The Mountain West News Bureau is a collaboration between Wyoming Public Media, Nevada Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio in Idaho, KUNR in Nevada, KUNC in Colorado and KANW in New Mexico, with support from affiliate stations across the region. Funding for the Mountain West News Bureau is provided in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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A proposal for a wildlife overpass a few years ago in eastern Idaho has politicized the issue for that region.
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According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, there were just five reported abortions in the state in 2023. A sharp decline from previous years, that number does not appear to reflect the reality of abortion access in the state since strict abortion bans went into effect.
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Silver iodide has been the dominant ingredient for cloud seeding in the West, but it doesn't work so well in warm temperatures.
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Super Bowl LVIII will be in Las Vegas this weekend — one of the biggest sports (and betting) events of the year being played in a city synonymous with gambling.
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Many farmers across the Mountain West grow alfalfa, which is dried into hay and fed to beef and dairy cattle. But it requires a lot more water than most crops.
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Remy Coste and Aurelie Delattre are from France but now live in Sweden. Coste and his dogs are here to compete in the upcoming 29th Pedigree Stage Stop sled dog race. It’s one of the hardest races of this type in the world – between the length, elevation and weather conditions.
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There are dozens of conservation groups across the Mountain West working to protect the waters, lands and wildlife that make up the region. That includes a nonprofit in Nevada that is helping preserve an important tree species that’s increasingly threatened by climate change.