The wind conditions are causing up to 30 minute delays for arrivals and departures.

There is no confirmation on whether any flights have been diverted because of the windy conditions.

CBS4′s Justin McHeffey took to the water at Chatfield State Park on Wednesday morning to try out some traditional kayaking moves. The water was pretty cold but kayakers tend to wear wetsuits in the water, which help keep them warm.

Watch Justin’s report and demonstration of some techniques below:

McHeffey tried out some interesting techniques like the wet exit, bow rescue and rolls in the introductory kayaking class with Renaissance Adventure Guides at the Chatfield Reservoir.

The guides offer beginner to advanced kayaking techniques at different waterways in Colorado.

Watch Justin attempt another kayaking technique below:

RELATED LINKS: Renaissance Adventure Guides
Chatfield State Park

Denver Civic Center was recommended by a U.S. Department of the Interior agency to become a National Historic Landmark.

“Civic Center serves as the keystone for the entire Denver Parks system and sits literally where the city’s cultural, community and commercial realms converge,” Hancock said at the meeting. “For Civic Center to receive the honor of becoming National Historic Landmark would shine a spotlight on this city treasure and help to deliver Denver as a world-class city.”

A concert in Civic Center Park (credit: civiccenterconservancy.org)

Included in the designation for the Civic Center is Civic Center Park, Veteran’s Park, the McNichols Building, the City and County Building, and the Colorado State Capitol.

“Civic Center would join a list of some of the most iconic, treasured and historically significant spaces in the United States,” the mayor’s office said in a statement. “Designation would place Civic Center alongside such sites as the Empire State Building, the Alamo and the Library of Congress.”

The recommendation will go to the National Park Service Advisory Board on May 22 and 23. The board will advance their recommendations to Interior Secretary, and Colorado native, Ken Salazar, who will officially designate the new National Historic Landmarks.

For more details, go to www.nps.gov.

It’s one of two schools facing allegations of cheating to inflate student scores. Those schools are Hallett Fundamental Academy and Beach Court Elementary.

Principals at both schools are on administrative leave.

The scores in question come from spring 2011 CSAP scores. The district won’t confirm the schools involved but sources tell CBS4 that Beach Court Elementary, praised for its exceptional student achievement, is one of the schools under investigation.

“In the very, very limited number of instances where there were statistically unusual results, we felt it was important for the state to look into that,” said Denver Public Schools Superintendent Tom Boasberg.

Boasberg said several numbers factored into the analysis of the scores and the Colorado Department of Education was asked to review the results when they came back above average.

“When we did this analysis looking at how many, for example, erasures there were of wrong answers that were erased and made in to right answers,” said Boasberg.

The trade publication EdNews Colorado reports that the second school involved is Hallett Fundamental Academy.

DPS said it’s too early to know if scores were tampered with or if the results can be logically explained.

“If anything improper has occurred there will certainly be accountability,” said Boasberg.

The investigation is being handled by a third party. It should wrap up within the next few weeks.

Ambulances, medical helicopters, and Black Hawks with the National Guard were all taking part in a disaster drill at Denver International Airport called a full-scale Federal Coordinating Center, or FCC.

The Federal Coordinating Center exercise simulated a tornado disaster. In a real disaster, DIA would become an evacuation site that could take in victims from around the world.

The exercise was a major test of the National Disaster Medical System, or NDMS, under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security.

Emergency service agencies from all over the Front Range partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System for the exercise.

Practicing helps to ensure that if there was a real disaster, several different agencies could work together and communicate as seamlessly as possible.

LINK: NDMS Federal Coordinating Center

- Written Andrea Lopez, CBSDenver.com

One firefighter was hurt while fighting the fire Tuesday night. That firefighter has been treated and released.

The fire is burning about 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins, 10 miles west of the junction of Highway 14 and Highway 287 near the Hewlett Gulch Trail in the Poudre Canyon.

Although structures are located near the fire, none are immediately threatened. Smoke is visible from Fort Collins.

(credit: CBS)

Fire spokeswoman Reghan Cloudman said the fire is within a quarter mile of some homes. It is burning on federal and private land about 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins.

Those who live within a five mile section of Highway 14 remain on notice.

A notification was also sent to those living in a one mile radius of Mount Mahogany and Gordon Creek Lane. All residents in this area are asked to prepare for a possible evacuation. An evacuation has not been ordered, but you should be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice.

The fire is five percent contained and the rocky terrain is making the fire very difficult to fight. Gusty winds could also hamper their efforts to get the upper hand on the wildfire.

200 firefighters are fighting the fire on the ground. A heavy air tanker are dropping fire retardant along with two helicopters, the Type 1 and 3 helicopters, which will be dropping water on the fire throughout the day.

Take a look at the topography of Poudre Canyon in the video below:

Wednesday firefighters were planning to focus on structure protection, securing a fire line in areas near the community and public and firefighter safety.

Hewlett Fire Operations and the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office are coordinating and planning with Glacier View and Livermore Fire Protection Districts in the event the fire should move in that direction.

LINK: Official Hewlett Fire Updates

The Hewlett Gulch Trail, Greyrock Trail and the area surrounding the trails are closed.

The fire began Monday at about 1 p.m. What sparked the fire was human caused but investigators haven’t determined if it was intentional.

CBS will finish the season as America’s most-watched network for the ninth time in the past 10 years, leading in viewers by the widest margin of any network in 23 years.

The new series include Elementary, a contemporary take on the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in New York City, starring Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu; Vegas, a drama inspired by a real-life sheriff and his battle with a powerful mobster for control of Las Vegas in the 1960s, starring Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis; Made In Jersey, starring Janet Montgomery as a smart first-year lawyer with working-class roots practicing at a prestigious Manhattan law firm; and Partners, a comedy about two very different life-long best friends and business partners and their significant others, starring David Krumholtz and Michael Urie.

“These new series feature a great range of bold concepts, rich characters, big stars and fresh faces,” CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said. “From a new take on Sherlock Holmes to an epic battle for control of 1960s Las Vegas to a working-class point of view in a prestigious law firm, the dramas each have a unique style and sensibility. And, our new comedy Partners fits perfectly with the CBS Monday night tradition of relationship comedies with a lot of heart and humor.”

The freshman series will be joined by 19 returning shows, including: NCIS, The Big Bang Theory, Person of Interest, Two Broke Girls, 60 Minutes and The Amazing Race, How I Met Your Mother, Mike & Molly, Hawaii Five-O, NCIS: Los Angeles, Survivor, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Two and a Half Men, CSI: NY, Blue Bloods, 48 Hours Mystery, The Mentalist and The Good Wife.

For midseason, the Emmy Award-nominated Undercover Boss returns, plus the new reality series The Job from executive producers Michael Davies and Mark Burnett. Also for midseason are the new drama Golden Boy and the new comedy Friend Me.

Watch the following shows on CBS4:

MONDAY

7:00-7:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
7:30-8:00 PM PARTNERS
8:00-8:30 PM 2 BROKE GIRLS
8:30-9:00 PM MIKE & MOLLY
9:00-10:00 PM HAWAII FIVE-0

TUESDAY

7:00-8:00 PM NCIS
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES
9:00-10:00 PM VEGAS

WEDNESDAY

7:00-8:00 PM SURVIVOR
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION

THURSDAY

7:00-7:30 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY
7:30-8:00 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN
8:00-9:00 PM PERSON OF INTEREST
9:00-10:00 PM ELEMENTARY

FRIDAY

7:00-8:00 PM CSI: NY
8:00-9:00 PM MADE IN JERSEY
9:00-10:00 PM BLUE BLOODS

SATURDAY

7:00-8:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM 48 HOURS MYSTERY

SUNDAY

6:00-7:00 PM 60 MINUTES
7:00-8:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE
8:00-9:00 PM THE GOOD WIFE
9:00-10:00 PM THE MENTALIST

Zachary Josef Picciano was arrested on Monday.

During the investigation, detectives discovered Picciano, 22, was engaging in an online relationship with a juvenile girl from Parker.

