Good morning southern Colorado and here's what you need to know on your Tuesday morning.
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Dozens take part in heated protest over Cheyenne Mountain High School mascot
Monday evening brought a heated protest over an ongoing issue: does Cheyenne Mountain High School's "Indians" mascot need to go? Police even came out to keep the peace as easily over a hundred people took over the small street in front of the Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 offices to let officials know where they stand.
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Wild Horse Fire 10% contained Monday evening, pre-evacuation status remains
The Wild Horse Fire is 10% contained as of 5 p.m. Monday evening, according to Fort Carson. Highway 115 was closed from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday between mile marker 38 and 32 for helicopter firefighting activity. Bucket operations will resume Tuesday to cover any hot spots, Fort Carson said
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Warmer and breezy today with continued high fire danger
Another day for high fire danger and above-average heat for October. We're going to be warm and sunny with strong and gusty winds out of the south and southeast this afternoon. We'll be hot for mid-October, but we shouldn't break any records today.
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Colorado Springs Walmart to temporarily close due to COVID-19 concerns
A Walmart store on the east side of Colorado Springs will temporarily close Monday due to COVID-19 concerns. According to a Walmart spokesperson, the store located at 3201 E. Platte Ave was closed to the public at 2 p.m. Monday and will remain closed all day on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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El Paso County opens first voting center
Ballots are being mailed out and El Paso County has now opened the first of its voting centers. A steady line of cars visited the center Monday, dropping off ballots for the Nov. 3 election. It's estimated that more than 350,000 votes will be cast in El Paso County.
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