Morning Edition

Starting at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, Interstate70 between Silverthorne and Empire will be closed to all east and westbound traffic for boulder removal.

Adding pedestrian and bike lanes to operating regional bus system are part of 18 transportation projects selected by the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Council to receive federal funding in Weld and Larimer counties.

Governor John Hickenlooper has issued an emergency disaster declaration for the burn area from last September’s Four Mile Canyon fire west of Boulder.

Since Ash Wednesday, J. Wilson of Iowa has consumed only water and beer — a specially brewed, high-calorie Doppelbock. German monks practiced a similar fast centuries ago known as a liquid bread diet. Wilson has finished two kegs so far — and lost 15 pounds. He said his aim is not to get drunk during his beer fast, but added, "If you walk in the rain, you get wet."

It's time to start worrying about what to wear to the prom, and website Fashism.com may have solved one source of teenage anxiety. It's offering a dibs system for prom dresses. A teenager can lay claim to her perfect gown on the site, which links to users' Facebook accounts. One of its founders told the Boston Herald she was inspired by personal experience. She was "absolutely mortified" at her own prom, when another girl wore the same dress.