/tags/mountainwestnews mountainwestnews en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 23:10:44 GMT /2018-09-28/you-might-not-want-to-sit-down-for-this-squat-toilets-solve-potty-problem-in-yellowstone When visiting Yellowstone National Park or any parks in our region, there's a lot to consider. Will traffic be bad? What about the weather? Will I see... Fri, 28 Sep 2018 23:10:44 GMT /2018-09-28/you-might-not-want-to-sit-down-for-this-squat-toilets-solve-potty-problem-in-yellowstone Maggie Mullen /2018-09-25/grants-given-to-restore-preserve-japanese-american-internment-camps The National Park Service is donating more funds to preserve, restore and increase education about Japanese American internment camps scattered across... Tue, 25 Sep 2018 21:52:57 GMT /2018-09-25/grants-given-to-restore-preserve-japanese-american-internment-camps Abigail Beckman /2018-09-24/flu-vaccine-fell-short-last-year-but-experts-say-getting-your-flu-shot-is-still-critical The flu epidemic was especially deadly last year. And our region was no exception . Tens of thousands of people are estimated to have died in the U.S.... Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:51:22 GMT /2018-09-24/flu-vaccine-fell-short-last-year-but-experts-say-getting-your-flu-shot-is-still-critical Ali Budner /2018-08-13/new-wildfire-in-glacier-national-park-sends-tourists-scrambling-east-side-still-open Scorching temperatures are hitting our region’s biggest tourist attractions. On Friday, temperatures at Glacier National Park hit triple digits for the... Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:45:53 GMT /2018-08-13/new-wildfire-in-glacier-national-park-sends-tourists-scrambling-east-side-still-open Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi /2018-08-08/mountain-west-dems-win-big-in-primaries-but-is-a-blue-wave-coming-this-november Even in traditionally Republican strongholds, Democrats are doing really well in primaries across the Mountain West. But high voter turnout in primaries... Wed, 08 Aug 2018 22:05:28 GMT /2018-08-08/mountain-west-dems-win-big-in-primaries-but-is-a-blue-wave-coming-this-november Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi /2018-07-30/sprained-ankles-had-doctors-pulling-out-prescription-pads-study-finds A state-by-state analysis of opioid prescriptions for people who visited emergency rooms with a sprained ankle show one in four patients were given... Mon, 30 Jul 2018 23:17:32 GMT /2018-07-30/sprained-ankles-had-doctors-pulling-out-prescription-pads-study-finds Erik Neumann /2018-07-27/do-politics-go-with-football-50-years-ago-wyomings-black-14-said-yes Football season kicks off soon with the sport still mired in controversy over whether players should stand for the national anthem. A new NFL policy... Fri, 27 Jul 2018 23:02:08 GMT /2018-07-27/do-politics-go-with-football-50-years-ago-wyomings-black-14-said-yes Maggie Mullen /2018-07-18/national-monument-law-gets-attention-from-both-sides-of-the-aisle-in-washington Separate bills are active in Congress to alternately strengthen or weaken the law used to create national monuments. Wed, 18 Jul 2018 22:50:54 GMT /2018-07-18/national-monument-law-gets-attention-from-both-sides-of-the-aisle-in-washington Erik Neumann /2018-07-17/idaho-and-utah-voters-put-medicaid-on-the-ballot Idaho officially joined Utah today as the third state to try to expand Medicaid by ballot initiative. Tue, 17 Jul 2018 22:55:45 GMT /2018-07-17/idaho-and-utah-voters-put-medicaid-on-the-ballot Erik Neumann /2018-07-17/trumps-government-reorganization-plan-has-big-impacts-in-the-west U.S. Senate committees will hold hearings this week on the Trump administration's plan to reorganize the government. It includes a department that... Tue, 17 Jul 2018 17:29:57 GMT /2018-07-17/trumps-government-reorganization-plan-has-big-impacts-in-the-west Nate Hegyi, Nate Hegyi