They claim Picciano agreed to meet the girl for purposes of a sexual encounter. He arrived at the predetermined meet location and was arrested.

The Parker Police Department is a member of the national Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Parker Police detectives started investigating Chase Alexander Taylor in March for an alleged online relationship with a juvenile girl from Parker.

Investigators say they discovered that Taylor, 27, had sent sexually explicit photographs to the girl. Taylor agreed to meet the girl for purposes of a sexual encounter.

The Parker Police Department is a member of the national Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and worked with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on the case.

The Legislature convened its first special session since 2006 just two days ago. Lawmakers were called back to Denver by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who wanted them to reconsider a civil unions measure for same-sex couples.

But the civil unions proposal failed in a Republican House committee, and many of the additional bills Hickenlooper asked lawmakers to consider perished, too.

The Senate rejected a proposal to set a blood marijuana limit for drivers. And a bill to benefit corporations died in the House.

Lawmakers were poised to admit defeat on some of those priorities, and finish work on two remaining proposals before leaving the Capitol Wednesday afternoon.

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Crossroads GPS was opening its effort Thursday, spending $8 million on an that castigates Obama on the economy by using his words against him.

“We need solutions, not just promises,” says the 60-second commercial that’s to run in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

It shows clips of Obama making pledges that critics say he hasn’t kept on issues like taxes, health care and federal deficits.

“We must help the millions of homeowners who are facing foreclosure,” Obama says in a clip from June 2008. The ad then says: “Promise broken. One in five mortgages are still under water.”

Obama, Romney and their allies are in a rush to define each other negatively before voters tune out during the summer. Already, both sides are going for the jugular in a sign of the sharply negative race to come.

Crossroads GPS’ ad push is the latest to illustrate the degree to which this presidential campaign is playing out under dramatically looser campaign finance laws after a series of Supreme Court decisions allowed independent groups to raise and spend unlimited sums as long as they don’t coordinate directly with the campaigns they support.

The push also comes as several other Republican-leaning super PACs have been spending millions on ads in key states to tear down Obama while Romney, the underfunded challenger to the record-shattering Democratic president, focuses on raising money after a primary season that left him broke and battered.

The super PAC Restore Our Future, staffed with former Romney aides, has spent $4.3 million, while Americans for Prosperity, the Koch brothers’ group, has spent $5 million. The American Future Fund, whose goal is to promote conservative and free-market ideas, is spending an additional $4.7 million to run a one-minute ad suggesting Obama hasn’t cracked down on Wall Street because of his campaign’s fundraising. “Tell Obama to stop protecting his Wall Street donors,” the ad says.

On the Democratic side, Obama’s campaign has launched its own $25 million, monthlong ad push in the most competitive states. In recent days, it’s started going after Romney’s business credentials, specifically his time at the helm of the private equity firm Bain Capital. The campaign was running an ad Wednesday on the matter but in just a handful of states and at a very low price tag, just under $100,000.

But the real money to promote the same message was coming from a pro-Obama super PAC, Priorities USA Action. It’s spending $4 million to air its new ad, which is remarkably similar to the one from Obama’s campaign. Both highlight the failure of GST Steel, a Kansas City, Mo.-based company purchased by Bain Capital that went bankrupt and laid off 750 workers in 2001.

Unlike the groups on the right, Priorities USA Action has struggled to raise money, taking in about $10 million through its super PAC and affiliated nonprofit arm by the end of March. The group has spent only $2.7 million on ads in May.

Still, Obama’s campaign opened the month of April with more than $100 million in the bank, a 10-to-1 fundraising advantage over Romney. On Wednesday, the president’s re-election team reported raising a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party.

Although Obama’s April haul fell short of the $53 million he brought in in March, he remains far ahead of Romney in the amount of cash on hand. The president also pulled in about $15 million last week at a Hollywood fundraising event.

Obama’s campaign and the Democratic Party ended March with about $124 million cash on hand, while Romney and the GOP reported $43 million left in the bank at the end of that month, according to federal reports.

But the president’s money advantage is minimized by the campaign cash raised by Republican-leaning super PACs.

Crossroads GPS told the IRS it raised more than $77 million through December. Donors could include individuals, businesses or trade groups. Without naming names, Crossroads reported two gifts of $10 million each and four of more than $4 million.

American Crossroads, its ally, has raised $100 million so far this election cycle to defeat Obama and support the Republican nominee. Combined, the Crossroads twins have announced plans to spend as much as $300 million to influence the presidential election, with longtime George W. Bush political adviser Karl Rove guiding them.

While the Republican groups legally can’t coordinate directly with the Romney campaign, they do coordinate with each other. Leaders of some top Republican super PACs attend a monthly meeting hosted by Crossroads to share information and devise strategy to deny Obama a second term. That may mean, for example, taking turns ensuring Romney has a presence on the air — or, rather, the Republican criticisms against Obama are aired — even if his campaign itself can’t afford to run its own ads yet.

The Romney campaign has spent no money on TV ads since Romney’s Republican opponents dropped out and cleared his path to the nomination.

Republicans have generally welcomed the emergence of super PACs, and several GOP-leaning groups spent millions to take control of the House and pick up six Senate seats in 2010. Obama sharply criticized the emergence of super PACs that year but ultimately green-lighted contributions to Priorities USA Action after it became clear that his campaign and other Democrats would be vastly outgunned otherwise.

By law, campaigns and the outside groups are forbidden from working with each other. But at times like this, the lines of separation seem blurred if not crossed.

Strategists for the super PACs insist they are operating independently and are not relying on signals from the presidential campaigns as to what advertising strategy to pursue. But campaign finance watchdogs are crying foul, arguing that super PACs have effectively become high-dollar shadow campaign operations for candidates otherwise constrained by much stricter federal campaign finance rules.

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The body was found at about 8 a.m. Wednesday near Interstate 76 and Weld County Road 12 1/2, which is on the west side of the town of Hudson by an irrigation worker on a farm.

The body was found wrapped in a blue tarp. Investigators haven’t released any identifying characteristics about the body but do believe it is not that of missing Fort Morgan teenager Kayla Chadwick.

Weld County Sheriff’s deputies are also assisting in the investigation.

Moreno was pulled over in South Denver on Feb. 1 after allegedly driving 70 mph in an interstate construction zone where the speed limit was 45 mph.

In addition to DUI charges, Moreno was also charged with careless driving and driving without insurance.

Moreno is scheduled for trial on Oct. 3.

At the time of his arrest, the Broncos issued a written statement saying they take the incident very seriously and will monitor the case while the legal process runs its course.

Eddie Fisher, 38, was arrested at about 1:25 a.m. Tuesday and faces charges of assault, disturbing the peace and destruction of property.

According to police documents, officers rushed to Fisher’s girlfriend’s home in the 600 block of North Clermont Street after the woman asked her roommate to call police.

When they arrived, Fisher was outside and flagged down officers.

Fisher, who was bleeding from his forehead, told police his girlfriend was acting hysterical. He said she trapped him in the bathroom and struck him several times on the forehead.

Fisher said he was trying to drive away when his girlfriend took his dog and he went back into the house.

The roommate told police she heard the couple fighting when they came home about 11:15 p.m. Monday but that she fell back asleep. About two hours later she woke up when she heard them yelling.

Police said the altercation between the two began when they were coming home from a bar and that Fisher’s girlfriend had received a text and he became upset because he thought she was cheating on him.

That’s when Fisher’s girlfriend told police that he grabbed her and threw her down and she took the dog and ran inside the house to hide.

Once Fisher went back inside, police said his girlfriend ran into the bathroom and locked herself inside. She also braced herself between the door and the bathroom sink cabinet.

Fisher then allegedly forced the door open until the cabinet broke off the wall and he was able to get inside. That’s when his girlfriend asked her roommate to call police.

Officers also interviewed a 7-year-old girl who was in the home at the time of the altercation. She told police that she saw “Eddie” trying to get into the bathroom and that he eventually did. She also told police she heard a commotion but didn’t see what happened in the bathroom.

