CSU granted new research funding, Chalk memorial stretches miles through Fort Collins, Hurricane Milton makes landfall

Join  KCSU's news team for today's episode, and hear from Audrey Donow about new grants that researchers at Colorado State University have received. Learn which departments received an increase for their research. Then learn about one Ram's story from attending CSU, the beating cancer, and then his appearance at this weekend's Rams football game. Then Tyler Weatherwax brings coverage for local news on changes coming to the city and more. Learn how redlight traffic cameras will be upgraded to track drivers in an all-new way. Then one of the nation's fastest-growing sports will see a new facility built in Fort Collins to host it. In the furthest most north parts of Colorado, residents can expect to catch a glimpse of a weather phenomenon. Finally, in local news volunteers came together to create a 9-mile-long chalk path to remember the children killed in Gaza. Learn more about how they executed their plan and what it meant to them to make their message heard.

After the break, Donow returns to report on upcoming events in the area for the weekend. Learn about what live music there is to catch such as indie rock, folk, and more. Then the Anual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off is this weekend find out how the event works and more. Then at the end of the weekend learn more about a Jane Austen-themed tea party. Weatherwax returns for national news with a look at Donald Trump's visit to Colorado tomorrow and why he's coming to one Colorado town in particular. Then a man fell to his death at a popular National Park marking the third death in ten years in the canyon where he fell. Then learn more about an Afgan man from Oklahoma City arrested over plans to attack United States citizens. The planned attacks were set to be executed on Election Day. Finally, for national news, Hurricane Milton made landfall last night impacting millions in the United States. Learn more about exactly how the storm stacked up against the region and what impact it had on the region and its people. Plus learn about how Fort Collins is helping in the efforts.

Donow brings you the CSU sports report for the weekend with a recap of the women's recent golf tournament.  Then get previews of tonight's women's volleyball and soccer games. Find out how the teams have been doing in recent weeks and get an idea of how they stack up for the games. Then a quick look at what's to come this weekend in CSU sports. Finally, for today's show get the Fort Collins weather report. Learn about the smoky conditions tomorrow and what to expect for the Rams home football game on Saturday.

About the Rocky Mountain Review: KCSU’s News Directors bring you news coverage. Coverage includes northern Colorado and national news, straight from the KCSU Fort Collins news desk. Topics range from crime to cryptocurrency to local art galleries. KCSU news is also on Spotify (and most podcast streaming platforms), and listeners can find it by clicking here or searching KCSU News.

Original air date: October 10, 2024