Larimer Foothills Bison Conservation Herd is hosting an event to celebrate the work done with Colorado State University to bring back bison to the state 10 years ago (1:25). Campus news with Georgious Athanasiou also covers the university’s report of Hurricane Mellisa (3:23). A crash in Fort Collins with a car and motorcycle prompted the Collisuin Reconstruction and Scene Handling team to be activated by Fort Collins Police Services (5:23). Health insurance benefits for thousands of Northern Coloradans will soon end, causing insurance premiums to soar in price (6:17). And to wrap ip local news a high schooler in Northern Colorado was arrested and sent to a juvenile correction facility for bringing a handgun to school (7:34).
Life and events with Athanasiou looks at the upcoming music being held at CSU(10:02), plus Yung Gravey’s upcoming performance at the Aggie Theater (10:42). Today’s feature story with KCSU reporter Robert Sides takes an in-depth look at the new owners of Fort Collins’ Nauance Chocolate. Learn how the new owners have overcome challenges in running the chocolate factory and how their employees had their backs (13:38).
Colorado is suing the Trump administration over the relocation of the U.S. Space Command Center(17:53). Plus, Tyler Weatherwax reports that the U.S. has announced it will soon be testing nuclear weapons again for the first time in decades(19:19). CSU sports looks at the future of CSU football as they continue to struggle both on the field and with filling the position of head coach. (21:25) Then CSU volleyball has a big set of games on its horizon (22:13). Finally, get the weather report for Halloween weekend with Weatherwax (25:00).
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Original air date: October 30, 2025