Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1931, the lark bunting was adopted as Colorado’s official state bird, winning out over the meadowlark and the bluebird following an impassioned debate at the state Capitol. Colorado’s wildfire season will start to pick up next month. Read the forecast below in our Top Stories. […]

Monday, April 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson dispatched the U.S. Army to southern Colorado, restoring order and ending ten days of intense violence following the Ludlow Massacre.  Coors Field turned 30 years old on Saturday. Check out Et Cetera to browse 30 fun facts you may not have […]

Friday, April 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1896, a fast-spreading fire broke out in the town of Cripple Creek. When firefighters ran out of water to douse the blaze, they took to demolishing buildings with explosives to keep it from spreading. The strategy backfired when the explosions set off several stashes of […]

Thursday, April 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1921, Mary Cronin completed her first recorded hike with the Colorado Mountain Club, braving a spring blizzard in Clear Creek Canyon. That hike sparked a mountaineering journey that led her to summit all of Colorado’s fourteeners. In 1934, she became the first woman to reach […]

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1859, Colorado’s first newspaper, the Rocky Mountain News, printed its inaugural issue. A rival paper, the Cherry Creek Pioneer, missed being first by just 20 minutes. Summer is just around the corner, and so is Film on the Rocks—an event series at Red Rocks Amphitheatre where you […]

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1925, a fire in the remote town of Marble tore through the Marble Mill, destroying half the structure and dealing a major blow to an already hard-hit operation. At the time of the fire, the Marble Mill was the largest of its kind in the […]

Monday, April 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, the Denver Mint was established by an act of Congress. Although it didn’t begin producing coins as planned until 1906, it is now the largest coin producer in the world.  Today’s edition of The Colorado Flyover is a bit shorter than usual so that […]

Friday, April 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1894, Denver officers and firefighters who had barricaded themselves inside City Hall complied with a Supreme Court order to vacate. They had occupied the building for over a month in protest of mass layoffs. During the standoff, Gov. Davis Waite ordered cannons to be aimed […]

Thursday, April 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1917, the town of Estes Park was incorporated. Today, the town is one of Colorado’s premier resort spots, acting as a gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park and a basecamp for visitors exploring the Rockies. The recent stretch of nice weather might have you thinking […]

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1874, Alfred Packer—a guide hired months earlier to lead a group of miners through the San Juan Mountains—emerged from the wilderness alone. Packer later confessed to cannibalizing his companions when a snowstorm left the party stranded and on the brink of starvation. If you’ve ever […]