In their report, officers observed that the cabinet holding the bathroom sink had been broken off the wall and pushed halfway to the floor.

Fisher was taken to Denver Health Medical Center due to his intoxication and minor injuries. His girlfriend was also taken to the same hospital for a bruise on her left tricep area, a bruise on her left thigh, a cut lip and an abrasion on her hand.

Fisher and his girlfriend had been dating for about two months.

In the mugshot taken by police of Fisher on Tuesday, Fisher has a wound on his forehead and his eyes appear glassy.

OneRepublic is a Colorado-based band who was nominated for a Grammy in 2008 for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

LINK: onerepublic.net

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It hasn’t happened much.

Marco Scutaro homered off closer Santiago Casilla to lead off the ninth inning and lift the Rockies past the mistake-prone San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night. Scutaro smacked a 92 mph fastball from Casilla (0-2) just over the left-field wall for his first home run of the season after Colorado blew a three-run lead.

“It took some character, which I think this team has a lot of,” Tracy said. “Now we didn’t necessarily have to do it in the fashion that we did.”

Just the typical Rockies way.

Troy Tulowitzki, Michael Cuddyer, Carlos Gonzalez andJordan Pacheco each drove in a run as the Rockies took advantage of three Giants errors to snap a four-game losing streak.

“Losing is no fun,” Scutaro said. “It gets tired real quickly. Hopefully this will spark us.”

After building a 4-1 lead, Colorado almost collapsed.

Rex Brothers (2-2) struck out Brandon Belt and Melky Cabrera with the bases loaded in the eighth. Rafael Betancourt struck out Nate Schierholtz looking with two on in the ninth – following a questionable check swing a pitch earlier that had Tracy infuriated – for his seventh save in eight chances.

“Stuff like that,” Brothers said, “it hasn’t been easy yet.”

Solid outings by both starters were washed away.

Colorado’s Jeremy Guthrie - a former Stanford standout – allowed four hits and one unearned run in 5 1-3 innings in his first start since April 22. He had gone on the disabled list after falling off his bicycle on the way to the ballpark last month.

Tim Lincecum lasted seven innings, striking out seven and walking three for the Giants. At the very least, Lincecum’s lethargic starts this season finally disappeared.

Not much else about the final result did.

Gregor Blanco singled leading off the third, stole second and advanced to third on catcher Pacheco’s throwing error. He scored on Brandon Belt‘s fly out to give San Francisco a 1-0 lead.

A night after taking a foul ball from teammate Dexter Fowler off his left leg, Tulowitzki played through soreness and singled in the fourth to score Gonzalez from second for the tying run. Gonzalez’s one-out double that landed inches inside the left-field chalk was the first hit off Lincecum, who gave up little on a cold, foggy night under the lights in San Francisco’s windy waterfront ballpark.

“It’s not a step forward or backward. It’s just another game,” Lincecum said. “I put myself in tough situations and I couldn’t put a stop to it.”

The Giants defense handed Colorado the rest.

Giants third baseman Joaquin Arias left in the fourth after a pitch hit his left forearm. X-rays showed no break, and the team diagnosed Arias with a bruise. Charlie Culberson replaced him at second, moving Emmanuel Burriss to third.

Burriss blew an infield pop by Tyler Colvin for what should’ve been the final out of Colorado’s fifth. He was charged with an error, but San Francisco caught a break when Pacheco – who had reached on a double – only advanced to third on the play. Jonathan Herrera flied out to center to end the inning.

The Rockies refused to let another gift go unwrapped.

Tulowitzki’s line-drive single to center in the sixth rolled under the glove of a charging Angel Pagan, allowing the slow-footed Tulowitzki – who might’ve scored if healthy – to easily jog to third on the error when the ball rolled all the way to the 399-foot sign. Cuddyer followed with an RBI double and Pacheco’s sacrifice fly put the Rockies ahead 3-1.

The Giants added another error when catcher Buster Posey threw behind shortstop Brandon Crawford trying to nab Colvin at second. Gonzalez drove in Colvin from third with two outs.

Even still, San Francisco had its shots.

Cabrera’s two-run double off Josh Outman highlighted a three-run seventh for the Giants. Pagan’s two-out single against Matt Belisle evened the score at 4-all before Culberson struck out with Pagan at third.

“It’s good to win,” Tracy said, “but let’s be mindful of what is still not right.”

NOTES: The Rockies optioned RHP Carlos Torres to Triple-A Colorado Springs to make room for Guthrie to come off the disabled list. … San Francisco opens a two-game series Wednesday against St. Louis, while Colorado returns home for a pair with Arizona.

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ, AP Sports Writer

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Playing for the sixth time in 11 days, Los Angeles gave San Antonio its toughest first half of the playoffs before fading fast. And unlike their stunning Game 1 comeback at Memphis in the first round, the Clippers didn’t have the wind this time.

Manu Ginobili added 22 points for the Spurs, who’ve won 15 in a row. It’s the longest winning streak sustained in the NBA playoffs since the 2004 Spurs won 17 straight.

“It’s the playoffs. It’s going to be physical. We knew that coming in,” Duncan said. “We just expected to attack the basket as much as possible.”

Eric Bledsoe led the Clippers with 23 points.

Game 2 is Thursday night.

That gives the beat-up and banged-up Clippers one full day of rest — which is all the time they’ve had to recover between games for the past week and a half.

Los Angeles couldn’t even fly home first after knocking out the Grizzlies on Sunday in Game 7 of a grueling series that had the Clippers hobbling next to Texas. Blake Griffin scored 15 points in 28 minutes a day after estimating his sprained left knee had him feeling “80 percent” at best.

The Clippers said the injury is bad enough that their All-Star and leading scorer might be missing up to two weeks if this were the regular season. But unlike in Game 7 on Sunday, Griffin didn’t take a seat in the fourth quarter until the Spurs were safely ahead in the final minutes.

Rookie Kawhi Leonard added 16 points, hitting all three of his 3s, and Danny Green added 15 points for the Spurs.

The marquee matchup of the series — All-Star point guards Tony Parker and Chris Paul — was a fizzle. Paul, who ended the first round with an aching hip, scored just six points and didn’t make a single basket in the second half. Parker had seven points and 11 assists.

Caron Butler scored 15 points and Nick Young had 13 for the Clippers. Los Angeles cut the deficit to single digits with a 10-burst in the fourth quarter before San Antonio, which hasn’t lost in a month, ran away with its 11th double-digit victory during this dominating winning streak.

The Clippers didn’t even need San Antonio’s help getting more bumps and bruises: Mo Williams, already playing with his sore right fingers taped, took a lump on the head when teammate Reggie Evans kicked him with an errant foot after Williams fell on his back in the lane.

Williams wobbled when he tried standing, sat back down, and the Clippers burned a timeout. He never left the game, but the Clippers weren’t getting any fresher.

Parker, meanwhile, finally felt the hard knocks and slow-him-down shoves that Utah repeatedly promised but never delivered in the first round. Sometimes, the All-Star looked in vain to officials when the whistle didn’t blow. When that didn’t work once in the first quarter, he kept jabbering about a no-call on the last possession while lining up to shoot free throws on the current one.

Popovich, pacing and sensing an impending technical foul, silenced his leading scorer.

“Tony!” Popovich snapped from the sideline. “Shoot!”

Parker waved off the NBA Coach of the Year — he was under control. But his frustrations didn’t end there. He was 1 for 9 despite playing 38 minutes, scoring all but two of his points at the foul line.

Notes: Before this became the deepest Spurs team yet under Popovich, Butler said he came so close to signing with the Spurs after the lockout that he canceled a flight to San Antonio when the Clippers counteroffered. “They made a great pitch,” Butler said. …Leonard finished fourth in the Rookie of the Year voting, the highest finish for a Spurs player since Ginobili finished fourth in 2003. Said Popovich: “He’s done a good enough job to make me trust him to be in the starting lineup. I’m happy for him.”

David West scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, George Hill added 15 and the Indiana Pacers took home-court advantage away from Miami by beating the Heat 78-75 in Game 2 of the teams’ Eastern Conference semifinal series Tuesday night.

