🌱Colorado Springs Ranks Top Place To Live + Purifying Wastewater

Good day, people of Colorado Springs! It's me again, Rachel Kilimnik, your host of the Colorado Springs Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Warmer with plenty of sun. High: 64 Low: 40.

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Here are the top stories in Colorado Springs today:

1. According to Livability.com, Colorado Springs ranks high in the top 100 best places to live in America at number nine. The list is compiled based on surveys, studies, and an algorithm. The data analyzed more than 1,000 small to mid-sized cities on factors like safety, affordability, economic stability, outdoor recreation, accessibility, and community engagement. (KRDO)
2. A group of Colorado engineers are working to develop a way to safely recycle water from toilets back into drinking water. Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) has partnered with the Colorado School of the Mines and Carollo Engineers to create innovative mobile technology that purifies recycled wastewater to drinking water levels. With a limited water supply in the Colorado Springs area, CSU believes this is eventually the future of some, but not all of your drinking water. (KRDO)
3. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado says a grand jury in Denver indicted 21-year-old Nathaniel Corser of Colorado Springs with a charge of distributing fentanyl, which resulted in death. (KKTV 11 News)
4. Torchy's Taco, the popular "Austin-based craft fast-casual taco brand," is set to open on Wednesday, Oct. 20 joining existing restaurants in Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. (KKTV 11 News)
5. On Oct. 1, the Families First Prevention Services Act went into effect providing more resources to keep families together and encouraging the placement of kids in foster care in family-like home settings.(FOX21News.com)

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Today in Colorado Springs:

• Book Sale - Security Public Library (9:00 AM)
• Cool Science Festival Special Event: City of Sunshine Family Workshop - Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum (10:30 AM)
• Pumpkin Painting Festival - Westside Community Center (12:00 PM)
• Boo at the Zoo - Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (3:40 PM)

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— Rachel Kilimnik

About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.