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WATCH – A nearly 100-pound tortoise named Lard escaped his Denver-area home with ‘no sense of urgency’
Somewhere in Littleton, a tortoise named Lard made a break for it. He had big travel plans, a head start and absolutely no reason to hurry. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s […]1 month ago
WATCH – A bear crashed a Colorado farmers market and went straight for the pastries
Somewhere in Aspen, Colorado right now, there’s a bear lying in a sunny meadow, patting its belly and thinking about the best Saturday of its life. A black bear wandered […]1 month ago
National Coffee Day 2026: Every free coffee and deal you can get in Colorado on Sept. 29
Colorado, set your alarm. Tuesday, Sept. 29, is National Coffee Day, and just about every coffee chain, doughnut shop and gas station along the Front Range is giving out free […]1 month ago
A Colorado police department now has AI answering the phone
First they came for the taxi drivers. Then they came for the fast food drive-thru. Now they’re coming for the 911 dispatchers. Colorado, the robots are winning. The Colorado Springs […]1 month ago
LOOK – The Colorado property where John Denver wrote ‘Rocky Mountain High’ is for sale for $62.5 million
If you’ve got $62.5 million and a deep appreciation for the song that became one of Colorado’s two official state anthems, have we got a listing for you. The Aspen […]1 month ago
Colorado fire department begs residents to stop climbing trees after their cats
Colorado Springs, we need to talk. Not about the bears. Not about the mountain lions. About you. Specifically, about you climbing trees after your cat and then getting stuck up […]1 month ago
LOOK – Chris Janson was in Colorado last week and brought home a massive bull elk to prove it
Chris Janson doesn’t just sing about country living, he actually lives it. And last week, he was living it in Colorado. The “Buy Me a Boat” singer posted on Instagram […]1 month ago
Mountain Dew offers $1 million reward for submitting verified proof of Bigfoot’s existence
If you’re mapping out the most Colorado way possible to begin a million-dollar Bigfoot hunt, you might as well start at the Sasquatch Outpost in Bailey, where the vibes are […]1 month ago
After lawsuit, venue swap and plenty of drama, ‘Unvaxxed Singles Mixer’ is back in Denver
Remember when an unvaccinated dating app tried to throw a singles mixer in Denver back in May and the whole thing turned into an absolute circus? Well, they’re coming back. […]1 month ago
NASA prepares to fly plane low over Colorado to study cow farts
Alright, let’s just get this out of the way: NASA is about to fly a plane very, very low over Colorado farmland, and they say it’s to study cow farts. […]1 month ago
UFL brings new pro football team to Colorado in 2027
Colorado Springs is getting a professional football team. The United Football League announced Wednesday morning that Colorado Springs will be one of two new expansion markets joining the league for […]1 month ago
Dolly Day is 9/25, Colorado is going all out — where to celebrate
September 25 falls on a Friday this year, and if you rearrange the numbers just right, 9/25, 9-2-5, you’ve got the title of one of the most iconic country songs […]1 month ago
Arc Thrift Stores to open first outlet in Denver, everything will be sold by weight
If you’ve ever left an Arc Thrift Store thinking “I can’t believe that vintage Carhartt jacket was $18,” get ready, because Arc is about to change the math entirely. Arc […]1 month ago
Colorado’s I-25 wildlife overpass cuts animal collisions by 91 percent over nine months
If you drive I-25 between Castle Rock and Monument, you’ve driven under it, a massive dirt-covered bridge spanning all six lanes of the interstate near the Greenland exit. It doesn’t […]1 month ago
Colorado’s new $1 coin won’t have mountains on it, it’ll have the Pueblo chile pepper
If you collected state quarters back in the day, and let’s be honest, most of us had that cardboard map with the little slots, you probably remember the 2006 Colorado […]1 month ago
Meet ‘Smash,’ Colorado bull elk who declares war on anything with wheels
There is a bull elk in Estes Park, Colorado who has decided – firmly and with great conviction – that golf carts are his mortal enemy. His name is Smash. […]1 month ago
WATCH – Bear climbs out of garbage truck in Castle Rock
The wildlife in Castle Rock are on a roll. First it was the squirrels knocking out the power grid two days in a row. Now it’s a bear hitching a […]1 month ago
Waymo vehicle drives around barricades and into Denver farmers market
A driverless Waymo decided to do a little Sunday morning shopping at the South Pearl Street Farmers Market this weekend, except nobody invited it. Around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, a […]1 month ago
