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  • CS Daily 7-24


    - Hi, I'm Isabella Janney with the Colorado Springs Daily and today is July 24th, 2020. Our first segment today, we'll talk about bars and restaurants opposing the "Last Call" order. Our second story today is about a local nonprofit helping those with limited mobility enjoy the outdoors. And, our last story of the day is about a new mural in downtown Colorado Springs.

    - Our first story today is about bars and restaurants across Colorado suing the state over the Governor’s “Last Call” order, which mandates that alcohol cannot be served after 10:00 p.m. The usual time for the last call is 2 a.m. in Colorado. The Tavern League of Colorado, which is made up of about 200 bars and restaurants in the state, expects to appear before a judge on either next Wednesday or Thursday. Polis also amended the law to allow grocery and liquor stores to sell alcohol after 10 p.m. The governor is trying to stop people from becoming inebriated at a bar, leading to less social distancing. But the Tavern League believes this order is unfair, and the amendment allowing alcohol to still be sold at grocery and liquor stores will only make matters worse. Chris Fuselier, the owner of Blake Street Tavern in Denver, and a leading member of the Tavern League, says, “Young kids are gonna leave us at ten, they’re gonna stop by the liquor store on the way home, and continue to party at someone’s house. And there will be no social distancing, they’re not going to be wearing masks.”
    - [https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/24/colorado-bars-challenge-governors-last-call-order/](https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/24/colorado-bars-challenge-governors-last-call-order/)
    - Our second segment today is about a local nonprofit, The Lockwood Foundation, continuing its mission to help people who are wheelchair-bound not only get outside, but climb mountains as well. Being able to get outdoors is more important than ever right now, especially for those with limited mobility. For a lot of people, accessing Colorado's trails is fairly easy. A manual wheelchair or a power wheelchair would never have a chance on going up 99% of the trails in Colorado. Jeffrey Lockwood, executive director & board president of The Lockwood Foundation, has been a mountain guide and worked in disability care for several years. Lockwood said, "We are more driven than ever to make sure that the outdoors are accessible because right now it is one of the only safe ways to get out with people." With the purchase of the adaptive TrailRider wheelchair last year and volunteer hikers, outdoor adventures for people with a physical disability changed forever. It's the kind of opportunity they want more people in the community to take advantage of. It's why this Saturday the organization will be hosting a TrailRider Tryout at Lovell Park in Pueblo West from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
    - [https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/local-nonprofit-helps-those-with-physical-disabilities-access-colorado-trails-mountains](https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/local-nonprofit-helps-those-with-physical-disabilities-access-colorado-trails-mountains)
    - Our last story today is about a new mural in downtown Colorado Springs. As a part of the 22nd annual Art on the Streets, Gregg Deal, an indigenous artist who lives in El Paso County, turned an empty wall downtown and turned it into art bearing a message. The mural depicts Deal’s 14-year-old daughter, Sage Deal, wearing a mix of contemporary clothing and traditional Indigenous accessories. There is a red handprint covering the mouth of the portrait, a symbol that references the [Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit](https://www.nativejustice.org/mmiwg2s-project) movement, which works to draw attention to the high rate that indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people go missing or are murdered. Deal firmly believes in using his medium of public art to talk about these issues that are important to not only his family but to indigenous communities as well. De

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  • CS Daily 7-23


    - Hi, I'm Isabella Janney with the Colorado Springs Daily and today is July 23rd, 2020. Our first segment today, we'll talk abouta new option for COVID testing developed at CU Boulder. Our second story today is about a syndrome appearing in children connected to COVID. And, our last story of the day is about fishing licenses in Colorado.

