Wyoming Stories
One would allow nuclear reactor manufacturers to temporarily store used nuclear fuel in Wyoming, and the other would provide legal protections for private security guards at nuclear facilities.
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More than half of Wyoming’s wild horses will be removed to appease private property owners on the checkerboard landscape. Herds will cease to exist in the Great Divide Basin and Salt Wells Creek areas, and portions of Adobe Town.
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Open Spaces show rundown for May 30, 2025
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State conservatives say the U.S. Constitution mandates Congress to ‘dispose’ of this land.
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A new study says the abortion pill mifepristone is 22 times more dangerous than previously known. What to make of a study that seems to upend years of accepted science?
Podcast spotlight.
HumaNature
Anissa Beal is the founder of Edgar and Ivy's Cat Sanctuary in Corpus Christi, Texas. She loves what she does but in late 2023 she wasn't sure she could afford to keep going. Then she got a phone call that changed everything. Special thanks to Spencer of SB Mowing and Esbee the Cat for making this episode possible.
The Modern West
The local newspaper, the Pinedale Roundup, didn't break the wolf torture story. Why not? Because last winter, News Media Corporation that now owns the paper laid off everyone at the paper except the editor, Cali O'Hare, to run the entire show by herself. It’s part of the corporate consolidation of local news. There’s now a national effort to stop these legacy papers from becoming “ghost papers." One woman's story of running a paper in the middle of breaking international news.
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The National Weather Service says it plans to hire more than 100 additional staff members. The move follows complaints and concerns after the Trump administration eliminated more than 500 positions.
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People are spending more at Dollar General. In part, that's thanks to shoppers trading down from more expensive stores.
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Weinstein's sex crimes conviction in New York was overturned last year. In a new trial, three accusers have testified that Weinstein assaulted them. Closing arguments are underway.
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Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared.