Open Spaces

We’ll hear how decades of oil and gas drilling in the West has left behind thousands of abandoned, largely forgotten wells. And how Wyoming recently attempted to count its entire population of homeless people. But some advocates say the count isn’t getting everyone who is really homeless in the state. We will hear from the Wyoming basketball great who invented the jump shot. We’ll also find out how wildlife biologists are trying to save cutthroat trout, and hear an interview with Laramie artist

We’ll hear how decades of oil and gas drilling in the West has left behind thousands of abandoned, largely forgotten wells. And how Wyoming recently att...

On this episode, we will hear about how Wyoming doesn’t follow federal guidelines meant to keep dangerously mentally ill people from buying a gun. The only safe shelter on the Wind River Indian Reservation recently closed down when it’s funding dried up. A story about how a county shelter is trying to fill that need in a community where sexual assault rates are overwhelming. The Head of Wyoming’s Taxpayers association is calling for a reform of the state’s current tax structure. Join us for

On this episode, we will hear about how Wyoming doesn’t follow federal guidelines meant to keep dangerously mentally ill people from buying a gun. The o...

On this episode, we celebrate the ten year anniversary of the multi-award winning program Open Spaces. The show began in January of 2006 and since that time, the show has won 37 regional and national awards for reporting excellence. Today we will hear a number of those award winning stories. Topics will include a controversial decision by the Wheatland School Board, the death of a Wyoming soldier, how a young man got lost in Wyoming’s juvenile justice system, how goats produce spider silk, the

On this episode, we’ll hear about how cops are training to deal with people in a mental health crisis. It’s part of our new series on suicide in Wyoming. Jackson is considering moving its dual language immersion program into a single magnet school. We will meet new University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols and a story on the responsibility of headwater states to protect the health of the Colorado River in times of drought. Those stories and more.

On this episode, Lawmakers debate how to deal with a decline in school construction money. We’ll go inside what used to be one of the most secretive...

On this episode, Governor Matt Mead explains that while he proposed budget cuts some spending…there will not be deep cuts. Wyoming has special...

On this episode, Wyoming’s Congressional delegation lacks enthusiasm for the Paris climate talks. The University of Wyoming football team has been...