On the Flathead Indian Reservation in Northwest Montana, picking apples means there’s less food to attract bears.

Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann chatted with Gibson before she headed to Italy for her last race of the season at the finale of the Golden Trail World Series.

Today on the show, Wyoming hospitals are feeling a little out of balance as they watch federal and state actions make their finances teeter. Fires in the northeast ignited a bunch of coal seams last year. Now, three counties want to map them. And, A Wyoming trail runner just medaled at the World Championships. Those stories and more.

It wasn’t a typical fall day at one of the most popular national parks in the country. The night before, the federal government shut down, leaving fewer workers on the job. Yet the Trump Administration decided that national parks should largely remain open, nonetheless.

Today on the show, the GOP spending bill that’s now law is throwing a curveball at state lawmakers. Kickbacks to Wyoming from the coal industry are a lot less now. Could you really defend yourself against a grizzly with bear spray? Some people found out when they practiced spraying a robo bear. And, F.E. Warren Base in Cheyenne will be the first to modernize its nuclear missiles under the Sentinel program. It means the Air Force will ask landowners for easements. Those stories and more.

State government reporter Chris Clements will make a reporting swing through northeast Wyoming, interviewing residents of towns like Hulett about property tax cuts and the future of the state.

Wyoming lawmakers fear financial fallout from federal breaks to coal.

But the updates are running years behind schedule.

Veterans Talking to Veterans trains veterans and their spouses to be trauma-informed coaches, who then host weekly meetings around the state.

The remote-control bruin lets people practice their bear spray skills. Conflict prevention is a key part of state wildlife management.