Jess Sheldahl
Morning Edition HostJess Sheldahl is a reporter for Yellowstone Public Radio and the host of Morning Edition as well as YPR's daily news podcast, The Worm.
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When people think of the greater Yellowstone ecosystem, the critters that usually come to mind first are bison, bears or elk. But the park's most prolific organisms are too small to see with the human eye. -
A decades-old precedent will continue to protect abortion access in Montana, for now. But Republican lawmakers are considering pathways to restrict access.
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Keldon Joyner, a Montana performer whose drag persona goes by Anita Shadow, read books about wildlife and diverse identities at the zoo as part of pride celebrations scheduled in Billings for the last full week of June.
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Walt Donges with 406 Pride says social media posts from Sen. Steve Daines and Rep. Matt Rosendale drew both negative and positive attention to drag story hour and other pride celebrations planned in Billings throughout the week.
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A teacher concerned about her students' mental health takes them to Yellowstone National Park to relax, learn and experience the joy of nature.
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A steady stream of people flowed through the doors of the Montana Pavillion in Metra Park to drop off ballots Tuesday morning a few hours after polls opened for Montana’s primary election.
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Billings police offers shot at and killed a 19-year-old Billings man during an incident late Monday night. This is the second fatal police-involved shooting in one week, and the third this year.
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“It’s just fun to see them laugh and relax and have fun and realize how much they actually learned," said AP biology teacher Kim Popham, who recently guided her students on a tour of Yellowstone National Park.
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The police department and the Department of Criminal Investigation will investigate the shooting to determine whether the use of force was justified.
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There is a Republican primary in District 1, which includes most of north-central and northeast Montana, and Republican and Democratic primaries in District 5, which covers part of the northwest part of the state.
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Several months after draining Lake Elmo in Billings to get rid of invasive Asian Clams, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has started restocking the lake with fish.
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Sam Rankin, Roger Roots and Samuel Thomas all fall on different points of the Libertarian spectrum.
