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Pollutants detected in water wells in Sublette County’s gas fields

Links to Sublette County water quality monitoring data Maps showing the locations of gas wells, water wells, and other hydrologic data Sublette County has

Pollutants detected in water wells in Sublette County’s gas fields

Links to Sublette County water quality monitoring data Maps showing the locations of gas wells, water wells, and other hydrologic data Sublette County has
Wyoming Judicial Branch says there’s nothing left to cut.

State agencies worked hard to trim the fat in order to meet an average of 6-percent budget cuts the Wyoming Legislature put into effect this year. The
UW graduates praise their education

This weekend a new set of graduates are leaving the University of Wyoming. For some, they are facing an unknown job situation, but others are ready to jump
Rock Springs Holistic health care store is gaining popularity

Alternative medicine and the vast red desert of Southwestern Wyoming are not often thought of as synonymous. The endless miles of sagebrush and open range

Local News

Efforts to grant tribes more authority are met with resistance from non-tribal lawmakers

The extent of sovereignty for Native American tribes has long been like a tug-of-war between tribal and non-tribal governments in the United States...

New Northern Arapaho Business Council resolves to fix tribe’s poor financial management

The Northern Arapaho Tribe is a mess, financially. They’re behind on their audits, past audits have not been flattering, and change has been slow...

The Wind River Casino is doing well, but some tribal members expect more

The Northern Arapaho Tribe opened the doors to its full-scale casino in 2005. Wyoming Public Radio’s Irina Zhorov reports that eight years into the...

UW’s Native American graduates are important to the Wind River Reservation

In the mid 1990’s the University of Wyoming made a conscious effort to attract more Native American students to the University. Over the years...

Arapahoe School Superintendent leaves after pivotal school year

The once-faltering Fremont School District 38 in Arapahoe turned a complete 180 since Superintendent Jonathan Braack took the helm in January 2012....

Latest from NPR

Decades Of History Behind IRS Flap

Host Michel Martin looks into why some non-profits are tax exempt, and how something like the recent IRS flap could happen. She speaks with David Cay...
VIDEO: Look Inside A Grizzly Bear's Mouth

When a 3-year-old grizzly in Alaska came upon a GoPro camera that adventure guide Brad Josephs had set up in the wild, the encounter produced...
Deborah Turness, Of British ITV, Will Be President Of NBC News

NBC announced Monday that Deborah Turness, the former editor of the British ITV News, will become president of NBC News beginning in August. Turness...
Can A Piece of Hair Reveal How Much Coke Or Pepsi You Drink?

One way to know how much soda people drink is to ask them. The problem? We tend to underestimate, lie or forget what we've consumed. And this is a...
Supreme Court Takes Case On Prayer At Government Meetings

A challenge to the way a western New York State town board has had prayers read before its public meetings has made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court...