Stakeholders discuss a tentative structure for more support for Native...
(Wyoming Legislature / YouTube )The question of free tuition waivers for Native students at the University of Wyoming (UW) has gone back and forth between tribal members, state legislators and...
View ArticleReporter interview: ‘A Gun Deemed Too Dangerous for Cops, But Fine for...
SIG Sauer P320 M18 gun(Tony Webster / Flickr)A new report from Mother Jones and The Trace found the Wyoming Highway Patrol, along with almost a dozen other law enforcement departments across the...
View ArticleWyoming Debrief June 10, 2025
Today’s trivia question: What Wyoming town is known as the “Fossil Fish Capital of the World?” Send us your answer to WyomingPublicRadio@gmail.com or by message on Instagram or Facebook. We’ll give a...
View ArticleAround Wyoming, Tuesday, June 10
A Casper College student is attending the national SkillsUSA competition after competing in the program for the first time. The Lusk Herald reports a few professors approached Hanna Kerkes about...
View ArticleAmelia Earhart #498: Eugene L. Vidal Papers
Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart took her first flight in 1920 at an airshow in California and immediately knew she wanted to become a pilot. Earhart employed a female pilot as her flight instructor and...
View ArticlePlaintiffs refile federal suit to ban trans membership at UW sorority
Kappa Kappa Gamma on May 14, 2024, on the University of Wyoming campus.(Chris Clements / Wyoming Public Media)A transgender University of Wyoming (UW) student has been dropped from the federal lawsuit...
View ArticleMaking GTNP’s most popular trail more accessible
Joe Stone and his service dog, George, watch shovels break ground near the Taggart Lake Trailhead.(Dante Filpula Ankney / KHOL) Grand Teton National Park is revamping Taggart Lake trail, its most...
View ArticleNew Jersey man gored by a bison in Yellowstone in the second incident so far...
(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.On June 10, a bison in...
View ArticleNew chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party wants to expand the party's reach
Fralick was elected Chairmen of the Wyoming Democratic Party(Wyoming Democrats )Fralik has been involved with the state Democratic Party since 2015. He said he made trips to Gillette from the...
View ArticleWyoming Debrief June 11, 2025
Today’s trivia question: What major political scandal got its name from a rock formation in Natrona County? Send us your answer to WyomingPublicRadio@gmail.com or by message on Instagram or Facebook....
View ArticleTeton Pass to close for finishing touches
The Wyoming Department of Transportation began evaluating a temporary bypass around a collapsed section of State Highway 22 on June 10.( Wyoming Department of Transportation)Teton Pass is slated to be...
View ArticleAround Wyoming, Wednesday, June 11
Visitors to Kendrick Park in Sheridan will be greeted by a local artist, at least a statue of one. The Sheridan Press reports E. William Gollings was a Western and cowboy artist who lived there for...
View ArticleSpending on Wyoming tourism nears $5 billion as communities statewide see growth
<b>Louise Morris</b>, Title: <b>After The Rain Nature</b>, Category: <b>Wyoming's Nature</b><br/><b>Bio: </b>I find that through photography, I...
View ArticleGillian Welch on Wyoming Sounds
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings(ALYSSE GAFKJEN)Gillian Welch on Wyoming SoundsAward-winning acoustic duo and Americana favorites Gillian Welch and David Rawlingsare set to play at the Center for...
View ArticleThe UW Lab School has closed its doors for the last time
A climbing rock on the playground in front of the UW Lab School. The school board says they'd like to find a way to bring the kind of outdoor education that the Lab School used to the entire school...
View ArticleUW pivots to support summer extension office positions
(Kamila Kudelska / Wyoming Public Media)The University of Wyoming (UW) has offices in every county. These offices host and support educational programs, such as Wyoming 4-H and the Cent$ible Nutrition...
View ArticleOn the Sheep Trail #499: Sexton Family Papers
Map showing the route of Major Kimball’s sheep drive, from “Trailing Sheep from California to Idaho in 1865”, April 1954. Box 53, Sexton Family papers, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming....
View ArticleInda Eaton new song and video (Free (from the album Shelter in Place)
Inda Eaton on Wyoming Sounds Inda Eaton new song and video (Free (from the album Shelter in Place)Watch video:
View ArticleHow would Trump’s proposed budget impact Eastern Shoshone and Northern...
(Alastair Pike / AFP via Getty Images)The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes recently received affordable housing grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)....
View ArticleMuseum Minute: Elk teeth on a Crow dress displays importance of children
Elk teeth are sewn onto a wool dress that was made for a child. The dress was made by an Apsáalooke (Crow) maker, ca. 1890.( Plains Indian Museum)Some Plains Indian cultures used elk teeth to decorate...
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