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Small-town voters showed up for local races in Teton County
(Dante Filpula Ankne / Wyoming Public Media )Teton County voters in Wilson rode bikes, drove cars and walked dogs to the Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center to vote. It’s one of four polling...
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Wyoming Freedom Caucus gains momentum and ousts Speaker of the House Albert...
A selection of political mailers received in the mail, both backing Albert Sommers and attacking him, along with Sommers-backed candidate Cat Urbigkit. Urbigkit also lost the race for Sommers’ House...
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Democratic National Convention - 2024 Election Video
NPR NetworkMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz is accepting the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nomination on Wednesday night in Chicago. Other speakers include former President Bill Clinton and former House...
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Fast-moving fire south of Buffalo closes I-90 and forces evacuations
A map of the fire's location. The pin marks the approximate point of ignition. ( Bureau of Land Management Wyoming)Editor’s Note: This is a rapidly changing story. For latest information, click the...
View ArticleFort Sanders #415: Clarice Whittenburg Papers
Fort Sanders, located three miles south of the town of Laramie, was founded in 1866. It was established to provide protection for the Denver to Salt Lake stage line and the men constructing the Union...
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Gillette has a new mural in town thanks to a crew of visitors. The Gillette News Record reports attendees at the International Pathfinder Camporee painted a huge portrait of charging horses, a sheep...
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Six Jackson teens were recently honored for their show of leadership and citizenship in their communities. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports six scouts moved up to the rank of Eagle Scout,...
View ArticleSinger- songwriters Sarah Clanton and Rigby Summer on Wyoming Sounds.
Nashville based cellist/musician Sarah Clanton and Oklahoma based Americana musician Rigby Summervisited with Grady Kirkpatrick and played songs on Wyoming...
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Why were grizzlies trucked from Montana to Wyoming?
A subadult male grizzly bear is released in a remote area south of Yellowstone Lake on July 31. A female bear was released about 35 miles northwest of Dubois, Wyoming the day before.(Courtesy of the...
View ArticleRagtime Radio Reunion
DATE: Saturday, September 28thLOCATION: Wyoming Public Media, Knight Hall E. Ivinson Ave and S 12th St A Radio Reunion at the Wyoming Public Media offices in the basement, located at the Southwest...
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Fish Creek Fire forces pre-evacuation notices and temporary highway closure...
( Courtesy of INCIWEB)Update 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22, 2024The Wyoming Department of Transportation has issued a temporary closure of U.S. Highway 26/287 on the eastern boundary of Grand Teton National Park...
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A Colorado Springs school is making students ditch cell phones. It's a trend...
Students at Doherty High School in Colorado Springs show their IDs and their phones inside Yondr pouches to security guard Lonny Barrett. The school district started a new policy this year banning cell...
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A Gillette man and his girlfriend are helping foster a new hobby for local kids. The Gillette News Record reports Brennan Brinda and Lena Wilson are hiding small packs of his sports card collection...
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Federal Reserve announces interest rate cuts at central bankers’ gathering in...
Central bankers and journalists gather in the Jackson Lake Lodge lobby on Aug. 22 for the annual economic symposium organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.(Hanna Merzbach / Wyoming Public...
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Election results and analysis, AI in journalism, and more...
Today on the show, the Primary elections are almost over. We are going to take this Open Spaces to digest and analyze what happened. We chat with representatives of three voting blocks in the Wyoming...
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Press release from the Governor’s office about wildfires in Wyoming
( Courtesy of Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon)Editor’s note: Sign up for Code Red Emergency Alerts to receive notices directly on your mobile phone.Governor Gordon Details Wildfire Suppression...
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The Road to Cheyenne: The results of the primary
(David Dudley/Wyoming Public Media, edits by Nicky Ouellet/Wyoming Public Media)The Road to Cheyenne is our special series about the primary elections. This week, we’re breaking down the results – who...
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An AI scandal in a Wyoming newsroom sparks talks about using the tech in...
(Judy van der Velden / Flickr)Reporter CJ Baker was sitting in his cubicle at the Powell Tribune office in Northwest Wyoming when his editor started reading an article out loud.“Yellowstone National...
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A Moderate Republican’s take on the primary election results
( Wyoming Legislature)Lloyd Larsen is a Lander state representative. He aligns with more moderate Republicans. Larsen faced Tina Clifford in the primaries and won by over 200 votes. He’s held House...
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Wyoming Freedom Caucus chair looks to next legislative session as the faction...
( Wyoming State Legislature)The Freedom Caucus made some important gains in the primary. WPR checked in with Chair John Bear to hear what he thinks about the results. Bear was running uncontested in...
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