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• Stakeholders hint at deal to avoid Jim Bridger plant shutdown

  Stakeholders are working behind the scenes to strike a compromise that avoids a federal shutdown of two coal-burning units at the Jim Bridger power plant, according to parties involved.

  3 months ago

• Park County man wants to test paper ballots

  CODY — South Fork resident Boone Tidwell is fed up with voting machines.

  3 months ago

• Senators file bill requiring schools to share lesson information

  CASPER — Last fall, two of the Wyoming Legislature’s top lawmakers held a press conference with the then-schools superintendent to announce plans for a bill tied to public concerns over critical race theory.

  3 months ago

• Hearing panel rules Manlove violated rules

  CHEYENNE – A hearing panel convened by the Wyoming State Bar found Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove in violation of multiple rules of professional conduct that govern attorneys in the state.

  3 months ago

• Rocky Mountain Power looks at hydropower unit near Glenrock

  CASPER — Another company is eyeing pumped storage hydropower in Wyoming.

  3 months ago

• Current, former employees defend DA

  CHEYENNE – Several current and former employees of the Laramie County District Attorney’s Office took the witness stand Wednesday to defend against wide-ranging allegations against DA Leigh Anne Manlove.

  3 months ago

• Cody widow wins wrongful death suit

  CODY — Tana Shively is finally starting to feel some closure regarding the passing of her husband Dan Shively. “It’s going to take awhile, but yes,” she said.

  3 months ago

• Runoff election push returns after setback

  CASPER —The effort to bring runoff elections to Wyoming’s primaries has been revived.

  3 months ago

• Manlove: Charges a coordinated effort to remove me from office

  CHEYENNE — Retaking the stand Monday morning to defend against charges brought by the Wyoming State Bar,

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 517 over weekend

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell by 517 over the weekend.

  3 months ago

• Retired professor sounds alarm over honey bee migration

  Asian giant honey bees might seem a remote concern for someone in tiny Inez, a ranch community in Converse County almost too faint to register on maps.

  3 months ago

• Lawmakers want to reimburse fossil fuel producers to offset fed royalty hike

  Some Wyoming lawmakers want to provide a tax refund to fossil fuel producers to help offset a potential federal mineral royalty rate hike.

  3 months ago

• Republican National Committee censures Cheney

  CASPER — The Republican National Committee voted Friday to censure Rep. Liz Cheney over her service on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

  3 months ago

• Manlove testifies in disciplinary hearing

  CHEYENNE — Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove was called to testify Friday in her ongoing disciplinary hearing, kicking off a tense back and forth between her and the Wyoming State Bar’s attorney.

  3 months ago

• The value of Cheney’s record-breaking fundraising

  Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) is outraising her Donald Trump-backed opponent, Harriet Hageman, by a four-to-one margin. Campaign finance data from the Federal Election Commission this week revealed a record-breaking $2.05-million haul by the congresswoman in the fourth quarter of 2021.

  3 months ago

• Hunters in trespass case allege harassment

  Four hunters challenging criminal trespass charges in a corner-crossing case in Carbon County allege the operators of the Elk Mountain Ranch illegally harassed them while they were hunting and camping on public land.

  3 months ago

• Wildlife agency advances review of wolf status

  JACKSON — The push to re-list wolves as an endangered species in the northern Rocky Mountains is being further studied, drawing ire from some outfitters and state wildlife agencies and guarded optimism from wolf watchers.

  3 months ago

• Legislator continues push for convention of states

  SHERIDAN — The ongoing conversation about a Convention of States is likely to continue this legislative session, with Sen. Bo Biteman, R-Parkman, again leading the charge.

  3 months ago

• Former employees say DA’s office ‘hostile’

  CHEYENNE — On the second day of the disciplinary hearing of Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove, two former employees testified that the DA’s office under Manlove had been “chaotic” and “hostile,"

  3 months ago

• Beef producers not sure Biden meat packing program will help

  BUFFALO — The Biden Administration announced in early January it is setting aside $1 billion of American Rescue Plan Act funds to help foster a “fairer, more competitive, and more resilient meat and poultry supply chain.”