LeBron James scored 28 points for Miami and Dwyane Wade finished with 24, but both missed big chances for the Heat late. James missed two free throws with 54.3 seconds left and Miami down one, and Wade was short on a layup that would have tied the game with 16 seconds remaining.

Mario Chalmers’ 3-pointer to tie bounced away on the final play, and the series was tied 1-1.

Danny Granger scored 11 points and Paul George added 10 for Indiana, which took advantage of Heat forward Chris Bosh’s absence and outrebounded Miami 50-40.

Game 3 is Thursday in Indianapolis.

James had a chance to give Miami the lead with 1:22 left, but his shot was blocked from behind by George, who was fouled two seconds later. He missed both free throws, keeping the Indiana lead at 76-75. And after Wade missed a jumper, James was fouled by Granger — his sixth — battling for the rebound with 54.3 seconds remaining.

James couldn’t connect on either, and the Heat didn’t score again.

Bosh is expected to miss the rest of the series with a strained abdominal muscle. Without him, James and Wade combined for 52 points — and no other Miami player scored more than five.

A dreadful third quarter by Miami — 3 for 17 shooting — allowed Indiana to lead by as much as 11, before the emotions picked up considerably in the fourth.

Wade was steaming when he missed a shot after trying to create contact with Indiana’s Dahntay Jones with 9:53 left. As Wade argued, Jones went the other way and set Leandro Barbosa up for a score that put the Pacers up 63-56.

Chalmers turned the ball over on the next possession, and as the Pacers took off for what set up as a 2-on-none break, Wade caught Darren Collison from behind and knocked him over. A flagrant-1 was called, Collison hit both free throws, the Indiana lead was nine and tensions were suddenly high.

It all seemed to spark Miami.

The Heat scored the next six points, James — who got hit in the head by Granger with 7:25 left, sparking a bit of shoving that led to double-technicals given to both players — added a putback off an offensive rebound and Wade did the same about a minute later, getting Miami within 69-66 with 5:57 left.

James missed a free throw that would have tied it with 4:30 remaining, but after George got the rebound, James dove in to create a jump ball situation. The MVP easily won the tap, sending it to Wade, whose bank shot over West put Miami back on top 72-71.

Barbosa scored on the next Indiana possession. The Pacers weren’t rattled, and left celebrating minutes later.

Indiana scored 16 points in the first seven minutes of the first half, then scored 17 in the next 17 minutes. And even after a drought like that, Miami’s lead was only 38-33 at the break.

George missed four shots in a 60-second span early on, setting the tone for an icy-cold half by the Pacers. Indiana was up 16-9 midway through the first when the Heat went to a smaller lineup that paid quick dividends.

Three baskets at the rim — a layup by Wade, then James firing a pass to Turiaf for a dunk, followed by a Wade touch pass to James for another slam — erased most of the early deficit, and defense did the rest. Indiana missed 24 of 29 shots in one stretch, and after Hibbert used his size advantage to get three shots in the first 1:11, he only got two attempts over the rest of the half.

Miami was 0-for-7 on shots that would have pushed its margin to double digits in the first half, continuing a trend from Game 1. Neither team ever led the series opener by more than nine either, and when George made a 3-pointer with 6:09 left in the third, the Pacers had pulled into a 46-all tie. A steal and dunk by George followed on the next possession, putting the Pacers back on top.

Before long, the Pacers had that first 10-point edge of the series. Collison’s jumper with 1:29 left in the third put Indiana up 59-49, and the margin was 61-52 entering the fourth.

For as bad as Indiana’s first half was offensively, Miami’s third quarter was equally dreadful — the Heat were outscored 28-14 on 3-for-17 shooting in the period, the third-worst shooting effort by the reigning East champs in any quarter this season.

Los Angeles dominated the opener and was even better in Game 2, withstanding Phoenix’s initial push and string of penalties for a 2-0 series lead.

Dwight King scored his third goal in two games and Quick tied a team record with his third career playoff shutout to give the Kings a dominating lead heading into Game 3 Thursday night in Los Angeles.

The Kings have won nine straight road playoff games in two seasons, matching the NHL record set by the New York Islanders from 1982-83.

The Islanders won the Stanley Cup both of those years.

Quick matched Felix Potvin’s team record for playoff shutouts and Carter finished off his first career playoff hat trick in the third period, securing the Kings’ seventh straight win overall.

The Coyotes played better early and fell apart late, becoming frustrated after being unable to contain the more-skilled Kings.

Phoenix was hit with a string of penalties starting late in the second period, including a game misconduct to captain Shane Doan for boarding Kings center Trevor Lewis. Martin Hanzal also received one for boarding Dustin Brown in the third period and the Coyotes had 13 penalties for 56 minutes — most coming after the final 5 minutes of the second period.

The Kings won the opener 4-2 by outplaying and outhustling Phoenix.

Knowing Phoenix’s makeup, the Kings figured to get more of a pushback in Game 2.

And the Coyotes were much more aggressive early, winning some of the individual battles they lost in Game 1 while creating some decent scoring chances.

Even with all of Phoenix’s hard work and a couple of line changes by coach Dave Tippett, the Kings still managed to score first. King got it, redirecting a shot by Drew Doughty that beat Mike Smith stick side late in the period.

Hard work in the corners by Mike Richards set up Los Angeles’ second goal, by Carter. He muscled the puck past Smith’s glove side as he was going down on a feed from Dustin Penner that made it 2-0 early in the second period.

“I’ve been working hard in practice to get my game where I wanted it,” Carter said.

Then things completely unraveled for the Coyotes.

Doan, who was suspended three games for elbowing earlier in the season, was given a game misconduct and a five-minute boarding penalty for ramming Lewis from behind. Defenseman Keith Yandle was already in the penalty box and Daymond Langkow joined him after a slashing penalty, giving Los Angeles a two-man advantage for more than 2 minutes.

Brown was sent off for diving on a slash by Smith, but that didn’t bother the Kings. Carter scored his second a few seconds later on a redirect of a shot by Anze Kopitar, putting Los Angeles up 3-0.

“It’s no secret we been struggling a bit with the power play and to get some goals will give us confidence on it,” Carter said. “We have some pretty skilled guys out there on the power play.”

With the Coyotes racking up penalties seemingly on every shift, Carter finished them off with his fifth career hat trick, punching in a rebound with the Kings on a two-man advantage after Hanzal’s hit on Brown.

Notes: The Kings were without D Colin Fraser, out of the lineup attending to a family matter. … Coyotes LW Ray Whitney played in his 100th career playoff game. D Michael Stone played his first with Adrian Aucoin still out of the lineup and David Schlemko still not fully healthy. … Rocker Alice Cooper, who lives in the Valley, attended the game. … The last team to win seven straight road playoff games in one season was Chicago in 2010.

The store is located at 10010 E. Girard Ave., near Hampden and Havana.

The car had parked in one of the front spaces of the parking lot and suddenly drove into the building. After breaking down the doors the car struck the front counter and knocked it back several feet.

Police told CBS4 the driver, a woman, thought the car was in reverse but it was actually in drive and when she pressed on the gas the car shot forward.

The employee working in the store at the time had stepped away from the counter for a minute when the crash happened.

“Everyone’s okay. We just got here so the night shift (worker) was okay, only upset. He was doing something else; if he had been at the register he would have been dead, the way I see it. It’s a big mess right now,” Abraham Gesese, the store owner, told CBS4.

The driver was cited for careless driving. Police said they don’t suspect drugs or alcohol were a factor in the case.

Gesese told CBS4 he expects the store will be closed for several days.

1. Plant flowers.
Brighten up your home with blooming flowers both inside and out. It just so happens that our state flower, the Columbine, does great in Colorado’s summer climate. If you’re interested in attracting hummingbirds, consider planting honeysuckle vines, azalea bushes or other wild flowers that are high in nectar production.

