February 12th, 2021
Listen to the full show here. Legislature Struggles To Find ‘Constitutional’ Solution To Education Funding Cuts For the last several years the Wyoming Senate in … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Legislature Struggles To Find ‘Constitutional’ Solution To Education Funding Cuts For the last several years the Wyoming Senate in … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Deb Haaland Takes Off – And A Rising Generation In Indian Country Takes Notes Indian Country was watching this … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Legislature Struggles To Find ‘Constitutional’ Solution To Education Funding Cuts For the last several years the Wyoming Senate in … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. After Showdown, Rep. Cheney Moves Forward This week Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney beat back an effort to oust her … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Former Cheney Opponent Weighs In On Her Backlash It’s been an interesting month for U.S. Representative Liz Cheney. After … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Ousted Washakie Public Health Officer: “It Was Political” The pandemic has made the position of county public health officer … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. “It Was Terrifying.” Reporter Describes The Attack On The Capitol Wyoming Public Radio’s Capitol Hill Correspondent Matt Laslo was … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. A Discussion With A Vaccine Expert This week, Wyoming Public Radio’s Maggie Mullen hosted a Facebook Live event with … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Inauguration Day, A Deadline As Some Prepare For Possible Energy Restrictions Oil and gas has become an increasingly important … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. State Health Officer Says COVID-19 Numbers And Deaths Are Concerning After a summer with relatively few serious cases of … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Worsening Healthcare Crisis Forces Hospitals To Look Across State Borders Our region is facing a hospitalization crisis. COVID-19 patients … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. How Campbell County Is Handling An Extreme Spike In COVID-19 Cases Positive COVID-19 cases are skyrocketing in communities across … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Wyoming’s Black Pioneer Community That Disappeared When you think of pioneers, you might imagine Little House on the Prairie … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. University Of Wyoming Draft Plan For Budget Reductions Show Cuts Across The Board Officials at the University of Wyoming … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Alleged Harassment In Wapiti Raises Questions About LGBTQ Protections Last weekend, a gay couple living about 20 miles west … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. How Wyoming Hospitals Are Dealing With A Record Spike In COVID-19 Patients This past week saw a record 56 … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. “An Atmosphere Of Doubt:” Continued Calls For An Inquest Into Andy Antelope’s Death It’s been a year since a … Continue reading
Listen to the full story here. Wyoming Juvenile Facility Run By Company Under Investigation For Abuse Journalists with APM Reports have been investigating a pattern … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Lander’s One Shot Antelope Hunt Faces Mounting Pressure To “Re-Write The Script” This weekend would have marked the 80th … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Wyoming Ratchets Up Carbon Capture Support, As Some Look Back Decades Wyoming leadership is doubling down on carbon capture … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Taxes Continue To Be A Hard Sell For Many Lawmakers This week, Gov. Mark Gordon started addressing Wyoming’s $1.5 … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. High School Sports Start Back Up With Precautions As high schools across the state gear up to send students … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Wyoming Towns Prepare For Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Visitors Despite the pandemic…the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is underway. For 80 years, … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Rep. Cheney And Wyoming’s Senators Differ With The President Regarding COVID-19 In a rarity these days, the entire Wyoming … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. A Chapter Ends As Wyoming Grants Its First Coal Mine Permit In Decades Wyoming has approved its first coal … Continue reading
Listen to the full story now. County Cuts To Gillette Reproductive Health Clinic Could Cost Patients Access to affordable health care is always an issue, … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. At Small Town Protests, Young Wyomingites See Signs Of Change The nationwide wave of protests that has followed the … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Listening To The Voices Of Black Wyomingites It’s been three weeks since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. “How Proud You Must Be”: New History Recognizes Wyoming’s Suffrage Firsts There’s an ongoing debate in the American West … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Advocates Say Sexual Violence Survivors Face Gaps In Law Enforcement Training Child Sexual Abuse Investigations More Successful With Teamwork … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Congresswoman Liz Cheney Says COVID-19 Remains A Threat, But She’s Optimistic About The Future Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney has … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Fewer Cars On The Road, Fewer Dollars For Highways: What COVID-19 Means For WYDOT While many businesses are losing … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Local Government Fears Loss Of Tax Revenue This is a tough financial time for a lot of Wyomingites. But … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Reported COVID-19 Numbers Are The Floor, Not The Ceiling Wyoming is one of the states with the fewest number … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Governor Gordon Favors A Conservative Approach Towards Dealing With The Pandemic Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon says despite calls to … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Albany County Sheriff’s Officers Pushed Victim To Recant Assault Allegation. Now They’re Being Sued This story includes descriptions of … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. How 3D Printers Are Helping Supply Wyoming Hospitals During The Pandemic As more cases of the coronavirus are confirmed … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. COVID-19 Highlights Long Standing