The Federal Communications Commission launched a new missing and endangered persons code for its nationwide Emergency Alert System. It will allow law enforcement to send messages about missing adults through phones, TV and the radio.
About Emily Cohen
Emily has served as executive director of KHOL since June 2019. She has a background in ecological design and urban planning and has worked as a teacher on the US-Mexico border in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, as a policy wonk in Washington, DC and as a land use planner in Wyoming. She enjoys getting away from the operations side of radio to produce original stories about arts and culture in Jackson.
Recent Stories by Emily Cohen
Angling in hot water: how higher temperatures are impacting river ecosystems and fishing outfitters
Earlier this month, a heat wave broke records across the country and also hit Wyoming hard. The increased heat is impacting rivers, fish and the guides that rely on them.
Grand Teton National Park taps local community to hear about priorities for management in the future
Grand Teton National Park hosted a public meeting at the Teton County Library in Jackson on July 16 to hear from folks about their hopes for the park for the next couple decades.
Eastern Shoshone bison manager is one of the newest National Geographic Explorers
Eastern Shoshone tribal member Jason Baldes has received the prestigious Wayfinder Award from the National Geographic Society for his work to restore bison to Indigenous lands.
Wyoming’s first statewide reproductive freedom summit focuses on abortion
The first-ever Wyoming Reproductive Freedom Summit took place in Lander on June 22. It comes as Wyoming grapples with how to regulate abortion, which remains legal for now.
Jackson-based powwow creates opportunities for cultural awareness and community celebration
This weekend, Native peoples from across the region will gather outside of Jackson for the fourth annual Teton Powwow.
Traveling art exhibit shines spotlight on five creative women in Wyoming
Two of the artist are from Jackson, where the Wyoming Women to Watch exhibit is on display until the spring.
FBI launches new project to learn about missing and murdered Indigenous peoples in Wyoming
The federal agency announced on the Wind River Reservation recently that it is collecting tips from the public to help solve cases.
