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On this episode, we look back on the legislature's special session that led to just about nothing. Still, many legislators say it was a good idea. Many school districts are struggling with staffing shortages right now. That means teachers and principals are working overtime Climate change could be affecting big game animals... and hunting. Those stories and more.
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A special legislative session against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates led to a lot of debate but no substantive legislation this week. The result was a bit of a surprise, but many think lawmakers bit off more than they could chew. -
Educators are exhausted these days. Schools in the Mountain West are dealing with extreme staff shortages that have been exacerbated by the pandemic. -
Those living with compromised immune systems are facing a double whammy with the region's low vaccination rates and the possibility that the COVID-19 vaccine may not offer them the same protection as their peers. -
Felix Mercado was born in Worland in 1940. His parents, originally from Mexico, had traveled around the United States, eventually settling in Worland as… -
Wildlife biologists are proposing select winter closures in the Tetons in an effort to protect locally-endangered bighorn sheep. Some backcountry skiers aren't happy about it. -
Big game species like deer, elk, and pronghorn are closely tied to their environments. As droughts and storms driven by climate change become more common, it's becoming even more important to learn how they're all linked. Wyoming Public Radio's Ivy Engel has more. -
Wind River Reservation residents say they've received good medicine with the delivery of 50 wild bison last month. Wyoming Public Radio's Signa McAdams, an enrolled Eastern Shoshone member, attended the historic event.
