CSU students get resources for Halloween, Children in Iowa trick or treat for first time in over 80 years, Colorado gets $66 million grant for rail

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In today's Holloween episode of the Rocky Mountain Review, Audrey Donow delivers campus news. Learn about how Colorado State University students are receiving resources to help them stay safe and still have fun on campus or anywhere in Fort Collins. Then Donow goes over several CSU research teams selected to receive funding for their work. Tyler Weatherwax brings local news, find out where and how to make it to drop boxes on election day in Fort Collins. Then an update on the Fort Collins woman shot in the leg after confronting two armed men breaking into her car. Finally, for local news learn about the $66 million federal grant that aims to help connect Colorado residents with a high-speed rail stretching from Fort Collins to Pueblo.

After the break, Donow delivers this weekend's Halloween events and beyond in Fort Collins. Learn about events including dance, photography, musicals, and more. Then find out what artists are playing in Fort Collins venues with genres such as folk, rock, alternative and more. Then for national news updates continue on two drop boxes targeted with incendiary devices in the United States, learn about the suspect and what messages were written on the devices. Then both candidates in this year's presidential election gave their closing arguments. Learn about what both candidates said and what their campaigns are working on ahead of election day. Then Colorado voting machines' passwords were leaked online causing some distrust among Colorado voters, find out why and how the leaks don't pose a risk. Finally for national news children in Iowa will trick or treat on Halloween for the first time in over 80 years after a law created in 1938 made it so the city of Des Moines, Iowa would host a different holiday the day before Halloween.

Donow returns for the CSU sports report taking a look at recent CSU sporting events such as Men's golf. Then get a preview for both Women's and Men's basketball season which are fast approaching. Then a quick look at the Rams' soccer team. Finally for today's show Fort Collins saw it first snow of the season on Wednesday, learn about what the weather looks like for the rest of the week with Weatherwax.

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