E-Scooters Have Arrived! + Second-Worst Air Quality In The State

Hey, Colorado Springs! Let's get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and comfortable. High: 76 Low: 51.

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Here are the top stories today in Colorado Springs:

1. Electric scooters have arrived in Colorado Springs. You can find them in central areas of the city, including downtown. The city is implementing a one-year pilot program for the increasingly popular e-scooters, selecting Lime and Veo as the scooter sharing operators. E-scooters are small and agile, perfect for getting around town quickly. A few of the benefits gained from e-scooters are increased vitality within the City, ease of use, transportation cost savings, and providing a more sustainable and eco-friendly mobility option.(Press Release Desk)
2. In 2020, 237.6 million Americans – more than 70 percent of the population – were exposed to more than a month of elevated levels of ozone and/or fine particulate pollution, according to Environment Colorado. Colorado Springs rates some of the worst air quality in the state over the course of 2020. Nearly a third of the year was spent under poor air quality. Colorado Springs logged 104 days of elevated ozone, coming second only to Boulder which logged 106 days of poor air quality. (KRDO)
3. A Colorado Springs woman was denied a kidney transplant because she is unvaccinated from COVID-19. Transplant patients face a very high death rate should they contract the virus. (KKTV 11 News)
4. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect in an officer-involved shooting as 24-year-old David Jacques Junior. (KRDO)
5. A shelter-in-place order was put in place Tuesday afternoon for a Colorado Springs neighborhood as Colorado Springs Police Department searched for a suspect. It isn't clear what the suspect is wanted for and that person has not been publicly identified. (KKTV 11 News)

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Today in Colorado Springs:

• 2021 Business After Hours: The Arc of Pikes Peak - Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC (5:00 PM)
• THURSDAY FRIGHT NIGHT - The Bat - Manitou Springs Heritage Center (6:30 PM)
• Comedy Open Mic with Wade Ridley - Lulu's Downstairs (9:00 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.