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David Madison

David Madison is an award-winning journalist and documentary producer based in Bozeman, Montana. He’s also reported for Wyoming PBS. He studied journalism at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and has worked at news outlets throughout Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Montana.

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Wyoming Republican Rep. Hageman told the U.S. Forest Service chief Tuesday that its past time to end the 2001 President Clinton-era roadless rule. She said the agency’s own employees warned at that time it would be a disaster.

Hageman Pushes Forest Service Chief To End Clinton-Era Roadless Rule

Wyoming Republican Rep. Hageman told the U.S. Forest Service chief Tuesday that its past time to end the 2001 President Clinton-era roadless rule. She said the agency’s own employees warned at that time it would be a disaster.

David MadisonSeptember 09, 2025

Lower Valley Energy, which serves Jackson and Afton, announced an electricity rate increase, followed by a natural gas rate decrease ahead of the winter season when both are used to heat homes. It's part of a larger rate hike for an energy wholesaler that also sells to Rock Mountain Power.

Wholesaler That Sells To Rocky Mountain Power, Other Utilities Hiking Rates 9%

Residents in Jackson and Aston will see their electricity bills go up under a nearly 9% average rate hike by Bonneville Power Admin. The company also sells wholesale to Rocky Mountain Power, which serves a wide swath of central and southern Wyoming.

David MadisonSeptember 08, 2025

State officials are warning Wyoming legislators that a huge number of dams in the state are crumbling, rated as being in “poor” condition. Also, there’s more legal pressure from downstream states for Wyoming water. Seminoe Dam, above, is one of 1,471 regulated dams in the state.

Wyoming Has A Huge Number Of Dams In ‘Poor’ Condition, Legislators Warned

State officials are warning Wyoming legislators that a huge number of dams in the state are crumbling, rated as being in “poor” condition. Also, there’s more legal pressure from downstream states for Wyoming water.

David MadisonSeptember 08, 2025

Federal prosecutions in Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico say they face mounting challenges enforcing oil and gas waste disposal laws across the U.S. West. Two Wyoming oil field workers from Crowheart Energy near Wamsutter recently convicted for dumping in Utah both got probation.

Wyoming Case Exposes Challenges Of Stopping Illegal Oil Field Waste Dumping

Federal investigators have documented a series of illegal oil field waste disposal cases across the American West. Most recently, two Wyoming oil field supervisors were sentenced for directing crew members to bury contaminated waste in Carbon County.

David MadisonSeptember 06, 2025

A Clearpath Robotics Warthog unmanned ground vehicle — aka a robot — fitted with cameras and sensors in action at a Mississippi State University research center.

Robots Are Herding Cattle, But Wyoming Wranglers Say They Can’t Replace Them

Could robots replace real Wyoming cowboys? Researchers are building cattle-herding and other ag industry robots that could transform livestock management across the American West. But real wranglers on horseback say they're irreplaceable.

David MadisonSeptember 06, 2025

Dr. Michael Dickey and his research group have made many advances in understanding the properties and behavior of a certain class of liquid gallium alloys. The group pioneered creating the alloys and some of their early uses as flexible electronics and self-healing wires.

Shapeshifting Metal Gallium Could Transform Electronics, Boost Wyoming Mining

Gallium is a shapeshifting metal that's been compared to whatever was used to build the upgraded terminator in “Terminator 2.” Wyoming could provide the world with more of this liquid miracle metal, which is used to make self-healing fabrics and wires.

David MadisonSeptember 05, 2025

Josh Allen during the first half of the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, California.

Josh Allen To Become First UW Football Player To Have Number Retired

Former University of Wyoming Cowboys quarterback Josh Allen will return to Laramie on Nov. 22 to have his jersey retired. The ceremony will mark the first official jersey retirement in Cowboys football history.

David MadisonSeptember 04, 2025

Visiting a Gillette-based Cyclone Drilling rig in Sweetwater County were Joe Nicholas and Alicia Summers of Frontier Carbon Solutions, and David Lucke, Abdeldjalil Latrach, Autumn Eakin, Lily Jackson, Tao Bai and Zunsheng Jiao of UW’s School of Energy Resources.

Gillette Company Drills Down 3+ Miles For CO2 Storage Well, Deepest Ever In U.S.

A drilling company from Gillette punched through nearly 3.5 miles of Wyoming rock in Sweetwater County to complete the deepest Class VI carbon dioxide storage well ever drilled in the United States.

David MadisonSeptember 04, 2025

Harriet Hageman argued from the House floor Wednesday against Biden-era BLM resource management plans she said are designed to end coal mining in the Powder River Basin. She called them deliberate efforts to "impose energy poverty on the American people."

From House Floor, Hageman Argues Against Biden-Era Plans To End Coal Mining

Harriet Hageman argued from the House floor Wednesday against Biden-era BLM resource management plans she said are designed to end coal mining in the Powder River Basin. She called them deliberate efforts to "impose energy poverty on the American people."

David MadisonSeptember 03, 2025

Uranium Energy Corp. has announced plans for a state-of-the-art uranium refining facility that would be the nation's largest. Wyoming is on the short list to be home to the processing complex. The only other one in the U.S. now is a 60-year-old facility in Metropolis, Illinois, owned by General Atomics and Honeywell.

Wyoming In Running For Major Uranium Facility In Push For U.S. Fuel Security

Uranium Energy Corp. has announced plans for a state-of-the-art uranium refining facility that would be the nation's largest. Wyoming is on the short list to be home to the processing complex.

