Colorado State University’s new veterinary hospital facility is nearing completion (1:26). Georgios Athanasiou covers the facility’s plans in campus news. Then learn more about a campus transportation project put on pause by the Trump administration (3:09). Tyler Weatherwax reports on new grants provided by the Fort Collins Rotary Club aimed at strengthening arts and culture in the city (5:26). Local coverage continues with updates to a proposed Walmart supercenter in Windsor (6:12). Then the top story covers an email in the Epstein Files relating to one of Northern Colorado’s most prominent real estate developers (6:55).
Learn about what’s to come this week in life and events with Athanasiou, including immersive virtual reality (9:53) and writing workshops (10:17). A plane crash in Colorado has made national news, where four people died, including two Tennessee businessmen (12:26). Weatherwax shares news on the Colorado Department of Corrections and Govener Jared Polis. Learn more about the judge’s ruling on the forced labor of prisoners in the state, done by the CDOC, along with blame placed on Gov. Polis (13:42).
Sports at CSU is delivered by KCSU Sports Director Adam Gross alongside special guest Lucas Williams. The sports team covers the announced CSU football schedule (16:51), Men’s basketball Border War victory (17:39), and Women’s basketball (18:35). To end today’s show, learn more about the strong winds in Fort Collins today and the forecast for the rest of the week with Weatherwax in weather (20:36).
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Original air date: February 17, 2026