Military tank shows up on Arvada street Friday during neighbor dispute, HBO captures it all for docuseries
A decade-long neighborhood feud in Arvada went from petty to full-blown absurdity on Friday night when an armored military vehicle showed up on Lamar Drive while HBO cameras were rolling. […]1 month ago
Top 10 best cheeseburgers in Denver, according to Yelp and TripAdvisor ratings
In a city that may have literally invented the cheeseburger (a stone marker on Speer Boulevard commemorates the claim) Denver takes its patties seriously. From 81-year-old dive bars to Wagyu […]1 month ago
St. Mary’s Glacier has completely melted for first time in over a century
If you’ve ever hiked the trail above Idaho Springs to find snow in the middle of July, or watched people ski and snowboard in shorts on a random Tuesday in […]1 month ago
KSE unveils $135 million renovation plan for Ball Arena
If you were holding out hope that Denver would eventually get a shiny new arena to replace Ball Arena, Friday’s announcement from Kroenke Sports & Entertainment makes it pretty clear: […]1 month ago
Squirrels cause back-to-back power outages at Colorado substation
A single squirrel knocked out power to roughly 4,400 CORE Electric Cooperative customers on Tuesday after it got inside a substation and touched energized equipment, causing a fault that left […]1 month ago
LOOK – Avs’ Brent Burns shaves iconic beard and gets new teeth, own agent doesn’t recognize him
If you walked past Brent Burns at Ball Arena right now, you wouldn’t recognize him, and that’s exactly the point. The 41-year-old Avalanche defenseman rolled into training camp Wednesday looking […]1 month ago
William Shatner plans trek to Denver for ‘Star Trek II’ screening and live Q&A
William Shatner, the 95-year-old Canadian legend who has played Captain James T. Kirk since 1966, is bringing his Live On Stage tour to the Paramount Theatre on Jan. 21, 2027. […]1 month ago
National Cheeseburger Day is Sept. 18 — check out deals and freebies around Denver
Friday is National Cheeseburger Day, and if you play your cards right, you can eat your way across the Denver metro for roughly the cost of a parking meter. Here’s […]1 month ago
It’s been nearly 15 years – Tim Tebow to finally return to Empower Field on Sunday
Fourteen years, eight months and nine days. That’s how long it’s been since Tim Tebow stepped on the field at what is now Empower Field at Mile High, and this […]1 month ago
Three of Colorado’s biggest corn mazes open this week
Summer’s over. You know how we know? The corn mazes are back. Three of Colorado’s biggest fall attractions open their gates this weekend, and if you haven’t already started arguing […]1 month ago
Dylan Scott to bring Dear Big City Tour to Mission Ballroom in February
Dylan Scott just gave Denver a reason to look forward to the frozen tundra, also known as February. The multi-platinum singer announced his headlining Dear Big City Tour Tuesday, and […]1 month ago
SCHEELS finally makes its way to Denver area, complete with 60-foot Ferris wheel inside store
It’s official: Denver’s finally getting a Ferris wheel inside of a sporting goods store. Because that’s just how SCHEELS rolls. The employee-owned retailer announced Wednesday that its third Colorado location, […]1 month ago
Bruce Brown, Nuggets’ biggest country music fan, signs with Knicks
Denver’s favorite boot-wearing, Luke Combs-blasting basketball player is heading to the Big Apple. Bruce Brown, the 30-year-old guard-forward who became a fan favorite during two stints with the Nuggets, signed […]1 month ago
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s new $40 million giraffe center now open
If you’ve ever fed a giraffe at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and if you grew up in Colorado, you almost certainly have, the experience just got a massive upgrade. The […]1 month ago
Study ranks Empower Field among top 10 loudest NFL stadiums
A study by the acoustical engineers at Commercial Acoustics ranked all 30 NFL stadiums on a 100-point loudness scale, factoring in architectural acoustics, sustained crowd baseline noise, peak event noise […]1 month ago
Denver West Express proposes rail line connecting DIA to Bailey, Frisco and Avon
Coloradans have been hearing about a Denver-to-the-mountains train for what feels like forever. But a new proposal just dropped some actual numbers and the speed alone is enough to make […]1 month ago
Kenny Chesney announces return of stadium tour, includes stop in Denver July 17
Kenny Chesney just announced he’s bringing his stadium tour back in 2027, and Denver is on the list. The country superstar unveiled the Original Vibe Room Tour Tuesday, a 19-date […]1 month ago
Colorado family auctions off 300 vintage cars starting at 50 cents each
Got two quarters burning a hole in your pocket? That might be all you need to open the bidding on a classic car in Colorado this week. The family of […]2 months ago