  3 months ago

• Bill would ban transgender women, girls from teams

  CASPER — A group of state lawmakers filed a bill Wednesday that would bar transgender women and girls in Wyoming from participating in high school and collegiate sports that match their gender identity.

  3 months ago

• Disciplinary hearing begins for Laramie County DA

  CHEYENNE — A disciplinary hearing in the case of Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove began Wednesday,

  3 months ago

• Feds: We’ll find ‘right fit’ for Wyoming coal community grant proposals

  Wyoming communities bracing for coal production downturns and coal-fired power plant closures will receive support from assorted federal “revitalization” grant programs,

  3 months ago

• New lawsuits filed in 2020 balloon crash

  JACKSON — Wyoming Balloon Company is now facing five lawsuits after three of its hot air balloons crashed near Teton Village due to an unexpected gust of wind during a flight on Aug. 3, 2020.

  3 months ago

• More than $9M donated in House race

  CASPER — Boat loads of cash flowed into Wyoming’s House race during the past year.

  3 months ago

• Vaccinated outnumber unvaccinated at Cheyenne hospital

  CHEYENNE (WNE) — Breakthrough COVID cases leading to hospitalization at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center currently outnumber the number of unvaccinated people who are hospitalized.

  3 months ago

• Feds probed airborne wolf, coyote gunners in Wyoming, didn’t prosecute

  The tip came in by phone.

  3 months ago

• Predator control bill advances in wake of aerial gunning dispute

  Rep. Robert Wharff (R-Evanston) was “ready to go to the carpet” in the fall when he learned county predator boards were reprimanded by federal investigators for killing predators from aircraft over federal lands.

  3 months ago

• Wyoming Migration releases short film about obstacles to animal movement

  An elk face-plants on a dirt road after tripping over a fence. A mule deer entangles a hind leg in barbed wire.

  3 months ago

• In the wake of superintendent scrap, a look at the position’s powers

  Following a process challenged by legal maneuverings and allegations of unconstitutionality, Gov. Mark Gordon appointed Brian Schroeder as the state’s superintendent of public instruction on Thursday.

  3 months ago

• CPR over the phone: Proposed legislation would require teleCPR training for dispatchers

  SHERIDAN — A bill sponsored by the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affair Committee would require telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation — or teleCPR — training for Wyoming dispatchers.

  3 months ago

• Increased PRB coal production and employment point to ‘strong 2022’ amid overall downturn

  GILLETTE — Coal production in the Powder River Basin saw growth in 2021 after a significant pandemic-related setback marred the extraction industry the year before.

  3 months ago

• More seeking rental aid

  CASPER —Average weekly applications to Wyoming’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program have more than doubled this fall and winter compared to the summer, according to data from the Department of Family Services.

  3 months ago

• House speaker asks Zwonitzer to respond to allegations in writing

  CHEYENNE — Wyoming’s Speaker of the House has asked that a fellow legislator respond in writing to allegations that he does not live in the district he was elected to represent.

  3 months ago

• Secretary of state refers Zwonitzer complaint to the House

  Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Buchanan has referred a complaint lodged against Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (R-Cheyenne) to the Wyoming House of Representatives. The complaint, lodged by Zwonitzer’s own party, concerns his residency status.

  3 months ago

• Nuclear project could be the catalyst for economic diversification

  LARAMIE — Last summer’s bombshell announcement that Wyoming will be home to a first-of-its-kind nuclear demonstration project has energized the Cowboy State’s efforts to wean itself from dependence on fossil fuels.

  3 months ago

• Legislature holds full plate with little time to address everything

  SHERIDAN — Even more so than usual, the Wyoming Legislature has a lot of work to do at its upcoming budget session.

  3 months ago

• Gordon picks schools chief

  CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon on Thursday appointed the head of a private Christian school in Cody to serve as Wyoming’s next superintendent of public instruction.

  3 months ago

• Lawsuit against Wyoming Indian school district slated for December trial

  RIVERTON — In the lawsuit against Fremont County School District Number 14, a jury trial is set tentatively for Dec. 12, 2022, under U.S. District Court Judge Nancy D Freudenthal.

