Open Spaces

Elk feedgrounds, comic strip controversy, and more

Kieran Hadley

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What’s the future of elk feedgrounds in Wyoming? It’s the only state to have an official program
The Bureau of Reclamation wants to part ways with federal land on the Wind River Reservation
Outrage over a local comic highlights ski town tensions
Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice speaks on the need for increased security as threats to judges spike
More funding for reverse family tree technology opens options for solving cold cases in the state
A Nevada professor’s invention has steered Western water supply for more than 100 years
Grand Teton plow driver works to keep roads and employees safe
As Idaho celebrates first wildlife overpass, some worry the state is trailing

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Elk feedgrounds, comic strip controversy, and more

Caitlin Tan

Caitlin Tan is the Energy and Natural Resources reporter based in Sublette County, Wyoming. Since graduating from the University of Wyoming in 2017, she’s reported on salmon in Alaska, folkways in Appalachia and helped produce 'All Things Considered' in Washington D.C. She formerly co-hosted the podcast ‘Inside Appalachia.' You can typically find her outside in the mountains with her two dogs.

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Chris Clements

Chris Clements is a state government reporter and digital media specialist for Wyoming Public Media based in Laramie. He came to WPM from KSJD Radio in Cortez, Colorado, where he reported on Indigenous affairs, drought, and local politics in the Four Corners region. Before that, he graduated with a degree in English (Creative Writing) from Arizona State University. Chris's news stories have been featured on KUNC, NPR newscasts, and National Native News, among others.

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David Dudley

David Dudley is an award-winning journalist who has written for The Guardian, The Christian Science Monitor, High Country News, WyoFile, and the Wyoming Truth, among many others. David was a Guggenheim Crime in America Fellow at John Jay College from 2020-2023. During the past 10 years, David has covered city and state government, business, economics and public safety beats for various publications. He lives in Cheyenne with his family.

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Hannah Habermann

Hannah 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 also received the Pattie Layser Greater Yellowstone Creative Writing & Journalism Fellowship from the Wyoming Arts Council in 2021 and has taught backpacking and climbing courses throughout the West.

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Kieran Hadley

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Rachel Cohen

Rachel Cohen joined Boise State Public Radio in 2019 as a Report for America corps member. She is the station's Twin Falls-based reporter, covering the Magic Valley and the Wood River Valley.

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