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Montezuma County officials are hosting a community meeting in Cortez to help residents prepare for wildfire season, covering fire risk, burn restrictions, and home safety tips.

Quinn Klinefelter of member station WDET reports on a class action lawsuit that accuses the Detroit Police Department of routinely arresting witnesses in murder cases in an effort to get them to testify. Detroit police arrest an average of three people in every homicide case, a rate that's much higher than the national average. Yet fewer than half the city's murder cases are solved.

The "Friendship Nine" were college students arrested for a sit-in at a South Carolina lunch counter in 1961. A judge has cleared them of a five-decades-old trespassing conviction.

In Sweden, an off-duty police officer noticed a fugitive in the same sauna and called for backup to arrest the man.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the arrest yesterday of former outh Korean president Chun Doo Hwan on charges stemming from a 1979 coup ttempt and a later army massacre. Chun was the second Korean ex-president to be ailed in less than three weeks.

NPR'S Kathy Lohr reports that authorities with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms have arrested two men in connection with the seizure of bomb-making equipment about 90 miles outside Atlanta, Georgia. Despite earlier reporters, federal officials say there is NO evidence there was any plot to explode a device at the Summer Olympics.

Commentator Alan Cheuse (CHOOZ) reviews a new novel called House Arrest by Mary Morris. It's the story of a modern Cuban leader named El Cabal, "The Horse", a character that has many similarities to real-life ruler Fidel Castro. The story is told through the eyes of a travel writer visiting the island. (2:00) (Published this year by Doubl

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports people of Chinese descent in the United States, both citizens and non-citizens, have been alarmed by the recent arrests of academics by Chinese authorities. At least six U.S. citizens have been taken into Chinese custody since December, and an unknown number of non-U.S. citizens. Some of those who were detained and released have signed statements promising to keep their ordeals secret. Specialists in sociology and mass communication seem especially vulnerable to arrest. Some Chinese in this country are canceling plans to visit relatives back home.

Bark beetles are devouring trees in the San Juan National Forest, and this may ultimately mean less shade for recreationists in the popular Boggy Draw area near Dolores.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio was found in contempt for violating court orders related to a longstanding racial profiling lawsuit. Many believe the judge will ultimately refer the case to a criminal prosecutor.