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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The legislation seeks to speed up permits, including data centers and energy projects. -
The Department of the Interior’s strategic plan calls for selling public lands, increasing energy production and consolidating its workforce. -
On the 100th anniversary of the highway, a quirky museum keeps Ross Ward’s world of miniatures and creative legacy alive. -
The Trump administration says the change will protect small businesses. Environmentalists say it means more pollution. -
Nederland, outside of Boulder, Colorado, wants to buy Eldora Mountain Resort from Utah-based ski company POWDR. -
Lacey and Darrell John are among the hundreds of people from the Western Alaska coast forced to move to Anchorage after a storm spawned by Typhoon Halong, which all but erased their village. -
A team at Idaho National Lab could be part of the solution to reducing nuclear reactor waste as the industry expands in the U.S. -
On Thursday morning, the Associated Press called the race for Montana’s 1st District in favor of Sam Forstag, a Democrat, union leader and federal smokejumper. He edged out conservative talk radio host Aaron Flint, who congratulated his opponent Tuesday night before the AP called the race. -
The federal government distributed billions from energy and mineral development, putting the spotlight on fossil fuel revenues. -
The Governor-elect is looking to be inclusive with tribes and take on large data centers.