    - Our first story today is about a new option for testing COVID-19 outside of the uncomfortable nasal swab in the near future. On Wednesday, CU Boulder said that researchers have been working on a rapid COVID-19 test that can provide results in less than one hour. The test is saliva-based so the patient simply spits in a tube, a solution is added to the spit, the liquid is heated to a certain temperature and if the sample color changes from pink to yellow, the test is positive. If it doesn’t, the test is negative. The research team, in cooperation with Venture Partners at CU Boulder, has created a spin-off company, Darwin Biosciences, to commercialize the test, the university said. As of Wednesday, the saliva test in development by CU Researchers was not available to the public. It isn’t clear when, or if, it will be available.
    - [https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/22/new-45-minute-covid-19-test-that-uses-spit-being-developed-by-cu-boulder-researchers/](https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/22/new-45-minute-covid-19-test-that-uses-spit-being-developed-by-cu-boulder-researchers/)
    - Our second segment today is about two deaths in Colorado that have been linked to [multisystem inflammatory syndrome](https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/coronavirus/3-colorado-children-suspected-of-contracting-new-inflammatory-illness-linked-to-covid-19). The mystery syndrome popping up across the country – mostly among children – that is linked to the novel coronavirus. There have been two deaths in Colorado and seven cases in the state. Colorado officials [first warned](https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/coronavirus/3-colorado-children-suspected-of-contracting-new-inflammatory-illness-linked-to-covid-19) about the syndrome, MIS-C, in May, when they said there were three suspected cases in the state and that Children’s Hospital Colorado was researching the disorder. The CDC says that all of the cases across the U.S. have involved people under the age of 20. In May, Dr. Samuel Dominguez of Children’s Hospital said that initial information shows the syndrome generally affects children between the ages of 5 and 15, though there have been some cases of children up to age 20 having the syndrome. He said that suggested the syndrome was a post-infectious or inflammatory response to the virus. Children typically have very high fevers for several days and typically experience body inflammation, particularly in the gastrointestinal system and sometimes in the coronary system. The syndrome has also disproportionately affected Hispanic/Latino and Black Americans – with about 70% of cases reported by the CDC occurring in those two groups. Most cases developed 2-4 weeks after a person was infected with SARS-CoV-2. Word of these two deaths comes as Colorado school districts consider the safest way to return students to classrooms in coming weeks.
    - [https://www.koaa.com/news/coronavirus/two-deaths-in-colorado-linked-to-mis-c-syndrome-in-children-tied-to-coronavirus](https://www.koaa.com/news/coronavirus/two-deaths-in-colorado-linked-to-mis-c-syndrome-in-children-tied-to-coronavirus)
    - Our last story today is about fishing here in Colorado. More Coloradans are fishing this year than ever. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued 90,000 more fishing licenses this year than in 2019. Officials say the uptick is largely a result of people feeling cooped up from stay at home restrictions and public health orders. Plus, fishing does lend itself to social-distancing guidelines quite easily. In addition to annual licenses, Colorado Parks and Wildlife also sells one-day passes and stamps that let you fish with more than one rod. In the first ha

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  • CS Daily 7-22


    - Hi, I'm Isabella Janney with the Colorado Springs Daily and today is July 21st, 2020. Our first segment today, we'll talk about El Paso County's coronavirus cases. Our second story today is about a local teenager who started a non-profit striving to bring equality to baseball.. And, our last story of the day is about the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo's success.

    - Our first story today is about coronavirus cases in El Paso County. Time is running out for El Paso County to get its coronavirus cases down -- or risk losing its current variances. The health department submitted a mitigation plan to the state on July 13th, giving the county two weeks to reduce the presence of COVID-19. Tuesday, the state announced El Paso County remained in the “red zone” for high transmission levels and was one of 15 counties at risk of seeing stiffer restrictions reimposed. The state’s threshold for a high-transmission county is a two-week period of over 100 cases per 100,000 population. In a county board of health meeting, El Paso County Public Health Director Susan Wheelan said the county had the second-highest count of cases after Denver County in the last 14 days -- and the highest in the last seven. The county is currently at about 133 cases per 100,000. Keeping with statewide trends, younger people are leading the pack with the most infections. The health department and the mayor called on the public Wednesday to do their part to curtail the cases before they got out of hand.El Paso County’s two weeks ends on July 27th On that date, the county health department will check in with state health department regarding its progress.
    - [https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/22/el-paso-county-at-risk-of-reverting-back-to-safer-at-home-order/](https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/22/el-paso-county-at-risk-of-reverting-back-to-safer-at-home-order/)
    - Our second story today is about a local 16-year-old , Josh Kates, who founded a non-profit organization that strives to bring equality to baseball. Kates plays baseball at Air Academy High School. He umpires local leagues and also coaches young kids. Kates says, "Through my years of playing, I've begun to notice the overwhelming influence that money plays in baseball. To be good, you had to have and spend way too much money, and money separated the good leagues from the bad." So, the teenager started [Equality at the Plate Foundation](https://www.equalityattheplate.org/). The organization provides funds to help solve racial and socioeconomic inequality in baseball. Funds go toward promoting equal opportunities for all kids playing the sport of baseball. They collect and distribute funds in order to help provide equipment, registration fees, uniforms, field maintenance, travel, and any other costs associated with baseball.
    - [https://krdo.com/news/2020/07/22/local-teen-pioneers-organization-to-solve-racial-and-socioeconomic-inequality-in-baseball/](https://krdo.com/news/2020/07/22/local-teen-pioneers-organization-to-solve-racial-and-socioeconomic-inequality-in-baseball/)
    - Our last story today is about The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in gaining national attention after ranking as one of the top 5 zoos in the entire nation. Not only was the zoo ranked 4th in the nation, but one of its exhibits, Rocky Mountain Wild, came in as the number 2 best exhibit nationwide. Animal Care Manager Rebecca Zwicker said, “All of the animals that are here are ones that you could see in the Rocky Mountains and it’s pretty exciting to be able to come see them up close and then literally just drive not that far into the mountains and be able to see their natural habitat.” The Rocky Mountain Wild section of the zoo features grizzly bears, mountain lions, and a brand new nine-week-old moose who is still getting adjusted to its surroundings. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is one of only eight accredited zoos in the United States to house moose, which is a big reason why Rocky Mountain Wild is so popular. Zwicker says, “Our animals are pretty excited to see pe