2. Add to the ambiance.
Now is a great time to add a bird bath and bird feeders to your backyard. Not only will you be helping wildlife, but you will also be adding a certain summer ambiance to your home. Other summer backyard features can include water fountains, statues or fire pits for Denver’s cooler summer nights. Don’t forget the grill and patio furniture to accomodate barbecue guests. If you already have patio furniture, but it could use a little sprucing up, consider buying new cushions in fade-resistant fabrics to protect the colors from the unrelenting Colorado sun.

3. Brighten and lighten.
For inside your home, think about changing your winter bedding to something lighter and cooler. Switching from heavy comforters to lighter linens can also mean saving on energy costs. Summer bedding tends to allow better air circulation while you sleep, which means you won’t be tempted to crank up the air condition during the night.

Below are some Denver stores that can help you “summerize” your Denver home:

Amato of Denver
2501 16th St.
Denver, CO 80211
(303) 422–1893
www.amatoofdenver.com

Amato of Denver was founded in Denver in 1922 and is a family-owned and operated company that can supply you with all your garden decor needs. The shop carries bird baths, benches, pedestals, fountains and statutory items.

Brass Bed of Denver
3113 E. Third St.
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 322–1712
www.brassbedofdenver.com

Brass Bed of Denver carries luxury bedding and linens, bathroom accessories, napkins and hostess gifts. If you are unsure of what you are looking for, the sales associates can help you decide on your new and refreshed look.

Home and Hearth Outfitters
999 E. Evans Ave.
Denver, CO 80210
(303) 722–6298
www.homeandhearthoutfitters.com

Home and Hearth Outfitters has been serving Denver since 1992. They carry a wide selection of grills, fire pits and patio furniture. The store even carries patio heaters for those cold summer nights. Delivery and set up is available.

Tarawa Gardens
7711 S. Parker Road
Centennial, CO 80016
(720) 837–2985
www.tagawagardens.com

Tagawa Gardens has been serving Denver for 29 years and offers any type of indoor or outdoor plant you are looking for. If you need some advice on what types of plants or flowers to purchase, they can help you with that as well.

Related: Have An Endless Summer
Related: Guide To Summer Safety

For more great tricks, tips and advice about your home, visit CBSDenver.com/YourHome.

Michelle Humphrey is a freelance writer living in Denver. Her work can be found here.

While the death of the civil unions bill in the Special Legislative Session was widely predicted, exactly how the death blow would be dealt was still in question.

On Monday, we learned that the bill would go to the one committee Speaker Frank McNulty could count on killing it, the State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee.

However, even though the fix was in, there was one remaining bit of drama left for the Civil Unions debate. Rep. Don Coram of Montrose was one of the Republicans who voted against the bill, but before he cast his vote, he told everyone in attendance how proud he was of his gay son.

Then he promptly voted to kill a bill that would have given his son similar rights that his mother and father enjoy.

Rep. Coram’s personal conundrum was short lived, but highlighted a wonderful example of why some people despise politics.

Usually, family ranks above all in life. People work hard in order to feed and care for their kids. When holidays come around, family members are the people you want to spend time with most. In fact, the Republican Party itself values family so much that they were for a long time, the party of family values.

Apparently, something outranks family for Rep. Coram.

Coram explained his “no” vote by saying that he represents a district that does not agree with the Civil Unions bill and that he found the bill would be too much of a contrast with the existing Colorado Constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

In general, those are fine reasons to vote the way he did.

However, in this case, those reasons tend to become fairly awkward when we’re talking about those reasons outweighing the rights of his son.

While I am sure Rep. Coram’s constituents, at least the social conservative ones, appreciate his “no” vote, I have to imagine a very awkward campaign stump speech describing his loyalty later this fall.

Does he actually tell his constituents that he literally chose what he thought they believed in over the rights of his own son? And if he does, do they actually respect him for that? Could they really blame him if he looked into his heart and voted for his son’s rights over the perceived beliefs of his constituents?

Or maybe this wasn’t about constituents at all. Politics can indeed be a game of smoke and mirrors. Maybe Coram’s constituents’ beliefs were the public story and the real story was that this was simply a decision made for the party, and not for anyone else.

While that may indeed be the real story, I certainly hope it isn’t. Because I’d like to hope that, while it has happened elsewhere, in Colorado, an elected representative wouldn’t pick the politics of his party over his own son. That’s simply too sad to consider.

What I prefer to ask myself is what I would think if I were one of Rep. Coram’s constituents and agreed with him on his stance on Civil Unions. Would I appreciate Coram’s vote, or would I be appalled that my elected representative possibly permanently wounded his relationship with his only child in order to stay consistent with my proposed beliefs?

If this one vote irreparably harms the relationship between Coram and his son, is that blood on the hands of his constituents? And if so, do they deserve that blame?

Rep. Coram and his “no” vote have given all of us an excellent opportunity to take a look at what we want really want out of our own elected leaders. Should they follow their hearts or the proposed beliefs of their constituents? If the two are at odds, who should hold the trump card?

And most importantly, what would we do in their shoes?

I know what I would do, and that’s why I will not run for office. Because if constituents are only going to vote for me if I vote against my son, they can go ahead and keep their vote.

About The Blogger

- Dominic Dezzutti, producer of the Colorado Decides debate series, a co-production of CBS4 and Colorado Public Television, looks at the local and national political scene in his CBSDenver.com blog. Read new entries here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Dezzutti writes about federal, state and local matters and how our elected leaders are handling the issues important to Colorado. Dezzutti also produces the Emmy winning Colorado Inside Out, hosted by Raj Chohan, on Colorado Public Television.

“We believe the mission was accomplished,” said Sue Jarrett, who, with her husband Dean, had vigorously lobbied for the Wauneta Volunteer Fire Department to remove two kegs of beer that were a fixture in the Wauneta fire hall.

The Jarretts argued that the firehouse beer tarnished the firefighters’ reputation and created a liability issue.

“It really is a no-brainer,” said Dean Jarrett, who was a volunteer firefighter for 28 years with the WVFD. “Why have that liability when something goes wrong? The biggest fear is that a member drinks too much beer and causes an accident.”

The kegs — one called a “kegerator,” and a second backup keg — had been kept on hand in the firehouse for years for the firefighters, but had become a source of friction in recent months creating division in the 24-member fire department and the community.

The firefighters said they would primarily drink a few beers after returning from fire or accident calls. The department says it averages about two calls a month.

Many of the department’s volunteer firefighters supported the idea of having kegs of beer in the firehouse arguing they are on call 24 hours a day, so beer in the firehouse is no different than beer stored at their homes. They also said firefighters would not respond on calls if they had been drinking at the fire hall and were impaired.

“I don’t have a big problem with it,” said Fire Chief Jeff Gallegos. “If we’ve had a few beers we’re not going to jump on the truck and drive it. I don’t think we have that big an issue.”

Gallegos said the controversy had as much to do with personalities as it had to do with alcohol.

“People don’t feel we should be told what we can and can’t do when we’re volunteering our time,” he said.

Gallegos and other fire officials said the kegs were purchased with proceeds from department fundraisers and community donations.

Dean Jarrett acknowledges that in his role as department secretary/treasurer, he was the one who suggested installing the kegs several years ago as firefighters were spending so much on cases of beer. Jarrett said buying kegs would be more cost effective.

Sue Jarrett actually picked up the “kegerator” that was installed at the department firehouse. But Dean Jarrett says his position changed about a year ago when he attended a CPR class at the fire hall and noticed volunteer firefighters in the class drinking from the keg.

“There appears to be no common sense to when it’s drank and not drank anymore,” said Jarrett. “I think it sends the wrong message, it’s not safe.”

Dean Jarrett said he had seen firefighters show up “visibly impaired” to fight fires but he declined to cite specifics. Other firefighters disputed that assessment.

Dean Jarrett acknowledged there had not been an accident or problem attributed to the firehouse kegs, but he contends it’s an issue of being proactive.

“It’s not a matter of it’s going to happen, it’s a matter of when it’ going to happen,” he said.

Many other residents and volunteer firefighters maintained that the Jarretts seized on the keg issue as a way of settling old scores with adversaries and political enemies in the fire department.

