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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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Nuclear fuel manufacturing company BWXT told Cowboy State Daily it required nondisclosure agreements with Gillette city officials to protect commercially sensitive information about the size and scope of its proposed fuel fabrication facility.

BWXT Explains Secrecy Around Plans For Gillette Nuclear Fuel Plant

Reacting to criticism over requiring nondisclosure agreements with Gillette officials, nuclear fuel manufacturing company BWXT said they were needed to protect sensitive information about the size and scope of the proposed facility.

David MadisonSeptember 24, 2025

Joe Stopper, a former senior energy advisor to the Trump White House and Interior Department, has joined the executive team for Ramaco Resources. He says the company, its Brook Mine and Wyoming figure to be major players in building up the U.S. rare earth industry.

Former Trump White House Energy Official Joins Wyoming Rare Earth Company

A former senior energy advisor to the Trump White House and Interior Department has joined the executive team for Ramaco Resources. He says the company and Wyoming figure to be major players in building up the U.S. rare earth industry.

David MadisonSeptember 23, 2025

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Goat-Gate: Hungry Goats, Flood Control And Claims Of Corruption In Rock Springs

A $58,000 contract for goats to eat creek-side vegetation for flood control in Rock Springs has unleashed anger and claims of corruption. Tempers flared and one city councilman said, "this whole goat thing is insane."

David MadisonSeptember 21, 2025

Wyoming's Pete Simpson Jr. performed more than 5,000 times without saying a word as Blue Man No. 9 in the world-famous Blue Man Group. Over a 29-year run, he became the longest-tenured member of the unique experimental theater troupe.

Wyoming's Pete Simpson Jr., 29 Years In Famous Blue Man Group, Finally Speaks

Wyoming's Pete Simpson Jr. performed more than 5,000 times without saying a word as Blue Man No. 9 in the world-famous Blue Man Group. Stepping away after 29 years, Simpson is the most prolific performer in Blue Man Group history.

David MadisonSeptember 20, 2025

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As Wyoming Struggles With Nuclear Waste, Canada Shares Its Success Story

As communities in Wyoming debate whether to allow spent fuel storage as the state's nuclear industry is growing, state legislators heard Wednesday about how Canada has handled its dilemma of where to put its nuclear waste.

David MadisonSeptember 18, 2025

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday effectively ended a decade-long legal battle over shipping coal out of the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal. The decision clears a path for potential Wyoming coal exports.

California Supreme Court Clears Path For Wyoming Coal Exports Through Oakland Port

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday effectively ended a decade-long legal battle over shipping coal out of the Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal. The decision clears a path for potential Wyoming coal exports.

David MadisonSeptember 18, 2025

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Campbell County Considers Putting Nuclear Waste Ban To A Vote

Campbell County Commissioners on Tuesday considered a ballot resolution asking people to vote on whether nuclear waste should be stored there. With other states eying Wyoming for their waste, "we need to make a statement," Commissioner Jerry Means said.

David MadisonSeptember 16, 2025

Welcome to Wyoming's Grand Targhee Resort, which sits just inside the Wyoming state line near Driggs, Idaho. As the resort expands, will Idaho expand its laws to allow Teton County, Idaho, to impose a 2% lodging “user fee” — aka tax.

Idaho Wants To Charge Tax For Impact Of Wyoming Tourists

Teton County, Idaho, wants a 2% fee on short-term rentals as the Grand Targhee resort expansion in Alta, Wyoming, promises millions in tax revenue for Wyoming. The Idaho side of the Jackson-Driggs community will get little lodging tax benefits.

David MadisonSeptember 16, 2025

Off-roaders are flocking to places like Evanston, which will likely benefit from recent ORV rule change before the Wyoming Transportation Commission.

WYDOT Rule Change Could Transform Off-Road Vehicle Access in Evanston, Across Wyoming

On Monday, the Wyoming Department of Transportation held a public hearing to announce and take public comment about a rule change that will allow off-road vehicles to cross interstates and better connect trail networks.

David MadisonSeptember 15, 2025

After nearly a decade of litigation, a developer who wants to open an export terminal in Oakland, Californi, expects a state Supreme Court ruling by Oct. 1. If upheld, the terminal could be a West Coast port to ship Wyoming coal to overseas markets.

​California Terminal Project Ruling Could Open Coal Export Markets For Wyoming

After nearly a decade of litigation, a developer who wants to open an export terminal in Oakland, California, expects a state Supreme Court ruling by Oct. 1. If upheld, the terminal could be a West Coast port to ship Wyoming coal to overseas markets.

David MadisonSeptember 14, 2025

He invented a religion, was relentlessly bullied and died too young at 34 last month. To know Josh Saunders — YouTube’s viral gothic KingCobra — is to scroll through a troubled existence documented in video after video viewed more than 20 million times.

How A Bullied Casper Kid Went Viral As The Internet’s Gothic KingCobra

He invented a religion, was relentlessly bullied and died too young at 34 last month. To know Josh Saunders — YouTube’s viral gothic KingCobra — is to scroll through a troubled existence documented in video after video which have been viewed more than 20 million times.

