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.
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