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Bradley Davis

PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) – 46-year-old Frank Sagona has a strong case for best pull up master in the world. He’s done millions of them over the last 16 years. He’s done most of those at his home in Pueblo and gym in Pueblo West.

Sagona has two standing Guinness World Records: 1010 chin ups in one hour, and 5049 pull ups in eight hours.

He has the plaques for three others he used to hold. He’s waiting on verification for two more and is training for his first attempt at the “most pull ups in one hour” record of 1131.

Since Sagona started 16 years ago, he estimates he’s done over 2 million pull ups and chin ups and almost 3.5 million push ups.

Tune into Good Morning Colorado to see KRDO13’s Bradley Davis get up on the pull up bar with Frank to take us inside his workout routine and find out the “why” behind his world record.

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Rob Namnoum

The Pueblo West boys lacrosse team went up against Lutheran in the Class 4A playoffs on Tuesday night. The Cyclones lost 11-6.

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Rob Namnoum

The Cheyenne Mountain girls lacrosse team won their first round Class 4A playoff game against Summit 17-7 on Tuesday afternoon. They will play Golden on Thursday.

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Bart Bedsole

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 of Black Hills Colorado Elections, LLC, if determined feasible?”

With roughly 17,500 ballots counted, just over 79% have voted “no”.

It’s unclear how many total ballots were submitted.

In recent weeks, both the City of Pueblo and Black Hills Energy have released separate studies suggesting how much the acquisition by the city would cost, and whether it was financially feasible.

In a statement following the release of the first batch of results, Black Hills Energy said they were “delighted” that Pueblo voters were not in support of ending the agreement.

“Voters know the city’s own study showed that a billion-dollar takeover in Pueblo simply isn’t feasible, and there’s no practical path for an estimated $4 billion region-wide takeover effort, which would be highly complex and unlikely to succeed,” the statement read in part.

Stay with KRDO13 for continuing coverage of Tuesday’s election.

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Michael Logerwell

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – In the wake of President Donald Trump’s comments claiming former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters is a “Political Prisoner” and calling for her immediate release, KRDO13 pressed local leaders about their reaction to the president’s comments.

Related: Trump’s DOJ to review Tina Peters’ conviction in Colorado election tampering case

In October 2024, Mesa County Judge Matthew Barrett sentenced Peters to serve nine years behind bars after a jury found her guilty in a data-breach scheme aimed at proving widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.

She is currently incarcerated at the La Vista Correctional Facility.

KRDO13 reached out to many elected officials and political leaders in Southern Colorado and on the Western Slope for their reaction to President Trump’s comments.

“It’s a joke,” El Paso County Democrat Chair John Jarrell said. “I do feel bad for Tina that she bought into Trump’s lies and got so involved that she committed all these crimes. But, no, she was, she had a jury of her peers.”

The local GOP Chair took a different stance.

“[We’re] excited. We’ve been waiting for some action because we recognize it was going to probably take some federal action in order to see her freed,” Ken Davis, El Paso GOP Chair, said.

Davis stopped short of saying Peters was a “hostage,” as the president framed the situation, but he did take issue with the sentence handed down by Judge Barrett.

“By the letter of [the] law, she broke the law. And they found her guilty of breaking the law, so I wouldn’t necessarily blame those in Mesa County,” Davis said. “But I do think the judge then overreached with his sentencing.”

In a statement, Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein (R) said Peters’ conviction was not politically motivated.

“Nothing about the prosecution of Ms. Peters was politically motivated. In one of the most conservative jurisdictions in Colorado, the same voters who elected Ms. Peters, also elected the Republican District Attorney who handled the prosecution, and the all-Republican Board of County Commissioners who unanimously requested the prosecution of Ms. Peters on behalf of the Mesa County citizens which she victimized. Ms. Peters was indicted by a grand jury of her peers, and convicted at trial by the jury of her peers that she selected.”

At the state level, Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) and Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) pushed back on the President’s claims that Peters was a political prisoner.

“Tina Peters is a criminal who compromised her own voting equipment to try to prove Trump’s Big Lie,” Griswold said in a statement. “Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice. We cannot allow him to rewrite history or use his lies to create two tiers of justice for the American people.”

“Tina Peters is in prison because of her own actions. A grand jury indicted her and a trial jury found her guilty of breaking Colorado’s criminal laws,” Weiser said. “No one is above the law. The Colorado Attorney General’s Office will continue to defend this criminal conviction in post-conviction proceedings and on appeal. We are firm in pursuing justice for the people of the state of Colorado, protecting free and fair elections, and standing up for the rule of law.”

