Audrey Donow kicks off campus news with a recap of the Associated Students of Colorado State University’s most recent senate meeting. Continuing campus news is a look at this year’s ASCSU elections which officially began on April 7. In local Fort Collins news, Tyler Weatherwax reports on the recent Hands Off protest within the city seeing thousands of people protesting recent actions taken by President Donald Trump. Then learn about an oil and gas containment loss incident forcing residents in Northern Colorado to leave their homes. Crime news in Fort Collins includes the arrest of a man for human trafficking of a minor as well as updates on the Foothills Mall shooting from this past weekend.
Donow returns for life and events covering the performance of Madeline Jansen at the Organ Recital Hall in Fort Collins tonight at 7:30 pm. Also performing this week is electronic act Yak Attack who perform at The Coast on April 9, at 7 p.m. Then get a taste of some of the most recent music news from Donow and KCSU news producer Gus Arnold including coverage of the recent passing of Clem Burke, a new Billy Joel documentary, and new Bruce Springsteen songs spanning over 7 albums worth of music.
Reporting for today’s feature story is Robert Sides who takes a look at the recent announcement of the famed Sundance Film Festival’s plans to move to Boulder Colorado. Today’s feature includes an in-depth look at how the move will impact Boulder and university students in Northern Colorado. Included are interviews with cinema professors and students from the University of Colorado Boulder. To wrap up the feature is a look at the current state of the plans to move the Sundance Film Festival to Colorado with an expected date.
Trey DuFachard, KCSU’s assistant sports director, delivers CSU sports including Women’s golf traveling to Athens Georgia for a tournament. Also in Women’s sports is softball, traveling to New Mexico to play three games following a 1-1 record against San Diego State last weekend. Women’s tennis also has games coming up at CSU on Friday following their win in Utah. CSU track and field prepares for their next upcoming event, splitting into two groups for two different events. Then to wrap up sports learn what women’s volleyball has lined up In games.
Colorado features in national news with the second case of measles confirmed in the state. Weatherwax goes over how the disease is ramping up in parts of Texas and Mexico, what dangers the disease poses and the recent revocations of student visas for international students all across the nation. To wrap up the episode is the Fort Collins weather report with Weatherwax. Get a look at the sunny and warm conditions expected for the week as well as light winds.
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Original air date: April 8, 2025