Dolly Parton murals pop up around Denver metro area — where to find them
We may not be renaming our airport after her like Nashville, but Denver loved Dolly Parton too, and now her face has been showing up on walls all over town, […]2 months ago
Denver officially brings back online parking ticket disputes after year of backlash
If you’ve been sitting on a Denver parking ticket for the last year, muttering “I’ll deal with this when I can do it online,” today’s your day. As of Monday, […]2 months ago
TSA considers allowing bottles of water through airport security for PreCheck passengers
If you’ve ever stood at a DIA security bin, making painful eye contact with a TSA agent while chugging a $5 bottle of Dasani you bought 90 seconds earlier, this […]2 months ago
Two women in Greeley invent award-winning laundry-folding robot
Two women in Greeley just solved the chore that humanity has collectively despised since the invention of the dresser drawer: folding laundry. And the internet is losing its mind over […]2 months ago
WATCH – Bo Nix calls Tim Tebow his ‘childhood hero’ in must-watch Broncos interview
If you need any more proof that Denver is the center of the football universe right now, watch the Broncos’ latest “Jersey Swap” episode. In the 13-minute sit-down posted to […]2 months ago
Win $503K Denver home for $100 — St. Jude Dream Home tickets on sale
For a hundred bucks, you could win a half a million dollar house. Not a bad deal… Tickets are officially on sale for the 2026 Denver St. Jude Dream Home […]2 months ago
Garth Brooks asked to play two shows at the Grizzly Rose, but the sheriff’s office turned him down
Garth Brooks’ “secret” show at the Grizzly Rose on Sept. 3 was the worst-kept secret in Denver. The venue spent the week promoting a mysterious artist named “Yukon Jack,” and […]2 months ago
Dave & Buster’s offers free unlimited gameplay Saturday for Daves, Anns and Busters
If your name is Dave, Ann or Buster, congratulations: Tomorrow is quite literally the only day in history your name has come with a tangible financial benefit. Dave & Buster’s […]2 months ago
Kip Moore to bring his acoustic tour to Denver for first time in seven years — and for opening night
If you’ve ever wanted to hear “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” “Hey Pretty Girl” and “Wild Things Like You” stripped down to just a man, and a guitar in an intimate […]2 months ago
Trans-Siberian Orchestra announces two Denver shows – Christmas season is coming whether you’re ready or not
We haven’t even made it to the Broncos’ home opener and Trans-Siberian Orchestra is already out here reminding you that Christmas is coming. The arena rock holiday juggernaut just announced […]2 months ago
LOOK – Colorado legalizes selling homemade tamales, comedian George Lopez is here for it
For generations, abuelas and home cooks across Colorado have been selling tamales, burritos and other homemade food to their neighbors, friends and whoever was lucky enough to know the right […]2 months ago
Denver’s Church Nightclub will transform into immersive Halloween pop-up during October
You know how in every horror movie, the characters always do the one thing you’re screaming at them not to do? Walk into the dark room? Answer the ringing phone? […]2 months ago
Kangaroo Ranch in Wheat Ridge offers kangaroo yoga sessions
There are a lot of ways to spend a Saturday morning in metro Denver. Hiking. Brunch. Farmers market. But doing a downward dog while a 10-month-old red kangaroo named Joker […]2 months ago
Colorado’s famous fictional town just rebranded from ‘South Park’ to ‘South America’
For 29 years, the fictional Colorado town of South Park has been the setting for one of the most iconic animated shows in television history. The four foul-mouthed kids, the […]2 months ago
Empower Field at Mile High introduces 120 new food items this Broncos season — from pork belly bao to deep-fried risotto
Every year, Empower Field at Mile High tries to one-up itself with new stadium food, and every year we think “okay, there’s no way they can get weirder.” And every […]2 months ago
Red Rocks plans $35 million backstage facelift
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is the most iconic concert venue on the planet. The views, the sound, the red rock formations, it’s all perfect. The backstage area? Apparently, not so much. […]2 months ago
Country dominates lineup of this weekend’s JAS Labor Day Experience in Aspen, features Tim McGraw, Shaboozey and more
If you’re still trying to figure out your Labor Day weekend plans, may we suggest pointing your car toward the mountains? The JAS Labor Day Experience kicks off this Friday, […]2 months ago
Woman who visited all 50 states includes Four Corners Monument on list of most overrated tourist spots
A woman who visited all 50 states just dropped her list of America’s seven most overrated tourist spots, and Colorado made the cut, not for anything in Denver, not for […]2 months ago
