Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the San Luis Valley became the site of Colorado’s newest post offices. Today, those same post offices are some of the state’s oldest. Human-bear conflicts saw another uptick in 2025, according to state wildlife officials, who warn that unsecured trash remains the leading cause of the run-ins. […]

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1879, the Denver Telephone Dispatch Company opened for business, becoming the city’s first telephone service just three years after Alexander Graham Bell patented the device. Did you know that the team that makes The Colorado Flyover also produces a national publication called The Flyover? Click here to sign up […]

Friday, February 20, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1934, late automobile racer Bobby Unser was born in Colorado Springs. A three-time Indianapolis 500 winner, Unser was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1990. Does your dog have a future in acting? The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is looking for two small, well-trained […]

Thursday, February 19, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, the Superintendent of the Denver Mint sent a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, informing him that the mint had been robbed. The thief, a mint clerk, fled on horseback with $3,700 and would make it as far as the Arkansas River before being […]

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1896, an explosion at the Vulcan Mine in Garfield County killed 49 miners, becoming one of the deadliest mine disasters in state history. The explosion was so large, reported the Colorado Springs Gazette, that “the town of New Castle was shaken as if by an earthquake.” Fifteen years after […]

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2010, Vail skier Lindsey Vonn won the gold medal in the women’s downhill event at the XXI Olympic Winter Games, the first time in Olympic history that an American woman won the downhill gold. Vonn grew up in Minnesota and moved to Colorado when she was 12.  […]

Friday, November 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1882, the first Denver & Rio Grande Railway train arrived in Grand Junction. Holiday magic is in the air—literally—in Denver, where hundreds of illuminated drones will put on nightly Christmas-themed aerial displays beginning tonight. Find a preview in today’s Top Stories. 🎄Great news! The Flyover Christmas […]

Monday, October 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1871, the first Denver & Rio Grande Railroad passenger train arrived in Colorado Springs, beginning service on the 65-mile, five-hour route from Denver. Federal officials say Colorado Parks and Wildlife can no longer import gray wolves from Canada—a change that could block the agency’s plans […]

Thursday, October 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1817, James W. Denver was born in Winchester, Virginia. Colorado’s capital takes its name from Denver, who at the time of its founding in 1858 governed the Kansas Territory, then encompassing what is now Colorado. A spooky house-decorating contest is turning one Colorado Springs neighborhood […]

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2011, 16-year-old swimmer Missy Franklin of Centennial broke a world record for the 200-meter backstroke at the Berlin World Cup event. Today, we report that less than 70% of public college graduates in Colorado see a long-term payoff after earning their degree, according to a […]