The KDNK Local Newscast airs during Morning Edition weekday mornings at 6:41 and 7:41.
News director Gavin Dahl sat down with the Republican and Democratic party chairs for Garfield County. Republican Dave Merritt is an engineer who’s focused on water issues, based in Glenwood Springs. He has worked in the private sector, and for the Bureau of Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers and the River District. He also served on the Glenwood Springs City Council. Democrat Bob Shivley lives in Silt and drives for RFTA. He worked in the private sector before becoming a librarian and then working for the school district as a librarian and media specialist.
Award-winning Colorado Independent reporter Marianne Goodland spoke to KDNK news director Gavin Dahl last week. Let’s listen to a clip that we didn’t have time to include in the weekly news brief on Friday. Marianne talks about how most dark money spent during campaign season can’t be tracked until after election day.