ICYMI | The 'Beast' awaits Nuggets in a love-to-hate-'em blood feud with T-Wolves | Mark Kiszla

PLUS | Scheduled closure along Airport Road to last through May 9; Case to overturn conviction of Colorado Springs mother who killed 3 children delayed and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [The 'Beast' awaits Nuggets in a love-to-hate-'em blood feud with T-Wolves | Mark Kiszla]( The Nuggets' road to a repeat has morphed into a high-wire act led by a hero hobbling on one leg. While this might be a weird way to go about building an NBA dynasty, it’s certainly wild and crazy fun — provided, of course, that your heart can stand the danger. [Read More]( [US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance]( The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. [Read More]( [Annual beach scene starting to form in Colorado]( Colorado's most curious beach is starting to take shape. As April was turning to May, Medano Creek was making its annual appearance at the foot of North America's highest sand dunes. [Read More]( [Scheduled closure along Airport Road to last through May 9]( A full closure of Airport Road in Colorado Springs is now in place through May 9, according to a Colorado Springs Utilities statement. A full closure of Airport Road began Monday on the east side of South Academy Boulevard to allow for crews to place underground utility lines across South Academy between Platte Avenue and Airport Road. [Read More]( [[SPONSORED] Pikes Peak Open House Weekend: Your key to homeownership!]( Spring into success at the 2024 Pikes Peak Open House Weekend, as an interested buyer or seller. There has never been a better time to look at available housing – from existing homes to new builds in El Paso and Teller Counties – and talk to a local Realtor, your partner in making your dreams of homeownership a reality. [Read More]( [South Pearl Street fairy doors fascinate neighborhood with whimsical miniatures]( If you’re walking along South Pearl Street in Denver, keep your eyes peeled along the trims of doors. There, where the street meets the walls of storefronts, are entrances into tiny worlds. [Read More]( [Denver Nuggets welcome break before rematch with Minnesota Timberwolves]( There’s only one Nuggets starter who’s not looking forward to the extended break before Game 1 against Minnesota Saturday at Ball Arena. “I definitely didn’t want to play Thursday (in a Game 6 at in Los Angeles),” Nikola Jokic said after the Nuggets eliminated the Lakers on Monday at Ball Arena. “I would like to play Minnesota in two or three days. I don’t like five days off. My body thinks it’s a rest.” [Read More]( [Case to overturn conviction of Colorado Springs mother who killed 3 children delayed in tense two-day hearing]( In 2008, Deborah Lee Nicholls and her husband, Tim Nicholls, were convicted of killing their three children in a house fire that prosecutors said was started intentionally. Those findings have since been questioned by a group of attorneys with the McCabe law firm and the Korey Wise Innocence Project, who are seeking to overturn the conviction of Deborah Nicholls. [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903