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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The Trump administration is revising the Travel Management Rule, a U.S. Forest Service policy that dictates when motorized use is allowed. -
Open Spaces show rundown for August 26, 2026. -
This comes after the U.S. Department of the Interior reportedly restricted staff from telling the public about deaths or injuries in national parks. -
The Associated Press called the Republican race for U.S. House for Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray. Former state Sen. Lisa Kinney won the Democratic ticket earlier in the night. -
The Associated Press called the Republican race for two-time congresswoman Harriet Hageman and the Democratic one for former state Rep. James Byrd. -
Primary election voters trickled into the polls at the Sublette County school district Tuesday, citing concerns about representation, housing and transgender women in sports. -
A new generation of small nuclear reactors is poised to come online in the next few years. Not everyone is as supportive as Atomic City residents. -
Researchers and geologists from Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming are using AI to digitize data on critical minerals and put it in a database. -
The Trump administration created a new report showing how much coal lies under public acres. It’s part of its initiative to reinvigorate the industry. -
Money will go toward bolstering workforce education programs and supply chains, as well as helping nuclear companies commercialize reactors quickly. -
Following 50 years of federal protections, the new proposal would concentrate more management control into the hands of state agencies. -
New Mexico is shielding residents from increases in Affordable Care Act monthly premiums, while Wyoming enrollment numbers are taking a steep dip.
