TIMESTAMPS
- Campus News: 1:09
- Local News: 4:12
- Life and Events: 12:47
- National News: 16:34
- Sports Report: 24:43
- Weather Report: 31:16
Robert Sides kicks off this episode with breaking news in Campus News: a national Microsoft software outage. In a statement sent to students, Colorado State University announced the outage of the Microsoft 365 Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook, which students use for classwork and communication (1:09). Campus news continues with the CSU starting a program to help lawmakers find solutions for growing energy demands as part of two sessions hosted at the CSU Center of New Energy (1:47). Sides finishes campus news recapping the most recent Associated Students of Colorado State University session, which includes the swearing-in of six new senators (2:59).
Georgios Athanasiou brings the Local News Report, beginning with a Fort Collins affordable-housing community being refinanced for 17.2 million dollars (4:12). Local news continues with the Poudre School District Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting for tonight to revisit an amendment that could keep Blevins Middle School open beyond the current school year, Blevins, along with other Poudre School District schools, was voted to close at an October 27th Poudre School District Board of Education meeting (pictured above). (5:21). Athanasiou finishes local news with an update to a previously covered story on the Rocky Mountain Review with the former Principal of Poudre High School failing to report the previously reported school counselor, Cassandra Poncelow, for crimes of sexual exploitation of children, with the heavy nature of sexual abuse resources will be provided at the end of the audio story (7:28).
Sides brings a load of Life and Events for this weekend in Fort Collins, including multiple concerts at the University Center for the Arts (12:47).
Athanasiou brings the National News report, being with the Associated Press, calling a victory in the Mississippi Senate Race for Democratic Challenger Scott Colom, with Colom becoming the first African American US Senator to represent Mississippi since 1875 (16:34). National news continues with updates in the tightly contested US House of Representatives race in Colorado’s 4th District between Republican Incumbent Laureen Boebert and Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher (19:30). Athanasiou finishes the national news report with the U.S. House of Representatives voting 211-204 to refer articles of impeachment for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively killing the impeachment effort spearheaded by Republican Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie, with 11 house democrats missing the impeachment vote, including Colorado House District 7th Representative Brittany Pettersen, leading to criticism from fellow House Democrats and questions about the missing Democrats’ whereabouts (19:53).
KCSU Sports Director John Vu brings the sports report, including the CSU Rams Women’s Volleyball being on a 14-game winning streak (24:43).
Athanasiou finishes the episode by bringing the Fort Collins weather report for the weekend (31:16).
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Original Airdate: 11/12/2026