Last week on campus at Colorado State University, students came together to protest for the National Day of Action for Higher Education (1:17). Georgios Athanasiou concludes campus news with a look at an approved cancer therapy for human testing at CSU (5:35). A former Northern Colorado youth pastor and teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting a minor. Fort Collins police arrested 30-year-old Matthew McGinley and are investigating the case (9:16). Local news with Tyler Weatherwax concludes with updates on uranium found at the site of the largest dam in the nation, set to be built in Northern Colorado (11:12).
Join Athanasiou in a look at the upcoming events in Fort Collins, including dance and music concerts across the city (13:23). National news breaks down the situation involving multiple states that are at a stalemate. The states will have to come to an agreement on Colorado River water rights, or the federal government may get involved (17:15). Then the big national news story of the week, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, has ended. Democrats and Republicans came together to end the shutdown, but the impacts will still be felt for weeks to come in Colorado (18:26).
In the CSU sports report, Rams football has one last game to play before their season ends, and volleyball and basketball both have big upcoming games (20:40). To wrap up the show, learn about the northern lights that were visible in Northern Colorado this week in weather with Weatherwax. Plus, get the weekend weather forecast for the Fort Collins area (24:16).
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Original air date: November 13, 2025