David MadisonSeptember 14, 2025

Back when there was no speed limit in Montana, highways there were known as the “Montana-bahn.” Then along came a stubborn cattle hustler from Wyoming named Rudy “Butch” Stanko, whose lead foot and hard head brought the no-speed limit era to an end.

Rudy “Butch” Stanko: The Wyoming Maverick Who Ended Montana’s No Speed Limit Era

Back when there was no speed limit in Montana, highways there were known as the “Montanabahn.” Then along came a stubborn cattle hustler from Wyoming named Rudy “Butch” Stanko, whose lead foot and hard head inadvertently brought the no-speed limit era to an end.

David MadisonSeptember 13, 2025

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The first vehicle travels over a rebuilt temporary fix for the collapsed section of Teton Pass.

New And Improved Teton Pass Commute Connects Two Teton Counties In Two States

Teton Counties in Wyoming and Idaho are connected by Teton Pass, a lifeline between the two communities in two states that depend on each other. Having the pass closed for three weeks last year highlighted the need for more transportation options.

David MadisonSeptember 10, 2025

A dragline moves coal at the Black Butte mine in Sweetwater County.

Black Butte Mine Expansion Approved After Years of Federal Delays

The Department of the Interior on Tuesday has approved access to 9.2 million tons of federal coal at the Black Butte mine near Rock Springs. It comes after years of federal delays and allows a return to full-scale mining.

David MadisonSeptember 10, 2025

Wyoming Republican Rep. Hageman told the U.S. Forest Service chief Tuesday that its past time to end the 2001 President Clinton-era roadless rule. She said the agency’s own employees warned at that time it would be a disaster.

Hageman Pushes Forest Service Chief To End Clinton-Era Roadless Rule

Wyoming Republican Rep. Hageman told the U.S. Forest Service chief Tuesday that its past time to end the 2001 President Clinton-era roadless rule. She said the agency’s own employees warned at that time it would be a disaster.

David MadisonSeptember 09, 2025

Lower Valley Energy, which serves Jackson and Afton, announced an electricity rate increase, followed by a natural gas rate decrease ahead of the winter season when both are used to heat homes. It's part of a larger rate hike for an energy wholesaler that also sells to Rock Mountain Power.

Wholesaler That Sells To Rocky Mountain Power, Other Utilities Hiking Rates 9%

Residents in Jackson and Aston will see their electricity bills go up under a nearly 9% average rate hike by Bonneville Power Admin. The company also sells wholesale to Rocky Mountain Power, which serves a wide swath of central and southern Wyoming.

David MadisonSeptember 08, 2025

State officials are warning Wyoming legislators that a huge number of dams in the state are crumbling, rated as being in “poor” condition. Also, there’s more legal pressure from downstream states for Wyoming water. Seminoe Dam, above, is one of 1,471 regulated dams in the state.

Wyoming Has A Huge Number Of Dams In ‘Poor’ Condition, Legislators Warned

State officials are warning Wyoming legislators that a huge number of dams in the state are crumbling, rated as being in “poor” condition. Also, there’s more legal pressure from downstream states for Wyoming water.

David MadisonSeptember 08, 2025

Federal prosecutions in Wyoming, Utah and New Mexico say they face mounting challenges enforcing oil and gas waste disposal laws across the U.S. West. Two Wyoming oil field workers from Crowheart Energy near Wamsutter recently convicted for dumping in Utah both got probation.

Wyoming Case Exposes Challenges Of Stopping Illegal Oil Field Waste Dumping

Federal investigators have documented a series of illegal oil field waste disposal cases across the American West. Most recently, two Wyoming oil field supervisors were sentenced for directing crew members to bury contaminated waste in Carbon County.

David MadisonSeptember 06, 2025

A Clearpath Robotics Warthog unmanned ground vehicle — aka a robot — fitted with cameras and sensors in action at a Mississippi State University research center.

Robots Are Herding Cattle, But Wyoming Wranglers Say They Can’t Replace Them

Could robots replace real Wyoming cowboys? Researchers are building cattle-herding and other ag industry robots that could transform livestock management across the American West. But real wranglers on horseback say they're irreplaceable.

David MadisonSeptember 06, 2025

Dr. Michael Dickey and his research group have made many advances in understanding the properties and behavior of a certain class of liquid gallium alloys. The group pioneered creating the alloys and some of their early uses as flexible electronics and self-healing wires.

Shapeshifting Metal Gallium Could Transform Electronics, Boost Wyoming Mining

Gallium is a shapeshifting metal that's been compared to whatever was used to build the upgraded terminator in “Terminator 2.” Wyoming could provide the world with more of this liquid miracle metal, which is used to make self-healing fabrics and wires.

David MadisonSeptember 05, 2025

Josh Allen during the first half of the 2016 Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, California.

Josh Allen To Become First UW Football Player To Have Number Retired

Former University of Wyoming Cowboys quarterback Josh Allen will return to Laramie on Nov. 22 to have his jersey retired. The ceremony will mark the first official jersey retirement in Cowboys football history.

David MadisonSeptember 04, 2025

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