Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1883, a plot to rob Durango’s First National Bank ended in tragedy when Cellas Hawkins was ambushed by lawmen and shot Bruce Hunt before fleeing. Pursued and surrounded by a posse, Hawkins jumped off a cliff and later died. Data suggests Coloradans registered as politically unaffiliated, or […]

Monday, December 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1873, the Colorado Central Railroad arrived in Black Hawk. Colorado is home to two of the nation’s top 10 holiday markets, according to a new list. Find out more in Business. And if Christmas shopping snuck up on you, this roundup of shipping deadlines could save […]

Friday, December 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1965, construction began on Interstate 270, an auxiliary highway linking Interstate 70 to Interstate 25 via Commerce City. The Denver Mint is one of two U.S. Mint facilities that will strike new coin designs, including collectible half dollars and pennies, to celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday. That […]

Thursday, December 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1970, a group of Denverites began a grassroots effort to save the Molly Brown House from demolition. Margaret Brown, known as the “Unsinkable Molly Brown,” was a Denver socialite, philanthropist, and survivor of the RMS Titanic. More than a dozen cattle went missing in Weld County this […]

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2020, Elizabeth Ann, a cloned black-footed ferret, was born at the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center in Carr, marking the first time a U.S. endangered species has been successfully cloned. High winds wreaked havoc across Colorado Tuesday, downing power lines, toppling semi-trailers, and prompting multiple […]

Tuesday, December 9, 2025                 Good Morning! On this day in 1867, the Colorado General Assembly narrowly voted to move the territorial capital from Golden City to Denver. 🎄 We’d love to feature your favorite Christmas memories and traditions in our holiday edition. Got a story, ritual, or […]

Monday, December 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1929, the Royal Gorge Bridge, America’s highest suspension bridge, was officially dedicated in a ceremony outside Cañon City. About 10,000 people gathered for the occasion. Nearly 100 years later, the iconic suspension bridge still draws visitors from all over the state, nation, and world—even in […]

Friday, December 5, 2025                 Good Morning! On this day in 1920, The Mark of Zorro, a silent swashbuckling film, was released in theaters. Denver native Douglas Fairbanks starred in the film, making him the first to portray the masked vigilante and one of the first Coloradans to […]

Thursday, December 4, 2025                 Good Morning! On this day in 1923, students at Colorado Agricultural College—now known as Colorado State University—voted during a special assembly to emblazon the letter “A” on a hill west of campus. Work on the now-iconic 450-foot “A” began soon after and was […]

Wednesday, December 3, 2025                 Good Morning! On this day in 2020, TIME magazine named Gitanjali Rao, a 15-year-old inventor from Lone Tree, its first-ever Kid of the Year. How often does The Colorado Flyover feature news from your neck of the woods? Vote in our Poll to […]