Cheyenne Roundup 2025: Episode 10 - Big picture takeaways from a session with...
Between the Freedom Caucus’ first session holding a majority in the House and the Senate tanking a supplemental budget, the general session of the 68th Wyoming Legislature was a whirlwind. Our team...
View ArticleAround Wyoming, Monday, March 17
According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on March 16, 1920, a young girl was struck by the morning train in Lusk. She only got a small cut and was knocked unconscious. On March 20, 1912, the first...
View ArticleWhat are your favorite memories of Wyoming Senator Al Simpson?
What are your favorite memories of Wyoming Senator Al Simpson?Related Story By contributing your comment, you consent to the possibility of having it read on the air.WPM/NPR Community Discussion...
View ArticleLongtime Wyoming Sen. Al Simpson has died at 93
Editor's Note, March 17, 12:30 p.m.: This article has been updated to include more reflections from people who knew Simpson.Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, 93, passed away Friday, March 14, in Cody....
View ArticleDOGE divides attendees at Hageman town hall in Afton
Hageman is on a tour of the southern part of the Cowboy State. She had three town hall events last week, beginning in Afton, and has three more planned this week.(Dante Filpula Ankney / Jackson Hole...
View ArticleGrand Teton National Park’s ‘Jackson Five’
Wolves within the ‘Jackson Five’ are seen hunting large bull elk in Grand Teton National Park. Wildlife guide Billy Fabian said the group attempted five hunts on Jan. 22, but all were...
View ArticleGordon signs 5 new laws, including property tax refund funding
Gov. Mark Gordon at a press conference at the state Capitol on March 4, 2025.(Chris Clements / Wyoming Public Media)Gov. Mark Gordon signed five bills into law March 17.One includes $10.5 million for...
View Article“Wild Bill” Hickok #474: George Hart Papers
James Butler Hickok, better known as “Wild Bill” Hickok, was one of the Old West’s iconic characters. He was praised as the greatest gunman ever known. It was the speed of his draw, combined with his...
View ArticleAround Wyoming, Tuesday, March 18
A Casper Spuds baseball team co-owner recently got to sing the national anthem for a national team. Oil City News reports Kristi Hack was selected from an audition video for the Savannah Bananas’ game...
View ArticleMuseum Minute: The Draper Museum documents pinyon jays in Wyoming
The Draper Natural History Museum and project partners are gathering data on pinyon jays in the Bighorn Basin. (Corey Anco )Draper Natural History Museum Curator Corey Anco recently shared how to spot...
View ArticleEpisode 24: Koala Rescue
Going to Extremes - Stories of Adventure with Mark JenkinsEpisode 24: Koala Rescue
View ArticleMemorial events planned for former Sen. Al Simpson
(U.S. Senate Historical Office)Memorial events for former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson are planned across the state in the coming weeks.Simpson died in Cody on March 14 at the age of 93.Simpson will lie in...
View ArticleFormer Wyoming lawmaker tapped to lead EPA in the Rockies
Cyrus Western served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2019 until 2024.(Courtesy of Cyrus Western.)The Trump administration tapped a former Wyoming lawmaker to lead the Rocky Mountain and...
View ArticleFreedom Caucus claims session success. Not all their colleagues agree
( Jordan Uplinger)Shortly before the start of the Wyoming 68th Legislature’s general session, Rep. Jeremy Haroldson (R-Wheatland) made a promise: “We are going to unwoke the state.”Haroldson had...
View ArticleAppeals court sides with hunters in corner crossing case
The intermingling parcels on Elk Mountain. Highlighted regions are federal, state parcels are marked and blank spots are private. ( (Screenshot courtesy of OnX Backcountry))Editor’s Note: This is a...
View ArticleCWD confirmed on fourth state feedground
Elk eating at the Soda Lake feedground north of Pinedale. (Mark Gocke / Wyoming Game and Fish Department)Two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) were confirmed by the Wyoming Game and Fish...
View ArticleWyoming bans sanctuary cities and ranked choice voting
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon stands before a TV news reporter at the state capitol in Cheyenne, Wyoming.(David Dudley / Wyoming Public Media)Gov. Mark Gordon signed nine bills into law, line-item...
View ArticleAround Wyoming, Wednesday, March 19
A Torrington author is telling fairy tales with her own twist. The Torrington Telegram reports Sarah E. Huntington published “Trial of the Queen’s Mirror.” It tells the story of Snow White, but from...
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