David MadisonSeptember 03, 2025

Since 2015, land managers, conservationists and the oil and gas industry have debated how to balance the needs of the sage grouse with new oil and gas development. Now the Trump administration hopes to finalize a plan supported by oil and gas producers.

Trump Updates Sage Grouse Rules, Reigniting Debate Over Controversial Bird

Land managers, conservationists and the oil and gas industry have debated for a decade how to balance the needs of sage grouse with oil and gas development. Now the Trump administration hopes to finalize a plan supported by oil and gas producers.

David MadisonSeptember 02, 2025

A shovel loads a coal haul truck at Navajo Transitional Energy Co.'s Spring Creek Mine.

Once Called A 'House of Cards,' Navajo Energy Mounts Wyoming Coal Comeback

Federal approvals signal a turnaround for the Navajo Transitional Energy Co., which critics once said was doomed. The company is now poised to dig millions of tons of Wyoming and Montana Powder River Basin coal.

David MadisonAugust 31, 2025

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Small resort owners are fighting to keep skiing affordable as major mountains push daily tickets to record highs. It’s forcing skiers to buy single-day tickets that cost as much as some used to pay for a full season pass. At Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, single-day lift tickets for the 2025-2026 season range from $110 to $255 a day depending on the day of the week and the month. That's with discounts up to 45% offered through promotions for the resort's 60th anniversary, according to its website.

Winter Of $300 Lift Tickets Looms As Rising Costs Price Out Wyoming Skiers

Small resort owners in Wyoming are fighting to keep skiing affordable as major mountains push daily lift tickets to record highs. Deer Valley Resort in Utah and Colorado resorts Vail and Beaver Creek will charge $329 for peak single-day lift tickets this season.

David MadisonAugust 31, 2025

What began as a house of ill repute lives on as a tourist attraction for ghost hunters and history buffs drawn to Butte, Montana, where the men spent their wages in the red light district and the working women got busy building a community. The Dumas Brothel welcomed gentlemen in need of certain services for 92 straight years. Tours are available through October by visiting dumasbrothel.com.

Longest Continuously Operating Brothel In U.S. Was In Montana (And It's Haunted)

The longest continuously operating brothel in the U.S. is in Butte, Montana, and was shut down in 1982. Now it's a tourist attraction that can even be rented-out overnight for the adventurous.

David MadisonAugust 31, 2025

Wyoming state Sen. Troy McKeown, left, and Gillette Mayor Shay Lundvall

State Senator Accuses Gillette City Council Of Making Closed-Door Nuclear Deals

State Sen. Troy McKeown is accusing Gillette city leaders of hiding nuclear deals behind closed doors. "Non-disclosure agreements are appropriate to protect a company's interests, but not at the expense of the public knowing who the city's dealing with," he said.

David MadisonAugust 30, 2025

Houston-based Harvest Midstream has signed a $1 billion deal to buy MPLX's extensive natural gas network across the Uinta and Green River basins. It’s the first major investment in Wyoming energy for the company and its billionaire owner, Jeff Hildebrand.

$1 Billion Pipeline Deal Is Energy Giant's First Play Into Wyoming Energy

Houston-based Harvest Midstream has signed a $1 billion deal to buy MPLX's extensive natural gas network across the Uinta and Green River basins. It’s the first major investment in Wyoming energy for the company and its billionaire owner, Jeff Hildebrand.

David MadisonAugust 29, 2025

Ur-Energy’s in-situ mining field for uranium with water rigs set up in the background.

Wyoming Passes Texas, Closing In On Being Nation’s Top Uranium-Producing State

Wyoming has passed Texas to become the nation’s No. 2 producing state for uranium. It’s poised to challenge Utah for No. 1 as nuclear energy demand booms and prices soar.

David MadisonAugust 27, 2025

American Rare Earths excavates blasted material at its Cowboy State Mine in the Halleck Creek area outside Wheatland.

Wyoming Projects In Bulls-Eye Of America’s Urgent Push For Rare Earths

After decades in obscurity, America's rare earth industry came roaring back this summer, and Wyoming is in the bulls-eye of an urgent push for U.S. production. One company's experience offers a case study of getting a new mine up and running.

David MadisonAugust 27, 2025

Mike Stephens holds up a photo of the view from his land that will be permiated with wind turbines if a proposed wind project is completed. He's sued the state over leasing public land to the company.

Rancher Challenges Wyoming Wind Project Over Wildlife, Lease Rules

A Converse County rancher claims that a plan for a wind farm harms sage grouse and big game habitat in a lawsuit contesting Wyoming’s approval. He also questions the economic benefits promised and says it will destroy the views from his multigenerational property.

David MadisonAugust 26, 2025

A prolonged power outage shut down the street lights and many businesses in Rawlins and other Carbon County communities.

Much Of Carbon County Without Power For 16 Hours After Substation Hit By Lightning

The power is finally back on across much of southern Carbon County after lightning hit a power substation and left about 5,600 homes and businesses without electricity for more than 16 hours Sunday and Monday.

David MadisonAugust 25, 2025

Fed up with loud crotch rockets and cars racing around Cheyenne, the City Council is ready to crack down on vehicles that blatantly violate the city’s noise regulations. It’s considering sound camera technology to catch offenders.

Fed Up With Loud Crotch Rockets And Cars, Cheyenne City Council To Crack Down

Fed up with loud crotch rockets and cars racing around Cheyenne, members of the City Council are trying to crack down on vehicles that blatantly violate the city’s noise regulations. They're proposing to use sound camera technology to catch offenders.

David MadisonAugust 17, 2025

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