, is stepping down, the Department of Agriculture confirms to KRDO13
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BEULAH, Colo. (KRDO) – UPDATE: 8:15 p.m. The Forest Service says the fire has reached 275 acres in size with zero percent containment. It is located three miles northwest of Beulah. The agency says the cause of the fire is lightning. All evacuation and pre-evacuation orders are still in place. Fire crews will remain at
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is investigating a shooting at Lake Pueblo State Park which they say is an active crime scene. The incident occurred at the park’s Sailboard Beach area. CPW has confirmed two people are dead and that the Pueblo County coroner took custody of the bodies. CPW also
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Local governments advise citizens to contact them directly when reporting potholes or other infrastructure concerns. But occasionally, it’s difficult for people to know whether a city, county or state agency has jurisdiction over a certain area. It’s a situation that has recently developed in and around Pueblo. A viewer notified KRDO13
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Coroner has identified the person who died in Lake Pueblo on June 15. The Coroner identified them as 40-year-old Juan Jimenez from Colorado Springs. According to the Coroner, Jimenez died as the result of a swimming accident.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Along with numerous projects on city streets this summer, the Steel City also has or will have three major projects on highways through town. The newest project starts Sunday, on three miles of Highway 47 east of the US 50 interchange, where asphalt pavement turns into concrete pavement. The Colorado Department
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The City of Pueblo says that Mayor of Pueblo Heather Graham issued a declaration of temporary housing and shelter emergency for the City of Pueblo beginning, Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. and concludes at 7:00 p.m. During this emergency, local churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and other religious institutions may utilize
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) –Navigating traffic outside this busy north side Walmart will be challenging for the next three weeks as crews repair a sewer line in front of the store. The tricky part is that the project will be on Dillon Drive — between the two entrances for the store — and that segment will
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — By dawn Monday, floodwaters had receded from a section of Interstate 25 and streets west of the freeway but a muddy mess remained as drivers headed to work. Most of the flooding from Sunday night’s downpour affected an area between the Ilex Street exit and Minnequa Avenue — south of downtown
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