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KHOL Newscast

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Listen weekdays for local, state and regional headlines from Jackson Hole and the Mountain West—all in four minutes or less.

Episodes

State of Jackson: What happens when jobs outpace homes

Following the annual report card for the region’s housing supply, housing czar April Norton is back to delve into the good, bad and hopeful on Jackson Hole housing. The good: Last year almost 300 people got affordable homes and deed-restricted units made up 63% of the county’s new home construction. In the last 10 years, five homes have been built for every new person added to Teton County’s population. The not so good: The value of a free market home has gone up 260% in the last decade. And wit...

May 17, 202528 min

Wyoming literary map, Yellowstone grizzly death

Listen every weekday for a local newscast featuring town, county, state and regional headlines. It's the daily dose of news you need on Wyoming, Idaho and the Mountain West — all in four minutes or less.

May 16, 20252 min

State of Jackson: Sarah Cavallero and Dr. Kent Corso explain how we can all prevent youth suicide

Before pretty much every kid had a smartphone, Sarah Cavallero saw upset teens yelling or throwing things across the room at Teton Youth and Family Services. Now instead of acting out, she sees kids turning their suffering inward: self-harming, and suicidal as young as 9 years old. Dr. Corso, a licensed clinical psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst, has been working with Cavallero on suicide prevention for four years. The founder of ProsperTogether.net , Corso says social media has ...

May 10, 202528 min

Deep dive: State says benzene dig and haul is risky

Listen every weekday for a local newscast featuring town, county, state and regional headlines. It's the daily dose of news you need on Wyoming, Idaho and the Mountain West — all in four minutes or less.

May 05, 20254 min

State of Jackson: April Norton asks what’s next as homeowners grow older and richer

Does Teton County have more jobs or people? How many homes exist here? And how much has that number grown? Co-host Pete Muldoon tests his pulse on the stats of Jackson against figures from the town and county’s housing supply plan. There’s good news and there’s not so good news for the region’s housing affordability. If you’re a geek for housing data, the answers might still surprise you.

May 03, 202528 min

County land trust debated, homeless student resources

Listen every weekday for a local newscast featuring town, county, state and regional headlines. It's the daily dose of news you need on Wyoming, Idaho and the Mountain West — all in four minutes or less.

Apr 30, 20253 min

Pope’s memorial mass, youth mental health resources

Listen every weekday for a local newscast featuring town, county, state and regional headlines. It's the daily dose of news you need on Wyoming, Idaho and the Mountain West — all in four minutes or less.

Apr 29, 20253 min

State of Jackson: Rep. Andrew Byron says ‘it’s about remembering that we’re all humans’

In Byron’s district some homes in Wilson are worth $30 million while some lots in Alpine can still go for $50,000. That’s just one of the big divides he straddles while lawmaking in Cheyenne. As a Republican, he takes pride in working with the Freedom Caucus, a far-right bloc that has the majority in the Wyoming House. He’s also not afraid to say he thinks some of their member’s behavior is unfair to Wyoming. From championing conservation in an oil and gas state to contemplating social issues li...

Apr 26, 202527 min

State of Jackson: Andy Schwartz says ‘democracy will survive’

Andy Schwartz is the legislative advisor for the town of Jackson, a blue speck in an increasingly bright red state. Jackson has become a political target, he said, leading the town to hire a lobbyist to monitor and respond to relevant bills. Having served eight years in the same statehouse, he’s seen the rise of national partisanship and the Freedom Caucus reducing bipartisan lawmaking. Still, he said, common ground and compromise are not just possible but necessary. “Once you find one point of ...

Apr 19, 202529 min
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