PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) requested to add one full-time position to provide coordination and administrative support for the abandoned vehicle program. The city passed the ordinance on final reading 7-0. “Abandoned vehicles are a big problem in the City of Pueblo. We don’t have the manpower to address the probably thousands of
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo residents are invited to a community meeting where the mayor will provide updates on the city and answer questions. “I invite the public to attend Community Connections with me in June to stay connected through the summer,” said Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar in a press release. “This is an opportunity
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–On Friday, May 19th, Pueblo resident David Mihalick, made his 90th-gallon donation at Vitalant’s Colorado Springs Donation Center, which is the equivalent of about 720 donations. Mihalick has been donating blood since 1985 and gave for the first time when an employee’s mother needed a lifesaving transfusion. He is among only a handful of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Pueblo man is being celebrated after donating his 90th gallon of blood to nonprofit blood and biotherapy healthcare organization Vitalant. On Friday, May 19, at Vitalant’s Colorado Springs Donation Center, Pueblo resident Dave Mihalick completed his 90th gallon donation of blood–an equivalent to about 720 donations overall. Officials with
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – With demolition of the current Centennial High School set to begin in the fall, Pueblo School District 60 is honoring a request to the Southern Colorado Community Foundation by donating the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium. The Foundation is set to work with Arrigo Construction and Restoration to dismantle and remove components of
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo Community College (PCC) is announcing a new partnership with Life Center Academy (LCA) to help provide child-care options for PCC students. LCA is a faith-based childcare and education center that provides communities with comprehensive childcare, preschool education, as well as an Afterschool Program. The new partnership with PCC is marking
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The fourth incarnation of Centennial High School is being welcomed into the Pueblo Community today. Following the $74 million project, Centennial High School’s legacy will be honored in a ribbon cutting ceremony expected to take place at 2525 Mountainview Drive, just north of the current campus, at noon. Authorities with Centennial
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A former Pueblo County Sheriff’s Lieutenant pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually assault a female who works for the 10th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. In exchange for a guilty plea, the retired law enforcement officer will not spend a day in prison. According to court documents, the reported assault happened in
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO)–Thursday, Pueblo County Commissioners approved more than $100 million worth of construction contracts dollars for the new Net Zero Energy Detention Center. Pueblo County Jail Design Credit: Pueblo County Pueblo County accepted to pay a set maximum price for construction, nearly $146 million. This is the largest award of work to union
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The North Boat Ramp along with the beach area and the main parking lot by the North Shore marina are closing for a few days. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the closure is due to restriping of the parking lot. The closure begins at midnight on May 21 and lasts
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – More than a year after a Pueblo mother was murdered while shopping, the pleas from her friends and family for change have finally been heard. A new bill aims to educate judges across the state on domestic violence. If passed, HB23-1108 would create a task force that consists of “members who
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fuel and Iron Food Hall is now open in Pueblo. It’s a concept that offers new restaurants to residents and is considered a culinary incubator. The food hall took over the old Holmes Hardware Building, which has been sitting vacant for 50 years. It was the largest hardware store west
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The City of Pueblo Parks and Recreation Department is issuing a temporary closure of the Fountain Creek trail until further notice. This comes after heavy rainfall in the area that has accumulated from recent storms causing a section of the trail to be washed out. The closure will include the northside
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) is asking for help locating a missing runaway teenager. Zaydin Stetler-Cordova, 15, was last seen around noon on the South Side of Peublo on Sunday, April 30. He is 5’10, around 130 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. PCSO states Zaydin was last
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–The Pueblo Fallen Peace Officer Memorial Foundation is committed to creating a lasting memorial to peace officers from the Pueblo community who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. The memorial will serve as a place where family, friends, members of the community, and visitors can honor and reflect on
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The father and son duo accused of violently beating a man in September 2022 are finally facing charges. According to court documents obtained by 13 Investigations, Doug and Nate Cullison each face a felony second-degree assault with a deadly weapon charge for the alleged attack on 24-year-old Alex Montoya. Our team
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department and the Pueblo Fire Department are partnering together to participate in the Catholic Charities of Southern Colorado’s diaper drive. Catholic Charities of Southern Colorado is collecting new children’s diapers through May 31. All donations will go to children in the Pueblo community. Catholic Charities of Southern Colorado
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A state-funded grant has just been issued to the Pueblo Police Department to help boost mental health services for the force. The Colorado Department of Local Affairs awarded the city of Pueblo with the $99,464 grant. Last week Pueblo City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to accept the funding. Police experience traumatic
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO)– In 2016, Pueblo County voters approved Ballot Question 1A, which was the county’s request to keep about $66 million in tax revenues in exchange for building a specific list of projects. The ballot measure allowed voters to “debruce” or opt out, of the tax-payer’s bill of rights (TABOR). The program did
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PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo West High School Students and staff are hard at work putting together the Unified Prom meant to bring Pueblo County teens with disabilities together. “It is just so much fun just to see them out there enjoying themselves,” said Lindsey Moore, Student Council Sponsor at Pueblo West High School.
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