Hanna Merzbach
WPM Mountain West News Bureau ReporterLeave a tip: Hanna.Merzbach@uwyo.edu
Hanna is the Mountain West News Bureau reporter based in Teton County. She previously helped lead the newsroom at KHOL, Jackson Hole's community radio station. Her award-winning work covering women's health access in the region has landed on NPR and stations across the Rockies. In her free time, you can find Hanna scaling rock walls or adventuring in the mountains.
Reach out with tips at Hanna.Merzbach@uwyo.edu.
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Ahead of the 2026 general election, Wyoming Public Radio and KHOL Jackson offered all candidates in competitive races for statewide and federal offices 20-minute interviews to introduce themselves to voters and discuss their positions. Harriet Hageman is the Republican Party’s nominee running for U.S. Senate. She spoke with WPR’s Hanna Merzbach. -
Ahead of the 2026 general election, Wyoming Public Radio and KHOL Jackson offered all candidates in competitive races for statewide and federal offices 20-minute interviews to introduce themselves to voters and discuss their positions. James Byrd is the Democratic Party’s nominee running for U.S. Senate. He spoke with WPR’s Hanna Merzbach. -
Open Spaces show rundown for October 2, 2026 -
U.S. House Rep. Harriet Hageman and former Wyoming state lawmaker James Byrd differed on what’s needed to improve healthcare access and how best to profit off energy resources. -
Hunters and hikers were among almost 133,000 people opposing potential changes to the Travel Management Rule in national forests. Snowmobile groups were in the minority. -
The federal government awarded millions of dollars to states to develop programs to train more healthcare providers in rural areas. -
Open Spaces show rundown for September 18, 2026 -
The institutions of western culture continue to introduce visitors, or “dudes,” to the West, taking them horseback riding, rafting, fly fishing and more. -
Small businesses in the West were hit hard, especially those that mitigate and suppress wildfires on the ground. -
That’s especially true in the Mountain West. In most states, if one delivery unit shuts down, the next closest one is more than an hour away. -
Open Spaces show rundown for September 11, 2026. -
About half of Wyoming counties don’t have an OB-GYN. At least nine don’t have labor and delivery units.
