Your daily resource for late-breaking news, upcoming events, the , , and the stories that will be talked about today, Friday, May 30, 2014.
1. FLASH FLOOD WATCH
for wide areas of Colorado on Friday, including Denver and northeastern Colorado. And with flooding possible, . Find all the details on the warnings, and track the precipitation radar on .
2. DID CAB FARE DISPUTE LEAD TO SHOOTING?
A suspect was shot by Boulder police and seriously injured and two officers received minor injuries following an overnight standoff at a University Hill apartment building that , according to city officials.
3. DOG-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT PATIOS?
Coming soon to a Denver restaurant patio near you: dog-friendly and Fido-free zones. New rules approved by city health regulators this month with servers if they meet certain requirements.
4. LEGAL CHALLENGES UNVEIL IMPACT
Could a proposed ballot measure aimed at giving communities more control over oil and gas operations end up turning a belching cow into a violation of the state constitution? before the state Supreme Court. And another thing, ?
5. HOW DENVER RANKS AMONG PARK-PACKED CITIES
, while Aurora scored the highest for any city making its debut on the park scorecard.
6. VENTURE CAPITALISTS LISTEN TO POT PITCH
The first Cannabis Capital Summit was a day-long, standing-room-only gathering at Mile High Station. Venture capitalists swarmed the event, that is cannabis and hemp.
7. “DEXTER” FINDS NEW DARK PLACES
Michael C. Hall — who ended his stint as Dexter in 2013, a serial killer with a moral code — in director Jim Mickle’s adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale’s 1989 crime novel “Cold in July.” Denver Post Film Critic Lisa Kennedy reviews his latest work.
8. COLORADO GARDEN TO-DO LIST
What’s it time to plant this week? Grow contributor Betty Cahill has your answers in , plus the one tool every gardener needs when skies turn stormy.
9. ROLLER-COASTER RIDE MUST STOP
Blessed with a mid-90s fastball, Juan Nicasio made his big-league debut May 28, 2011, at age 24, jumping directly from Double-A Tulsa to the Rockies. But his season ended in terrifying fashion; he suffered a broken neck when struck by a batted ball. .
10. DEMARYIUS THOMAS EN ROUTE TO NFL STARDOM
His size needs no embellishment — 6-foot-3 and 227 pounds as of Thursday — but high-profile big receivers litter the NFL’s landfill. But here’s . In other Broncos news, turns out at middle linebacker. And ?
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