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Calmer weather today and more: 5 Things to Know for Wednesday, June 20

Posted at 5:48 AM, Jun 20, 2018
and last updated 2018-06-20 07:48:22-04

Good morning. Here are 5 Things to Know for Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

1. Calm weather day after severe weather outbreak
The skies over the Front Range will be calm Wednesday after two days of severe weather that spawned damaging hail and multiple tornadoes. The rain chances will be lower Wednesday, with partly cloudy skies and more widely scattered storms that should remain below severe levels. Highs will be in the mid-to upper 70s.

2. Search on for migrant-kids fix
Trump and Republican lawmakers struggle to find a way to end the administration's policy of separating families after illegal border crossings.

3. Rally over separation policy planned
A rally against the administration’s policy on separating families on the US-Mexico border is planned at in front of the Aurora ICE Processing Center Wednesday beginning at 12:30 p.m.

4. Last evacuation orders lifted near 416 Fire
All people evacuated by the 416 Fire burning in southwestern Colorado have been allowed to return home. The last remaining evacuation orders, affecting about 100 homes, were lifted Tuesday after the remnants of Hurricane Bud put a damper on the fire over the weekend.

5. It's the last full day of spring!
Summer officially begins at 4:07 a.m. MT on Thursday, making today the last full day of spring. So get out there and enjoy it!