The Mountain West News Bureau has six managing partner stations – Boise State Public Radio, KANW in New Mexico, KUNC in Colorado, KUNR Public Radio in Nevada, Nevada Public Radio, and Wyoming Public Media. Colorado Public Radio in Denver and KJZZ in Phoenix are associate partners and nearly a dozen other stations are affiliate members.
The bureau also produces “Our Living Lands,” a weekly radio segment exploring how climate change affects Indigenous communities, in partnership with Koahnic Broadcast Corp. and Native Public Media.
The Mountain West News Bureau was formed in 2018 and joined NPR’s network of regional newsrooms in 2025. It receives funding from Eric and Wendy Schmidt and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Managing Editor: Michael de Yoanna
KUNR Mountain West News Bureau Reporter: Kaleb Roedel
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Scientists have a new name for a weather pattern reshaping how the West gets its water: so-called “snow-eater” heat waves. -
Friends and family are sharing what they’ll miss about Chris Andersen and Miles Elliott. Their deaths have also further shaken the wildland fire community, which has lost a number of firefighters during the intense and ongoing season. -
Conservationists worry that a Trump Administration review of land management rules could threaten these wild places. Here's how to weigh in through public comment portals. -
New technology and traditional practices could help Indigenous people address anxiety, substance useStudy demonstrates reduced use of alcohol and marijuana among Indigenous people -
More than 1,000 Native artists representing over 200 tribal nations will gather in Santa Fe, including acclaimed designer Jamie Okuma, whose work bridges the worlds of Native and contemporary fashion. -
Senate Democrats say the examination undermines Congress' role in identifying wilderness areas for protection. -
Four died in Capitan Mountains after pilots radioed that their GPS appeared not to be working -
Twelve fires are over 100,000 acres. -
New research suggests wildfires appear to be upending years of steady progress in reducing ozone pollution in the United States. It’s a trend reversal with significant health implications. -
In recent years, dozens of drones have violated temporary flight restrictions around wildfires
