Friday, August 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1870, the final spike was driven into the Kansas Pacific Railway—completing the first permanent, coast-to-coast railroad link across the U.S.—at Comanche Crossing in northeastern Colorado. The event is commemorated with a monument in Strasburg’s Lyons Park. This weekend is all about peaches—from the Palisade Peach […]

Thursday, August 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1874, U.S. explorers made the first recorded ascent of Blanca Peak, a fourteener in the San Luis Valley. The expedition was surprised to find a manmade stone fortification at the summit, possibly left there by the Ute people. Speaking of fourteeners, an annual report on Colorado’s 14,000-foot […]

The Colorado Flyover The Wheat Ridge Police Department is the latest to begin using artificial intelligence to help officers write reports. ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ […]

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1878, the town of Alamosa incorporated. Today, Alamosa is known as the “Gateway to the Great Sand Dunes,” which are close enough to be visible from town. One of the most popular summer meteor showers peaks tonight, and many of the best places to watch […]

The Colorado Flyover The Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County has grown to over 106,000 acres and is 6% contained as of Sunday, making it the sixth-largest wildfire in Colorado history. ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   ͏ ‌   […]

Friday, August 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1874, swarms of locusts invaded Denver. That summer, some 120 billion Rocky Mountain locusts ravaged the Great Plains, blocking out the sun, devouring crops, and causing $200 million in damage. A Colorado veteran says his service dog saved his life by alerting him to a […]

Thursday, August 7, 2025                 Good Morning! On this day in 1904, a flash flood north of Pueblo led to the Eden Train Wreck, one of the deadliest train crashes in U.S. history. Most of the wildfire smoke rolling across the state is coming from fires on Colorado’s […]

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Good Morning! Today is National Root Beer Float Day. Frank J. Wisner is credited with inventing the classic beverage in Cripple Creek in August of 1893. He named it “Black Cow Mountain,” which local children shortened to “Black Cow.” Speaking of root beer, food stamps will no longer cover soda or […]

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1858, Julia Archibald Holmes became the first woman on record to reach the summit of Pikes Peak, wearing what she called her “American costume”—a short dress, bloomers, moccasins, and a hat. If you think that’s impressive, scroll down to Et Cetera to read about the […]

Monday, August 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1995, Dearfield, a ghost town east of Greeley, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Admission to all 43 of our state’s parks is free of charge today in honor of Colorado’s 149th birthday. With so many to choose from, we’re curious: which […]