National poll reveals Colorado loves to grill Rocky Mountain oysters, and we’ve never been more confused
A new poll from Talker Research just dropped the grilled food each state is known for, and Colorado got tagged with Rocky Mountain oysters. Yes, bull testicles. On a grill. […]2 months ago
Boots in the Park Albuquerque’s 2027 lineup features George Strait, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn and more
Look. We know Albuquerque isn’t Denver. But it is a roughly six-hour drive down I-25, you don’t need a plane ticket and when the lineup is this stacked, you pack […]2 months ago
Bring bras to donate at Riley Green’s Fiddler’s Green show – you could win backstage passes
If you’ve been online at all this summer, you’ve probably seen the videos: fans tossing bras (and sometimes even other types of underwear) onto the stage at Riley Green concerts […]2 months ago
White Castle burgers finally make their way to Colorado…kind of
Now that Colorado has added Whataburger and In-N-Out Burger locations in the last few years, the only major burger chain still missing in our state is White Castle, but that’s […]2 months ago
Dollar Tree sued in Colorado due to understaffing that contributed to extremely inappropriate in-store behavior
There’s no easy way to say this, so we’re going to say it the most delicate way possible: a Colorado woman has filed a lawsuit against Dollar Tree alleging that […]2 months ago
The Springs Resort in Pagosa Springs is one of Colorado’s best-kept secrets, and it’s worth the drive from Denver
When’s the last time you went on a Colorado staycation? It had been too long for my wife and I, but we changed that this weekend with a trip to […]2 months ago
LOOK – Colorado’s first-ever ‘Fat Marmot Week’ has a winner, and he’s a 13-pound rock-eating legend
Move over, Fat Bear Week. Colorado has its own chunky champion now, and his name is Dawn. The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory’s inaugural Fat Marmot Week wrapped up this weekend, […]2 months ago
Discovery of historic tunnels and sewer system under 16th Street in Denver cost the city $18 million
If you’ve walked down 16th Street in the last few years and thought, “Wow, this construction is taking forever,” there’s actually a wild reason for that. Workers renovating Denver’s iconic […]2 months ago
Morgan Wallen’s Denver piano flip wasn’t a meltdown — his creative director sets record straight
Remember when Morgan Wallen flipped a piano at Empower Field back in May and the internet collectively lost its mind? Turns out, it wasn’t the meltdown everyone thought it was. […]2 months ago
Denver’s first Waymo crash reported, causes three-vehicle accident
It was inevitable. The driverless cars have been cruising Denver streets for months, and now the city has its first Waymo crash on the books. But before you start composing […]2 months ago
Nation’s first ‘Nature Library’ opens in Thornton – you can borrow a hammock
Only in Colorado would someone look at a library and think, “This needs hiking trails.” The Anythink Nature Library, the first public nature library in the entire country, officially opened […]2 months ago
WATCH – Megan Moroney’s Denver make-up show delivers Dolly tribute that brings the house down
Megan Moroney owed Denver. And last night (Aug. 27) at Ball Arena, she paid that debt back with interest, plus a moment that had the whole building in tears. The […]2 months ago
Classic Dolly Parton movies are playing at AMC Theaters locations – here’s where to watch in Denver
If you’re still processing the loss of Dolly Parton, AMC Theatres is giving you a beautiful reason to sit in a dark room, eat popcorn and cry happy tears this […]2 months ago
Indoor surfing facility opens in Colorado Springs
Two words you never thought you’d hear together: surfing and Colorado. And yet, here we are. Surf Shack, a $3.8 million, 12,000-square-foot indoor surfing facility, is now open on the […]2 months ago
Trash Panda Disc Golf and Crocs team up to recycle old shoes into discs
Two of the most Colorado things imaginable — Crocs and disc golf — have officially merged, and the result is exactly as wonderful as it sounds. Denver-based Trash Panda Disc […]2 months ago
Sherwood Showdown brings archery dodgeball to Colorado Springs
If you’ve ever wanted to shoot your coworker, your sibling or that one friend who always talks during the movie, Colorado has a place where you can do it, legally, […]2 months ago
Iconic Sheplers sign on I-25 stays, but the western wear store behind it is long gone
If you’ve ever driven I-25 through south Denver, you know the Sheplers sign. It’s been sitting at the Orchard Road interchange since 1977, back when Sheplers Western Wear opened its […]2 months ago
Air Force and Colorado State both unveil new football uniforms — which Colorado program looks better?
