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David Madison
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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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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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