Madelyn Beck
Madelyn Beck is Boise State Public Radio's regional reporter with the Mountain West 暗黑爆料 Bureau. She's from Montana but has reported everywhere from North Dakota to Alaska to Washington, D.C. Her last few positions included covering energy resources in Wyoming and reporting on agriculture/rural life issues in Illinois.
Pre-journalism jobs include (but are not limited to): ranch hand for Icelandic horses, hotel laundress, large caliber brass shell sorter/inventory, salmon processor in Alaska and waitress for a murder mystery dinner theater.
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Rattlesnakes have a bad reputation in the West, often seen as a deadly fiend that we'd be better off without. However, much like sharks, they rarely kill and often inspire more fear than warranted.
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Rattlesnakes have a bad reputation in the West, seen as a deadly fiend that we'd be better off without. However, much like sharks, they rarely kill and often inspire far more fear than they deserve.
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Nationwide deaths related to black market fentanyl pills are rising. Many victims are people who got hooked on pain pills following medical procedures.
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The White House recently announced that it would not create a federal 鈥渧accine passport鈥� requirement, or proof that you鈥檝e gotten the COVID-19 vaccine. Even so, leaders in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Utah have rejected such requirements, using everything from denunciations to executive orders to planned legislation. -
New research published in the journal Nature Climate Change finds that snow is melting earlier 鈥� often in the winter. That鈥檚 a bad sign for the Mountain West. -
Spring bird migration is underway and will continue in the Mountain West for the next few months. -
Parts of the Mountain West are still seeing snow and frost and sleet 鈥� but there's one sure sign that spring is actually here: the songs of migrating birds. -
Not enough jurors showed up for a trial last week in a case that could have implications for avalanche safety in the Mountain West. -
A new study shows that listening to nature could have significant health benefits. -
As health officials battle vaccine hesitancy and a reluctance to follow safety guidelines, they could turn to employers for help.
