Monday, July 28, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1997, record rainfall led to the Spring Creek Flood, the worst natural disaster in Fort Collins’ history. At its peak, Spring Creek rose 30 feet beyond its banks, killing five people, injuring 54, and causing over $200 million in property damage. Police plan to crack […]

Friday, July 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1921, Congress passed House Joint Resolution 460, officially changing the name of the Grand River to the Colorado River. The original name lives on in place names like Grand Junction and Grand County. Colorado’s roads were given a D+ grade on a national report card. […]

Thursday, July 24, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1896, a massive thunderstorm led to flash flooding in Jefferson County, killing 29 and causing significant material destruction. An overwhelming majority of Coloradans opposed Polis’ idea for a pedestrian walkway—and now so does he. Read more about the would-be bridge in our Top Stories. Later […]

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2015, Boulder County deputies came across a northern saw-whet owl in the middle of the road near Rainbow Lakes Campground. A video of the encounter, in which a deputy can be heard “conversing” with the baby owl, went viral when it was posted online by […]

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1893, schoolteacher and poet Katharine Lee Bates was inspired to write what would later become America the Beautiful after climbing to the top of Pikes Peak. Colorado’s favorite flavor of ice cream is Reese’s chocolate, according to a new study. Beg to differ? Reply to […]

Monday, July 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 2004, authorities quelled an overnight prison riot in southern Colorado after hundreds of inmates set fires and injured 13 fellow prisoners. With more 90-degree heat in store this week, you may want to stay inside and crank the air conditioning. Check out this list of […]

Friday, July 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1952, Denver’s first television station, KFEL-TV, signed on the air for its first broadcast. The station broadcasts local news today as KWGN-TV. Nebraska is suing Colorado over its alleged breach of a century-old water rights compact. Meanwhile, a bookstore in Colorado Springs is challenging the […]

Thursday, July 17, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1911, three telephone companies merged to form the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company in Denver. Coloradans can now weigh in on the future of a proposed pedestrian bridge marking the state’s 150th anniversary. Check out the details in our Top Stories, then reply to […]

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1973, Lt. Gov. John Vanderhoof became the 37th Governor of Colorado after his predecessor, Gov. John Love, took a position with the Nixon administration. A landspout touched down in Franktown, while multiple “firenadoes” were spotted from the Denver metro area to the Western Slope. Find […]

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1944, actor Jan-Michael Vincent was born in Denver. Known for portraying rugged rebels and men of action, Vincent starred alongside the likes of John Wayne and Charles Bronson before winning fame as a renegade helicopter pilot in the series Airwolf. High-speed drones controlled by pilots […]