Nicky Ouellet
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Nicky has reported and edited for public radio stations in Montana and produced episodes for NPR's The Indicator podcast and Apple News In Conversation. Her award-winning series, SubSurface, dug into the economic, environmental and social impacts of a potential invasion of freshwater mussels in Montana's waterbodies. She traded New Hampshire's relatively short but rugged White Mountains for the Rockies over a decade ago. The skiing here is much better.
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Wesley Dopkins of St. Paul, Minnesota was last seen in June 2024, paddling a foldable kayak across Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park. -
From the first quarter of last year to the first quarter of this year, the state’s total employment grew by about 700 jobs. About half of Wyoming counties saw growth and half saw losses. -
More schools are also meeting or exceeding state expectations. But charter schools continue to lag, and the state superintendent says there’s room for growth everywhere. -
Coal combustion residuals come in the form of coal ash, boiler slag and more. Industry and state leaders say Wyoming is better positioned to oversee its reuse and disposal than the EPA. -
Smith vacates his seat in the state senate representing Cheyenne. The state’s Republican central committee will forward the names of three potential replacements to his district’s county commissioners, who will appoint one to finish out the term. -
An area east of Thermopolis was advised to evacuate Thursday. Washakie County says crews there are working around the clock to contain several blazes. -
This July, the park tallied 975,109 recreation visits. That’s 2% fewer visits than last year and 10% down from the record-setting year of 2021. -
The move comes after the Wyoming Highway Patrol signed an agreement for boosted information sharing and some enforcement of federal immigration laws. -
The state epidemiologist says the highly infectious disease is likely spreading in Carbon County. But a 93% uptake rate of the MMR vaccine should help control bigger outbreaks. -
Open Spaces show rundown for August 8, 2025
