Monday, May 11, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, a major plutonium fire broke out at Building 776-777 of the Rocky Flats Plant south of Boulder. A six-hour effort by 29 firefighters narrowly prevented what some later described as a potential nuclear disaster for the Denver metro area. An anonymous financial backer wants […]

Sunday, May 10, 2026 Happy Mother’s Day! On this day in 2003, Colorado experienced the Mother’s Day Blizzard, which dumped up to 11.5 inches of heavy, wet snow on Colorado’s Front Range, leaving about 40,000 people without power along the urban corridor. In case you missed it, this week on The Flyover Podcast, host Ayla Brown […]

Saturday, May 9, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1931, astronaut Vance DeVoe Brand was born in Longmont. He flew on the Apollo-Soyuz and three Space Shuttle missions. A deadly virus just killed three people aboard a cruise ship, and passengers have now scattered to more than a dozen countries, including here in the United […]

Friday, May 8, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 2017, a catastrophic hailstorm caused $2.3 billion in damage across the Denver metro area, pummeling homes, cars, and businesses with baseball-sized hail. It remains the costliest hailstorm in state history and second-most expensive nationwide. Bioluminescent algae could soon be used as a living, electricity-free light […]

Thursday, May 7, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1879, the first passenger train traveled through the Royal Gorge near Cañon City. Though regular train service through the gorge ended in 1967, the line reopened in 1998 as a summer tourist attraction. Thousands of Coloradans lost power Wednesday as a heavy-hitting spring storm downed branches, trees, […]

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1859, a miner named John H. Gregory discovered the first hard rock gold in the Rocky Mountains at Gregory Gulch, sparking a surge of interest in the region and fueling the Pike’s Peak gold rush. A Castle Rock man spent years meticulously building a Millennium Falcon model […]

Tuesday, May 5, 2026                 Good Morning! On this day in 1988, Denver’s annual Cinco de Mayo Festival and Parade began as a small neighborhood street fair. Today, the festival ranks among Colorado’s top outdoor food and entertainment events. We haven’t heard the last of winter. A late […]

Monday, May 4, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt delivered an address to a crowd of Coloradans gathered outside the State Capitol. See a photo here. Roughly 200 people showed up at a Denver courthouse after a fake-ticket scam sent out fraudulent summons to local drivers. Find out more below […]

Sunday, May 3, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1878, Horace Tabor, also known as the Silver King of Leadville, discovered silver in Little Pittsburgh Mine along with a team of prospectors in a windfall that turned him into one of Colorado’s wealthiest, most prominent citizens. In case you missed it, this week on […]

Saturday, May 2, 2026 Good Morning! On this day in 1982, an oil shale boom in Garfield County came to an abrupt end when Exxon, the area’s largest employer, shut down its operations. Thousands immediately lost their jobs, and other companies followed suit in the coming years. The date later became known as Black Sunday. […]