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Madelyn Beck

Madelyn Beck is a regional Illinois reporter, based in Galesburg. On top of her work for Harvest Public Media, she also contributes to WVIK, Tri-States Public Radio and the Illinois Newsroom collaborative.

Beck grew up on a small cattle ranch in Manhattan, Montana. Her previous work was mostly based in the western U.S., but she has covered agriculture, environment and health issues from Alaska to Washington, D.C.

Before joining Harvest and the Illinois Newsroom, she was as an energy reporter based in Wyoming for the public radio collaborative Inside Energy. Other publications include the Idaho Mountain Express, E&E News/EnergyWire, KRBD Rainbird Radio, the Montana Broadcasters Association, Montana Public Radio and the Tioga Tribune.

KUNR Today: Tamarack Fire Damages At Least 13 Structures, Jet Fuel Shortage Could Cause Delays

By , & & The Associated Press • Jul 26, 2021
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Courtesy / Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Monday, July 26, 2021.

KUNR Today: Legal Battle Over Lithium Mine Continues, South Lake Tahoe Getting Ice Hockey Team

By & & KUNR Staff & The Associated Press • Jul 22, 2021
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Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Thursday, July 22, 2021.

KUNR Today: Wildfire Smoke Related To Rise In COVID-19 Cases, Nevada Names Permanent Water Official

By & & KUNR Staff & The Associated Press & Robyn Vincent • Jul 21, 2021
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Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, July 21, 2021.

KUNR Today: Washoe Co. Reports Increase In COVID-19 Cases, Low Water Closing Tahoe Boat Ramp

By , & & KUNR Staff & The Associated Press • Jul 15, 2021
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Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Thursday, July 15, 2021.

KUNR Today: Nevada's COVID-19 Cases On The Rise, Housing Prices Soar Across Northern Nevada

By , , & & Noah Glick & The Associated Press • Jul 8, 2021
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Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Thursday, July 8.

KUNR Today: Washoe Co. Reports Second Delta COVID-19 Death, Sparks Announces New Art Walk

By , & & The Associated Press • Jul 7, 2021
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Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, July 7, 2021.

KUNR Today: Pandemic Could Wipe Out Gains For Nevada Children, More People Take To The Forests

By & & The Associated Press • Jun 21, 2021
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Alexa Ard / KUNR Public Radio

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Monday, June 21, 2021.

KUNR Today: Heat Wave Slams The West, Reno Rodeo Back In The Saddle This Year

By & & The Associated Press • Jun 15, 2021
An image of a competitor riding a horse at a previous Reno Rodeo event.
Sydney Martinez / Travel Nevada

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Tuesday, June 15, 2021.

KUNR Today: Laxalt Expected To Run For U.S. Senate, Mackay Statue To Stay On UNR Campus For Now

By & & The Associated Press • Jun 8, 2021
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University of Nevada, Reno

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

KUNR Today: Nevada Fully Reopens, Large Events Start Back Up

By , & & The Associated Press • Jun 2, 2021
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Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, June 2, 2021.

KUNR Today: Nevada Lawmakers Pass New Tax On Mining, Bill Would Make Nevada First Primary State

By & & The Associated Press • Jun 1, 2021
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David Calvert / The Nevada Independent

Here are your local morning news headlines for Tuesday, June 1, 2021.

KUNR Today: Nevada Gov. Signs Police Reform Bills Into Law, Lawmakers Advance Election Reform Bill

By & & The Associated Press • May 26, 2021
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David Calvert / The Nevada Independent

Here are your local morning news headlines for Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

KUNR Today: Extreme Fire Season Expected In Mountain West, Some Progressive Bills Die In Legislature

By , & & The Associated Press • May 17, 2021
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David Calvert / The Nevada Independent

Here are your morning news headlines for Monday, May 17, 2021.

Rare COVID-19 Reaction Disproportionately Affects Hispanic/Latino Kids

By • May 16, 2021

A rare but serious COVID-19-related condition has disproportionately affected Hispanic and Latino children in the Mountain West.

That group makes up nearly a third of Utah's 74 who were diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C. At the same time, only 14% of Utah’s population is Hispanic or Latino, according to the Census Bureau.

Similar disparities recently showed up in Idaho, where Hispanic and Latino kids accounted for nearly a quarter of its 26 recorded cases.

KUNR Today: Cali. Gov. Newsom Expands Drought Emergency, Nevada Reaches 2 Million Vaccine Doses

By & & The Associated Press • May 11, 2021
A color-coded map showing the drought severity throughout the U.S.
U.S. Drought Monitor

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Tuesday, May 11, 2021.

Regulation Change Could Help Addiction Treatment In The West

By • Apr 29, 2021

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is easing restrictions on one of the most effective treatments for opioid addiction.

That medication is buprenorphine, and the change makes it so healthcare professionals don’t have to get extra training to offer the medication to as many as 30 patients with opioid addiction.

Ordinary Species Could Have Extraordinary Implications

By & Madelyn Beck • Apr 22, 2021

We often hear about efforts to support and conserve rare species, like the spotted owl or Joshua trees. But new findings argue that some very ordinary plants and animals deserve our attention, too.

KUNR Today: Nevada Responds To Chauvin Guilty Verdict, Bishop Manogue Sees COVID-19 Outbreak

By , & & The Associated Press • Apr 21, 2021
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Lucia Starbuck / KUNR Public Radio

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Wednesday, Apr. 21, 2021.

KUNR Today: Nevada Legislature Reopens To Public, Lyon Co. Brothels Reopening Soon, Too

By & & The Associated Press • Apr 16, 2021
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Jana Sayson / KUNR Public Radio

Here are your local morning news headlines for Friday, Apr. 16, 2021.

Winter Snowmelt Increasing, Raising Western Snowpack Concerns

By • Apr 11, 2021

New research published in the journal Nature Climate Change finds that snow is melting earlier – often in the winter. That’s a bad sign for the Mountain West. 


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