
Luke Hammons
News InternLuke Hammons is currently interning for Wyoming Public Radio's news department. Before moving to Laramie, Luke lived for two years in Brazil, where he worked as an ESL Instructor, trained in the Brazilian martial art of capoeira, and wrote various fiction and poetry pieces for publication.
He graduated from Eastern Washington University's MFA Creative Writing Program in fiction in 2009. During his time in graduate school, he also volunteered as a creative writing teacher in Airway Height's medium security prison.
When Luke isn't reporting for WPR, he is either editing his sci-fi/western novel, Shark's Game III, giving lessons in capoeira, or simply enjoying being back in his home state of Wyoming.
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Richard and Claire Dunne grow sagebrush on Absaroka Farm in northcentral Wyoming. The seeds are sold for use in land reclamation. Where some people see a…
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Wyoming missed out on last uranium boom, but planning for the futureWyoming Public Radio has for years reported that the state is on the verge of a…
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Pollutants detected in water wells in Sublette County’s gas fieldsSublette County has been in the news a lot because of its air quality problems, which…
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A US senate committee has introduced an immigration reform plan that includes a path to citizenship for immigrants living illegally in the U.S. Opponents…
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Recent snow storms have brought Wyoming’s level of precipitation back to normal for the month. That’s compared with April of last year– preceding the…
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A new study conducted by the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University reports that as more EPA regulations go into effect, natural gas is…
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Several groups will lead a rally in Laramie this week to combat rape culture. The event called Take Back the Night will incorporate music, dance and…
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Although Wyoming Game and Fish says that the state has a healthy population of wolves, some groups believe the numbers are still far below where they…
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Although Wyoming Game and Fish says that the state has a healthy population of wolves, some groups believe the numbers are still far below where they…
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This month nine low-income fathers will graduate with structural steel welding certificates with the help of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services.…