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Wyoming bill requiring ultrasounds before medical abortions progresses
A hallway under the Capitol building branches off into committee rooms. The House Labor Committee met in one of them to vote through the ultrasound bill.(Jordan Uplinger / Wyoming Public Media)State...
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Freshmen lawmakers bring fresh strategies to supplemental budget talks
The entrance to the Legislature's Joint Appropriations Committee room on Jan. 20, 2025.(Chris Clements / Wyoming Public Media)A legislative committee that controls where state money goes has begun...
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Museum Minute: A bird trainer shares a story about a raven
A taxidermy raven is on display in the mountain meadows section in the Draper Natural History Museum.( Draper Natural History Museum)Brandon Lewis works with live birds as part of the Draper Natural...
View ArticleYou Can Survive an Atomic Attack #459: Harold J. Cook Papers
The aftermath of the World War II bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki struck fear in the hearts of Americans. What if the tremendous power of an atomic weapon was turned on the United States? Civil...
View ArticleAround Wyoming, Thursday, January 23
The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office recently got to meet a local hero. The Green River Star reports 6-year-old Mason recently found his grandmother on the floor, unresponsive. So, he did the best...
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Gordon to host wildfire recovery forums in Sheridan, Gillette and Wheatland
( Photo courtesy Mike McMillan)This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.Gov. Mark Gordon will host public forums...
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Rep. J.R. Riggins is “stable” in hospital and will join the Legislature
Representative J.R Riggins(Wyoming Legislator)This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.Rep. J.R. Riggins...
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Ban on trans students from playing college sports clears Wyoming Senate
The Wyoming Senate during Week 2 of the 68th Legislature's general session. (Chris Clements / Wyoming Public Media)A Wyoming Senate bill that would bar transgender students from playing college sports...
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Wyoming regulators will hear public comment on Rocky Mountain Power’s...
( singularityhub.com)This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.Electricity customers will have a chance to weigh...
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‘We are local control’: Wyoming House forwards repeal on all gun-free zones...
The lobby to the Wyoming House of Representatives during the 2025 general session.(Jordan Uplinger / Wyoming Public Media)A measure that would stamp out all gun-free zones in Wyoming passed the House...
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Cheyenne Roundup 2025: Episode 3 - Turning bills on a dime
With its newfound power, the Wyoming Freedom Caucus set out to pass its top five priorities within the first 10 days of the legislative session. The group says it hit the mark within eight days....
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The economics of wolves, rural movie theaters, and more...
Today on the show, we’ll hear about a bill that seeks to “make carbon dioxide great again." It would stop a lot of Wyoming’s climate change mitigation efforts, but that doesn’t mean an emissions free...
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A beloved gift shop celebrating Buffalo Bill Cody closed. What’s that mean...
(Olivia Weitz / Wyoming Public Media )At 70 years old, Bill Carle was still selling fudge and sharing stories about Buffalo Bill with just about anyone who walked in the door. He started working at...
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Tips to keep your brain healthy and reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s
( Canva)About 10,000 people in Wyoming have Alzheimer’s disease, and those numbers will likely only increase as our state’s population ages. But recent research shows some lifestyle changes can help...
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Cheyenne Roundup: Turning bills on a dime
With its newfound power, the Wyoming Freedom Caucus set out to pass its top five priorities within the first 10 days of the legislative session. The group says it hit the mark within eight days....
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Some legislative action is trying to reverse Wyoming’s effort toward...
(Caitlin Tan / Wyoming Public Media )There's a change of tone, both statewide and nationally, in regards to climate and energy. On the first day he took office, Pres. Trump declared a National Energy...
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Tallying up the costs and benefits of managing wolves in Wyoming
(Wikimedia Commons)What’s the financial value of wolves in Wyoming?That’s the question behind a new article in the travel magazine Matador. On the one hand, it costs the state $680,000 a year to manage...
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From paper to pixels, Mountain West researchers bring bee collections into...
The University of College Boulder holds about 200,000 bees in its natural history museum. Collectors there are partnering with other institutions to digitize the images of, and information about, the...
View ArticleAround Wyoming, Monday, January 27
According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on January 29, 1920, national Prohibition went into effect, seven months after Wyoming’s state prohibition law. On January 29, 1929, Casper’s delegation to...
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