PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) arrested a former detention deputy following an investigation into him having inappropriate contact with a female inmate. Former deputy Kiki Seto, 25, turned himself in Friday and was arrested on a warrant obtained by Pueblo County Sheriff’s detectives investigating an incident between Seto and
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) announced that they arrested two teens on felony warrants for sexual exploitation of a child. PCSO says that Alonzo Gutierrez, 18, and a 17-year-old female were arrested following a months-long investigation into the taking and sharing of sexually explicit photos of another juvenile female.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is seeing success with a new gunshot detection system. The new sensor system alerts officers when there is a shooting before a call even comes in. The $200,000 system has been in use since February. It has recently helped officers in multiple shooting investigations this month.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham told KRDO13 on March 19 that the Pueblo Rescue Mission has not been housing people at the Porchlight Warming Shelter since Thanksgiving. She went on to say that the shelter is in breach of its contract. Graham claims they had a broken sewer line and were unable
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A spokesperson for District 60 in Pueblo told KRDO13 that they recently discovered heating and ventilation issues at Roncalli STEM Academy. They said it’s impacting the overall structural soundness of the building, leading the D60 Board of Education to set in motion the process that may lead to the closure of
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – On Wednesday, District 70 Superintendent, Ronda Rein, told KRDO13 they’re considering a ballot measure to increase the mil levy. Rein said they desperately need the extra seven million dollar funding to help with much-needed upgrades and capital improvements. Rein said Pueblo County High School is facing major sewage problems that
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) confirms that they are investigating a deceased human found in the creek bed behind Skate City. This is on the east side of Pueblo near I25 and Hwy 50. PPD says that it is still too early to determine if foul play is involved. This is
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) has arrested a man wanted on first-degree murder charges out of Fort Collins, a city north of Denver. This comes after a week-long search for him all throughout Colorado. The Fort Collins Police Department has a warrant out for Adrian Pacheco’s arrest. He was wanted for
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PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) – A lockdown is now lifted at Liberty Point International, a middle school in Pueblo West. District 70 says that a student altercation prompted a brief lockdown but the situation is now resolved. The following statement was sent out to parents regarding the incident. Good afternoon Liberty Point International Community, Due
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo County Sheriff Dave Lucero and the police union representing deputy sheriffs, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO), are not seeing eye to eye on their negotiations for a new contract. Last July, Senate Bill 22-230 became law in Colorado, giving county employees in the State of Colorado the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is asking for the public’s help identifying the suspects of an armed robbery that happened on Dec. 7, 2023. PPD says that a 2016 Subaru WRX was taken during an armed robbery by 3 suspects. The video provided by PPD below shows the stolen vehicle to
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A week after officials released the list of ten city streets to be repaved this year, KRDO 13’s Scott Harrison, The Road Warrior, provides a closer look at some of the highlights. A mile-long stretch of Dillon Drive, north of Elizabeth Street, will get a fresh layer of asphalt; the narrow,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Columns of dark, thick smoke and flames several feet high caught the attention of many commuters heading home just east of downtown Thursday. Two fires ignited in thick grasses and brush at around 5 p.m., on the west bank of Fountain Creek between the 4th Street and 8th Street bridges and
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo School District 60 is on the search for its next Superintendent. They’ll be hosting a series of public forums to get community feedback and input. All D60 students, staff, parents, and community members are encouraged to take part in the selection process. This can be done through an anonymous online
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo City-County Library District (PCCLD) will soon provide patrons living in Rye and Colorado City the means to access telehealth services. PCCLD said the program aims to provide broadband connectivity, essential equipment and training, enabling community members to connect with health professionals and access various medical e-services. In a press release,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Police are investigating whether the traffic backup from an early Monday morning fatal accident on southbound I-25, may have caused a second deadly crash in the same area. Both crashes happened between the Abriendo and Minnequa avenue exits on the city’s south side. The first crash was reported to police at
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is investigating an overnight shooting as a homicide, the City of Pueblo’s 9th in 2024. PPD officers responded to the 900 block of West 11th Street at around 2:45 a.m. Sunday morning. Once on scene, officers found a man shot and he was declared dead. PPD says
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Officials have announced the completion of a project that will benefit drivers and pedestrians. Four new traffic signals go online Monday, March 4, at the Prairie Avenue and O’Neal Avenue intersection. It may not sound like much, but it’s important for the people in the Beulah Heights and Lake Minnequa neighborhoods; the
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO)- It’s something that’s been on the minds of folks in Pueblo County for years. What’s going to be next for the Comanche Three Power Plant once it shuts down in 2031? “We as a community need to really look broader and think about how we’re going to replace that tax base,
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A Pueblo County couple, Elizabeth Barns-Mcdaniel and her husband Justin Latka, are being charged with 23 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty. Barns-Mcdaniel is facing an additional count of aggravated cruelty to animals, a felony charge. The pair is accused of mistreating horses dogs and various other animals at a home in Pueblo West. Animal
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