Wyoming State Forestry opened a new helibase last week to house aircraft that help fight wildfires.

The University of Wyoming’s student headcount has fallen once again, from 10,819 students last fall to 10,630 this semester, continuing a steady downward trend that began more than a decade ago. Photo credit: Logan Stayton https://ow.ly/i9FQ50ZTac5

OUT NOW! HumaNature Season 18 Episode 1 - Angels of the Sea https://www.humanaturepodcast.org/season-18 #HumaNature #Podcast #MantaRays

The country is experiencing an unprecedented pinch at the pump, as diesel prices hit record highs this month. Truckers, farmers and ranchers are watching their expenses jump, and an immediate solution to rising fuel prices isn’t clear. Photo credit: C. Jordan Uplinger https://ow.ly/eLkZ50ZTa7w

‘We can't take much more of this’: Trump’s energy crisis hits truck and tractor across Wyoming

Supply chains and refineries are struggling to keep up with global demand. Drivers in Wyoming are still hitting the road, but industries across the state are entering a precarious position.

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Wyoming Public Media’s 2026 Photo Contest - Wyoming Through Listeners’ Eyes Submit – Vote – Win! Wyoming’s Nature, History and People Submit September 1st – 30th at https://woobox.com/jjoguy

Observations on Occupied Germany #634: Herbert Oliver Brayer Papers In July of 1946, Herbert Oliver Brayer found himself as a civilian in American occupied Germany. https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/show/archives-on-the-air// #AmericanHeritageCenter #Archivesontheair #250America #Wyoming250

Topic of the Week: What are your thoughts on President Trump denying some media outlets access to the White House? https://ow.ly/63hZ50ZSjog Please post your comments at the end of this link

HumaNature - Season 18, Episode 1 - Angles of the Sea. Coming out next week! #HumaNature #Podcasts #Anglesof theSea

Millions of federal dollars are going toward developing new medical residency programs in rural areas to help fill gaps in coverage. Photo credit: Ben Townsend https://ow.ly/bpak50ZR4KY

Laramie County Community College’s board of trustees recently voted to change the school’s name to Wyoming State College. Photo credit: Jeff Victor https://ow.ly/PFAk50ZR4K8

Protestors have been gathering outside the Foundations for Nations church on the Wind River Reservation for weeks, ever since the church’s pastor made derogatory remarks about the Northern Arapaho Tribe’s Sundance ceremony.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in an adult bull moose in the Pilot Hill area east of Laramie. Photo credit: Timothy G. Lumley https://ow.ly/TAIT50ZR4IR

Interactions #633: Arthur E. Demaray Papers In the early 20th century, national parks such as Yellowstone had far different policies regarding wildlife. https://ow.ly/q51g50ZNqqN #ArchivesintheAir #AmericanHeritageCenter #Wyoming250 #250America

Kelly Hunt and Sara Morgan on Wyoming Sounds Kansas City based folk artists Kelly Hunt and Sara Morgan played live on Wyoming Sounds with Dr. Robert ahead of shows in Wyoming. Kelly has just released Requiem for a Sleepless Nights. https://ow.ly/4XXi50ZQg5N #WyomingSounds #WyomingMusic #DrRobert

Hollywood Titan #632: David Brown Papers Film titan David Brown left an indelible mark. His success began at Twentieth Century Fox with the 1953 Oscar-nominated Biblical epic The Robe. https://ow.ly/ek1E50ZLvOq #AmericanHeritageCenter #ArchivesontheAir #Jaws

The four members of the Lander, Wyoming based band, Big Bob in the Sky, sat down with Wyoming Sounds to talk about their upcoming debut album, and the stories behind the musicians that led them to this moment. https://ow.ly/WY7r50ZPNJJ

How are rising prices affecting you? NPR wants to know By contributing your comment, you consent to the possibility of having it read on the air. WPM/NPR Community Discussion Rules. Please post your comments at the end of this link. https://ow.ly/iwTA50ZPLlp #TopicoftheWeek #GasPrices

A U.S Fish and Wildlife memo, signed by the agency’s director, Brian Nesvik, outlines intentions to remove consequences for unintentionally killing animals protected by the Endangered Species Act. Photo credit: Erik Kahl https://ow.ly/KVjB50ZPL1S

Trump administration seeks to make only intentional killing of endangered animals illegal

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service memo, signed by Director Brian Nesvik, is the latest of the Trump administration’s steps to remove regulations outlined by the Endangered Species Act.