  3 months ago

• Local trade programs help satisfy worker demand

  LARAMIE — Businesses around the United States continue a desperate search for employees during worker shortages sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the trade industries are no exception.

  3 months ago

• Campbell County library board votes to keep three more challenged books in teen section

  GILLETTE — The Campbell County Public Library board voted Monday night to keep three more challenged books in the teen section.

  3 months ago

• High court upholds murder conviction

  CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Supreme Court affirmed a Casper man’s murder conviction on Wednesday, but the court ruled that his sentence was illegal and will need to be corrected.

  3 months ago

• Court to rule on state superintendent of public instruction case today

  CHEYENNE — A U.S. District Court judge said Wednesday morning the court would rule on a temporary restraining order seeking to halt the governor’s appointment of a new state superintendent of public instruction by noon Thursday.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases up by 32 Wednesday

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 32 on Wednesday.

  3 months ago

• Superintendent of Public Instruction selection process sparks lawsuit

  CASPER — Former Wyoming Speaker of the House Tom Lubnau and 15 others are suing Gov. Mark Gordon, the Wyoming Republican Party, the party’s chairman and the Wyoming Republican State Central Committee over the recent state superintendent selection process.

  3 months ago

• Zwonitzer: GOP residency challenge “came out of the blue”

  CHEYENNE — A longstanding Cheyenne lawmaker said he does live in the district he was elected to represent, responding to a complaint his own party filed Tuesday with the Secretary of State’s office.

  3 months ago

• Clark residents question fire report - Power company presents results of investigation

  CODY — The Clark community is at odds with an investigative report it was presented regarding the cause of a fatal wildfire that occurred in November.

  3 months ago

• GoFundMe started to benefit DA's legal defense against State Bar

  CHEYENNE — A GoFundMe campaign has been created to benefit the Laramie County District Attorney's legal defense against what it calls "overreach" by the Wyoming State Bar.

  3 months ago

• GOP picks 3 for superintendent of public instruction

  CASPER — The Wyoming Republican State Central Committee selected three candidates Saturday to fill the state superintendent spot left vacant by Jillian Balow’s resignation earlier this month.

  3 months ago

• Active COVID cases fall by 319

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming dropped by 319 over the weekend.

  3 months ago

• Whistleblower: Reforms ‘a good start’ for Wyo National Guard

  Maj. Marilyn Burden is optimistic lawmakers are on the right track toward addressing workplace discrimination and retaliation issues she witnessed over 17 years working at the Wyoming Air National Guard.

  3 months ago

• Help wanted: State agencies ‘hemorrhaging talent and experience’

  The Wyoming state government is struggling to attract and retain enough qualified employees to accomplish the state’s work and meet its obligations, according to recent reports by the Department of Administration and Information.

  3 months ago

• State shatters COVID-19 case record

  CASPER — Wyoming reported 1,875 COVID-19 cases on Friday, breaking the state’s single-day record. The previous record occurred on Wednesday, when the state recorded 1,592 laboratory-confirmed and probable cases.

  3 months ago

• Wyoming Highway Patrol struggles to recruit, retain staff

  CHEYENNE — With the rising cost of living far outpacing state wages, the Wyoming Highway Patrol says it can’t keep up.

  3 months ago

• Wyoming Supreme Court hears Forbes family dispute

  SHERIDAN — Waldo E. “Spike” Forbes has brought and appealed another case against members of the Forbes family to the Wyoming Supreme Court.

  3 months ago

• Hearing set for suspects in teen’s murder

  CHEYENNE – Two teenagers accused of involvement in the July 5 shooting death of a local 14-year-old are set to appear next Friday in Laramie County Circuit Court.

  3 months ago

• COVID hospitalizations on rise again

  CASPER — After more than two months of declines, Wyoming hospitals are again experiencing a rise in COVID-19 patients, figures compiled by Wyoming Department of Health show.

  3 months ago

• Yellowstone plans for 150th anniversary party

  POWELL — Yellowstone National Park officials are ramping up plans for its 150th birthday celebration.

