Monday, September 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1956, the Town of Boone—a small plains town east of Pueblo—was incorporated. Albert Gallatin Boone, grandson of famous pioneer Daniel Boone, first settled the area as Booneville during the Pikes Peak Gold Rush. A group of Colorado’s senior veterans took the chance to fly in a […]

Friday, September 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1952, crews finished building the dams at Carter Lake, a 1,100-acre reservoir in the foothills west of Loveland. Between a Western Slope steampunk shindig, a Denver-area pirate fest, and the 31st annual Pueblo Chile & Frijoles Festival, there’s something to do in every neck of the […]

Thursday, September 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2002, the first significant snow of the 2002-2003 season fell in Colorado’s western and central mountains. Voting is now open to decide the Coolest Thing Made in Colorado. Check out this year’s top inventions in our Top Stories. Plus, don’t miss today’s Trivia question about […]

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1967, the Denver-Boulder Turnpike became the first U.S. public toll road to pay off its construction bonds and remove tolls, officially becoming a toll-free highway. Turning Point USA will hold a vigil for late conservative Christian activist Charlie Kirk at Colorado State University tomorrow—the day he […]

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1991, President George H. W. Bush promoted the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden to national laboratory status, renaming it the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The Michelin Guide announced its 2025 awards on Monday, giving four Colorado restaurants the coveted Michelin star—making one of them the […]

Monday, September 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2023, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names officially renamed Mount Evans to Mount Blue Sky. A treehouse-inspired mansion in Breckenridge is going for $7.25 million, which inspired today’s Poll: Did you have a treehouse as a kid? If so, what do you remember about it? […]

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 […]