UNCOVERED: 21 - The Untold Story

30 tons of explosive chemicals unaccounted for after going missing in April rail shipment

Chemicals went missing during rail shipment from Wyoming to California

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

Yellowstone bison too heavy for boardwalk; of course it’s a scene

A Wyoming news station has shared footage showing a bison partially breaking through a boardwalk in Yellowstone National Park.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 18, 2023

Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow

Criminal cases brought by U.S. wildlife officials for harming protected bald and golden eagles dropped sharply in recent years, despite growing concern that wind energy and other pressures are jeopardizing golden eagle populations

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Wyoming mayor: Sorry for fiery abortion clinic Facebook post

The mayor of Casper, Wyoming, is apologizing for a Facebook post some say evoked last year's arson attack that delayed opening an abortion clinic

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Probe launched as grizzly bear is found dead near Yellowstone

The discovery of a grizzly bear carcass outside of Yellowstone National Park on Monday has prompted investigations by Wyoming and federal authorities.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 3, 2023

230 million-year-old bizarre-beaked reptile was a relative of modern-day crocodiles

Paleontologists in Wyoming have discovered a new genus and species of rhynchosaur, an herbivorous reptile related to modern crocodiles.

LiveScience · Apr 21, 2023

States seek to protect tribes’ rights in child custody cases

Worried about a pending U.S. Supreme Court case, some states aim to pass new laws ensuring American Indian children can stay in their tribal communities even if they’re placed in the child welfare system.

Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023

Wyoming abortion clinic opens despite arson, legal obstacles

Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in years defiantly opened Thursday despite an arson attack that ravaged it last year and legal obstacles that could shut it down with some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the U.S. Wellspring Health Access's opening means women in the state now have a second…

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Cloud seeding catching on amid Rocky Mountain drought

A technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain region struggles with a two-decade drought

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Why are volunteerism rates uneven? Florida, Wyoming explain

The share of Americans who volunteer their time to help charities build houses, serve food, do environmental cleanup, and much else has been on the decline nationwide but nowhere as sharply as in Florida, where only 16% of residents donate their free hours to local organizations, according to the latest…

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023