Madelyn Beck
Reporter, Mountain West °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ BureauMadelyn Beck is Boise State Public Radio's regional reporter with the Mountain West °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ 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 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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Mix gelatin, sand and cyanobacteria and what do you get? A solid building material with a low carbon footprint. -
It was a dry start to the year for some mountain ranges in the region, but recent storms brought most Mountain West snowpack levels back to normal. -
Recent data shows that the U.S. had more minable oil and natural gas reserves than ever before. -
Skyscrapers Not Needed: Research Shows High Potential For Innovation In Rural Mountain West CountiesNew research shows that you don’t need a big population to foster innovation. -
A new study casts doubt on the safety of state abortion laws in the Mountain West. -
As we get ready to chow down on holiday foods over the next couple of weeks, a new study has some grim news. It projects half of Americans will be obese... -
The Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming is considering legalizing medical marijuana and hemp production. -
It’s nearly Thanksgiving, which means extra food — and extra food waste. But one man’s garbage is another’s renewable energy. -
A report published last week graded 506 cities around the U.S. on how inclusive their towns are to the LGBTQ community, and cities in the Mountain West... -
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will be discussing bills to fund programs that help pay for public schools and infrastructure in rural...
