Wyoming’s upcoming election changes take aim at a rare record of voter fraud. A measles outbreak in Grand Teton National Park could be linked to a cultural shift of 30 years ago. Electricity comes to more homes on the Wind River Reservation. 

Featuring the song “Smokestack” by Kitchen Dwellers. Catch the KHOL and Snow King Gondie Session on YouTube. 

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One organization is trying to ease the stress for pet owners dealing with after-hours emergencies. Parenting in the age of AI. And a deep dive on how part-time Jackson Hole resident Yvon Chouinard built a fortune with his company, Patagonia, and gave it away. 

Featuring the song “Control” by Francis Ambrose. 

David Gelle’s book is “Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away.”

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Sundays, Mondays and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

Congresspeople from Wyoming and Utah and the Trump administration have announced goals to dismantle the 25-year-old National Forest “Roadless Rule.” That protects some 3 million acres around Wyoming from additional road-building. 

Any one of three threats could open up nearly 60 million acres across the nation to timber extraction and other degradation, according to the Wyoming Wilderness Association’s Peggie dePasquale. The administration says the regulations prevent adequate wildfire response and limit resource extraction potential. State of Jackson cohost Frederick Reimers sits down with the former national forest ranger to hear how local advocates are parsing and opposing the push to dismantle the Roadless Rule. 

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Volunteers at a Hoback ranch pull up the remnants from decades of cattle ranching. This July 4th marks the 45th anniversary of an event that has helped spur tourism and a sense of wonder west of the Tetons. As the United States of America approaches its 250th anniversary, we ask Jackson residents about what this milestone means to them. And we hear from residents at a mobile home park in Colorado who are competing with another bidder to buy the land under their homes. 

Featuring the song “Best Wishes” from artist Duane Betts. 

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Sundays, Mondays and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

Hundreds of public comments from Grand Teton and Yellowstone reflect tension over how federal public spaces tell history. We get to know the challenging candidates in Jackson Hole’s election. As hardline immigration policies get adopted in the state, some immigrants are choosing to leave. And a western Wyoming conference taps into the momentum and the money of the budding birding movement. 

Featuring the song “Mellow Funk” off My Model Airplane’s debut alternative rock album “The Loft” from Bryan Piironen and Alex Wells.

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Sundays, Mondays and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

A KHOL data analysis finds the majority of Teton County’s ICE holds were arrested for driving-related charges. Across the state, during a single week in mid-April, the Laramie County Sheriff Office says it had the highest number of immigration arrests of any local or state enforcement agency in the country. We get up close and personal to some critters helping prevent fires with new technology. And Wyoming’s plan for $205 million federal dollars to transform rural healthcare and what held it up. 

Featured music "Chasin' Homesteader Blues" from Screen Door Porch.

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Businesses in Jackson could benefit from public money for homeschooled students. A study of trails near Snow King shows bikers and bears can coexist. We talk with Jackson filmmaker and pro skier Vanessa Chavarriaga Posada about her own ambivalences with a majority-white sport. And we get inside the mental, emotional calculations for an age-old Jackson question: Do I deserve to live here? 

Featured music: “Here Comes the Rain” by Henry Pepin and the Moguls.

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Fridays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

 When folks in employee housing change or lose their jobs, their housing goes, too. How is Jackson Hole grappling with that tradeoff? There’s regional controversy around the same surveillance cameras that towns like Jackson use to fight crime. And Republicans of all stripes reflect on the future of the state's Freedom Caucus. 

Featuring song “Pale Moonlight" from Oregon-based band dadweed.  

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 Infighting in Teton Valley over wastewater management goes back 20 years but has reached a tipping point. Tim Sandlin fans remember the late Jackson-based novelist who helped the valley understand itself. A Colorado housing expert talks solutions from other mountain towns. And we hear what it was like in the courtroom for the sentencing of the man who brought a live, injured wolf into a bar two years ago.

Featured music from Bea Jones.

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Fridays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

The hidden homes of the super-wealthy help and strain the Jackson Hole workforce. How plow drivers and Teton Pass patrollers hold up a culture of collaboration and safety. The airport shuttle might end with a whimper, but begs bigger questions about transit goals. And how abortion bans impact a state’s workforce and economy. 

Featured music from Michael Batdorf and Michelle Dickson. 

Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Fridays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson’s only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.