KDNK Daily News
Monday - Friday
KDNK's news team brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West.
Latest Episodes
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Friday's news, including Glenwood City Council's decision to take legal action against the landlord of the ICE holding facility, and pikas, marmots and ptarmigans in Colorado's high country.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Thursday's news, including reactions among wildfire responders to the deaths of Rifle Helitack crew members, and the the myriad services beavers provide to the landscape, including suppressing fires.
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News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Wednesday's news, including: a conversation about Olathe corn and the rough growing season and a story on climate grief, both shared with us via Rocky Mountain Community Radio.
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News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Tuesday's news, including: the Colorado Parks and Wildlife noting wildlife stressors due to drought and wildfires and reminding the public to respect wildlife, information on the congressional seats this year and a related story on third party candidate Bob Chew, both stories shared with us from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance, and a piece on the Arkansas River drought brought to us by the Rocky Mountain Community Radio.
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News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Monday's news, including: updates on the 310 Fire near Morrisania Mesa (as of 6 o'clock, the fire was updated to 65% containment), a report on Tyler Boebert's brief arrest on multiple charges, including charges of Sexual Exploitation of a child, a story shared with us via Rocky Mountain Community Radio on Aspen's Fire Chief Jake Andersen, and a story from the Capitol News Alliance on women's history in Colorado.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Friday's news, including a visit to the Garfield County Fair with 4H, a young composer's world premiere honoring the 140th anniversary of Cortez, Colorado, and the important role an EMS plays in rural healthcare.
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News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Thursday's news, including: a story on who owns and who operates an ICE facility and how they benefit from leasing it, and a reflection on women's political history in Colorado, both stories shared with us from Rocky Mountain Community Radio.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Wednesday's news, including updates on the dire state of the Colorado River in drought as Upper and Lower Basin states fail to find agreement and the federal government intervenes, and what separates e-bikes and e-motorbikes, even as the injuries soar.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Tuesday's news, including new protections for farmers and fines for attracting bears with trash, a look into why Planned Parenthood in Glenwood is taking a hiatus, and ICE is on Glenwood's City Council agenda this week.
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News Host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Monday's news, including: a warning about flash flooding during this fire season with burn scars increasing water run off, a wolf update with KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh, and an interview with KDNK's Marilyn Gleason and Kristen King on being evacuated from the Willow Fire.