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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Slightly more people are looking for work than this time last year. But Wyoming’s rate trails the national 4.1%. -
Fire departments across the state have responded to several other new blazes. -
Officials are asking folks to avoid areas of active firefighting to give crews room to work. -
Swimming or any similar contact with the water has the potential to make you, pets or livestock sick. If you, a pet or livestock touches the algae, rinse off with clean water as soon as possible. -
The state health department says an unvaccinated adult from Carbon County was exposed out of the country. Two other cases were previously confirmed in Niobrara and Natrona counties. -
Harmful cyanobacteria blooms can pose a health risk to people and animals. Avoid contact and don’t drink the water. -
A Laramie County court has blocked the first payments to families receiving a school voucher under the state’s expanded Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act. This follows a temporary injunction the Laramie County district court issued last month. -
Open Spaces show rundown for July 11, 2025. -
Consolidating wildfire response could professionalize the field and increase efficiencies, according to the expert WPR talked to. But it could also mean fewer of the collaborations that reduce the risk of destructive burns. -
The Wyoming Department of Health is notifying anyone who may have been potentially exposed, including folks in the healthcare setting where the diagnosis was made. The child may have been in Converse County while infectious, but the department isn’t aware of any locations where the public may have been exposed.
