TIMESTAMPS
- Campus News: 1:07
- Local News: 2:38
- Life and Events: 8:32
- National News: 10:40
- Sports Report: 18:37
- Weather Report: 21:25
Robert Sides begins this episode of the Rocky Mountain Review in campus news with Colorado State University announcing plans to launch a program in elementary education to address the statewide teacher shortage (1:07). Georgios Athanasiou kicks off local news with an update on the story about a Fort Collins birth center owner and midwife under investigation for a distress newborn call made to Fort Collins Police; hear about their initial court appearance (2:38). Local news continues with the Banner Health Fort Collins location announcing an expansion that will expand patient rooms by double (4:29). Athanasiou finishes local news with a detached garage fire under investigation (6:17).
Then Sides brings Life and Events for this week in Fort Collins (8:32).
Athanasiou brings the national news report on an emergency order from the United States Department of Energy denying Colorado’s plan to shut down a coal power plant (10:40). National news continues with four suspects arrested in Colorado after a murder in Texas (12:41). National news ends with heavy rainfall and possible flash floods as a result of remnants of Hurricane Polo in parts of the Southeastern and Central United States, with Colorado being one of the states most impacted (14:30).
Sides brings the CSU sports report, including a recap of the high-scoring CSU football loss this weekend in San Antonio (18:37).
Athanasiou finishes this episode with the Fort Collins weather report (21:25).
About the Rocky Mountain Review: KCSU’s News Directors bring you news coverage. Coverage includes northern Colorado and national news, straight from the KCSU Fort Collins news desk. Topics range from crime to politics to local art galleries. KCSU news is also on Spotify (and most podcast streaming platforms), and listeners can find it by clicking here or searching KCSU News.
Original Airdate: 9/29/2026