The Yonder Report

During Black History Month, a new book shares how a unique partnership built 5000 schools for Black students, anti-hunger advocates say ag communities would benefit from an expanded SNAP program and Americans have $90B in unpaid medical bills.

As bird flu spreads, egg prices continue to soar, wildfires are not stopping Americans from moving to wildfire-prone states, and post-pandemic infrastructure is not just roads and bridges but also education, healthcare, and economic opportunity.

Winter blues? Alaskans cure theirs at the Cordova Iceworm Festival, Trump's energy plans will impact rural folks, legislation in Virginia aims to ensure rural communities get adequate EV charging stations, and a retreat for BIPOC women earns rave reviews.

Opponents of a proposed Alaskan mine warn proponents they can't eat gold when the fish are gone, ahead of what could be mass deportations, immigrants get training about their rights and a national coalition grants money to keep local news afloat.

"Drill, baby, drill" is a tough sell for oil and gas companies in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, rising sea levels create struggles for Washington's coastal communities and more folks than ever are taking advantage of America's great outdoors.

Rural America is becoming more racially diverse, but getting rid of language barriers is still a challenge, coal miners with black lung get federal help, farmers are bracing for another trade war and President Jimmy Carter elevated the humble peanut.

From the unprecedented election season to the latest environmental news, the Yonder Report looks back at stories that topped our weekly 2024 newscasts.

A potential funding cut for natural disasters could affect rural folks more than those in urban communities, a New Mexico town may have some answers for its housing shortage and who provides America's Christmas trees?

Many rural counties that voted for Trump also cast ballots against school vouchers and to protect abortion rights, Pennsylvania's Black mayors are collaborating to unite their communities and unique methods are being tried to address America's mental health crisis.

Limited access to community resources negatively impacts rural Americans' health, a successful solar company is the result of a Georgia woman's determination to stay close to her ailing grandfather and Connecticut is looking for more ways to cut methane emissions.