Luke Hammons
News InternLuke Hammons is currently interning for Wyoming Public Radio's news department. Before moving to Laramie, Luke lived for two years in Brazil, where he worked as an ESL Instructor, trained in the Brazilian martial art of capoeira, and wrote various fiction and poetry pieces for publication.
He graduated from Eastern Washington University's MFA Creative Writing Program in fiction in 2009. During his time in graduate school, he also volunteered as a creative writing teacher in Airway Height's medium security prison.
When Luke isn't reporting for WPR, he is either editing his sci-fi/western novel, Shark's Game III, giving lessons in capoeira, or simply enjoying being back in his home state of Wyoming.
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This summer, the State of Wyoming and the City of Casper will sponsor a four-day adventure race, in which participants will hike, bike, and paddle more…
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A group of University of Wyoming researchers received $508,000 from NASA to study aerodynamics and wind resistance at Wyoming’s Supercomputing Center.The…
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Yellowstone National Park is now generating one third of its electricity from a hydroelectric facility. Located near the Mammoth Hot Springs Headquarters,…
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Various ecological groups in the Rocky Mountain region have joined together to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to list the boreal toad…
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A new report released by the State Tourism Office shows that tourism in Wyoming generated $128 million in tax revenues in 2012. That’s a 7.6% increase…
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Bacteria connected with pneumonia that can be fatal to bighorn sheep has been found in the herd living near Jackson. This month, 10 of 14 bighorn sheep…
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Although Wyoming's unemployment rate dropped from November to December by 0.2 percent, the state labor force has also decreased by about 2,500 people in…
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The Wyoming Film Office is taking submissions for the annual Wyoming Short Film Contest. To be eligible, films must be under fifteen minutes, shot in…
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A new American Veterinary Medical Association survey shows that Wyoming ranks tenth in pet ownership. More than 60-percent of Wyoming households own a…