Wyoming Public Radio

Wyoming Public Radio (WPR) serves as the public radio network for the entire state of Wyoming. It is licensed to the University of Wyoming and is managed by the Outreach School of the university.

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Inside a trona mine, faulty gun sales, and more...

1 day ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan |Hannah Habermann |Hanna Merzbach |Jordan Uplinger

Very few know about Wyoming’s biggest export and how it’s produced. And yet, there’s a mini-underground world below the desert of Green River. Wyoming Public Radio brings you an audio tour of trona mining. Wyoming healthcare stakeholders are expecting a double whammy if changes proposed by Congress to Medicaid and the healthcare Marketplace are enacted. They predict 20,000 Wyomingites could lose coverage.
A USFWS office in Wyoming specializes in tribal collaboration. DOGE wants to terminate its lease

1 day ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Hannah Habermann

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 conserve the area’s big game and fish. That collaboration has been going on for decades, but the office’s lease is one of many listed on the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) termination list. While the office currently remains open, there’s a lot of uncertainty about what’s next for the location’s work and staff.
Hundreds of coal seams are on fire in northeast Wyoming. Counties want them mapped

1 day ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan

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 surrounding grasses and cause more wildfires. Cory Cheguis is a fire warden just over the state line in Montana’s Custer County, and he’s dealt with coal seam fires in his area.
BLM ticks closer to amending Rock Springs plan, but with limited staff

1 day ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan

Pres. Trump’s plan to “unleash American energy” is hitting the sea of sagebrush in southwest Wyoming. But some say federal staffing shortages could throw a wrench in the process. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) alerted agencies this week that it plans to issue a Notice of Intent to amend the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP). Many anticipated this notice following Trump’s executive order to prioritize energy development and the U.S. Dept. of Interior Sec. Doug Burgum’s similar order.
Wildlife crossing project in Wyoming faces hurdles with federal funding sources on pause

3 days ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Hannah Habermann

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 of a roadblock for the potential project, which has a $28 million dollar price tag.
Wyoming was in the top 5 states with the fewest number of state prison staff

3 days ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Kamila Kudelska

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 state prisons hit its lowest mark in over two decades. Only four states were lower staffed than Wyoming, which oversees five state facilities. The Marshall Project, a newsroom that investigates the criminal justice system, dug into these numbers to get a better understanding of .
Wyoming lawmakers draft bills on spent nuclear fuel storage and security guard protections

4 days ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Hannah Habermann

The Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee took a full-day dive into all things nuclear at a recent interim session meeting in Casper. The discussion comes after two bills related to the storage of spent nuclear fuel failed last legislative session. During the May 22 meeting, the group of lawmakers decided to re-draft an abbreviated version of one of those bills, Senate File 186 - Advanced nuclear reactor manufacturers-fuel storage.
Around Wyoming, Tuesday, June 3

4 days ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Ivy Engel

Continuing our coverage of athletic achievements at the Wyoming State Track and Field Championships, here are some field event standouts. The Casper Star-Tribune reports Kavin Hoff of Natrona County High School set the overall record in the pole vault, launching 16-1. Kemmerer's Laynee Walker cleared 11-2 in the same event to set a new Class 2A standard. She’s now the three-time defending 2A champion in pole vault and won both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles the past two years.
BLM OKs roundup of much of southwest Wyoming’s wild horses

5 days ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Caitlin Tan

This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state. Parts of southwest Wyoming’s iconic sprawling sagebrush landscape will soon look different: No wild horses. Last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced final plans to remove the roughly 3,000 horses from about two million acres in Wyoming’s southwest corner.
Around Wyoming, Monday, June 2

5 days ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Ivy Engel

According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on June 1, 1889, the premier edition of the Big Horn Rustler newspaper, edited by Joe DeBarthe, was published at the Bonanza oil camp southwest of Hyattville. It was at the confluence of Paintrock Creek and the Nowood River. On June 1, 1909, Pathfinder dam was completed. On June 1, 1933, the first Wyoming Highway Patrol officer, Capt. George Smith, assumed his duties.