Friday, September 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2024, the U.S. Army deactivated the Pueblo Chemical Depot, a chemical weapons storage site built in 1942. Fritzler Farm Park, the northern Colorado favorite known for its haunted corn maze and fall festivities, kicks off the season this weekend. Check out this year’s maze design […]

Thursday, September 11, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1957, a plutonium fire broke out at the Rocky Flats Plant, a nuclear weapons production facility near Denver. Plutonium particles released by the fire contaminated the plant and may have reached nearby offsite areas. One student is dead and three others are injured after a shooting […]

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, scientists detonated a 43-kiloton nuclear bomb 8,400 feet underground near Rulison, a rural site on the Western Slope. The experiment, dubbed Project Rulison, was one of several unsuccessful attempts to release usable natural gas using nuclear explosives. Researchers at the University of Colorado have […]

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1960, the Denver Broncos defeated the Boston Patriots 13-10 in the first American Football League regular-season game. Sixty-five years later, the Broncos continue to captivate fans—like the eight-year-old girl who took home a memorable souvenir from her first-ever Broncos game on Sunday. Have you been […]

Monday, September 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2020, a rare early September snowstorm hit Colorado just one day after 90-degree heat—dropping anywhere from one inch to nearly a foot of snow along the Front Range. Speaking of September snow, Pikes Peak got a late summer dusting last week. Colorado’s early snow patterns […]

Friday, September 5, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1905, a severe hailstorm in Fort Collins caused an estimated $60,000 in damage. One woman in LaPorte reported that 200 of her chickens were killed by the hailstones. It may not be October—or even fall—just yet, but Oktoberfest in Colorado is getting started this weekend. […]

Thursday, September 4, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1915, an official dedication ceremony was held for Rocky Mountain National Park, established by President Woodrow Wilson earlier that year. Waymo, a commercial robotaxi service, is bringing its fleet of self-driving cars to Denver. The ride-hailing company says its autonomous vehicles are even safer than […]

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1961, 4.2 inches of snow fell in Denver, marking the city’s earliest recorded snowfall. Colorado’s history of September snow is exactly why the state’s chain and traction law took effect Monday, Sept. 1. What drivers need to know can be found in Around Colorado. In […]

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1938, actress Mary Jo Catlett was born in Denver. She’s known for appearing alongside Gary Coleman in the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes and for voicing Mrs. Puff in the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. The U.S. just hit a historic low in alcohol use, and Colorado’s drinking decline […]

Monday, September 1, 2025 Happy Labor Day! On this day in 1879, Colorado Agricultural College in Fort Collins welcomed its first five students. The small land-grant school would become Colorado State University in 1957. If you visited Denver this holiday weekend, you’re not alone—booking data shows it’s a top 10 destination for domestic Labor Day […]