Wednesday, October 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2009, a Fort Collins family claimed their 6-year-old son had floated away in a homemade, flying saucer-like weather balloon, triggering a massive emergency response and a national media frenzy. Here’s a video of MSNBC covering the so-called “Balloon Boy Hoax.” Three major Colorado ski areas fired […]

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2010, construction crews expanding a reservoir near Snowmass Village discovered a trove of Ice Age fossils. Subsequent work on the Snowmastodon Project unearthed thousands of diverse fossil specimens, including ground sloths, mammoths, and mastodons. Colorado’s craft breweries took home big wins at the Great American […]

Monday, October 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1988, the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad and Southern Pacific Lines were combined, operating under the name Southern Pacific. Torrential rain caused unprecedented flooding in Southwest Colorado over the weekend, triggering evacuations and road closures. Read more in our Top Stories. Plus, Evergreen High […]

Friday, October 10, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1921, the small plains town of Crowley was incorporated. A celebrity pizza chef is bringing his award-winning franchise to Colorado, starting with a grand opening tomorrow in Loveland. Get the details in our Top Stories. Then check out Business to see which Colorado pizzeria made the cut […]

Thursday, October 9, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1872, Pueblo hosted the first Colorado State Fair at a site north of the city. Here’s a gallery of historic photos taken at the fair over the years. A new exhibition at Westminster’s Butterfly Pavilion lets visitors take a walk in the Spider Zone—an enclosure […]

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1877, the first railroad arrived in Fort Collins. The arrival of rail service in the fledgling town would help it grow into a thriving agricultural center, with Colorado Agricultural College opening just two years later in 1879. Sometime in the mid-20th century, a 650-pound bison […]

Tuesday, October 7, 2025                 Good Morning! On this day in 1994, the Regional Transportation District launched its light rail service in Denver. A legal battle over Colorado’s 2019 ban on conversion therapy is now playing out before the Supreme Court, with potentially nationwide implications. Find out more […]

Monday, October 6, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1995, the Colorado Avalanche played their first-ever game, defeating the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in a sold-out arena. The Avs would go on to win the Stanley Cup at the end of the 1995-96 season. Denver celebrated the long-awaited reopening of 16th Street on Saturday […]

Friday, October 3, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1876, John Long Routt won the first gubernatorial election in the newly admitted state of Colorado, making him Colorado’s first state governor and last territorial governor. A pair of Halloween-themed events take the stage in today’s Et Cetera, from trick-or-treating at the zoo to a […]

Thursday, October 2, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1889, prospector Nicholas Creede discovered a large vein of silver in what is now Mineral County. The mining camp that sprang up around his discovery became the present-day town of Creede. Colorado investigators are taking a second look at the 2005 death of Hunter S. […]