Last week, U.S. Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) traveled around the state and held town halls with local communities in Carbon, Fremont, Washakie, and Hot Springs Counties. On April 25, she held a forum at the Wind River Hotel and Casino outside of Riverton in collaboration with the Northern Arapaho Tribe.

Yellowstone National Park is adding more measures to try and prevent aquatic invasive species from entering the park’s waters.

Bailar Schulyer, a former Harvard swimmer and the first NCAA transgender athlete, gave a speech in Laramie to local residents and students.

You know the feeling: There's an attic, crawl space or garage that needs to be cleaned. But before you jump in and stir up the dust, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) says beware of mouse droppings or urine. That's where hantavirus lives.

On April 21, a man got too close to a bison in Yellowstone National Park and sustained minor injuries.

The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) says that tick season is here. That means it’s time to re-educate ourselves on tick-borne illnesses.

Louis de Rochemont and Time magazine produced the groundbreaking news documentary series The March of Time in the 1930s and 40s. The films were distributed through movie theatres in the U.S. and abroad.

Riverton’s first Northern Arapaho police officer is suing the Riverton Police Department for racial discrimination, retaliation and a hostile work environment. Billy Whiteplume started working as a patrol officer in 2016 and moved to the detective division in 2021.

Open Spaces show rundown for April 26, 2024

A federal agency wants to revoke management of lands on the Wind River Reservation. A portion of Muddy Ridge could go to the Bureau of Land Management, or to local entities like Wyoming’s two federally recognized tribes.

Chief Justice Kate Fox worries about the rise of threats against judges, court employees and their families. A new bill making its way through Congress may help. But Fox said that when the stakes are this high, waiting isn't an option.

The Wyoming Legislature passed a bill this year funding a five-year forensic genetic genealogy pilot program. The technology is essentially a reverse 23andMe and could help bring closure to unsolved cases throughout the state.

Jerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to?

From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives.

The singer-songwriter's fourth album is her best yet, with crisp, commanding songwriting, shades of '60s baroque pop and melodies that seem to have existed forever.

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.

Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.

Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.

For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.

Michael Sanchez was testing out his new camera when he happened upon a feathered subject. The blue rock-thrush he photographed on the coast of northern Oregon last week has excited the birding world.

The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.

Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.