🌱 Arsenic Spurs Baby Cereal Recall + Domestic Violence Shooting

Good morning, Denver! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right. We have information about an important baby cereal recall, a deadly shooting, more flight cancelations and a young elk who is finally free.

First, today's weather:

You can expect a much sunnier day than yesterday, but there will still be a few clouds. High: 61 Low: 34.

Here are the top stories today in Denver:

1. Walmart is pulling some lots of Parent's Choice Rice Baby Cereal from its shelves in Denver and elsewhere after the baby food tested above Food and Drug Administration recommended levels for naturally occurring arsenic. (Denver Patch)
2. One person died, and three others — including a baby — were hospitalized after a domestic violence-related shooting in Denver, police said. (Fox 31)
3. Southwest Airlines canceled several hundred more flights Monday, including some departing from and arriving at Denver International Airport, after a weekend of disruptions the airline blamed on bad weather and air traffic control issues. The airline and its pilots union denied reports of a sickout to protest mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations, The Associated Press reported. (Denver Patch)
4. The University Of Colorado, Denver has published a list of fall date ideas for those who don't want to break their budget. (Press Release Desk)
5. A 4-year-old bull elk is certainly breathing easier after wildlife officials cut free a car tire stuck around its neck for at least two years. The 600-pound bull was spotted Saturday around 8 p.m. on private property off County Road 126, about 1 mile south of Pine Junction. (Littleton Patch)

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Today in metro Denver:

• Theatre Scene Night - Denver School of the Arts HS (6 p.m.)
• BYOB(ook) Group: A Graphic or Illustrated Novel (6:30 p.m.)
• Jazz and Tacos - Pete Lewis Quartet - you'll have to do a road trip north for this one! (7 p.m.)
• Not Made For TV - Enigma Bazaar (8 p.m.)
• Sinisterhood - Comedy Works (8 p.m.)

Denver Patch Notebook

• City and County of Denver Government: "The Colorado Afghan Evacuee Support Fund ensures cities like Denver are ready to welcome Afghan evacuees. Funds will help provide resettlement, health services, and legal support." (Facebook)
• Denver Police Department: "Domestic or intimate partner violence can happen to anyone, even teens. That's why Project PAVE is so important in addressing this social harm." (Facebook)
• VISIT DENVER: "Play in the mountains, stay in the city! Join Paraclimbing Champion and Denver local Mo Beck - Unprofessional Climber on one of her favorite beginner-friendly climbs, followed by a relaxing afternoon at Denver’s famous The Beer Spa." (Facebook)
• Denver Broncos Community Development: "At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, some cancer screenings declined by 90%, especially in underserved communities. Now, doctors are diagnosing later-stage cancers, which could have been detected sooner. Don’t wait." (Facebook)
• Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce: "Have you received your #ballot in the mail yet? Ballots were mailed beginning 10/8. Still unsure of how the issues at stake in this election? Check out our 2021 ballot guide and don’t forget to #vote." (Facebook)

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— Amber Fisher

About me: I'm a Patch editor covering news in Denver's metro area and Boulder. I've spent the past nine years working for various news outlets across North America, including Chicago Patch, Global News and WBEZ. I've covered high-profile court cases, civil rights abuses, mass shootings, natural disasters and major crimes — but also countless happy news stories about kindness, innovation and resilience. When I'm not writing articles, I can be found hiking, snowboarding, debating politics with my husband and attempting to be a sci-fi and astronomy geek.

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