Friday, February 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1861, the Colorado Territory was created by an act of Congress. Combining lands previously part of the Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexico territories, the new territory was signed into law by President James Buchanan shortly before the incoming President Abraham Lincoln took office. This […]

Thursday, February 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2009, Colorado’s oldest newspaper, Rocky Mountain News, published its final edition just 54 days shy of the paper’s 150th anniversary. Today in Top Stories, we’re looking at a luxury Denver estate that could become the most expensive home ever sold in its neighborhood. That begs […]

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1928, the Moffat Tunnel—a 6.2-mile-long railroad tunnel cutting through the heart of the Rocky Mountains—welcomed its first train. Envisioned by pioneer David Moffat in 1902, the tunnel provided a more direct route from Denver to Salt Lake City by overcoming the longstanding obstacle of the […]

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 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. What do Colorado’s ski slopes have to do with World War II? More than you might think. In Leadville, Camp Hale […]

Monday, February 24, 2025 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.  Not only is there water on the moon, but a satellite developed in Littleton is on its way up there […]

Friday, February 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1935, dust storms in eastern Colorado led to such poor visibility that two section cars collided on the railroad near Arriba. Dust storms that February were so extreme on the plains that artificial light was often needed to see clearly during the day. A multimillion-dollar […]

Thursday, February 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1895, Congress reestablished the Denver Mint as a branch of the U.S. Mint, authorizing its coinage of gold and silver. Though first established in 1862, the mint had since been turned into an office for melting and assaying bullion. Tax season is well underway, but […]

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1864, the Superintendent of the Denver Mint sent a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury to tell 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 […]

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 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 […]

Monday, February 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2010, Vail skier Lindsey Vonn took the gold medal in women’s alpine skiing at the XXI Olympic Winter Games. Vonn’s win marked the first time in Olympic history the downhill gold was won by an American woman. An avalanche near the Loveland Ski Area swept […]