Must Listen – Wyoming Public Media Top Picks
Curated news and media for the listener on the go.
Some stories stand out. They capture the imagination or spark conversations. Sometimes they even change lives. Yet, busy as we are, we can easily miss them.
This month Wyoming Public Media reporters and podcast producers broadcast a few outstanding stories highlighted below. You can access each of these hand-picked features by clicking the story links below.
Must Listen Stories
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A new, small fire sparked on Sunday in the northeast region of the state. The Silver Spoon Fire is about 1,700 acres and 37 miles north of Gillette. As of Tuesday morning it was zero percent contained. -
According to new findings, more than 20,000 people have died from heat in the U.S. over the last quarter-century — and the problem looks like it’s getting worse. -
Nine miles of the Beartooth Highway, east of Cooke City, Montana, that’s referred to as “the plug” has long been a haven for snowmobilers and backcountry skiers. Residents and visitors disagree over whether a road allowing winter access to Yellowstone National Park from Wyoming should be plowed. -
Wyoming’s Speaker of the House and veteran of the Cowboy State lawmaking world, Albert Sommers, will be out of politics for now. This political upset in the primaries marks a larger shift in state politics – aligning more with the farther-right Freedom Caucus. -
Some 524 people, including the ship’s captain, perished when the HMS Hawke went down in the North Sea off the eastern coast of Scotland in 1914. -
Night 1 featured a number of Democratic heavy-hitters, many of whom focused on the political and civil rights leaders who came before, making the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris possible. -
Live results for state legislative and federal offices. -
Yellowstone National Park’s new bison plan allows the herd to grow by about 1,000 more than it's been in the past decade. Montana’s governor has threatened to sue. Meanwhile, the manager of a herd in Wyoming hopes the park will grow its herd, so he can grow his tribe’s, too. -
Several wildfires are burning in western Wyoming, and a newer one in Sublette County could lead to evacuations. -
Overall, park visitation is up seven percent from last year. 2023 was the park’s second busiest year. The busiest year ever was in 2021 with close to five million visitors.
