THE LONG-AWAITED WIDENING OF HIGHWAY 550 FROM I-25 TO 528 IN RIO RANCHO WILL SOON BE UNDERWAY. CONSTRUCTION HAS ALREADY BEGUN ON A KEY COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT…A NEW RIO GRANDE BRIDGE THAT’S GOING UP NORTH OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE. KENNETH MURPHY WITH THE NEW MEXICO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TELLS US THE GOAL IS…… MORE
Feds Now Funding Albuquerque Rape Kit Tests
MORE MONEY TO HELP TEST THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S BACKLOG OF RAPE KITS. APD SPOKESMAN TANNER TIXIER SAYS IT’S 2-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS COMING FROM THE FEDS. HE TELLS US HALF THE MONEY WILL GO TO TESTING THE RAPE KITS. THE OTHER HALF WILL PROVIDE INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT. HE SAYS THAT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM…… MORE
Madrid Found Guilty
A NOTORIOUS ALBUQUERQUE MURDER CASE IS COMING TO A CONCLUSION. THE LAST OF THE DEFENDANTS IN THE DRIVE-BY SHOOTING DEATH OF A MANZANO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER. ESIAS MADRID IS ALREADY SERVING A 16 YEAR SENTENCE FOR ANOTHER MURDER. PROSECUTORS SAY MADRID FIRED THE…… MORE
Gangster Sentenced
A MEMBER OF A LOCAL STREET GANG GETS 20 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY IN A NUMBER OF AGGRAVATED BURGLARY CASES. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS THAT’S THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE PAUL MAX MARTINEZ COULD HAVE GOTTEN. AMONG OTHER CASES, MARTINEZ AND HIS CO-CONSPIRATORS BROKE INTO TWO ALBUQUERQUE GUN…… MORE
Election Day in Albuquerque
THE POLLS ARE OPEN IN ALBUQUERQUE ON THIS ELECTION DAY. WE’RE DECIDING WHO WILL BE MAYOR, WITH SEVEN CANDIDATES TO CHOSE FROM SINCE RICARDO CHAVES DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE LAST WEEK. THERE ARE ALSO FIVE CITY COUNCIL SEATS OPEN. BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS ON THE BALLOT IS A…… MORE
Group Expects Spike in Gun Sales
MEMBERS OF NEW MEXICANS TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE EXPECT TO SEE AN UPTICK IN GUN SALES IN NEW MEXICO AFTER THE LATEST MASS SHOOTING … THE LARGEST IN MODERN U-S HISTORY … IN LAS VEGAS THAT KILLED 59 AND LEFT MORE THAN 500 WOUNDED. GROUP CO-PRESIDENT MIRANDA VISCOLI SAYS 64 YEAR…… MORE
Survivor Glad to Be Back in NM
JENN SALAZAR SAYS SHE’S JUST HAPPY TO BE BACK HOME IN ABQ. SALAZAR AND HER 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER JASMINE WERE AT THE OUTDOOR CONCERT IN LAS VEGAS SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE FROM A NEARBY HOTEL ROOM. SHE TELLS KKOB’S SCOTT STIEGLER BULLETS WERE FLYING ALL AROUND THEM. …… MORE
Balloon Fiesta Weather Should Be Okay
GET READY FOR MORE RAIN IN NEW MEXICO. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS WE’RE EXPECTING POTENTIALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. BUT METEOROLOGIST BRIAN GUYER TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THINGS SHOULD IMPROVE FOR THE FIRST WEEKEND OF BALLOON FIESTA. GUYER SAYS THE SYSTEM MOVING IN THIS WEEK COULD MATCH THE INTENSITY OF…… MORE
Lobos Take the Knee
A HANDFUL OF LOBO PLAYERS TAKE THE KNEE DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT HALFTIME IN SATURDAY’S GAME AGAINST AIR FORCE AT DREAMSTYLE STADIUM. AND THEY GOT BOTH PRAISE AND CRITICISM FOR IT. COACH BOB DAVIE AND OTHERS WONDER EVEN HOW THAT HAPPENED SINCE COLLEGE TEAMS AREN’T SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE…… MORE
More Voters Could Vote in Albuquerque Tuesday
SOME ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS HAVE ALREADY MADE THE IMPORTANT DECISION … AND MORE WILL TURN OUT AT THE POLLS ON TUESDAY TO MAKE THE SAME TOUGH DECISION. THE MAYOR’S RACE TOPS THE BALLOT IN THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH EIGHT NAMES ON THE BALLOT. THAT’S DESPITE ONE CANDIDATE … RICARDO CHAVES … DROPPING…… MORE
