Good morning, Colorado Springs.

Today at noon, the fourth No Kings rally starts at Acacia Park and City Hall with speakers Paula Poundstone, Sky and Amanda Roberts — and local advocate Kyle McGuffey.

Protesters will focus on early voting and ballot question education and sign a petition for a four-year data center moratorium.

The 28th annual El Paso County Homeless Veterans Stand Down is set to add legal services at Weidner Field on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Colorado Legal Services will assist veterans with discharge issues + pending evictions while partners provide winter gear and help with housing.

Colorado Springs was ranked the nation's top small business city in Bluevine's Best Cities study, announced by Mayor Mobolade Thursday at downtown Kinship Landing — the study measured business survival, formation, cost and banking data across 100 metro areas.

Fort Carson’s training area and the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site will conduct intermittent prescribed burns beginning Nov.

1 through December + smoke may be visible along Interstate 25, Colorado 115 and Colorado 350. Residents near the burns should follow air quality guidelines to reduce exposure.

On Friday, Oct. 16, two electrical outages near Memorial Park left 3,845 customers without power; the outage near East Willamette Avenue reported at 3:29 p.m. was restored by 7:19 p.m. — the outage near East Bijou Street reported at 3:49 p.m. was restored by 7:39 p.m.

A new Colorado law that took effect on Oct.

1 now requires insurance companies to explain how they rate wildfire risk and lets homeowners appeal their score. It also lets carriers consider fire safety work for discount eligibility (a move aimed at easing rising costs).

Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday that the SBA approved disaster assistance loans for people affected by the Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo and Custer counties.

The loans cover uninsured damages (up to $500K for homes and $2M for businesses) and local centers open Monday at Pueblo County Government Services Center and Wetmore Community Library.

State health officials confirmed the season’s first pediatric flu death in an elementary-aged child outside the Denver metro on Friday — noting the child had not received the recommended flu vaccine.

Officials urge parents to vaccinate their children as flu cases and hospital visits increase statewide.

Bear Creek East in Colorado Springs gives locals a country escape with a community garden, dog park, picnic pavilions, playgrounds, sports courts and a loop trail that offers scenic views of downtown and surrounding mountains (park open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.).

Air Force is set to host UNLV in a crucial Mountain West matchup today at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs at 1:30 p.m. Fans can watch the game on *CBS Sports Network* and *KVOR AM 740* as the Falcons look to boost their conference standing.

On Friday night, the TCA Titans secured their 26th consecutive regular-season win with a 48—27 rout of Strasburg— a game coach Justin Rich described as playoff-type that boosted team confidence and extended the team’s undefeated non-playoff streak since 2023.