KDNK Daily News

Monday, October 5, 2026

By Katalina Villarreal

Published October 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM MDT

News host Katalina Villarreal brings listeners Monday's news, including: a notice about the loss of Medicaid for about 100 thousand people, primarily affecting legal immigrants; a report on the oil and gas rules changing to shorten public comment periods from 90 days to 10 days; coverage on the Boulder versus Suncor legal case; updates on human-bear conflicts in Colorado; and information on the Colorado ballot measures from KOTO's Julia Caulfield interviewing Bente Birkland.

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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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