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 […]

Tuesday, December 2, 2025                 Good Morning! On this day in 1938, the State of Colorado officially established the Colorado State Forest after receiving a 70,980-acre land patent from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. From dazzling tree-lighting ceremonies to old-fashioned horse-drawn carriage rides, Coloradans all over the state are getting […]

Monday, December 1, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1913, Denver’s largest snowstorm on record began. Nearly four feet of snow fell over the next five days, with even higher totals in nearby mountain towns. Snow totals from our holiday weekend storm varied, but even a dusting in Denver was enough to end the […]

Thursday, November 27, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1919, a historic Thanksgiving snowstorm hit the Western Slope, bringing over 40 inches of snow to the region. Happy Thanksgiving! However you’re spending the day, we hope it brings peace, gratitude, and maybe even a second helping. Today’s edition of The Colorado Flyover is running a […]

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1922, Charles Schulz, cartoonist and creator of Peanuts, was born in Minnesota. In 1951, Schulz and his family moved to Colorado Springs in an effort to help him overcome writer’s block. The first collection of Peanuts comics was published the following year, in 1952. From Turkey Day fun runs to […]

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the U.S. Treasury formally offered $25,000 to purchase Clark, Gruber & Co., a private minting firm founded in 1859 during Colorado’s gold rush. This offer laid the groundwork for establishing Denver’s first U.S. branch mint. A recent survey asked baseball fans, “If a foul ball was […]

Monday, November 24, 2025 Good Morning. On this day in 1864, Col. Chivington assumed command of the Colorado Third Regiment near Pueblo. Days later, he led the regiment in a deadly attack on a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho people—an event known as the Sand Creek Massacre. Nearly 90 years ago, Castle Rock’s fire crew […]

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 […]