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State lawmakers want the UW Lab School to remain on campus
Since UW announced it would only offer another year on campus, the school enrollment has dropped to 162 kids, down from 240 last year.(Wyoming_Jackrabbit's photo, licensed as...
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Pronghorn are the face of Wyoming’s new conservation license plates
The new Wyoming conservation license plate. ( Wyoming Game and Fish Department)This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout...
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How the abortion ban was overturned, the future of energy and news, and more...
Today on the show, more than a decade ago, Wyoming Republicans backed a change to the state constitution, which gave people the right to make their own healthcare decisions. It was meant to signal...
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Yellowstone National Park had a busy fall; lots of tourists visiting in October
Yellowstone National Park saw a lot of traffic this fall. October visitation is up 16 percent over last year and nine percent over 2021.The park is getting close to five million visitors this year....
View ArticleSchool board in Powell wants Wyoming to pass transgender bathroom laws
The school board in Powell is pushing state lawmakers to create a statewide policy on which bathrooms transgender students can use.Park County School District #1 Board of Trustees passed a resolution...
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What WPR heard when we asked community college students about their news...
This past month, Wyoming Public Radio reporters visited community colleges around the state to engage with students. More specifically, to try to get a better understanding of what young adults in...
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A relative reflects on the return of the remains of Eastern Shoshone student...
( Courtesy of John St. Clair)This fall, the remains of an Eastern Shoshone boy were brought back to the Wind River Reservation from the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania. William Neikok arrived at...
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How the right to make health care decisions led to abortion being allowed in...
Jay Jerde, special assistant attorney general for the state, addresses 9th Judicial District Court Judge Melissa Owens during a summary judgment hearing Thursday in Teton County District Court....
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Yes, Wyomingites trust local news media. But they have big questions too, a...
( Wyoming Local News Fund)Wyoming’s news ecosystem is changing. Sure, we still have a newspaper in every county. But some of those are run by people about to retire, many of our legacy papers are...
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Will Wyoming’s energy industry change under Trump? College students ask and...
( Alan Nash)President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on rolling back many of the climate-oriented, energy-transition policies of his predecessor. That’s led many of his supporters and the fossil fuel...
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UW trustees reject allowing firearms in buildings, sending fight back to the...
Firearms like the revolver in this man's holster may soon be allowed in the Wyoming State Capitol building in Cheyenne, Wyoming, May 6 2024(David Dudley / Wyoming Public Media)The University of...
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Grand Teton National Park is on track for its busiest year since 2021
(Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media )This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.More than 3.5 million people...
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A Jackson resident’s journey with a rare diagnosis and the realities of...
( Katherine Standefer)Jackson Hole resident Katherine Standefer received her MFA in nonfiction from the University of Arizona. She published her first book in 2020. “Lightning Flowers: My Journey to...
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Receipts show Wyoming GOP groups spent less during the general election
The Wyoming state Capitol building in Cheyenne on March 5, 2024.(Chris Clements / Wyoming Public Media)Receipts from Wyoming’s elections show key political groups spent less on the general than the...
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A K-12 mental health policy failed on a tie vote. So what’s next for...
( pexels.com)The legislature’s interim Education Committee tied in a vote to move forward a draft bill that would have created a K-12 mental health policy for the state. Under Wyoming legislature...
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The City of Laramie is full of Snow Angels! No, not the imprint in the snow, but people who shovel for those who can’t. County5 reports the volunteer program was started two winters ago. The Angels...
View ArticleMystery of the Colter Stone #443: Merrill J. Mattes Papers
Was mountain man and explorer John Colter the first white man to visit Jackson Hole? Perhaps.In 1931, an Idaho homesteader clearing scrub timber near the Idaho-Wyoming border dug up a large gray...
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Wyoming filed to appeal the state’s abortion case. What’s next?
Jay Jerde, the state's special assistant attorney general, listens at a summary judgment hearing for the abortion case in late 2023 in Teton County District Court. He is now leading the change to...
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Get into Wyoming State Parks for free on Black Friday
(Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media )This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.Looking for something to do...
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