Denver is still the only city to reject the opportunity to host the Olympic Games. Richard "Dick" Lamm, a former governor of Colorado who later ran for the presidency of the US, admitted that the organising committee had “underestimates the costs”.

According to a crime statistics website, Colorado is listed as a state with significantly high levels of vandalism.

The fast food chain said 18 out of 19 restaurants in the state have been "temporarily closed" and will reopen "as soon as possible."