Tina Peters’ photo from the Department of Corrections.

As she was convicted of state crimes, President Trump cannot pardon Peters; only Colorado Gov. Jared Polis would have the power to issue a pardon.

According to the Department of Corrections, Peters’ next parole hearing date is December 2028. If Peters were to serve out her entire term, she would be released on May 11, 2033.

KRDO13 Investigates reached out to Peters’ most recent attorney, Michael Edminster, via email. He did not return our request by our deadline.

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Scott Harrison

TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — What started as rain and wet roads on US 24 through Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs in El Paso County, turned to blizzard-like conditions southwest of Woodland Park in Teller County.

Roads quickly became slushy, then icy as wind-blown snow moved through the area late Tuesday morning and continued through the afternoon.

The dividing line between steady rain and steady snow was at an elevation of around 9,000 feet.

Brad Shaw, operations supervisor for Teller County Public Works, said that he was expecting up to a foot of snow by Wednesday morning, although there was considerable melting of snow that had already fallen.

“We’ll have 18 plows on duty through the day and four overnight, he explained.

Shaw said that he was worried about plows damaging some of the county’s 480 miles of gravel roads.

“It’s a little different when the gravel roads have thawed out in spring,” he said. “Not so big of a deal in the winter. This heavy, wet snow will make them soft and muddy. We can do more damage by pushing gravel into the ditches, versus snow.”

Shaw said that his crews would closely monitor roads between Divide and Cripple Creek, which is at a slightly higher elevation of nearly 9,500 feet.

Interestingly, he mentioned that the county doesn’t pre-treat its roads with salt brine before a snowfall, as El Paso County and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) do.

“We only use a sand/salt mixture,” he said. “We don’t feel like we need to use salt brine. We tried it before and had mixed results with it. From what we’ve seen, it brought in more moisture in the mornings and made the roads slick.”

Shaw said that his department doesn’t let spring snowstorms catch it by surprise.

“We’ve seen them before and we’re always ready for them,” he said.

Finally, Shaw revealed that his county has had similar issues as other local municipalities in retaining workers.

“At one point this winter, we were down 16 drivers,” he said. “Now, we’re only down six.”

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Celeste Springer

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A crash is blocking one lane of I-25 southbound near County Line, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).

The crash is between Exit 167: Greenland and Exit 163: County Line Road (1 mile north of the Woodmoor exit) at Mile Point 164.05, according to CDOT.

Drivers should expect slick conditions if heading out for their commute. Rain and snow have created unsavory driving conditions across Southern Colorado.

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Celeste Springer

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD) says it will hold a “Mountain of Authors” event where members of the community can meet local authors and learn more about the writing and publishing process.

According to PPLD, the event will feature author Pete McBride for a keynote address, and other authors will be available for book signings. Publishing agent Michael Covington will also be in attendance, PPLD said.

The event is free and open to the public. It kicks off at noon on Saturday, May 17 at Library 21c, which is located at 1175 Chapel Hills Dr.

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Celeste Springer

UPDATE: As of 2:42 p.m., CDOT said maintenance was complete and the road was open.

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A portion of US 24 is closed, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).

The stretch of road closed is eastbound US 24, between Woodland Avenue and Lucky 4 Road (Cascade-Chipita Park).

CDOT says the road is closed because of snow removal operations.

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Bradley Davis

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pikes Peak Road Runners (PPRR) showed their dedication to the sport Tuesday morning. Dozens of members met to run despite the cold, misty conditions.

Members said they hold to the same level of commitment for their First Saturday cleanup along the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail.

“I think that it’s important that we be good stewards of the trails that we use,” trail cleanup coordinator Lita Abbarno said. “Once you’ve done the trail cleanup even just once, it heightens your awareness, and you actually see how much is out there all the time.”

Mayor Yemi Mobolade and the City of Colorado Springs presented PPRR with the annual “Keep it Clean COS” award. The trophy honors groups who go the extra mile, keeping the Colorado Springs community clean.

The city said PPRR volunteered nearly 700 hours and filled over 500 trash bags with litter around and near the Pikes Peak Greenway trail in 2024.

PPRR is the largest running club in Colorado Springs. The group is celebrating its 50th year and has cleaned up litter in the community for over 25 years.

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