Paul Klee: Michael Porter Jr. takes over again — and elevates Nuggets to real NBA title contender

PLUS | Zeke Nnaji making more memories in Minneapolis, Top 3 causes of wildfires are men, women and children, and more. Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Saturday, April 22, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Paul Klee: Michael Porter Jr. takes over again — and elevates Nuggets to real NBA title contender]( Late Friday night after the Nuggets thumped the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-111 at Target Center, Nikola Jokic extended his tutorial in the NBA playoffs. Turns out, as the good professor explained, the Serbian grading system is not "A" through "F," but "1" through "5." [Read More]( [Colorado fire official: Top 3 causes of wildfires are men, women and children]( Whether through apathy, ignorance or plain old stupidity, humans are the cause of 85% to 90% of wildfires in the United States, according to the U.S. Forest Service and the National Interagency Fire Center. [Read More]( [Who put Kafka in charge of Colorado's mental health care? | Vince Bzdek]( Children’s Hospital Colorado declared a youth mental health state of emergency two years ago, in 2021, and the numbers of ill children have only increased since then. According to the 2021 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, nearly 40% of high school students said they experienced symptoms of depression. A little over 17% said they’d seriously considered suicide in the past year. [Read More]( [The future of the American Experiment: Could U.S. lose its position as leader in world civilization? | Cronin and Loevy]( Is the United States like the Byzantine Empire? Is our nation about to lose its position as the most powerful and influential country in the world, just as the Byzantine Empire did in 1453 when Constantinople (now Istanbul) was conquered by the Turkish army? [Read More]( [Zeke Nnaji making more memories in Minneapolis in Nuggets-Timberwolves playoff series]( The Nuggets forward was born in Minneapolis and grew up 15 or 20 minutes away from the Target Center, where the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 120-111 on Friday night to take a 3-0 series lead. He led Hopkins High School to a state championship on the Target Center court as a senior in 2019. When he returned to the arena as a rookie, his team’s photo was still displayed in the concourse, as the COVID-19 pandemic canceled Minnesota’s state tournament in 2020. [Read More]( [Year-round gardening: Adding trees and shrubs to your Colorado garden]( Mid to late spring is a great time to add trees and shrubs to the garden. Trees and shrubs are woody plants that do not die back to the ground in winter. They bring many benefits to the landscape, environmental and aesthetic. [Read More]( [Mexico migrant camp tents torched across border from Texas]( About two dozen makeshift tents were set ablaze and destroyed at a migrant camp across the border from Texas this week, witnesses said Friday, a sign of the extreme risk that comes with being stuck in Mexico as the Biden administration increasingly relies on that country to host people fleeing poverty and violence. [Read More]( Get access to all our content! Support local journalism and [subscribe here]([.]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903