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Roaring Fork teenagers stage school walkout to protest ICE

KDNK | By Marilyn Gleason,

Lily Jones

Published January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM MST

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Lily Jones

Roughly 100 teenagers from schools across the Roaring Fork Valley left school and gathered at the Carbondale roundabout with homemade signs decrying ICE. Hear directly from these young protesters about their cause and why they care on tonight's local news starting at 5:34.

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Marilyn Gleason

Marilyn Gleason is the graduate of CU Boulder's journalism school. She started her radio career in the Roaring Fork Valley at KAJX in Aspen, then came to KDNK in 2000 as the station was in the early stages of forming a local news program. Marilyn returns to direct a growing news team at KDNK.

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Lily Jones

Lily Jones is a graduate of Mississippi State University, with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and a concentration in Broadcasting and Digital Journalism. At WMSV, MSU's college radio station, Jones served as the Public Affairs and Social Media Coordinator. When she's not traveling she is a diligent news reporter for KDNK by day and evening news host on Monday and Wednesday

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