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The Met Report is a weekly television broadcast produced for and by students of the Auraria Campus. Formed in 2001, our news and entertainment show has steadily evolved into an award-winning program, earning Emmys for Outstanding Student Achievement in Television Broadcasting in 2005, 2007, 2013, and 2015. every Friday during the academic year on Campus Channel 20, Livestream, or Comcast Channel 5

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🔥The Lee Fire continues to burn in Western Colorado, but has slowed down. The fire has gone from raising approximately 1...
08/16/2025

🔥The Lee Fire continues to burn in Western Colorado, but has slowed down. The fire has gone from raising approximately 10,000 acres over Tuesday evening to only increasing around 350 acres last night. The containment has also raised to 31%, which is a strong contrast from the 10% containment on August 14th.

🧯Garfield County was put into evacuation in certain areas. The fire continues to grow, mainly south bound. Surrounding areas of the fire should still stay vigilant and keep up-to-date.

🚒A new fire has also started up just north of the Elk RBX Fire. It has been named the “Yellowjacket Fire” and only sits at 35 acres. Changes can happen quickly, even if a fire is small, so if you’re in an area close to the fire, keep an eye out for any updates.

🔔Please share any information you have about the fire if you’re in surrounding areas and continue to stay updated. MetTV will continue to keep you updated every night at 8 PM. Story by: Riley Rome

🔥The Lee Wildfire is now at 133,602 acres and sits at 10% containment, which is 6% more than last night. The fire contin...
08/15/2025

🔥The Lee Wildfire is now at 133,602 acres and sits at 10% containment, which is 6% more than last night. The fire continues to move south as the weather conditions continue to be dry and windy.

Also today, governor Jared Polis declared a statewide disaster emergency because of the 24 wildfires currently burning across Colorado. The executive order was made this morning and did not specify any specific fire to be the cause.

🔔Please share any information you have about the fire if you’re in surrounding areas and continue to stay updated. MetTV will continue to keep you updated every night at 8 PM. Story by: Riley Rome

🏀Drake Solomon has been the Nugget’s mascot, Rocky, since 2021. He is currently in a lawsuit with Kroenke Sports Enterta...
08/14/2025

🏀Drake Solomon has been the Nugget’s mascot, Rocky, since 2021. He is currently in a lawsuit with Kroenke Sports Entertainment (KSE) for wrongful termination after he had double hip replacement surgery. 🏔️KSE opened tryouts for the mascot position after Solomon had taken time off after his surgeries. KSE fired Solomon quickly after tryouts were held. What do you think of this case? Let us know in the comments.👇Story by: Riley Rome

🔥The Lee Fire now sits at over 123,000 acres while still being at 4% containment. Although the fire continues to grow, t...
08/14/2025

🔥The Lee Fire now sits at over 123,000 acres while still being at 4% containment. Although the fire continues to grow, the rate at which it is growing has slowed down. This does not mean that people in the surrounding area should be less concerned. Please still stay up-to-date with all information about the fire if you are in surrounding areas.

💨The weather forecast for the next couple of days will continue to be dry and hot, as well as having sporadic winds. Areas around rifle should be ready to be put into a pre-evacuation notice.

The Elk RBX fire continues to sit at 75% containment and not moving anywhere towards the Lee Fire. This shows a significantly high chance of the fires never touching. 🚙Please continue to stay off of Highway 13 in the area.

🔔Please share any information you have about the fire if you’re in surrounding areas and continue to stay updated. MetTV will continue to keep you updated every night at 8 PM. Story by: Riley Rome

🔥The Lee Fire continues to grow, now at just under 121,000 acres. The containment has gone down 2% overnight, now sittin...
08/13/2025

🔥The Lee Fire continues to grow, now at just under 121,000 acres. The containment has gone down 2% overnight, now sitting at 4%. Those in charge of containment of the fire have set up precautionary blocks farther south in case the fire grows exponentially down the state.

🔔Those South of the fire should stay updated, as wind patterns show the fire continues to grow to the South/Southeast.

🏔️Fortunately, the Elk RBX Fire, which sits to the east of the Lee Fire, is now at 75% containment..

We will continue to keep you updated on the fire every night at 8PM (MT) or when breaking news occurs. If you have any information on the Lee fire, or surrounding fires, please let us know in the comments. Story by: Riley Rome

📖The MSU Denver Red is becoming a “subscription only” magazine. 📕The subscription is entirely free , so if you use “Red”...
08/09/2025

📖The MSU Denver Red is becoming a “subscription only” magazine. 📕The subscription is entirely free , so if you use “Red”, be sure to subscribe. 🎥If you are looking for more video-based news on Colorado, check us out at MetTV on TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram.