Football season is almost here, and two of Colorado’s college programs are showing up in fresh threads. Air Force and Colorado State both unveiled new uniforms within days of each […]2 months ago
Dolly Parton’s stage costumes will come to Denver this fall
The world lost Dolly Parton on Tuesday. The queen of country music died peacefully in Nashville at age 80 after a brief battle with cancer, her family announced, and the […]2 months ago
Rockies unveil ‘Buffalo Chicken Donut’ at Coors Field
The Colorado Rockies may not be giving us a playoff run this September, but they are giving us something possibly more important: a buffalo chicken donut. The team unveiled the […]2 months ago
Grizzly Rose will host ‘Dress Up Like Dolly’ night August 27
If throwing on a blonde wig and possibly stuffing your shirt a bit helps with your grief, then the Grizzly Rose has the perfect event for you Thursday night. The […]2 months ago
Denver’s Los Dos Potrillos is cutting 100+ menu items to focus on family recipes — Here’s what stayed
If you walked into Los Dos Potrillos recently, opened the menu and thought “wait, where’d everything go?” — you’re not imagining things. The beloved Colorado Mexican restaurant just cut more […]2 months ago
Ian Munsick, Dylan Scott, Jordan Davis and more head to Colorado for 2026 Colorado State Fair
Summer’s not over until the Colorado State Fair says it’s over. The 2026 edition runs 11 days, from Friday, Aug. 28 through Labor Day, Sept. 7, and it’s bringing a […]2 months ago
United Airlines announces daily nonstop flights from Denver to Paris in 2027
Bonjour, cheap(er) flights to France. United Airlines announced its largest international network expansion in company history on Tuesday, and Denver is getting a shiny new daily nonstop to Paris starting […]2 months ago
These are the slang words Colorado is Googling the most in 2026
If you’ve overheard a teenager scream “SIX SEVEN!” while aggressively gesturing at nothing, congratulations, you’ve witnessed Colorado’s most-Googled slang word of 2026 in the wild. A new analysis of Google […]2 months ago
Dunkin’ will give away 1 million free drinks August 25
If you’ve ever wanted to see a million people sprint to their phones at the same time, today is your day. Dunkin’ announced it is giving away 1 million free […]2 months ago
Tim Tebow returns to Denver Saturday as a speaker…not a quarterback
Love him or hate him, Tim Tebow will always have a special spot in Denver Broncos’ history…now he’s coming back to the Mile High City. The former Broncos quarterback will […]2 months ago
Stella Lefty called Denver her favorite city, and she’s headed back to play the Fillmore in February
If you were at the sold-out KYGO Fan Jam at the Bluebird Theater on Aug. 20, you already know: Stella Lefty absolutely crushed it. The Illinois-born, LA-based pop-country star tore […]2 months ago
Xtreme Xperience allows patrons to drive exotic cars at High Plains Raceway October 23 through 25
You’ve admired them on Instagram. You’ve pointed at them in Cherry Creek. You’ve maybe even sat in one at the auto show and pretended you were about to buy it. […]2 months ago
Two Colorado cities rank among the 10 safest places to drive in America
If you’ve watched someone weave in and out of traffic at 95 MPH on I-25 and wondered whether Colorado drivers are actually any good, Allstate just settled the debate, and […]2 months ago
Drought is revealing entire towns at the bottom of Colorado’s biggest reservoirs
Forget those cute old mining camps with the gift shops and the fool’s gold. Colorado’s actual ghost towns are way more interesting, they’re sitting at the bottom of our reservoirs. […]2 months ago
Tyler Farr to perform for great cause at Number Thirty Eight’s Make-A-Wish concert in Denver for $15
The Make-A-Wish Colorado Summer Concert Series at Number Thirty Eight keeps rolling Saturday, when Tyler Farr takes the stage in RiNo for a night of country music and a cause […]2 months ago
Denver’s Meow Wolf adds new room to celebrate fifth anniversary
Five years ago, Denver had no idea what to do with that enigmatic “sleepy pizza” building off I-25. Then Meow Wolf opened Convergence Station, sold 35,000 tickets in the first […]2 months ago
Airbnb names Colorado city in top 10 fall destinations in America
Airbnb just dropped its Fall Travel Trends Report, and Colorado made the cut. Glenwood Springs landed at No. 6 on the list of the top trending weekend trip destinations in […]2 months ago
LOOK – Colorado castle on 40 acres for sale for under $1 million
If you’ve ever driven through southern Colorado and thought, “You know what this place needs? A castle,” someone already beat you to it, and now it can be yours for […]2 months ago