Rural Health Care Provider Shortage As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the United States, … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. “My Mom Has The Coronavirus, And I Had To Jump Through Hoops To Find That Out.” It’s been a … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. As Coronavirus Hits Wyoming, Healthcare Disparities Come Into Focus Th e official recommendation for people who might have COVID-19 … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Land Purchase Raises Tax Concerns For Counties Wyoming is looking to buy over a million acres of land across … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Legislative Plan Focuses Mineral Development, Cuts And Optimism The Wyoming legislature has been meeting for a couple of weeks … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. The Shale Revolution Is Changing Fast… And Wyoming Is Vulnerable Fracking and horizontal drilling helped revolutionize the oil and … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Most Think Cheney Has A Bright Future In The House Congresswoman Liz Cheney is seen as a rising star … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Questions Emerge As Wind Projects Roll Out Across SE Wyoming A new wind development is coming to Albany County. … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Two Wyoming Republicans Are Playing A Role In The Impeachment Debate Two Wyoming lawmakers are playing key roles in … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Furloughed Miners Struggle To Find Work Despite Strong Market The top issue facing Wyoming in 2019 was the bankruptcies … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Landowner Lawsuit Raises Questions About WY Rules, Markets, And Companies If you own land with minerals underneath in Wyoming, … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Wyoming Officials Try To Tweak Clean Water Act For Coal This week Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon traveled East to … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Sheridan’s Food Group Inspires Wyoming First Lady’s New Hunger Initiative More than 70,000 Wyomingites face problems with food insecurity. … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Do E-Bikes Belong On Public Lands? Depends On Who You Ask Electric bicycles, or e-bikes, as they’re known, are … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Cheney And Barrasso Oppose Trump’s Plan For Syria This week Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney rebuked President Trump’s strategy – … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Police Shooting Stirs Long-Simmering Tensions In Riverton It’s been a month since the police shooting of 58-year-old Anderson Antelope … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. How Changes To Title X Are Affecting Wyoming’s Family Planning Clinics Title X is a federal program that’s geared … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. What We Know One Week After A Police Shooting In Riverton It’s been nearly a week since a man … Continue reading
Listen to the full story here. Using Drones To Fight Climate Change From more intense wildfires to prolonged droughts, climate change is impacting the ecology … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Furloughed Miners Struggle To Find Work Despite Strong Market It’s been two months since coal company Blackjewel filed for … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. The Rock Climbing Controversy That Could Change The Bighorns Ten Sleep Canyon has become a popular destination for rock … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Contura May Close Wyoming Mines Sooner Than Anticipated On August 6, West Virginia Judge Frank Volk approved the motion … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. “A Watershed Year”: Companies Begin To Adapt As Powder River Basin Restructures Coal operations in the Powder River Basin … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. With Jobs In Limbo, Blackjewel Workers Stay Busy More than a week has passed since Blackjewel filed for bankruptcy … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Making Sense Of The Massive Arch-Peabody Deal Two of the largest coal producers are combining forces to better compete … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Why Are So Many Kids Without Health Insurance? Wyoming is a pretty good place to be a kid, and … Continue reading
Powwow season kicks off on the Wind River Reservation this weekend with the 60th annual Eastern Shoshone Indian Days . Visitors will have the chance … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Bighorn Basin Proactive As Shopko’s Close If you’ve never been to a Shopko, it’s basically like a small Walmart. … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Coal Community Prepares For Future With Potential Plant Closure A town in southwestern Wyoming is being forced to imagine … Continue reading
On this episode, the state is working to build a new nursing home for veterans. Kemmerer has an uncertain economic future. It’s power plant could … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. A Discussion With Opposite Camps On Bill That Would Place Grizzly Bears Under Federal Protection Last week, a bill … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. All The Takeaways From Cloud Peak’s First Week Of Bankruptcy A week has passed since one of the largest … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. As The President Pitches Infrastructure Funding Wyoming Senators Worry About The Deficit This week President Trump met with House … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. At The Edge – How Cloud Peak’s Problems Really Started At The Beginning One of the largest U.S. coal … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Bent Out Of Shape: Could A Mysterious Animal Epidemic Become The Next Mad Cow? Deer, elk and moose across … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. High Prices And Low Supply: Douglas, Commissioners And Companies Struggle With Housing It’s freezing outside as Terry Short smokes … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. UW Stunned By Trustees’ Decision To Demote Nichols This week the University of Wyoming announced that President Laurie Nichols … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Child Sexual Abuse Investigations More Successful With Teamwork It’s hard to accept, but child sexual abuse can happen in … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. Lawmakers Try Slowing Coal Plant Closures, As Other States Do The Opposite Utilities continue to shutter coal-fired power plants … Continue reading
Listen to the full show here. How Bankruptcy Code Factors Into Lost Benefits For Westmoreland Retirees A judge is set to confirm that yet another … Continue reading