Nevada

Though historic snowfall eased drought conditions, threats of extended dry periods don’t let up in the arid West. That’s why water managers are working on creating sustainable water supplies, including turning the water that flushes down people’s toilets into drinking water from their taps.

KDNK’s reporter Hattison Rensberry brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

Backers of the project say it would provide essential materials to build electric vehicles and address the climate crisis, but a coalition of Native American tribes is fighting against it.

The Interior Department is spending nearly $85 million to help communities in the West tackle challenges brought on by drought, and many of the projects are in the Mountain West.

KDNK’s news reporter Hattison Rensberry brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

A new currency is gaining popularity in several states in our region. The company that makes it is using new technology to simplify buying and reselling a precious metal.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Mountain West

A new study shows that a large number of Native American households in the Mountain West lack indoor plumbing.

Twenty-two miles outside of the nearest town (Wells, pop. 1,246), graffiti on a crumbling hotel wall reads: "Home on the Strange." Down a dirt road,...

Legislators in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Washington passed aggressive clean energy mandates in 2019.KDNK station manager Gavin Dahl learns more…