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In Montana, A MMIW Task Force And The Keystone XL Pipeline Collide

Tribal representatives in Montana are leaving the state’s new Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force in protest of Attorney General Tim Fox’s support of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

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Campbell County Atlas Explorer

New Online Tool Makes Accessing Campbell County Information Easier

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Panel Suggests Privatizing Campgrounds In National Parks

David Sedaris, Live In Laramie

Wyoming Public Media presents NPR humorist and best-selling author David Sedaris at the University of Wyoming Arts & Sciences Auditorium. Join us Monday October 28 at 7:30 p.m.

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Northern Arapaho Tribe Welcomes First Buffalo Herd

By • 7 hours ago
Savannah Maher

The Northern Arapaho Tribe welcomed a herd of buffalo to their land for the first time on Wednesday. The 10 animals' arrival wasn't officially announced until Tuesday night, but that didn't stop more than 100 tribal members from gathering to watch their release.

The Slopes Are Calling: Ski And Snowboard Seasons Start Opening Across The Mountain West

By • 9 hours ago

Ski and snowboard season is already here.

Mountain West States Green-Light Wildlife Crossings

By • 12 hours ago

This time of year the number of vehicle collisions with deer and other wildlife are at their highest, a problem that’s especially acute in parts of the Mountain West.

On Tuesday, officials in Nevada held a summit to discuss how the state can address an issue that each year results in more than 500 reported crashes, costs taxpayers more than $19 million, and kills an estimated 5,000 wild animals, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation.

New Online Tool Makes Accessing Campbell County Information Easier

By • 15 hours ago
Campbell County Atlas Explorer

Campbell County has released a new tool that can help people access information about land in the area.

Campbell County’s new GIS (geographic information system) map, Atlas Explorer, is all inclusive. It holds layers of information on things like property boundaries, coal mines, surveys, voting boundaries, public lands and more.

Dr. Reverend Debra Haffner: Religion, Sexuality And Parenting

By • 16 hours ago

The Reverend Debra W. Haffner is executive director of the Religious Institute, a multifaith, nonprofit organization dedicated to sexual health, education and justice. An ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, she is an endorsed community minister with the Unitarian Church in Westport, CT.

In Montana, A MMIW Task Force And The Keystone XL Pipeline Collide

By • 17 hours ago

Tribal representatives in Montana are leaving the state’s new Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force in protest of Attorney General Tim Fox’s support of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.

LIVE AUDIO: CNN/New York Times Democratic Debate

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UW Students Host Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

By • Oct 15, 2019
Savannah Maher

Eight U.S. states and at least 129 cities recognize Indigenous People's Day on the second Monday of October. Many Native students at the University of Wyoming would like to see Laramie and Wyoming join that list.

UW Law Week Focuses On Native Issues

By • Oct 15, 2019
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The University of Wyoming College of Law will focus on Native American issues during its Law Week, an annual event when faculty, staff and the public share conversations on a theme. 

Panel Suggests Privatizing Campgrounds In National Parks

By • Oct 15, 2019
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An Interior Department committee is recommending that the National Park Service privatize campgrounds in national parks and offer services such as WI-FI and food trucks.

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Classes Canceled For 300,000 Students As Chicago's Public Teachers Prepare To Strike

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Chicago teachers are walking. The Chicago Teachers Union will go on strike. Teachers will be on the picket lines outside schools tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, 300,000 students won't be in those schools. Joining me on the line is Sarah Karp of member station WBEZ.

And Sarah, what's the reason behind this strike?

Impeachment Inquiry Overshadows Hopes For Moving Legislation Forward

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Chicago teachers are walking. The Chicago Teachers Union will go on strike. Teachers will be on the picket lines outside schools tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, 300,000 students won't be in those schools. Joining me on the line is Sarah Karp of member station WBEZ.

And Sarah, what's the reason behind this strike?

NASA's First All-Female Spacewalk Set For Friday

By Rachel Treisman • 8 hours ago

The first all-female spacewalk in NASA's 61-year history is finally happening and will even take place a few days ahead of schedule.

The Slopes Are Calling: Ski And Snowboard Seasons Start Opening Across The Mountain West

By • 9 hours ago

Ski and snowboard season is already here.

Hospital Giant Sutter Health Agrees To Settlement In Big Antitrust Fight

By Jenny Gold • 10 hours ago

Sutter Health, a large nonprofit health care system with 24 hospitals, 34 surgery centers and 5,500 physicians across Northern California, has reached a preliminary settlement agreement in a closely watched antitrust case brought by self-funded employers and later joined by California's Office of the Attorney General.

The agreement was announced in San Francisco Superior Court on Wednesday, just before opening arguments were expected to begin.

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