Maggie Mullen
Phone: 307-766-5086
Email: mmullen5@uwyo.edu
Maggie Mullen reports for the Mountain West News Bureau out of Wyoming Public Radio. She is a fifth generation Wyomingite, born and raised in Casper. Before coming to Wyoming Public Radio, she was a Master’s student in American Studies at the University of Wyoming, where she also earned a BA in English and French. Maggie enjoys writing, cooking, riding bikes, swimming in rivers and lakes, and her Labrador, Jane. She’s also a fervent believer that no meal is complete without hot sauce.
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Real estate prices have reached new heights in many of our region's ski towns. In Jackson Hole, Wyoming, buyers spent a record $2 billion in the first nine months of 2021. Meanwhile, the number of homes on the market is at an all-time low. That's pricing out many long-time residents. The Mountain West News Bureau's Maggie Mullen reports. -
The money is equal to about $31 billion and is also intended to reform Canada's child welfare system. -
Without snow or cold temperatures, hunters in the Mountain West have had a difficult time this fall and winter. -
Wildfire activity generally slows at night as winds die down, temperatures drop and humidity rises. But a new study suggests that's changing. -
It's December in the Mountain West but it's been downright balmy, with high temperatures breaking decades-old records around the region. -
"It's the most gratifying job I'll ever have," says a former hotshot. "But it's also a job that made me contemplate suicide and think that my family was better off with a life insurance check than being around what turned into seasonal depression." -
Unseasonable wildfires fueled by high winds over dry ground resulted in two deaths in the Mountain West this week. -
After another historic wildfire season, scientists from across the region will gather virtually to discuss what to do about the health impacts of wildfire smoke. -
New research is the first to use GPS-tracking data to look into the effects of wildfire smoke on bird migration. Its findings suggest that tagged geese changed their behavior to avoid smoky conditions. -
PFAS are found across the region in products like rain jackets and firefighting foam. But they can cause health problems, so the Biden administration issued new regulations today to keep them out of drinking water.
