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🌱 COS To PHX Passenger Jumps Out Of Plane + Supply Chain Issues

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Happy Monday, people of Colorado Springs! Let's get this day started. Here's everything going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

Mainly cloudy and much colder. High: 36 Low: 29.

Here are the top stories in Colorado Springs today:

  1. On Saturday, a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight out of Colorado Springs jumped out theplane door onto the tarmac as it was taxiing to a gate at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Daniel Ramirez, a 30-year-old Phoenix native, had been in Colorado for a tiling job, but family members say he wanted to come home "because he feared for his life." Police arrested Ramirez on suspicion of two felony counts of trespassing. (KKTV 11 News)
  2. Colorado Springs restaurant menus may look different this year: Businesses are feeling the impact of nationwide and global supply chain problems and are unable to get certain specialty ingredients for their dishes, leading to creative new specials and substitutions. Despite the struggles these restaurants face, many remain optimistic that things will eventually turn around. In the meantime, customers are asked to remain patient and understanding. (FOX21News.com)
  3. A store in Colorado Springs' Citadel Mall is offering customers a trip down "Memory Lane" with collectibles honoring long-lost but still-loved icons such as Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne, among other memorabilia items. (Free: Spot On Colorado; Subscription: Colorado Springs Gazette)
  4. An email to parents of students at Vista Ridge High School in Colorado Springs says administrators are investigating "escalating assaultive behavior" at the school, many of which are coordinated and documented on social media pages created by VRHS students. (KRDO)
  5. A Colorado Springs man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for producing child pornography. (Department of Justice)

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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.

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