Dozens of Yuma County residents contacted CBS4 about the beer brouhaha, mostly voicing support for the volunteer firefighters and their kegs. Dawn Webster of Wray wrote, “After the hard work that these firefighters do, while not getting a dime in return, the least we can do is let them have a beer at the end of the day.”

State Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, who represents the area, contacted CBS4 to say he had no problem with kegs in the firehouse noting that the nearest liquor stores are in Wray, 15 miles away, making it difficult for firefighters to pick up beers after they’ve been out on a call, especially if its late at night after the liquor stores have closed.

Brophy called Jarrett and his wife “professional cranks” who had alienated the community for years.

Wauneta firefighters (credit: CBS)

Another resident wrote, “They do not just sit around the fire hall drinking beer and going to fires drunk. You are talking about people who work 12 to 14 hours a day six to 7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year. Now when they get the page to a fire, they DO head out to wherever they have to go VOLUNTARILY and put their lives at risk for their community and neighbors. Do they have a keg of beer in the fire hall? Well it looks like they do. Is that all they do is sit around drinking? I think NOT. Do they get drunk and then go fight fires? I think NOT. Do they come back to the hall and after putting equipment away and having trucks ready for next time sit around visiting and have a beer? I would say probably yes.”

Dan Steckman, a volunteer firefighter told CBS4, “With all this responsibility it also seems that we should hold ourselves to a higher standard and I believe we do. As such it is probably time to remove the beer keg, as apparently some people think we all just sit down there and drink. I am one to have a beer now and then or even a couple after a meeting. It is the one time a month that I can get away from home and visit with friends and neighbors, never have I said or heard anyone say, ‘Let’s go to the fire station and drink beer.’ “

On Monday, May 7, at a packed meeting, the Wauneta Volunteer Fire Department board unanimously agreed to pull the kegs out of the firehouse. Vice Chief John Archer said the issue was consuming too much energy and too many resources.

Several firefighters said the fire district had already spent about $5,000 in legal fees tussling over the beer issue.

“It should save the district a bunch of money and headaches, fighting with lawyers,” said Archer.

Following the vote Sue Jarrett said, “We believe the mission was accomplished as they moved to get the alcohol out except for special events and at the approval of the board for other events.”

But the beer battle has left a lingering bad taste for many Yuma County residents who resent the Jarretts for blowing the whistle on the kegs.

Ron Graton, Executive Director of the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association said, “We feel that having alcohol in the fire station is an issue of local control. We do feel it leads to many issues that complicate the fire fighting aspect.”

Graton said having booze in the firehouse raises many questions: how is it monitored and regulated? Are members under 21 allowed in? And what funds are used to purchase alcohol?

- Written by Brian Maass for CBSDenver.com

Elway said he had to “sacrifice the short-term for the long-term” when he used a second-round pick last month on the Arizona State quarterback rather than drafting a player who could help Manning right away.

The boss of the Denver Broncos was joined by coach John Fox in an hour-long conference call with 6,000 season ticket holders Tuesday, and one caller from suburban Broomfield asked Elway for his reasoning in selecting Osweiler with the 57th overall pick.

The Hall of Fame quarterback, who rejoined the Broncos last year as vice president of football operations, replied: “It’s always tough to pick a quarterback that you know is not going to play for you for a while. But I think we have high hopes for him in the future to where once Peyton decides to hang them up that he’s the guy in waiting that can keep this (going) and we don’t miss a beat … and we can continue to compete for world championships year in and year out.”

Manning signed a five-year, $96 million deal in Denver after his release from Indianapolis. His father, Archie, has said he thinks his son is “year-to-year” after missing all of last season because of a nerve injury that caused weakness in his throwing arm.

Manning, however, has said he intends to fulfill all five years of his contract.

That would mean a long apprenticeship for Osweiler, a 21-year-old righty from Montana who stands 6-foot-8 and is working hard to fix flaws in his throwing motion to better capitalize on his height advantage.

“It’s a perfect situation where there’s not the pressure for him to come in and start right away,” Elway said. “He’s not ready for that. But he’s also going to learn from Peyton and … I think it’s a great learning experience for him to where we are set for the future.

“And he’s our guy for the future,” Elway said. “And sometimes we have to sacrifice the short-term for the long-term to grab the guy that you believe can be that next guy for you, and that’s Brock Osweiler.”

Many of the questions during the conference call, which the Broncos have been using as a way to connect with their most ardent supporters, centered on Manning and the Broncos’ revamped offense.

Manning has been working out at the team’s Dove Valley complex since offseason workouts began last month. OTAs start Monday, and that’s the first chance for media to see firsthand how the league’s only four-time MVP is throwing the football after undergoing a series of neck operations last year.

One caller told Elway he was a child when he saw him more than 25 years ago but didn’t get the autograph he’d hoped for, so Elway promised he’d sign something for him now.

By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Pro Football Writer

(© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

Shane Burke of Fort Collins crawled up the canyon off Highway 14, but getting down was the problem.

Larimer County Search and Rescue arrived to help.

“Well I got up and couldn’t go up any further and I was tired and (couldn’t) go down,” Burke said. “So I called them and said, ‘You guys, you’ve got to help me, I don’t what I’m going to do.’ So I just held there.”

Burke didn’t have a helmet or any safety equipment, something rescuers say is never a good idea.

Officers say Datha Nation tried to hold up a Wells Fargo bank inside the Safeway on Ken Pratt Boulevard in Longmont, and they think she’s done it before.

Nation was found sitting inside her car in the parking lot outside the Safeway. Police said they also found a note in the car indicating that she was going to rob the bank, demanding money, and telling tellers not to use a dye pack.

Police say a surveillance photo shows Nation in action robbing the bank. She’s being charged with two attempted robberies and one aggravated robbery.

“On the June 9 (2010) robbery she has a note that indicated that she wanted money and that she would infect the teller with AIDS if they didn’t cooperate,” Cmdr. Jeff Satur with Longmont police said.

Satur says Nation then tried to rob the same Longmont bank two more times — once in March and then again on Monday evening.

An image of who police believe is Datha Nation in the bank (credit: Longmont Police Department)

Police believe Nation got nervous while waiting in line with her robbery note. Tellers said they recognized her from the first robbery.

“The second she walked in they identified her, knew who she was, and contacted the police immediately,” Satur said. “I think that’s part what part of what spooked her when she saw them on the phone.”

Police are now looking to see if Nation is linked to other bank robberies with the same M.O.

Nation is still in Boulder Jail and declined CBS4′s request for an interview.

4 On Your Side Money Saver Suzanne McCarroll found out how it works.

“There’s about 65 million gallons of paint that gets thrown into the landfill every year, which in essence is unusable,” Sarah Wells with Paint Genius said.

Paint Genius is in the business of recycling paint and saving customers money.

“A gallon of recycled paint with us for a custom matched color is $12 a gallon,” Wells said. “That’s about half of what you would pay at a conventional retailer.”

Bring in paint leftovers and they create a new palette.

“Our paints are thick, luscious, and have excellent coverage,” Justin Carter with Paint Genius said.

Paint Genius also has free paint for those who just need a touch-up job.

Leanne Palmisano wanted to spruce up her garage without spending a lot of money.

“I believe I saved 30 to 40 percent on the whole project,” Palmisano said.

Because she hired painters from Paint Genius, the recycled paint was free.

Paint Genius is located on the 5200 block of East Colfax between Forest and Glencoe.

LINK: Paint Genius On Facebook

It’s the dead of night. Everyone sleeping peacefully. Then quickly and quietly, a nighttime wanderer arises from bed and begins a trek to … somewhere.

While fast asleep.

If you haven’t done it, odds are you know someone who has.

A new study from Stanford University finds about one in three of us have taken a nocturnal stroll while simultaneously catching zzzz’s.

Don’t know why. Don’t know how. Simply, it just is more common than we thought.

Sleepwalking is most common in children, but adults can do the zombie stroll as well.

