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KSJD Local Newscast - October 18, 2021

By Lucas Brady Woods

Published October 18, 2021 at 5:37 PM MDT

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Election season is in full swing in Colorado and some key deadlines are fast approaching.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has activated a small national guard unit to help protect the cyber security of the upcoming election.

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Lucas Brady Woods

Originally from Southern California, Lucas spent the last decade living in New York City, which is where he started his journalism career. He's been an audio journalism junkie for as long as he can remember, but really fell in love with reporting radio news at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he received his master's degree.

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