The issue now goes before the legislature to iron out how big the monument and its pedestal will be and how it will get to Colorado from Oklahoma.

Election Day is less than a month away and History Colorado is "going all-in on government for all." That's how the museum describes its new exhibition, "American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith," which is a partnership with the Smithsonian. The show's now free every weekend leading up to November 3rd. Ryan Warner recently spoke with Denver artist Adri Norris, whose work is on display, and History Colorado’s Chief Creative Officer, Jason Hanson.

Fifty years ago, on a clear October afternoon, a plane crashed on a tree-studded mountainside above Interstate 70 near Silver Plume, killing nearly the entire first string of the Wichita State University Shockers football team.  A Denver TV reporter described the scene as melted gold football helmets and cleats strewn over the burning ground, and

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The combination of wildfire smoke and that extreme temperature swing may be culprits.

History Colorado’s exhibition, “American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith” runs through January 30, 2021.

History Colorado's next exhibit is called "American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith" and features local artist Adri Norris in an exhibit called "Women Behaving Badly."

The Colorado Historical Foundation is searching through old records and dusting off archived newsletters to look for buildings where important events happened.

When it was built in the 1920s, Lincoln Hills was the only resort west of the Mississippi built by and for Black people. Reflections from a woman who first visited there as a child, her son, and a 14-year-old who wants to learn from their experience.

For one, many of Colorado's famous 14ers have trails that are in desperate need of maintenance.

Nearly the entire state — 95 percent — is in some level of drought, and close to half of all Coloradans live in the affected areas.

It's dry out there. Ninety-five percent of the state is in drought, with only an area in northeastern Colorado spared. That means hard times for many farmers but for cantaloupe growers things are, well, sweet.