Risk factors include:

- Depression

- Taking anti-depressant medication (for reasons other than depression)

- Having sleep apnea

- Taking OTC sleep medications that contain antihistamines such as Benadryl (or diphenhydramine.)

- Lots of alcohol (especially regular, heavy use)

- Finally, simply sleeping (told you scientists didn’t know why.)

So let’s look at this practically. If you’re a sleepwalker, do you need to worry? Odds are no. While sleepwalking is more common than we thought, its rare to sleep walk to your car and drive to Kansas while still in dreamland.

How about waking up a sleepwalker? Will the shock of being awakened from some weird dream state trigger a heart attack or a stroke?

Odds are no, but you – the waker – should beware. That’s because when sleepwalking, all parts of the brain aren’t quite up to speed, and when awakened suddenly, a walker may get confused, scared, and decide to throw a jab or right cross.

The best advice: gently guide a sleepwalker back to bed.

And if you have to do it more than one night, maybe it’s time for a chat with the doctor.

Sweet dreams. And don’t forget to send me a postcard from Topeka.

The group started at the Denver Pavilions and made their final stop at Champa and Stout.

The band is preparing for the event Make Music Denver in June. The day-long celebration celebrates World Music Day. In Denver bands will perform in bars, restaurants and outdoor spaces.

LINK: Make Music Denver

CBS4 Critic at Large Greg Moody took a tour Tuesday and reported on what he found.

“This is great for the elephants — it’s a move to much bigger much nicer digs,” Moody said. “To put it in perspective, just think back to the day when you moved from your first tiny apartment to that place where you could really spread out.”

PHOTO GALLERY: Denver Zoo’s New ‘Elephant Passage’

The new exhibit boasts a $50 million price tag and 10 acres. It includes three ponds which are filled with 1.1 million gallons of recycled water. The ponds are deep enough so the elephants can immerse themselves completely in the water.

There are also three crossovers where the animals will actually cross back and forth over visitor’s heads. The gibbon monkeys will also be able to cross over from atop a rope.

Watch Moody’s report in the video below:

“Toyota Elephant Passage is by far the most exciting exhibit the Denver Zoo has ever done. I would argue it’s actually the best elephant exhibit in the world,” said George Pond, Denver Zoo VP of Planning and Capital Projects. ” “Every time you visit it’s going to be a new experience.”

Pond said he’s been working on the elephant exhibit since October 2003.

Watch Pond’s entire interview with Moody below.

The Toyota Elephant Passage also has an eye on the future. Ninety percent of all waste from the elephants and the zoo will be turned into bio energy, both electrical and thermal.

LINK: Denver Zoo

- Greg Moody is CBS4′s Critic At Large. His reports on CBS4 News are featured on the CBSDenver.com Entertainment section.

- Also, don’t miss Moody’s entertaining bio, his Top Spots in Denver lists, and his frequently updated Moody’s Picks page.

A night after a foul ball by teammate Dexter Fowler struck near his left knee, Tulowitzki returned to Colorado’s starting lineup Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants despite some soreness in his leg.

Tulowitzki had yet to see a replay of the incident — and isn’t sure he’d want to watch one anyway. He said he’ll still stand on the dugout steps — something he has done his entire career — before he’s on-deck but will certainly do more to shield himself.

“Maybe not like on the top, top step,” Tulowitzki said. “I’ve been standing up there forever. But I guess all it takes is one time.”

Colorado knows the injury to its star shortstop could’ve been far worse.

Fowler sent a line drive into the Rockies’ dugout along first base in the eighth inning of San Francisco’s 3-2 victory Monday night. After being examined by athletic trainer Keith Dugger, Tulowitzki stayed in the game and took his turn at-bat.

He reached on an infield single against Javier Lopez but hobbled to the base, clearly in pain. Manager Jim Tracy and Dugger hustled out to first and Tulowitzki was lifted for pinch-runner Chris Nelson. The game was tied 1-1.

“We dodged a serious bullet,” Tracy said. “We’re probably about three inches away from a shattered kneecap and maybe the end of the season. That’s how fortunate we were. Now we were very unfortunate that the batting order came back around and he missed a chance to bat with the bases loaded.”

X-rays taken after the game showed no break or major damage.

Tulowitzki was batting fourth in his usual spot when the lineup card was posted Tuesday. He took batting practice before the game and felt fine enough to remain a starter.

“Just sore. Just like getting hit by a pitch,” Tulowitzki said, “but on my knee.”

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The fire is currently only 5 percent contained. Officials said on Tuesday they’ve been able to get a good hold on the southeast side of the fire.

The fire is believed to have been human-caused, but investigators haven’t determined if it was intentional.

Fire spokeswoman Reghan Cloudman says calls were made to 160 phone numbers telling residents to prepare to leave. An air tanker on Tuesday was dropping fire retardant, along with two helicopters.

Cloudman says the fire is within a quarter mile of some homes. It is burning on federal and private land about 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins. On Tuesday afternoon the fire was said to be moving away from the structures in a westerly direction.

US Forest Service spokeswoman Jackie Parks said about 150 personnel were working at the fire scene. Another 125 firefighters were said to be on order to arrive later.

Investigators still don’t know what caused the fire.

Officials say the rocky terrain is making the fire very difficult to fight.

“Some of the challenges we have on Hewlett fire are just the rugged terrain … our canyons are very steep, so our fire crews have to be aware of rolling material, rocks and things in the way,” Parks said. “It’s an arduous height to the fire and we have limited access with roads.”

Take a look at the topography of Poudre Canyon in the video below:

VIDEO: US Forest Service’s Jacki Parks Provides Updates In Tuesday Morning News Conference

(credit: CBS)

LINK: Official Hewlett Fire Updates

One homeowner said he stayed home from work Tuesday just to monitor the movement of the fire.

“It just crept along, crept along until after dark; and then of course when it got after dark it was more visible and scarier, but it seems like the cold, night air or something dampened it down and this morning they were able to go up there with shovels … but we were kind of worried there for about eight to 10 hours,” homeowner Charlie Robbel said.

Meanwhile in western Colorado, firefighters expected to have a 170-acre fire between Delta and Whitewater fully contained sometime Friday. It was 80 percent contained Tuesday.

That fire was started by lightning. No structures are threatened.

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The warmer weather means more people are spending time in parks and open space, and that’s when complaints about nuisance dogs goes up as well. Now dog owners should expect to see a lot of animal control officers out and about.

The enforcement will step up beginning June 1, but part of the enforcement includes letting dog owners know about dog parks where they can be off-leash.

Shari Whitney is a professional dog walker and manages to keep 10 different dogs on 10 different leashes with lines untangled and under control — abiding by Denver’s leash law.

“For the most part I think people are pretty responsible about it or have well-trained dogs that listen pretty good,” Whitney said. “I have had a couple of instances, but that’s always been in private neighborhoods where people are just letting their dogs out front.”

“We just want to give a reminder to everybody that there are people that are trying to enjoy the space and we want it to be safe for everyone and remind everyone of the leash law, and that we’re partnering up with parks and rec and the Denver Police Department in a joint effort to make sure that we can provide safety for everybody,” said Aaron McSpadden, animal control officer said.

McSpadden was out Tuesday giving a friendly warning to dog owners who had their dogs off-leash, reminding them of the law and the upcoming stepped up enforcement.

Dog owner Laruen Voorhees says she has mixed feelings about more enforcement because her dog Bently has so much fun when he’s playing off leash.

“I get it. I think it’s a good thing to monitor because my dog, the other dog wasn’t even off-leash, got attacked by another dog and it was really scary,” Voorhees said. “But it’s hard. You want to be able to let your dog roam free.”

The enforcement will come with fines — tickets are $80. Repeat offenders are fined $150 for the second time and $300 for the third time.

There are 10 dog parks in the city of Denver. Get a list through the Denver Parks and Recreation Department website.

Don Debey is charged with one count of theft of more than $20,000. Prosecutors say he stole revenue from condo rentals at the lodge.

Debey is part owner of Mary’s Lake Lodge in Estes Park. Police were trying to catch him since Thursday when the arrest warrant was issued.

