Monday, October 19, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1998, environmental extremists from the Earth Liberation Front burned multiple buildings and ski lifts at Vail Mountain Ski Resort in protest of the resort’s planned expansion into Lynx Ridge.

A Colorado mountain town ranks among the 10 spookiest towns in the nation, according to a new list. Find out more in Et Cetera.

The most important places in American history aren’t where you think. Some of the moments that shaped this country happened in towns with one stoplight, a single gas station, and a tumbleweed rolling across Main Street. Do you ever wonder where the Cold War got its name? Which town spent three years officially not existing while it helped win a world war? Or where the most famous invention in American history finally got off the ground? One of these towns could be in your state, and you may have even driven through it without knowing what happened there. On today’s episode of Flyover Focus, we count down 10 small towns that changed American history. Tune in here!

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Student Identified in CSU Shooting

Investigators identified the man shot by a CSU police sergeant near Newton Plaza on Oct. 12 as Brooks Bottenhorn, a 22-year-old student at the university.

According to the Critical Incident Response Team, Bottenhorn fired a round into the microbiology building, then walked toward the sergeant while still holding a handgun.

The sergeant fired several shots, striking Bottenhorn, and then gave first aid. He was seriously injured but is expected to survive and is still being treated.

Police had previously said Bottenhorn was not a CSU student. Prosecutors charged him with six counts, including menacing, illegal discharge of a firearm, and reckless endangerment.

Aurora Designated WWII Heritage City

The National Park Service named Aurora an American World War II Heritage City on Oct. 16, one of 10 communities nationwide to receive the 2026 designation.

This year’s honorees stretch from Alaska to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Since the program began in 2020, communities in 46 states and two territories have been recognized.

During the war, residents planted victory gardens, trained in civil defense, and organized drives, while young people pitched in with activities for Fitzsimons patients.

The designation honors Aurora’s wartime role, which included training troops at Lowry and Buckley fields and caring for the wounded at Fitzsimons General Hospital.

Broncos Mourn Former GM John Beake

John Beake, who helped guide the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl titles in the late 1990s, has died at 87, the team said Saturday. No cause of death was given.

Beake spent 22 years with the team and 14 as general manager, a stretch with five Super Bowl appearances, seven division titles, and 12 playoff berths.

He helped trade for John Elway in 1983. Denver lost three Super Bowls in the 1980s before winning Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII after the 1997 and 1998 seasons.

Beake was a trusted adviser to Hall of Fame owner Pat Bowlen, and team historian Jim Saccomano said the Broncos Ring of Fame was his idea.

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➤ Colorado Springs: In his final state of the city address of his first term, Mayor Yemi Mobolade said the city gains about six residents a day and filled over 100,000 potholes this past year. (More)

➤ Boulder: City Council voted 7-1 to pass a $552.6 million budget for 2027 that cuts about 24 positions, 13 of them filled, to close a $6.3 million General Fund gap. (More)

➤ Denver: Denver Water issued 297 violations worth about $175,500 between Oct. 1 and Oct. 12 under its lawn-watering ban, while customers cut use by about 33%. (More)

➤ Glenwood Springs: Downtown Drug plans to treat chronic conditions, including opioid use disorder, through a nearly $5 million program to bring care closer to rural Coloradans. (More)

➤ Adams County: A fired state deputy behavioral health commissioner faces felony theft charges in a $99,000 tuition scheme tied to her time leading CASA of Adams and Broomfield Counties. (More)

➤ Brighton: Crews shut off water to a five- to six-block area Saturday to repair a sinkhole near South 22nd Avenue and East Bridge Street, and residents were asked to stay away. (More)

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➤ The Colorado Avalanche will be without three of their forwards for their upcoming road trip: Zachary L’Heureux, Nic Roy, and Logan O’Connor. (More)

➤ Colorado football head coach Deion Sanders told the team he was proud of their fight in their 27-24 loss to No. 11 Utah—something he said he’s never done after a loss before. (More)

➤ Banana Ball returns to Coors Field on May 29 and 30, 2027, with the Party Animals facing the Loco Beach Coconuts. Fans must join the ticket lottery by Oct. 31. (More)

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➤ The most important moments in American history didn’t all happen in Philadelphia or Boston. Some happened in towns you’ve never even heard of. (Tune in here)

In the latest episode of Flyover Focus, we count down 10 small towns that changed American history. These are towns where wars ended, legends were born, and modern technology took off. We are talking about moments that shaped the entire country, tucked away on rural country roads. How many of these stories do you actually know?

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➤ Aurora City Council will vote today at 6 p.m. on an indefinite moratorium on new data center applications, though Mayor Mike Coffman said it would not stop the contested Trident project. (More)

➤ In Cortez, Pueblo Seed & Food Co. co-owners Dan Hobbs and Nanna Meyer are turning to ancient grains to save water, selling them in niche markets and baking with them. (More)

➤ Trader Joe’s has listed a new Denver store as coming soon, part of a large wave of openings nationwide after the grocer confirmed plans for at least 25 new stores this year. (More)

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➤ Estes Park ranked seventh on a 2026 list of America’s most haunted towns, thanks largely to the iconic Stanley Hotel, which inspired Stephen King’s The Shining. (More)

➤ With the first frost here, garden expert Rob Proctor says to save geraniums first and move pricey tropical plants indoors to a sunny south- or west-facing window. (More)

➤ Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs, Colorado’s oldest continuously operating ski area, is bringing back Ski Free Sundays for a season set to run Nov. 28 through March 28. (More)

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➤ An Air Force officer died after falling from the Alamodome rafters while rappelling onto the field before Saturday’s UTSA-Navy game. (Hear More)

➤ A truck drove through a crowd at a youth soccer game in Wichita, killing a 6-year-old boy and a man. The driver was released without charges. (Listen Now)

➤ Modern reruns of the infamous 1961 Yale shock experiment found even more people obey than before, and researchers now know why disobeying is so hard. (Tune In)