🚨Over the weekend, a wildfire started just west of Meeker, Colorado. It is spreading quickly, covering over 43,500 acres...
08/07/2025

🚨Over the weekend, a wildfire started just west of Meeker, Colorado. It is spreading quickly, covering over 43,500 acres. As of now, it is at 0% containment, and Meeker, Colorado is being put into pre-evacuation. Natural barriers are keeping the fire from the town. It is said that Meeker will most likely be put into evacuation status soon. The south side of the fire is currently moving East so be sure to stay safe and vigilant as the fire continues to spread. More information to follow as more is known.

🏟️CHSAA and The Broncos came together to host “Fall Media Day” in Empower Field at Mile High. 🏈This allowed many high sc...
08/06/2025

🏟️CHSAA and The Broncos came together to host “Fall Media Day” in Empower Field at Mile High. 🏈This allowed many high school student athletes to learn about interacting with the media.

🎤Our reporters attended this event to see what these student athletes had to say about their sports and also some of them moving onto the collegiate level.

🏐If you’d like to hear what they had to say and learn about the stress that is put on all student athletes, from high school to pro, be sure to follow us to see videos on this event that will be coming out over the next few days.

🚓At midnight on July 26, four people were shot on Market and 20th in Downtown Denver. 21 year old Damion Britt was arres...
08/05/2025

🚓At midnight on July 26, four people were shot on Market and 20th in Downtown Denver. 21 year old Damion Britt was arrested on four counts of investigation of attempted murder. 🌆It is thought that Britt only intended to hit one person, but three others were hit with stray bullets. The person that Britt intended to hit claimed to have known him for 8-10 years.

⚾️This weekend was a good one for the Rockies, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2 of their 3 games at Coord Field. This...
08/04/2025

⚾️This weekend was a good one for the Rockies, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2 of their 3 games at Coord Field. This was also a good set of games for them because this is the first time since 2018 since the Rockies have hit back to back home runs.

🏔️Although the Rockies just fell short of a full sweep, it still showed that the Rockies can claw their way to a win.

# Pittsburgh

🎉August 1st is a special day in the Centennial State. In 1876, 149 years ago today, our state was formally welcomed into...
08/02/2025

🎉August 1st is a special day in the Centennial State. In 1876, 149 years ago today, our state was formally welcomed into the Union.

🎊To celebrate, Coloradans attended events all through downtown and the metro area, celebrating the rich and storied history that has made this state unique.

Before becoming a state in 1876, Colorado had been split between several changing territories in the West, including Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and New Mexico.

🎂But just after our nation’s 100th birthday, Colorado was born.

149 years ago, our state had a population of roughly 117,000 people. The major industry in our state was gold mining, as it had been less than two decades since major gold deposits were discovered in the Rocky Mountains.

Now, our state is just shy of 6 million residents, boasting one of the United States’ greatest tourism industries, and continuing to grow.

Happy Birthday Colorado, here’s to 149 more!

IMPACT ON MSU DENVER STUDENTS IN FEDERAL BUDGETREAD MORE BELOW:The federal government’s 2025 budget reconciliation bill ...
07/31/2025

IMPACT ON MSU DENVER STUDENTS IN FEDERAL BUDGET
READ MORE BELOW:
The federal government’s 2025 budget reconciliation bill was passed earlier this month, and
several components of the bill could lead to changes at our university.
So, what parts of the bill could directly affect MSU Denver students? It’s looking to mostly be
related to Financial Aid, including:
- Eliminating Pell eligibility for families with Student Aid Indexes more than twice the Pell
maximum.
- Eliminating Pell eligibility for students who receive full cost-of-attendance scholarships.
- Implementing caps on federal direct loans for graduate students and eliminating Grad
PLUS loans.
- Further restricting federal financial aid for certain noncitizens.
- Eliminating federal loan eligibility for undergraduate programs if half of their graduates
earn less than the state’s average high school graduate.
It must be noted: any policy changes to financial aid will NOT go into effect this year. According
to MSU Denver’s Office of Government Affairs policy changes will be implemented beginning
next July 1st. Although the State of Colorado may need to make trade-offs in response to
government cuts to programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Program
For any questions regarding the FY25 bill, please reach out to MSU’s Office of Government
Affairs on their webpage: www.msudenver.edu/government-affairs-updates/
Let us know how you’re feeling about the new changes in the comments.

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