KDNK Daily News

Monday, July 13, 2026

By Katalina Villarreal

Published July 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM MDT

News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Monday's news, including: fire updates on local fire outbreaks over the weekend, updates on the Willow Fire near Leadville, news of another firefighter death, and Gold Mountain Fire updates; and a story from Rocky Mountain Community Radio reporting on the Babylon Fire, and a 4th of July audio postcard from KDNK reporter Amy Hadden Marsh.

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Katalina Villarreal

Katalina Villarreal, born and raised in Carbondale, reports with KDNK for the 5-6 evening news. She also pitches and produces stories for the air and writes with the Sopris Sun newspaper. Katalina believes in the power of education and being informed. Uplifting the community is her priority as a human and journalist. She will graduate from Central Washington University's online English: Professional and Creative Writing program December 2026 and plans to stay in the valley pursuing a career in journalism. Katalina is proud to be a part of KDNK's news department and hopes to grow with it.

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