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After Legal Skirmish, Riot Fest Begins

(CBS) -- A last-minute settlement saved Riot Fest from being shut down over the concerns of a local hospital.

On Friday -- the first day of the punk, rap and metal music event -- things seemed to be going okay, CBS 2's Roseanne Tellez reports.

Riot Fest organizers moved some entrances, reconfigured some stages and promised a clear pathway for patients of Saint Anthony Hospital, which is across from the event's new home in Douglas Park.

Traffic was brisk outside the hospital, but it was moving.

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