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Contractors hired by public land agencies took a $1.3 billion hit last year. Small businesses were hit especially hard, according to a new analysis of federal data from consulting groups Prospect Partners and Hawk Eye Strategies. Photo credit: Caitlin Tan https://ow.ly/CV1s50ZPL05

Analysis: 2025 saw a $1.3B dip for public land agency contractors

Small businesses in the West were hit hard, especially those that mitigate and suppress wildfires on the ground.

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Going to Extremes - Episode 21: Instinct When logic won’t save you, gut feelings just might. They were the exact color of the tall, dry grass, a raw sienna, and appeared slowly, one by one, like ghosts. https://www.goingtoextremeswithmarkjenkins.org/ #GoingtoExtremes #MarkJenkins #Lions #Africa

Wyoming Public Media’s 2026 Photo Contest - Wyoming Through Listeners’ Eyes Submit – Vote – Win! Wyoming’s Nature, History and People Submit September 1st – 30th at WyomingPublicMedia .org & https://woobox.com/jjoguy

The Wyoming Supreme Court partly affirmed and partly reversed a lower court’s finding that the state has chronically and unconstitutionally underfunded public schools. Photo credit: Hugh Cook https://ow.ly/yrVP50ZPe7B

Wyoming Supreme Court partly affirms, partly reverses school funding lawsuit

Justices ruled the state failed to address inflation and the true cost of teacher salaries in school funding models.

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From the Archives 2015 - HumaNature - Finding The Way Home in a Purple Canoe Patrick Dobson was stuck in his life, so he decided to take a trip by canoe from Montana to Missouri. Only he had never canoed before. https://ow.ly/mFiM50ZOOXZ #HumaNature #PatrickDobson #CanoeingtheGreatPlains

Its time to RSVP NOW for the WPM Book Club! Join us for this quarters pick: The Song of the Blue Bottle Tree. In-person meeting will happen at Albany County Public Library in Laramie September 29, 6:30 PM. Can't make it in person? Join us the next day September 30, for the Zoom book club.

Throwback Thursday During World War II, people of Japanese descent from Oregon, Washington and California were incarcerated at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Park County, Wyo. https://ow.ly/wLoO50ZOSHw #HeartMountain #Wyoming250 #250America

Campus Pulse Newspaper announces KUWR's move to Knight Hall and increase in power to 50,000 Watts in the Fall of 1977. 📻 #tbt

Tactical Vision in WWII #631: Frank Jack Fletcher Papers Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher played a major role in the Battle of Midway during World War II. https://ow.ly/bmb250ZLu4F #ArchivesontheAir #AmericanHeritageCenter #WWII

Albany County is the latest to join the Wyoming Judicial Branch’s Court Navigator Program, which helps self-represented litigants in the court system Photo credit: George Hodan https://ow.ly/pfze50ZOnW3

Court Navigator Program expands to Albany County

Court navigators are trained volunteers who help self-represented litigants with civil matters like evictions, domestic relations cases, and protection orders

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Last year, lawmakers created a registration system for guided commercial fishing trips. Now, they are considering creating an outfitting board to provide more oversight for fishing across Wyoming. Photo credit: Hannah Habermann https://ow.ly/pMG250ZOnQ8

Wyoming’s commercial fishing registration nets $187,000 in first year

About 500 commercial outfitters were subject to new fishing trip registration fees this season. Lawmakers are listening to calls for more oversight due to growing demand and harsher weather conditions.

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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has lifted two afternoon fishing closures downstream of the Lusby Public Access Area on the North Platte River and on Deer Creek through the Deer Creek Public Access Area. Photo credit: KHOL in Jackson https://ow.ly/rJW250ZOnMb

Game and Fish lifts two more fishing closures

The voluntary closures downstream of the Lusby Public Access Area on the North Platte River and on Deer Creek through the Deer Creek Public Access Area are no longer in effect.

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