2025 in Colorado
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Colorado.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Jared Polis (D)
Events
- March 13 – An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 catches fire on the runway at the Denver International Airport, with passengers evacuated.[1]
- March 24 – The Colorado State Capitol removes a portrait of President Donald Trump after he called it "purposefully distorted" in a Truth Social post the previous day.[2]
- April 1 – 2025 Aurora mayoral election[3]
- April 27 – More than 100 people suspected of entering the United States illegally are detained in a raid by the DEA and ICE at a nightclub in Colorado Springs which had been investigated for drug trafficking and prostitution.[4]
- May 2 – The Trump administration sues the state of Colorado and the city of Denver over alleged sanctuary laws.[5]
- May 12 – Radio transmitters fail at Denver International Airport, making air traffic controllers unable to communicate with pilots for about two minutes.[6]
- June 1 – Multiple people are injured in a suspected incendiary terror attack targeting a demonstration in Boulder that was held in support of Israeli hostages. A man is arrested. One of the victims later dies of her injuries.[7]
- July 16 – The state of Nebraska sues Colorado, claiming they take too much water from the South Platte River.[8]
- August 20 – Six men die in an accident involving gas exposure at a dairy near Keenesburg.[9]
- September 2 – Trump announces the Space Operations Command headquarters will be moved from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.[10]
- September 10 – Two Evergreen High School students are shot outside the school in Evergreen. The shooter commits suicide.[11]
- November 26 – State Senator Faith Winter (D–Broomfield) is killed in a vehicle crash south of Denver.[12]
- December 11 – President Trump announces that he has pardoned Tina Peters, an election clerk who was convicted of breaching election machines in 2021. However, Peters was convicted only on state charges, so the claimed pardon Trump grants does not apply.[13]
Sports
See also
References
- ^ "American Airlines flight catches fire at Denver airport". ABC News. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Gruver, Mead (April 6, 2025). "Colorado artist denies trying to distort Trump in portrait". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin announces re-election bid". Chicago Tribune. August 18, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
- ^ Raby, John (April 27, 2025). "More than 100 immigrants detained at an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado". Associated Press. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ Peipert, Thomas (May 2, 2025). "Trump administration sues Colorado and Denver for allegedly interfering in immigration enforcement". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ Diaz, Jaclyn (May 16, 2025). "Denver air traffic controllers had 2-minute communications outage, FAA official says". NPR. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ Romero, Dennis; Cohen, Rebecca (June 1, 2025). "Advocates for Israeli hostages in Gaza injured in fire attack in Colorado". NBC News. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ Beck, Margery A. (July 16, 2025). "Nebraska sues neighboring Colorado over how much water it's drawing from the South Platte River". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ Lee, Morgan (August 21, 2025). "6 bodies are recovered from a Colorado dairy. Authorities suspect an accident involving gas exposure". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ Jacobs, Jennifer; Watson, Eleanor; Navarro, Aaron (September 2, 2025). "Trump announces Space Command headquarters moving from Colorado to Alabama". CBS News. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
- ^ Watson, Lauren (September 10, 2025). "At least 3 students, including suspect, in critical condition after shooting at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County". KKTV. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
- ^ Paul, Jesse; Dolven, Taylor (November 26, 2025). "Colorado state senator killed in multi-vehicle crash south of Denver". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
- ^ Waldenberg, Samantha; Cohen, Marshall (December 11, 2025). "Trump announces pardon for Tina Peters, increasing pressure to free her though he can't erase state charges". CNN. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
- ^ "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.