Following the death of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, Colorado State University has released an official statement on his assassination, as he was scheduled to speak at CSU this week. Georgios Athanasiou covers campus news as CSU President Amy Parson addresses the CSU community on Kirk’s death shortly before his planned appearance on campus. Plus, the two events hosted by his organization, Turning Point USA, will be carried out this week. Continuing in campus news, learn about the 9/11 memorial stair climb that occurred last week in Canvas Stadium.
Tyler Weatherwax brings local news with updates on a missing teenager. Then, residents in the northern Colorado area have been receiving child sexual abuse material by mail, leaving police questioning where it came from and asking the community to report suspicious mail. Finally, in local news, learn about threats targeting high school students in Loveland following their walkout over school shootings.
In life and events, Athanasiou showcases the upcoming concert at CSU, Con Amore: A Love Letter in Sound, and the planned lecture with Dr. Geoffrey Hawtin OBE, the World Food Prize Laureate winner, who will speak on campus this week. Our feature story from KCSU news reporter Robert Sides, who explores the recent competition CSU mechanical engineering students took seventh place out of 54 schools in by building soaring rockets.
In national news with Weatherwax, Switzerland and Colorado have become state partners, and the suspect in Kirk’s shooting has been identified, with charges pressed against the shooter. Updates to the Evergreen High School shooting, the 16-year-old shooter was previously investigated by the FBI this summer.
Get your CSU sports report from KCSU Assistant Sports Director John Vu, who covers the end of the CSU women’s soccer team’s win streak. To end today’s show, learn about the expected continued rain coming to Fort Collins this week following today’s thunderstorm.
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