A Greyhound bus passenger was arrested early Friday after police responded to another passenger’s 911 call of a woman making threats to riders.

Colorado Springs police stopped the bus at the Academy Boulevard off-ramp at Interstate 25 just before 1 a.m. After interviewing more than 50 passengers, officers arrested Jennifer Lembke, 37, on suspicion of endangering public transportation, a felony.

Lembke reportedly had a gun, and a knife was found in her belongings, police said.

Another Greyhound passenger was arrested earlier Thursday night after officers responded to reports of a fight at the bus station.

Edwin Potts, 24, was harassing a female on a bus as it drove to the Greyhound station at 120 S. Weber St., police said. A male passenger attempted to intervene, and Potts grabbed him by the throat, threatening to kill him, police said.Potts was arrested on suspicion of harassment, a misdemeanor, and endangering public transportation.

WEATHER

Summer must be around the corner. There’s a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon Friday, accompanied by highs near 70 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Expect cloudy skies overnight, with possible showers and thunderstorms before midnight.The chance of rain increases to 40 percent Saturday when the high is forecast to reach 73 degrees. If rain falls, it’s likely to hit before 9 p.m., which should mean cool temperatures and clearer skies for cyclists riding in the annual Starlight Spectacular ride downtown and through Garden of the Gods.

The weather service expects temperatures to rise to a high of 84 degrees Sunday, so runners in this year’s Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run won’t want to dally.

AROUND COLORADO

At least 5 wildfires still burning in ColoradoLA JUNTA (AP) — One of at least five wildfires in southern Colorado has charred up to 17,000 acres.

Stonewall Fire Protection District spokesman Loyd Holliman said Thursday night the fire south of La Junta is between 15,000 and 17,000 acres. It was initially thought to be 25,000 acres.

Holliman says residents of six or seven homes have been asked to voluntarily evacuate. Crews were pulled off the fire Wednesday to wait for overhead support.

A 2,500-acre fire also near La Junta is among several that might have been sparked by lightning Tuesday.

A 50-acre wildfire near Cripple Creek in south-central Colorado has prompted the evacuations of 104 homes. Read more about that fire and watch for updates at gazettedev.gazette.com.

Two fires on Fort Carson’s Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site have burned a total of about 51 square miles in the remote area.

A 26,000-acre fire is about 50 percent contained.Fire restrictions for BLM-managed land in southern Colorado

MONTE VISTA (AP) — Dry winds and months of low moisture in southern Colorado have prompted fire restrictions on some federal land.

The Bureau of Land Management is banning open fires in undeveloped areas on land it manages in the following counties: Custer, Chaffee, El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Las Animas, Park, Pueblo and Teller counties.

Restrictions remain in effect in Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers counties.

Charcoal grills, hibachis and coal or word-burning stoves are prohibited in undeveloped areas. All fireworks are also banned. Smoking is allowed only in enclosed vehicles, buildings or a developed recreation site.

Campfires and stoves fueled by liquid petroleum or bottled fuels and equipped with a valve are allowed in established campgrounds.

Preparations continue for Colorado flooding

LA PORTE, Colo. (AP) — People in northern Colorado are filling sandbags and closing flooded city streets and bike trails as the Cache la Poudre River rises due to a surge of melting snow.

The river spilled over its banks in Greeley and washed over a city street Thursday, although city officials told the Greeley Tribune that flows had eased slightly from Wednesday.

Cooler temperatures in the mountains have slowed the snowmelt that has raised river levels. The Summit Daily News reports that has prompted Denver Water to reduce releases from Dillon Reservoir.

But the National Weather Service says the Eagle River in western Colorado is expected to stay near flood stage. Record snowpack in Colorado’s mountains, particularly the central and northern mountains, is causing flooding as it melts into rivers and streams.

Attorney: Police records clear Denver mayor-elect

DENVER (AP) — Denver Mayor-elect Michael Hancock’s attorney says the lack of photos or surveillance video of his client at a suspected prostitution business quashes rumors that surfaced in the days before the election that Hancock’s name was on a clients’ list.

Attorney Bruce James wrote the Denver police department June 3, three days before the election, requesting any photos or surveillance video of Hancock or his car taken during a 2007 investigation into Denver Players, described by federal authorities as a prostitution ring. Police said in a letter that there were no pictures of Hancock or his car.

James says he filed the request to demonstrate the rumors had no merit. The campaign has strongly denied the rumors.

Hickenlooper signs school funding bill

DENVER (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper signed proposals to allocate more money to Colorado schools than what lawmakers originally thought possible.

The bill signed Thursday is a bipartisan compromise restoring $22.5 million to schools next year by transferring surplus money from the state’s education fund, a sort of savings account funded by income taxes. Another $67.5 million would be safeguarded to prevent future cuts to the neediest schools.

Lawmakers say the additional funding is possible because of better-than-expected tax revenues.

The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Tom Massey and Democratic Sen. Bob Bacon is the annual school finance act.

Hickenlooper initially proposed cutting education funding by $332 million next year because of a budget shortfall.

Lawmakers brought the figure down to $250 million before the additions by the school finance act, which reduced the cut further.

HAPPENINGS

— Master class with guitarist Mir Ali 7 p.m., Colorado College, Studio A, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave., $5-$15 at the door.

— “Windrider Film Forum,”: 7 p.m., Colorado College, Armstrong Theatre, inside Armstrong Hall, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St., $5-$15 at the door.

— Black Rose Acoustic Society open stage headlined by Matt Brown, 7 p.m., Black Forest Community Center, 13520 Black Forest Road, Black Forest, $4-$7