Debey’s bond is set at $100,000.

The district said Tuesday that the Colorado Attorney General’s Office will conduct the investigation with help from a national firm.

Superintendent Tom Boasberg says district officials analyzed students’ scores on the 2011 Colorado Statewide Assessment Program for significant inconsistencies or statistically unusual results. To ensure scores were accurate, they reviewed items including whether students’ scores varied significantly between multiple-choice and written tests, as well as wrong answers that were erased and changed to right answers.

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Boasberg says two of the district’s 162 schools had statistical concerns, prompting the request for an investigation. The schools have been identified as Beach Court Elementary and Hallett Fundamental Academy. The trade website EdNewsColorado.org reports that the principals at both schools are on administrative leave.

Boasberg says there is no finding yet of any wrongdoing.

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Those with a child who is a cancer survivor can take advantage of this opportunity to make friends, take on new challenges, and realize they are not alone.

The camp is located about 50 miles from Denver just past Jamestown. The Balarat Outdoor Education Center serves 10,000 Denver students every year. But this summer, for one week, Balarat will be a free camp just for children with incredible courage — children like 12-year-old Allison Winn.

Diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor five years ago, Allison has endured surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. But there was another hard part.

“Seeing other kids that were healthy, because it reminded me what I used to be able to do and what I couldn’t do,” Allison said.

She’s excited to spend part of June at what’s being called “Camp Courage.”

“I can’t wait to meet other kids who have gone through the same thing I’ve gone through and to relate to their stories,” Allison said.

She’s has been to camp before. Her admittedly overprotective mom likes the freedom.

“It’s a good thing for her to be able to get out and do something where she doesn’t have a mom saying, ‘Be careful, don’t do this, don’t do that,’ ” Allison’s mother Dianna Litvak said.

The opportunity seems perfect, but there’s one problem.

“Right now we only have about five kids signed up; four or five kids that are actually enrolled and the camp is in about three weeks,” camp director John Hite said.

Hite is anxiously spreading the word.

Allison is counting on meeting other kids and her mom is encouraging parents of young cancer survivors to give it a try.

“They come home with this renewed sense of, ‘I can do anything,’ ” Litvak said.

Allison’s mother says there’s a magic that happens at these kinds of camps with this kind of community.

Camp Courage has room for 30 children. Cancer survivors ages 10 to 15 and their siblings are invited. It runs June 4-8. Visit camp-courage.org for more information.

Detective Raquel Lopez with Denver police said the incident occurred on Monday between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the area of 52nd Avenue and Espana Street.

“The teenage female victim was located by a passersby at this location, and at this time has not been able to provide police any additional information,” Lopez said in a statement.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male having a thin build. He’s in his 30s with a mustache.

The Denver Police Department is asking if anyone has information regarding this incident or observed any suspicious activity around this time, please contact police at (720) 913-2000.

Denver Water and the leaders of Grand and Summit counties signed the Colorado River Cooperative Agreement on Tuesday along with the Colorado River District and the Clinton Ditch & Reservoir Co.

The deal has been in the works for six years. The negotiations were challenging because of Colorado’s complicated water laws and a history of distrust between eastern and western Colorado over water.

Gov. John Hickenlooper joked that the water wars have now been scaled back to “rubber bullets and bean bag shotguns.” He said he hoped other similar deals would be worked out across Colorado, where 80 percent of the water comes from west of the Continental Divide but 80 percent of the demand is in the more populous east.

“Colorado is the ultimate beneficiary,” he said.

Denver Water – which serves about 1.3 million people in the Denver area – and nearly three dozen Western Slope water users announced the proposal last year. Eagle County and its water districts became the first to sign in February. The endorsement of the cities of Rifle and Glenwood Springs and some irrigation districts is still pending.

“Water is a precious commodity that we all have to share, but we also have a responsibility to the environment, so that when we pull water out, whether it’s agriculture use or for watering lawns or drinking, we have do it in a responsible fashion,” Denver Water commissioner Penfield Tate told CBS4.

Under the deal, Denver Water will contribute $25 million to western Colorado projects and limit its service area. In return, the signers won’t oppose Denver Water’s proposal to hold more mountain water in Gross Reservoir.

The utility’s future water development projects also need to be approved by the Colorado River District and counties hosting the projects. The deal encourages conservation and allows for sharing with other Front Range communities.

In Summit County, home of the utility’s largest reservoir, Denver Water agreed to pay $11 million for projects including improvements to a wastewater treatment plant and to provide 250 acre-feet of water to districts and towns for free. Denver Water also plans to keep Dillon Reservoir full enough to support summer boating and fishing.

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The bill would have made Colorado the third state in the nation with a blood-level limit for marijuana, much as the nation has a blood-alcohol limit of .08.

Currently, drugged-driving convictions depend on officer observations.

The Colorado Senate fell a single vote short on the bill setting a drivers’ blood standard for THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. The measure failed on a 17-17 tie, one vote short of the number needed to advance it.

Earlier Tuesday, the state House signed off again on the bill that would limit drivers to 5 nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood. Sponsors talked about Colorado’s rising arrest rates for people driving under the influence of drugs, as well as data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showing more drivers in fatal accidents test positive for marijuana.

“It is past time to get this done,” said Republican Rep. Mark Waller, sponsor of the bill.

However, marijuana activists and some lawmakers from both parties argued that the blood standard is an unfair measure of driver impairment. They pointed out that more than 90 percent of Colorado’s drugged-driving criminal cases already end in convictions, so they questioned whether the 5 nanogram limit would change behavior.

“I don’t think it’ll make our roads any safer,” argued Democratic Sen. Pat Steadman of Denver.

Some Republicans opposed the bill, arguing that the measure considered Tuesday should have targeted more than just marijuana use.

Opponents tried to amend the bill to exempt state-certified medical marijuana patients from the limit. The amendment failed.

“Impaired is impaired, whether you have a (medical marijuana) card or don’t have a card,” argued Republican Sen. Steve King.

After the amendment failed, the entire bill collapsed. Its fate appeared to hinge on the absence Tuesday of a lone senator – Republican Sen. Nancy Spence of the Denver suburb of Centennial.

Spence opposed the DUI measure last year, but changed course and gave the marijuana DUI a single-vote margin of victory in the Senate earlier this year. That bill didn’t clear the House, though, as that chamber was embroiled in a last-minute standoff over civil unions for same-sex couples.

The pot bill came back to lawmakers in a special legislative session. However, Spence has been out of town all week and didn’t make it to Denver for the vote. Her absence meant defeat for the bill.

While it’s already illegal to drive while impaired by drugs, states have taken different approaches to the issue. More than a dozen states, including Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and Rhode Island, have a zero-tolerance policy for driving with any presence of an illegal substance, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Minnesota has the same policy but exempts marijuana.

Nevada, which is among the 16 states that allow medical marijuana, and Ohio have a 2 nanogram THC limit for driving. Pennsylvania has a 5 nanogram limit, but that’s a state Health Department guideline, which can be introduced in driving violation cases.

Voters in Washington state will consider a 5 nanogram THC driving limit this fall on a ballot measure about marijuana legalization. A legalization ballot measure pending in Colorado specifically leaves the question to lawmakers.

Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper added drugged driving to a list of measures he asked lawmakers to consider in the special legislative session expected to end Wednesday.

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has asked all states to adopt blood-limit, drugged driving laws and set a goal of reducing drugged driving in the United States 10 percent by the year 2015. But the White House doesn’t tell states what nanogram limit to set for illegal drugs.

Law enforcement lobbyists in Colorado have vowed to keep trying to enact a pot DUI standard. Tom Raynes of the Colorado District Attorneys Council argues that even though medical marijuana is legal in Colorado, it’s not dosed like prescription drugs and is easily abused.

“Folks don’t know what they’re taking,” Raynes said. “It’s like a doctor offering a bowl of drugs and saying, ‘Reach in, take what you think you need and go ahead and drive.’ … We’ve got to get a handle on this.”

- By Kristen Wyatt, AP Writer

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