The Rocky Mountain Review delivers news for Thursday, November 21, with Audrey Donow starting off with campus news. Learn about a trash clean-up effort by the Associated Students of Colorado State University, the Student Sustainability Center, and the Coalition for Sustainable Student Organizations. Mice are helping CSU researchers who are working to improve modern medicine. The research looks at the inflation of the brain that commonly leads to the development of Alzheimer's disease. After campus news, Tyler Weatherwax delivers local news.

Learn about closures coming to Interstate 25 that will last until late 2025, impacting areas in Weld County. Police in both Longmont and Greely are looking for answers after two crimes. In Longmont, a juvenile was assaulted inside a Walmart, and police are looking for five suspects. In Greely, a 19-year-old was murdered suffering at least one gunshot wound, the suspected shooter is another man aged 19, but police are still asking for answers from the community. Another break and Donow delivers life and events taking a look at some Fort Collins weekend activities including folk artists Blind Pilot performing at Washingtons here in Fort Collins. There is plenty of opportunity to catch a drag show this weekend as well with Britney Spears-themed drag on Friday at the Coast with Wicked-themed drag on Saturday at the Lyric.

Weatherwax delivers national news with updates on the bomb cyclone impacting thousands in the Northwestern United States. Many in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington are experiencing heavy weather and loss of power. At the Capitol republican representative Nancy Mace with the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson proposes a ban on transgender women using federal facilities such as bathrooms or locker rooms. The legislation comes after the first openly transgender person Sarah McBride was elected recently. Mace said the legislation was targeted at McBride. Finally, for national news learn about Ukraine's use of U.S.-made and supplied missiles against Russia for the first time. This comes after Russia threatened that the decision from President Joe Biden could cause World War three.

To wrap up today's show hear from Donow with your CSU sports report. Donow gives a recap of Women's basketball and their recent dominant win. Followed up is a preview of women's swimming, men's cross country, and women's cross country. Finally, Weatherwax brings the Fort Collins weather report for today's show. Learn about the potential for snow this weekend and more. Also, the KCSU news team reminds listeners that next week is fall break at CSU and the next Rocky Mountain Review will be on December 3.

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 cryptocurrency 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.

Today's episode of the Rocky Mountain review starts with campus news. A story on Colorado State University's physiology building containing mold spores causing harm to students, staff, and faculty. Audrey Donow reports on the building's hazardous conditions and what third-party companies found. Campus news shifts to the Associated Students of Colorado State University and their work in introducing a new bill that aims to help the CSU EMS club in funding a student-run CSU EMS service plus ASCSU's efforts to prevent bias on campus.

Tyler Weatherwax brings today's local news with a story on Fort Collins snow plows receiving fun-themed names for a new fleet known as the Frost Fleet. Learn how Poudre School District students worked with snowplow drivers to pick the six winter-themed names. Weatherwax showcases the work of Poudre Fire Authority with their work in saving several animals in the past week. Two dogs trapped in a burning garage and a dumpster-bound kitten were reduced by the Poudre Fire Authority. Finally, for local news, a Fort Collins school, Liberty Common High School, is found to have failed to properly address a racially hostile environment within the school. A student was harassed by two other students including being called slurs and making racist remarks. The student's mother is taking action now.

Donow then brings life and events with a look at what is to come this week in Fort Collins. Learn more about live music happening at the Coast tonight, the Climbing Film Tour, and performances from the School of Music. After the break, Weatherwax brings national news with information on a new E-coli outbreak in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Spirit Airlines announced its plans for bankruptcy protection on Monday as the budget airline has struggled to make a return after the pandemic. Finally for national news tensions increased between Russia and the United States after President Joe Biden announced that Ukraine could finally use U.S.-made and supplied missiles. Learn more about what this means for the war in Ukraine and what the world thinks of President Biden's decision.

KCSU assistant sports director Trey DuFauchard delivers the CSU sports report including a look at the Rams' win over Wyoming on Friday for the Golden Boot. Following up on DuFauchard's report is KCSU sports director Austin Martin with an interview with CSU football player Dane Olson. To wrap up the show get your Fort Collins weather report from Weatherwax for the week as winds pick up.

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 cryptocurrency 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.

For today's episode of the Rocky Mountain Review learn about new tools being created at Colorado State University to help promote sustainability for students at the university and beyond with Audrey Donow in campus news. Then students may face displacement concerns with the closure of Prospect Plaza apartments in Fort Collins for remodeling. Find out how students may be impacted by the apartments closing for the summer. Then for local news, Tyler Weatherwax goes over a wildfire that burnt North West of Fort Collins just near Ted's Gas Station. Then Fort Collins Police Services are asking the community to help in the investigation of an assault that occurred in May that still has questions. To wrap up local news before a quick break, the Food Bank for Larimer County is asking for donations to help the community.

After the break, Donow goes over events for the weekend with performances of indie pop, country, and folk music at the Aggie Theater. Then the annual Fall Dance Concert will take place on campus by students plus a student-led acapella group at the Lyric. Music Directors Mia Templien and Ria Janapat deliver music news taking a look at this year's Grammy nominations. After the Break Weatherwax starts national news with an explosion out of Kentucky leaving two people dead and a neighborhood experiencing the impacts as well. Then tropical storm Sara ramps up as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico out of the Caribbean, find out what impacts it will have in Central America and potential impacts in Florida. Finally, President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met at the Whitehouse on Wednesday.

Donow returns from the break with the CSU sports report learn about how CSU Women's and Men's basketball have been performing so far, a look at the upcoming volleyball matches and the weekend's football game with the Border Wars at Canvas Stadium versus Wyoming. To end off the show get your Fort Collins weather report from Weatherwax learn about the sunny conditions expected for the weekend and the potential for snow on Monday.

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 cryptocurrency 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.