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Wyoming Stable Token Commission prepares for a busy 2025 in last meeting of...
(Jordan Uplinger / WPR / Canva)At its final meeting of the year, the Wyoming Stable Token Commission announced two new hires, showed interest in working with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bank Secrecy...
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BLM finalizes Rock Springs Resource Management Plan
(Caitlin Tan / 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.Correction: A previous version of...
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Wyoming Business Council believes the new year will bring opportunities for...
A view of the downtown business district in Casper. A recent analysis by the personal finance website WalletHub ranked the Oil City as having the second lowest average increase in household credit card...
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According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on December 22, 1969, a huge mural carved out of a large cottonwood trunk and depicting the state’s history was placed in the coffee shop at Casper’s Ramada...
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Enforcement of an old law could combat decline of rural groceries
a young woman walks down the aisle of a big box storeA food desert is when someone has to drive more than ten miles to reach a grocery store, according to Stacy Mitchell, director of the Institute for...
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U.S. Democratic senators block Wyoming’s Pilot Butte transfer
Eastern Shoshone tribal member Felicia Alvarez stands in front of protestors near Sen. John Barrasso’s (R-WY) Riverton office on Dec. 5, 2024. (Hanna Merzbach / Wyoming Public Media)U.S....
View ArticleThe Hudson’s Bay Company #451: Merrill J. Mattes Papers
The Hudson’s Bay Company was founded in May of 1670 with a charter from King Charles II of England. The charter gave the company rights to control the fur trade coming from the vast North American...
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A Natrona County High School junior’s artwork was selected to represent Wyoming at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington D.C.. K2 Radio reports Phebe Zeller drew different areas...
View ArticleAround Wyoming, Monday, December 30
According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on December 30, 1942, a Riverton couple converted 10,100 nickels into two war bonds. That next year on December 30, 1943, the quota for new bicycles for...
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Kelly Parcel sale to Grand Teton National Park complete
The Kelly Parcel is adjacent to Grand Teton National Park.(Hanna Merzbach / KHOL)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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Mountain West states are leading the charge to boost geothermal energy in the...
Ormat Technologies' Steamboat Hills complex in south Reno, Nev., generates about 100 megawatts, which is enough to power about 80,000 homes.(Kaleb Roedel / Mountain West News Bureau )The rhythmic hum...
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Wyoming intends to buy federal land with Kelly Parcel sale funds
The Kelly Parcel provides critical habitat to a slew of species. Many residents in Teton County — and across the state — want to see it permanently protected.(Hanna Merzbach / KHOL)This story is part...
View ArticleIt Pays to Be Ignorant #452: Herbert Polesie Papers
It Pays to Be Ignorant made its debut on radio in 1942. Described as “the buffoon’s version of a quiz show”, the program had a nine-year run. Director Herbert Polesie was involved with both the radio...
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Recent threats to political figures in Wyoming reflect the nation’s polarized...
Political Ads In recent years, threats against elected officials have become more common across the U.S. A recent report from the Brennan Center for Justice, a think tank affiliated with the New York...
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Wyoming Sounds-Best of Wyoming Music 2024
Wyoming MusiciansWyoming Sounds-Best of Wyoming Music 2024A Band Named Sue (Casper) Who I Am-LPThe Boom and the Bust-(Pinedale) Embers-LPChancey Williams- (Moorcroft/Laramie) Adios / A Cowboy Who...
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Wyoming Sounds-Best of Wyoming Music 2024
Wyoming MusiciansWyoming Sounds-Best of Wyoming Music 2024A Band Named Sue (Casper) Who I Am-LPThe Boom and the Bust-(Pinedale) Embers-LPChancey Williams- (Moorcroft/Laramie) Adios / A Cowboy Who...
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Montana files lawsuit against Yellowstone’s plan to increase bison herd
(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.Montana is suing Yellowstone...
View Article2025 Day of Dedications
Day of Dedication - January 3, 2025This broadcast day is sponsored by Nancy Leon and Charlie Thomson on behalf of the Jackson Hole Nordic Alliance. It welcomes the community and visitors to explore...
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The Best Open Spaces Stories of 2024
Welcome to our year-in-review of Open Spaces. Today we have a batch of stories our reporters picked as their top news items of last year. We’ll hear how wildfire managers anticipated a busy summer...
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The Best Open Spaces Stories of 2024
Celia Perez sits with two of her sons on their couch in their Victor, Idaho apartment. Perez, a community interpreter, is raising her boys bilingual.(Hanna Merzbach / Wyoming Public Media)
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