Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1911, a historic cold snap known as the Great Blue Norther of Nov. 11, 1911, or 11/11/11, struck the Central United States. In Colorado, temperatures plunged as much as 70 degrees in 24 hours, with Cripple Creek reporting a low of -12°.

On this Veterans Day, we'd like to thank all who have served our country. Colorado is home to more than 300,000 veterans. If you're one of them, feel free to hit reply and tell us how you'll be commemorating the day.

🏅 Also, as we mark Veterans Day, our Feel Good Flyover Podcast episode honors a young man who has spent half his life ensuring that no hero is forgotten. Ten years after placing his first flag, 20-year-old Preston Sharp's "Flags and Flowers" mission has grown into a global movement—one million tributes strong and still going. Watch it here.

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Colorado Democrats Oppose Funding Bill

The Senate reached a tentative agreement to end the government shutdown late Sunday night, narrowly meeting the threshold—with just eight Democratic votes—to move forward with a short-term funding bill.

Colorado's two senators, Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, were among those still opposed to the deal because it doesn't extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, Democrats' key demand.

The deal, which still needs House approval, would provide full-year funding for certain agencies, fund all others until Jan. 30, reverse shutdown layoffs, and delay a vote on ACA credits to mid-December.

Colorado's congressional delegation remains evenly split along party lines, as its four Democrats confirmed they would vote against the bill in its current form.

Polis Launches Car Insurance Roadmap

Colorado's average annual insurance premium for full auto coverage is $3,233, the fifth-highest rate in the nation, according to a new report.

Gov. Jared Polis, citing the high figure, unveiled an action plan to reduce car insurance rates through five key strategies, including improving road safety and cracking down on auto theft.

Part of the plan is to mitigate hail damage by fine-tuning weather alerts and educating the public. Colorado ranks No. 2 in the nation for hail damage.

Polis' office launched a public dashboard to track the roadmap's progress, though any effects on insurance rates will be long-term and slow to appear.

Colorado Springs Honors Veterans

Hundreds lined the streets of downtown Colorado Springs on Saturday, Nov. 8, for the annual Veterans Day Parade, an event honoring the city's large veteran and active-duty military population.

More than 100 groups marched, drove, or rode horseback in the parade. A display of exactly 1,111 American flags was set up all around Colorado Springs, each one available for adoption as a way to honor loved ones and help sponsor the week's events.

The parade is one element of the city's inaugural Veterans Week, an 11-day observance that began Nov. 1. Today's events include a wreath-laying ceremony and a Purple Heart exhibit.

Here's a list of Veterans Day observances across the state, from parades and flag raisings to complimentary meals.

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➤ Statewide: A new study shows Colorado has the fourth-highest rate of drowsy driving-related deaths in the nation, trailing only Wyoming, Maine, and Texas. (See Details)

➤ Fort Collins: Voters approved Proposition 2H last week—a proposal to turn the 165-acre Hughes Stadium property into a multi-use site with a natural area, bike park, trail system, and more—while rejecting Proposition 303, which would have kept the entire site as a natural area. (See Details)

➤ Jefferson County: The board of commissioners issued an official order on Saturday declaring the lapse in SNAP funding an emergency disaster, citing its health and economic effects. (More)

➤ DIA: Police are seeking the public's help identifying a suspected serial baggage thief who they say has been targeting Denver International Airport passengers for the past five months. (See Details)

➤ San Luis Valley: State Land Board commissioners are considering canceling a $49.6 million land transfer nearly a decade in the making ahead of a final board vote on Nov. 13. (See Details)

➤ Clear Creek County: Emergency Medical Services introduced a new green-yellow-red system to represent staffing levels, letting residents and visitors know when emergency response resources in the mountain community are spread thin. (More)

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➤ University of Denver men's soccer beat Oral Roberts in the Summit League semifinal, powered by a natural hat trick from sophomore Keegan Kelly—the 15th such feat in the program's Division I history. (More)

➤ Nuggets center Nikola Jokić said he's avoiding arguments with the referees this season: "That's my new thing this year. I'm not going to get stressed or yell at the refs or whatever …You just try to control what you can control." (More)

➤ Two Colorado Tribes condemned a federal ruling limiting online sports betting off tribal land, linking it to state inaction on a major gasoline spill and calling it part of a broader pattern of neglect. (More)

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➤ Denver's flavored tobacco ban—upheld by voters Nov. 4 and set to take effect Jan. 1—will impact nearly 600 retailers citywide. Some businesses say they may leave and worry that a statewide ban could follow. (See Details)

➤ A tiny home manufacturer in Florence is one of 73 small businesses that have benefited from the Rural Jump-Start Program, a state tax incentive created in 2015. (Read Report)

➤ New Terrain Brewing Company in Golden is named on a state-by-state list of the 50 best breweries in the U.S., in part for its balance of "tradition-honoring beers" and "experimental, curiosity-driven creations." (See List)

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➤ A U.S. Army veteran was nationally honored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Still Serving campaign for her volunteer work with Canine Partners of the Rockies, where she helps raise and train puppies to be service dogs. (Read Story)

➤ Two sparring bucks crashed through a window well of a Roxborough Park home mid-brawl, landing in a basement gym and startling the homeowner. Wildlife officials safely tranquilized and moved the deer with the help of firefighters. (See Photos)

➤ The Grand Junction Polar Plunge held its inaugural event Sunday at Highline State Park, where more than 40 participants took the plunge into freezing water to raise money for Special Olympics Colorado. (See Details)

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