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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Rock Springs, Wyo., is promoting Latino businesses, while the county works with ICE to crack down on immigration. -
Several states in the Mountain West received a passing score on the GIFFORDS Law Center’s Annual Gun Law Scorecard. But others flat-out failed. -
The numbers are fueling the debate about whether grizzlies should remain protected under the Endangered Species Act. -
Brian Fennessy has nearly 50 years of fire experience, which began in the late 1970s on elite federal hotshot crews and other wildfire teams. -
Eighteen cattle ranchers in the Mountain West region are partnering with a carbon credit company to make their land healthier and get extra revenue. -
A consumer advocacy group is asking top insurance companies to adopt a list of nine protections aimed at increased transparency and fairness. -
New research shows that mountain regions around the world are warming faster than the lowlands below them. Scientists say that could have big consequences for the Mountain West, where communities rely on snow and ice for their water supply. -
The federal vocational program for young adults avoided closures by the Trump administration, but now Congress could slash funds for centers in Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming. -
A group of mostly Western U.S. Senators is demanding answers on why the U.S. Forest Service has fallen behind on efforts to reduce hazardous wildfire fuels. The 12 senators – all Democrats – are from Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and other wildfire-impacted states. -
New Mexico and Wyoming continue to receive the biggest portions of revenue gained from energy development on federal lands.
