Hannah Habermann
Rural and Tribal ReporterHannah Habermann is the rural and tribal reporter for Wyoming Public Radio. She has a degree in Environmental Studies and Non-Fiction Writing from Middlebury College and was the co-creator of the podcast Yonder Lies: Unpacking the Myths of Jackson Hole. Hannah's work has been featured on NPR, Marketplace and National Native News, and she has years of experience leading backpacking and climbing courses throughout the West.
Originally from Billings, Montana, Hannah is passionate about the transformative power of storytelling. In her free time, she loves spending time in the mountains, reading, petting other people's dogs and playing music with friends.
Have a question or a tip? Reach out to hhaberm2@uwyo.edu. Thank you!
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Gov. Mark Gordon’s office submitted a waiver last month to the federal government for approval to ban people from using SNAP benefits to purchase soda and candy. That’s as a bill to try and create more restrictions on spices and other ingredients failed to gain momentum during the first week of the budget session in Cheyenne. -
Pres. Trump recently signed a budget bill that included ongoing funding the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. But what that means on the ground in the Cowboy State is still up in the air. -
Inflation and cost of heavy machinery were big concerns, as was the spread of invasive weeds like cheatgrass. -
Johnson bested the women’s downfield field by a hair. -
Open Spaces show rundown for February 6, 2026 -
Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann sat down with Kevin Jameson, the CEO of the Dementia Society of America, and Ross Schriftman, a Casper resident and dementia awareness advocate. -
The goal of the new fund is to continue to provide a needs-based scholarship each year to support a participant on an all-women, fully-guided trip up the iconic peak. -
The agency is selling the remaining inventory on a first-come, first-serve basis. The majority of the sales go to support scholarships for Indigenous students. -
Open Spaces show rundown for January 30, 2026 -
Jaelin Kauf, Breezy Johnson and Anna Gibson will represent Team USA at the Winter Games in Italy. The competition kicks off on Feb. 6. -
The Joint Appropriations Committee voted to cut the federal funding from the state’s Department of Health budget earlier this month, but the move was met with pushback and protest. -
Johnson has qualified for the last two Winter Games, but had to pull out of the 2022 competition in Beijing due to a knee injury.