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  • CS Daily 7-21


    - Hi, I'm Isabella Janney with the Colorado Springs Daily and today is July 21st, 2020. Our first segment today, we'll talk about new guidance for schools opening in Colorado. Our second story today is about dead fish in Prospect Lake. And, our last story of the day is about an Aurora City Council resolution calling for an independent investigation into Elijah McClain’s death.

    - Our first story today is about new guidance for schools in Colorado as districts scramble to come up with a plan to manage students and staff returning this fall while navigating a historic pandemic. State officials say getting students back inside the classroom is important, a position backed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. But COVID-19 mitigation remains critical as the pandemic shows no signs of winding down. Cases are up nationwide, and even though Colorado has not been as hard-hit as states like Texas, Arizona and Florida, cases are up here too. The Colorado health department held an online news conference Monday to present new recommendations for the 2020-2021 school year. Some, we’ve heard before: social distancing, wearing masks. Other guidance was released for the first time Monday, including the concept of “cohort classes,” which if implemented would see schools break classes into small groups of students who stay together during the whole day. During the news conference, officials presented graphics that show how quickly one case could spread through a group. But if students are kept to a small circle, exposure to a positive case would be limited to that cohort.
    - [https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/21/cohort-classes-among-new-guidance-from-state-as-districts-prepare-to-reopen-schools/](https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/21/cohort-classes-among-new-guidance-from-state-as-districts-prepare-to-reopen-schools/)
    - Our second story today is about at least 100 dead fish that have washed up on the shore of Prospect Lake in Memorial Park. The lake was closed in June to swimmers and recreational purposes other than fishing due to toxic blue-green algae issue. However, city officials believe the large amount of dead fish may be tied to something else. Vanessa Zink the Senior Public Communications Specialist with the City of Colorado Springs says, “We believe it has more to do with the water temperature than the algae itself. The algae, however, may be a compounding factor.” Colorado Parks and Wildlife issued a warning to the public on Saturday about trout fishing. According to CPW, when temperatures exceed 70 degrees in lakes, fish stop feeding and become more susceptible to disease. Zink added the temperature at Prospect Lake was about 72.86 degrees back on July 7.
    - [https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/20/dozens-of-dead-fish-wash-up-on-the-shore-at-prospect-lake-in-colorado-springs-may-have-to-do-with-water-temperature-according-to-city-officials/](https://www.kktv.com/2020/07/20/dozens-of-dead-fish-wash-up-on-the-shore-at-prospect-lake-in-colorado-springs-may-have-to-do-with-water-temperature-according-to-city-officials/)
    - Our last story today is about Aurora City Council unanimously adopting a resolution on Monday evening calling for an independent investigation into Elijah McClain’s death. The [resolution](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/60/18/c425b5974152b956f86226c8adb2/07-16-2020-public-safety-courts-civil-service-agenda-packet-revised.pdf) calls for a three-member independent investigation team that will have at least three consultants and will be led by Jonathan Smith of the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs in Washington, D.C. The team will include consultants who have expertise in independent investigations, law enforcement and public safety accountability, civil rights, use of force, police and EMT training and criminal justice. The city council’s Public Safety, Courts and Civil Service Committee had said just last week they were still working to find a medical expert who can speak to the use of ketamine on M

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