KDNK Daily News

Thursday, August 20, 2026

By Katalina Villarreal

Published August 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM MDT

News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Thursday's news, including: three bear attack reports from this week, updates on a current Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigation on a bear shooting in Paonia, and a story from Rocky Mountain Community Radio's Maeve Conran on journalist Amy Goodman's documentary "Steal This Story, Please!" with director and co-producer Carl Deal.

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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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