Category Archives: KKOB Local News

Suspect Arrested in Los Lunas Fires
LOS LUNAS, N.M. - A major break in the investigation into the devastating fires in Los Lunas: police have arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for setting the blazes that destroyed multiple h...
Buck Burnett Jun 26, 2025

Teen sentenced after 'Knockouts' shooting
KKOB News Update: A teenager has been sentenced in connection with a deadly shooting at a downtown Albuquerque nightclub. 17-year-old Louis Mugishawimana will serve 15 years behind bars after pleading...
Buck Burnett Jun 25, 2025

State Awards Contract to Reimagine Fairgrounds
KKOB News Update: Big changes could be coming to the New Mexico State Fairgrounds. The state has awarded a contract to Stantec Consulting Services, an Albuquerque-based firm, to develop a comprehensiv...
Buck Burnett Jun 25, 2025

APD Charges Local Teacher for Criminal Sexual Penetration of a Minor
A teacher at Hope Christian School in Albuquerque is facing serious charges after being accused of sexually abusing a student. Albuquerque Police say 66-year-old Kelly McEachren has been charged follo...
Buck Burnett Jun 24, 2025
Thousands Rally in Santa Fe Against Proposed Public Land Sales
SANTA FE, N.M. - Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the El Dorado Hotel in Santa Fe on Monday to protest a controversial proposal to sell off millions of acres of public land across the West....
Buck Burnett Jun 24, 2025

Belen preps for flooding
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) -- The city of Belen has a history of monsoonal flooding. This year Belen Mayor Robert Noblin and City Manager Roseann Peralta say that this year they're working with the Middle...
Mike Gaba Jun 23, 2025

The AMAFCA Tumbleweed Snowman is about to appear
Tumbleweed SnowmanAlbuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority Tumbleweed Snowman appears on the north side of Interstate 40 at the AMAFCA offices every y...
Cumulus Media Nov 21, 2023

Nonprofit expands downtown space with grant award
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — New Mexico Community Capital (NMCC) has been selected as a recipient of the Downtown Storefront Activation Grant Program, receiving a $75,000 grant from the Metropolitan...
Cumulus Media Nov 21, 2023

USDA confirms highly pathogenic avian influenza in chicken flock
Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) — The United States Department of Agriculture's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)...
Cumulus Media Nov 21, 2023

Senate Republicans issue statement on passage of EV mandate
Santa Fe, NM (KKOB) — Late Friday afternoon, the unelected members of the Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) passed a controversial rule requiring the forced transition of new vehic...
Cumulus Media Nov 20, 2023








