A Colorado company is selling caskets made from banana sheaves, bamboo or pandanus that decomposes together with the body as a way of promoting ecologically-friendly burials.

The so-called Ecoffin, short for eco-friendly coffins, of Ecoffins USA takes six months to two years to biodegrade. The company's marketing director, Joanna Passarelli, said the Ecoffins is better for the environment than cremating bodies, according to Foxnews.com.

A bear entered the home of a Colorado couple through a dog door and, ignoring their barking pup, ate all the dog's food before leaving without incident.

The bear entered the mudroom of the home about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, staying only for about 10 minutes, the Granby's Sky-Hi Daily News reported.

South Dakota's south-central town of Winner literally became a winner on Wednesday as the sole winning ticket for the $232 million Powerball jackpot was sold in a convenience store there.

The winning ticket numbers are 5-6-12-16-21 with 7 as the Powerball number. Either the Ampride or Lil' Feller convenience store in the ranching and farming town of 2,800 sold the winning ticket, according to lottery officials. The seller of the winning ticket also gets a prize of $50,000.

A man who fled police by jumping into the Colorado River Monday was rescued and then arrested by Glenwood Springs Police after he spent almost an hour and a half in the 40-degree water.

Police first made contact with Dryden McCintosh, 37, while he was walking alond Devereux Road. He ran from the officers, jumping into the freezing river to avoid capture, the Glenwood Springs Post Independent reported.

Ward Churchill won a civil wrongful termination suit against his former employer, the University of Colorado, Thursday. The court awarded him one dollar in damages.

His next move is to file a motion with the judge in the case to get his job back, IN Denver Times reported.