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Wyoming’s prisons are among the lowest staffed in the country
( Dion MBD)It has always been hard to recruit and retain prison staff in the United States. But the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that in 2022, the number of people working for...
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Dubois wildlife crossing project faces hurdles with federal funding sources...
( Wyoming Game and Fish)State agencies want to build wildlife crossings on a stretch of highway around Dubois, to make it safer for drivers and deer alike. But federal grant freezes have created a bit...
View ArticleWyoming Debrief June 5, 2025
Today’s trivia question: What is the tallest building in Wyoming? Send us your answer to WyomingPublicRadio@gmail.com or by message on Instagram or Facebook. We’ll give a shout out to the first person...
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The Torrington Sports Complex is getting a new name to honor an active community member. The Torrington Telegram reports Art Thompson and several other locals founded the town’s Little League program...
View ArticleStar Trek from A to Z #497: Gene L. Coon Papers
Star Trek has been inspiring avid fans since it was first televised in 1966. In the beginning, the very most dedicated enthusiasts spent months pouring over scripts and audio recordings of the show....
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Judge blocks Job Corps closure as students continue to scramble to finish...
Students in the Heavy Construction Equipment Mechanic program at the Wind River Job Corps in Riverton, Wyoming.( Courtesy of Athanasius Christofalos)Update June 5, 11 a.m.:A New York district judge...
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Reverend Freakchild returns to Wyoming Sounds.
Reverend Freakchild Reverend Freakchild returns to Wyoming Sounds.Fordham Murdy, aka The Reverend Freakchild, and/or the artist formerly known as the Rev Freakchildmade a return appearance on Wyoming...
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BLM ticks closer to amending Rock Springs plan, but with limited staff
A storm moves in on the Red Desert. Landscapes across much of the state stayed greener longer throughout the summer than usual, thanks to all the summertime moisture. (Caitlin Tan / Wyoming Public...
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Inside a trona mine, faulty gun sales, and more...
Today on the show, hundreds of students at Job Corps in Riverton are scrambling to finish up the program after the Trump administration tried to pause it indefinitely. For many, that means leaving...
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Hundreds of coal seams are on fire in northeast Wyoming. Counties want them...
A coal seam fire. (Cory Cheguis )Northeast Wyoming is known for its rich coal deposits, which is a problem when wildfires spark and ignite the coal seams. When wind hits those seams, they can light up...
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State shooting complex starts to take shape. Permits and some details are...
(Olivia Weitz / Wyoming Public Media )After a lengthy site selection process, the Wyoming State Shooting Complex, about 10 minutes south of Cody, is getting closer to becoming a reality. The more than...
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Proposed healthcare cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill could hit Wyoming’s...
(Ivinson Memorial Hospital)Wyomingites in the healthcare sector are concerned the U.S. House’s version of the One Big Beautiful Bill will further break down the already fragile healthcare system in a...
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A USFWS office in Lander specializes in tribal collaboration. Its future is...
(Hannah Habermann / Wyoming Public Media)The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) office in Lander works with the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes on the Wind River Reservation to...
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After AmeriCorps cuts, an urban farm project turns to private donors
(Jordan Uplinger / Wyoming Public Media )By Carly Rose, Rocky Mountain PBSWyoming Public Radio reporter Jordan Uplinger and RMPBS journalist Alec Berg contributed to this story.Jamie Purcell was...
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‘I saw Job Corps as the light’: Students worry losing the program could throw...
(Hanna Merzbach / Wyoming Public Media )First it’s a trickle, and then a stream. Dismayed students flow out of the Job Corps campus in Riverton, Wyo., on the Wind River Reservation.They came out to...
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A look at Wyoming’s world of trona 1,600 feet underground
(Caitlin Tan / Wyoming Public Media )A giant rectangular cage lowered miner Kale Pitt and his hard hat from the desert of southwest Wyoming into the underground world of trona mining.“Tiny light at the...
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Inside a trona mine, faulty gun sales, and more...
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View ArticleWyoming Debrief June 9, 2025
Today’s trivia question: What was the coldest temperature ever recorded in Wyoming? Send us your answer to WyomingPublicRadio@gmail.com or by message on Instagram or Facebook. We’ll give a shout out to...
View ArticleAround Wyoming, Monday, June 9
According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on June 9, 1886, the first issue of Bill Barlow’s Budget was published in Douglas. Just under a year later, on June 8, 1887, the city of Douglas was...
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What are your thoughts on the recent growth of data centers in Wyoming and...
The Meta Mesa Data Center's five-building campus is under construction in Mesa, Ariz., in 2023.(Eduardo Barraza/Adobe Stock<br/>) What are your thoughts on the recent growth of data centers in...
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