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Another whirlwind month for the Roaring Fork Valley and Colorado at large has come to a close. Follow up on feature-length stories, news bites, and ongoing state coverage here in the Headline Highlights.

Glenwood Springs resident Juan Carlos Membreño Portillo was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month on suspicion of being an MS-13 gang member. Portillo is being held at the ICE detention facility in Aurora. KDNK’s Lily Jones spoke to his friend and landlord, who attended his most recent bail hearing.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

Around the world on Saturday, people gathered on bikes to ride in solidarity with each other and honor the life of Alex Pretti. Pretti, the ICU nurse who was killed by federal ICE agents on January 24, was a cyclist himself.

2026 is already shaping up to be a busy year for Colorado and the United States at large. From the AG's lawsuit against Robert F. Kennedy Jr to protect trans healthcare, to Colorado's first mountain lion fatality since the 90s, here's everything you missed in January.

Colorado US Senator Michael Bennet plans to introduce legislation to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh has this report.

Roughly 100 teenagers from schools across the Roaring Fork Valley left school and gathered at the Carbondale roundabout with homemade signs decrying ICE. KDNK's Lily Jones and Marilyn Gleason talked to these young protesters about their cause and why they care.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.