Dante Filpula Ankney
Jackson Hole Community Radio ReporterDante Filpula Ankney comes to KHOL as a lifelong resident of the Mountain West. He made his home on the plains of Eastern Montana before moving to the Western Montana peaks to study journalism and wilderness studies. Dante has found success producing award-winning print, audio and video stories for a variety of publications, including a stint as a host at Montana Public Radio. Most recently, he spent a year teaching English in Bulgaria through a Fulbright Fellowship. When he isn’t reporting, you can find Dante outside scaling rocks, sliding across snow or winning a game of cribbage.
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Open Spaces show rundown for January 16, 2026
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A local nonprofit affordable housing developer has worked out an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service to build 36 affordable workforce rentals on national forest land on the eastern edge of Jackson. But the project is raising some eyebrows in the community.
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It’s been about a year since Wyoming sold a square mile of land to Grand Teton National Park for $100 million. Now, one outfitter who helped persuade state lawmakers to choose conservation is feeling pushed out.
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A Jackson lawyer is suing to stop construction of homes on public land. Project partners say they’re prepared.
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Open Spaces show rundown for January 9, 2026
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Proponents see Bridger-Teton National Forest project as a novel approach to keep vital forest workers close to the lands they manage. Critics see a “slippery slope.”
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Open Spaces show rundown for December 5, 2025
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Former Jackson mayor Sara Flitner on her relationship with her nephew, Cody-based country star Luke Bell, following the recent release of his posthumous album.
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As Wyoming lawmakers gear up to consider a bill to improve reading in public schools, one Jackson nonprofit is using “pet therapy” to do the same.
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93% of eligible ski patrollers sign on, teeing up future vote.
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Jackson Town Councilors were worried the government shutdown would cost local businesses millions of dollars and state and local governments hundreds of thousands. Data is still trickling in.
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Michelino Sunseri's legal team says his “nightmare is over.”