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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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A woman previously convicted of human smuggling who later escaped from federal custody has been arrested again. She’s now accused of harboring illegal immigrants near the U.S.-Canada border in Montana.

Escaped Human Smuggler Nabbed Again Near Montana U.S.-Canada Border

A woman previously convicted of human smuggling who later escaped from federal custody has been arrested again. She’s now accused of harboring illegal immigrants near the U.S.-Canada border in Montana.

David MadisonApril 14, 2025

Piles of trash are the last thing anyone wants to see when visiting a hot spring. When it happened recently at Carey Hot Springs in Idaho, random hot springers banded together for a cleanup.

Visitors Hold Spontaneous Cleanup Of Trashed Idaho Hot Spring

Piles of trash are the last thing anyone wants to see when visiting a hot spring. When it happened recently at Carey Hot Springs in Idaho, random hot springers banded together for a spontaneous cleanup.

David MadisonApril 13, 2025

The Frontier Town Bar was constructed from a single 50-foot log of Douglas fir and in its heyday, it was the king of rustic Montana bars. And now a new generation hopes to see the bar and its diorama reopen to the public.

Montana’s Historic Frontier Town Bar Made From A Single Giant 50-Foot Log

A California couple bought Frontier Town, the inspiration for Disney’s Frontierland. It’s also home to one of the largest bars ever made from a single giant 50-foot, and the new owners hope to reopen it.

David MadisonApril 12, 2025

New research shows there’s a process that offers the promise of around-the-clock electricity generation with solar panels. But the technology is not yet available for people to use to power their homes.

Research Shows Solar Panels Can Also Generate Electricity At Night

New research shows there’s a process that offers the promise of around-the-clock electricity generation with solar panels. But the technology is not yet available for people to use to power their homes.

David MadisonApril 12, 2025

Wyoming’s chief economist is reporting that it’s still tough for homebuyers in the state with an “overpriced” market. And Zillow reports a lack of available homes to buy also has about 11% of homebuyers paying more than list price.

Wyoming Housing Market ‘Overpriced,’ With 11% Of Buyers Paying Over List Price

Wyoming’s chief economist is reporting that it’s still tough for homebuyers in the state with an “overpriced” market. And Zillow reports a lack of available homes to buy also has about 11% of homebuyers paying more than list price.

David MadisonApril 10, 2025

A uranium project around Pine Ridge, about 20 miles north of Glenrock, recently received a $30 million investment to advance deeper exploration of the area.

$30 Million Investment Bets On Glenrock Being Wyoming’s Next Uranium Hot Spot

Could an area north of Glenrock become Wyoming’s next uranium hot spot? A $30 million investment from a Canada mining venture is betting it will.

David MadisonApril 09, 2025

Banks in Montana and Wyoming were targeted by fraudsters Decoriss Darnell Smith, left, and Stanford Wilvin Lightfoot, who forged phony paychecks, then recruited homeless people to cash them at local “country” banks. The homeless were also left to take the blame if caught.

National Crime Ring Recruited Homeless To Take The Blame In Check Cashing Scheme

Banks in Montana and Wyoming were targeted by fraudsters who forged phony paychecks, then recruited homeless people to cash them at local “country” banks. The homeless were also left to take the blame if caught.

David MadisonApril 08, 2025

Riggin Schaffer, 18, was killed March 23 when he stopped to help a driver hurt in a highway crash and was hit by another vehicle that came upon the scene.

No Charges For Driver Who Hit Good Samaritan, DUI For Teen He Stopped To Help

The Wyoming Highway Patrol released its report Monday on the Highway 130 crash that killed good Samaritan Riggin Schaffer, 18, on March 23. The driver who hit Schaffer wasn’t drunk or ticketed, but the crashed driver Schaffer stopped to help got a DUI.

David MadisonApril 07, 2025

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Report: Wyoming Leads Coal-Burning States With Lowest Power Rates In The U.S.

Wyoming and other coal-friendly energy states have low power rates, with Wyoming ranking as the lowest in the nation. That’s what the American Legislative Exchange Council says in its annual report.

David MadisonApril 03, 2025

A drilling rig near Pinedale, Wyoming, in this file photo.

Microbes Used To ‘Supercharge’ Gas Production From Powder River Basin Coal Seams

Recent USGS research shows naturally occurring underground microbes can “supercharge” natural gas production from Powder River Basin coal seams.

David MadisonApril 03, 2025

Wyoming ranchers, farmers and small business owners can still get money for their solar energy projects. It’s there if they revise them to align with President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order.

Trump’s Energy Order Includes Solar Money For Ranchers, Small Businesses

Wyoming ranchers, farmers and small business owners can still get federal money for their solar energy projects. It’s there if they revise them to align with President Trump’s Unleashing American Energy Executive Order.

