Post News: Denver officer shoots man who allegedly accosted him with a hammer

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Today's Front Page News

Denver officer shoots man who allegedly accosted him with a hammer
A Denver police officer shot a man who attacked him with a hammer as he sat in his car doing paperwork Sunday, police said. Police later found evidence that the man might have wanted to be killed by a police officer.  

• Reduced sentence for Fort Collins con man Van Vleet irks investors
• CSU fires football coach Steve Fairchild
• TJ Galiardi leads Avalanche past Detroit Red Wings
• For Ed McVaney, Valor Christian High School is labor of love
• Broncos, Tebow rally to beat Vikings; tied atop AFC West

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Today's Local Politics

Denver's historic sites are priced right for residents ready to reserve them for events
Maybe it's tradition, nostalgia or the low cost, but the city and county of Denver's rental facilities have become wildly popular — so much so that a line formed overnight last month outside the Webb Building for people hoping to get 2012 reservations.  

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Today's Business

Real-estate speculator's complex land-swap plan too rich for billionaire William Koch
Real-estate speculator Tom Chapman is courting billionaire William Koch, urging the mining baron and ranch owner to buy luxury property and acreage inside Black Canyon National Park.  

• Mailbag: "Geo-tagged" digital photos are useful and intrusive
• Follow St. Nick's progress with NORAD Tracks Santa app
• Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet nibbles at Apple's iPad sales
• Tech Know: Touch-screen-friendly gloves, tangle-free headphones
• First brick-and-mortar app store to debut in Boulder

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Today's Sports Headlines

Valor Christian rockets to success and gains its share of detractors
Valor has fielded varsity sports for a mere four years but it has already filled a trophy case. It has won three consecutive state football titles. The girls soccer team, which plays in the spring, has played in the state title game all three seasons. Boys track won state in the 4x100-meter relay and 4x200 last spring. Heck, the boys golf team won state the first year it fielded a team.  

• Valor Christian officials say big donors not reason for quick success
• Dusty Saunders: Shake-up continues in Denver sports talk
• Back-to-back birds end Tiger's drought
• Nadal clinches another Davis Cup title for Spain
• Baseball's meetings in Dallas expected to bring big deals

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Today's Entertainment

Video gift guide: Discs are not dead
The home-video landscape sure has changed. No one still buys discs, right? Well, wrong — mostly.  

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Today's Style

Tallest peaks bagged to battle Alzheimer's
A year ago this week, when Alan Arnette stepped onto the continent of Antarctica, it was the first of more than 100,000 steps uphill toward his goal to climb the world's eight highest peaks in 365 days.  

• Tips to avoid coming down with cold or flu this winter
• Tending to a seriously ill loved one takes an especially steep toll
• Denver Post Fitness Calendar, 12/5/11
• Fit Pix: Anne McDonald
• Letters: Fitness is not a finite event

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Today's Opinion

Editorial: City's culture of police brutality
It was a shocking statement: Former Denver Safety Manager Al LaCabe said last week that beating up suspects was "run of the mill" for some Denver police officers.  

• Guest Commentary: Disappointed by Denver's decision on stock show