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 Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Friday's news, including: an announcement from the Pitkin County Sheriff's Office regarding Maroon Peak's closure while recovery operations occur for the deceased climber found Thursday morning, an account of Republican Congressman Jeff Hurd's appearance in Glenwood Springs from the Colorado Capitol News Alliance, and a two-way interview with the Sopris Sun's Editor, James Steindler, regarding recent awards won from the Colorado Press Association.
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News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Thursday's news, including: results from the latest Colorado Latino Policy Agency poll, a report from GOP gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx's stop in Delta County's small town Austin, and a story on the shorter farming season that leaves less room for farmers to react, both reports shared with us via Rocky Mountain Community Radio.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Wednesday's news, including ballot measures headed to a vote in Colorado, including one to raise the tax rate on Colorado's richest earners and another to restrict congressional redistricting, and the reasons and consequences of increased numbers of thoseblood-sucking ticks in Colorado.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Tuesday's news, including more hapless hikers rescued off nearby mountains, and a look at programs and resources to sustain the mental health of farmers amid stressorsfrom the economy to the climate.
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News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Monday's news, including: an update on the deadly Grand Canyon National Park flooding and a request for anyone who has information on missing people, information on a 64-unit mixed-use development that was greenlit last week by the Basalt Town Council, and stories from Rocky Mountain Community Radio highlighting Teton County's response to JD Vance stopping in and a story on immigrant worker protections from Mountain Village near Telluride.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Friday's news, including efforts to keep tabs on the cold-loving American pika , and a conversation about embracing grief.
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News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Thursday's news, including: information on why Nevada is suing the trump Administration because of Colorado River water cuts, scrutiny for the U.S. food safety system amidst foodborne illness outbreaks, updates on Colorado suing the Postal Service to block the new rule on mail ballots shared with us via the Colorado Capitol News Alliance, and a conversation with Vic Vela from Aspen Public Radio and former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, shared with us via Rocky Mountain Community Radio.
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News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Wednesday's news, including: a message from Light Out Colorado to protect birds migrating at night, what Republican gubernatorial candidate Victor Marx said at his Glenwood Springs stop, updates on the Trump Administration moving forward in the courts to restrict mail voting, both stories shared with us via the Capitol News Alliance, and a story on the potential Paramount-Warner Brothers merger deal and how it could affect local theatres.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Tuesday's news, including Ruedi Reservoir's contribution to the Grand Valley, Wyoming environmentalists take issue with Trump's Roadless rescission effort, and KVNF's Brody Wilson takes us on an illuminating tour of the Gold Mountain Fire burn area.
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News host Marilyn Gleason brings listeners Monday's news, including a price increase for Xcel Energy customers, pressure increasing on public lands amid maneuvering to rescind the Roadless Rule and undo the Bears Ears' resource management plan, and a chat with Rifle's new police chief.