David MadisonApril 02, 2025

If Riggin Schaffer went after something, ‘It was with his whole soul,” said his mother Stephanie Schaffer.

Family Remembers 18-Year-Old Good Samaritan As Hero Who Died Helping Another

Family and friends of Riggin Schaffer say they’re remembering the 18-year-old as a hero who died helping another. Schaffer was assisting a crash victim on a Wyoming highway March 23 when another car struck them.

David MadisonMarch 31, 2025

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As legislators in Wyoming and Montana debate solar power in their states, more homeowners are installing panels. They’re also considering community solar projects where people can subscribe to get power like they would for Netflix.

Interest In Community Solar Power Projects Grows In Wyoming And Montana

As legislators in Wyoming and Montana debate solar power in their states, more homeowners are installing panels. They’re also considering community solar projects where people can subscribe to get power, like they would for Netflix or other services.

David MadisonMarch 31, 2025

Riggin Schaffer, an 18-year-old WyoTech student with dreams of building muscle cars stopped to help the injured driver of a one-car rollover Sunday on Highway 130 near Laramie. While doing that, he was hit by another driver and killed.

18-Year-Old Good Samaritan Hit, Killed While Helping Injured Driver Near Laramie

An 18-year-old WyoTech student from Montana with dreams of building muscle cars stopped to help the injured driver of a one-car rollover Sunday on Highway 130 near Laramie. While doing that, he was hit by another driver and killed.

David MadisonMarch 28, 2025

A plan to store carbon dioxide in underground voids deep within a huge swath of southwest Wyoming was approved Wednesday by the Bureau of Land Management.

BLM OKs Plan To Store CO2 Under 600,000 Acres Of Southwest Wyoming

The Bureau of Land Management has approved a plan to store carbon dioxide under 605,100 acres of land in southwest Wyoming. Over 30 years, it could store 600 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.

David MadisonMarch 27, 2025

The Kemmerer, Wyoming, coal mine.

Power Plants Burning More Wyoming Coal So Far In 2025

Despite the layoffs of 28 Kemmerer coal mine workers last week, there’s evidence of an uptick in demand for thermal coal from Wyoming. So far in 2025, power plants are burning more coal.

David MadisonMarch 27, 2025

Rare Element Resources has already started operations at its rare earths demonstration plant in Upton, Wyoming.

With Rare Earths In Trump’s Fast Lane, Wyoming Projects Get Cash Infusions

As the Trump administration continues to put domestic development of rare earth mining and processing in the fast lane, Wyoming’s big projects benefit. The push means huge infusions of cash to develop them.

David MadisonMarch 26, 2025

The exterior of the famous Bedford Castle in Wyoming is every bit a fairy tale, including appropriate architecture around the 40-acre grounds.

Need A Mansion? More Than 50 Wyoming Homes On The Market For At Least $10 Million

A collection of luxury properties are for sale just in time for the spring real estate buying season in Wyoming. Here’s a look at three unique homes that span the spectrum from a legacy Western spread to full-blown castle.

David MadisonMarch 26, 2025

Trump’s executive order last week to boost production of rare earth elements tees up Wyoming become a focus for that. Breaking China’s stranglehold on the world’s supply “is an emergency,” says Holly Krutka, who heads UW’s School of Energy Resources.

Trump Order Further Tees Up Wyoming To Become Leader In Rare Earth Elements

Trump’s executive order last week to boost production of rare earth elements tees up Wyoming become a focus for that. Breaking China’s stranglehold on the world’s supply “is an emergency,” says Holly Krutka, who heads UW’s School of Energy Resources.

David MadisonMarch 24, 2025

Carson, a 120-pounds Saint Bernard, touched down in Ennis, Montana, on March 11 as part of a grassroots effort to rescue dogs from large urban animal shelters and deliver them to remote areas in states like Montana.

More Groups In Rural States Rescuing Big Dogs From Urban High-Kill Shelters

More large breed dogs are winding up in urban animal shelters with high kill rates. But rural shelters thousands of miles away, are rescuing them and saving their lives. Like Carson, a 120-pound Saint Bernard who just escaped death row in Los Angeles.

David MadisonMarch 23, 2025

First seen in 2022, the “Make Bozeman Montana Again” billboard is back, igniting debate on social media about the soul of Bozeman.

The Local Man Behind The “Make Bozeman Montana Again” Billboard

Derek Aspinwall told Cowboy State Daily that Bozeman, Montana, is changing to be more like an Aspen or Vail, Colorado. So he put up a billboard pleading with the community to slow the development and get back to its roots before it's too late

David MadisonMarch 22, 2025

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