  4 months ago

• Wyoming inflation follows national trend

  CHEYENNE — Prices are on the rise, and one nationwide report recently estimated that residents of the Cheyenne metro area experienced an increase of 12.1% in the cost of living between 2010 and 2020.

  4 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases up by 482 on Wednesday

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 482 on Wednesday.

  4 months ago

• With more jobs than workers, Wyoming grapples with ‘great resignation'

  As the owner of Crenshaw Craftsmanship in Lander, Adam Crenshaw, 41, has seen the effects of the changing workforce.

  4 months ago

• With more jobs than workers, Wyoming grapples with ‘great resignation'

  As the owner of Crenshaw Craftsmanship in Lander, Adam Crenshaw, 41, has seen the effects of the changing workforce.

  4 months ago

• Study: Mule deer, other species struggle to adapt to altered habitats

  Countless studies have chronicled the importance of Wyoming’s mule deer migrations. They’re some of the longest in the world, stretching, in some instances, across hundreds of miles.

  4 months ago

• Bridger-Teton considers phasing out two elk feedgrounds

  The Bridger-Teton National Forest will consider phasing out the Dell Creek and Forest Park winter elk feedgrounds as it studies Wyoming’s request to continue feeding 900 or more elk at the two sites.

  4 months ago

• Jackson schools use new testing system to keep kids in class

  JACKSON — At a time when many are scrounging for COVID-19 tests, hoping for the assurance of a negative hit, a new program has given hundreds of public school students the green light.

  4 months ago

• Wyoming Business Council asks for $3.5 million for study

  RIVERTON — The Wyoming Business Council asked the state Wednesday morning for $3.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to invite a study team from Harvard to analyze Wyoming's economy.

  4 months ago

• Family of fallen Marine sue actor Baldwin over posts

  CASPER — The sisters and widow of a Wyoming Marine killed in Afghanistan are suing Alec Baldwin in federal court, alleging the actor defamed them on his social media after he learned one of the sisters attended a demonstration in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021.

  4 months ago

• National forest mulls keeping Teton ski resort out of sheep range

  Grand Targhee Resort’s proposal to stretch its ski slopes south into habitat used by a beleaguered bighorn sheep herd has generated enough concern that the ski area’s U.S. Forest Service landlord is considering nixing proposed expansions.

  4 months ago

• Parks Department seeks funding for archaeologist

  CASPER — Until about three years ago, the examination of burial sites or historic human remains was an informal effort between a biological anthropologist from the University of Wyoming, the state archaeologist and volunteers.

  4 months ago

• Federal, state officials spar over Bridger

  CASPER — On unit 2 of the Jim Bridger power plant, Wyoming isn’t taking no for an answer.

  4 months ago

• Towing, trucking companies at odds with agencies over pricing

  LARAMIE — Slick, snowy highways are a well-known concern to anyone driving through Wyoming during winter.

  4 months ago

• Former hospital consultant pleads guilty to fraud charges

  GILLETTE — Alexa Kinney, who is from Gillette and was contracted as a public relations consultant for Campbell County Health in 2021,

  4 months ago

• Another special session? Legislature sets aside funds just in case

  Between the budget, federal stimulus allocation and redistricting, Wyoming lawmakers have their work cut out for them in the upcoming session.

  4 months ago

• Wyoming parks among top for search and rescue calls

  PINEDALE — A recent FOI request showed search-and-rescue operations inside Wyoming’s national parks ranked among the top 10 in the country in recent years.

  4 months ago

• Continuing vaccine mandate could hurt health care staffing

  CASPER — A vaccine mandate for health care facilities that receive federal funding will remain in place, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday,

  4 months ago

• Balow resigns to take Virginia position

  CHEYENNE — Fifth-generation Wyoming native and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow announced her resignation Thursday to take a similar position in Virginia.

  4 months ago

• WYDOT message board draws complaints

  POWELL — WYDOT announced seemingly uncontroversial plans in late December to use message signs to remind motorists of posted speed limits and the presence of wildlife along the North Fork Highway.

  4 months ago

• BLM works to restore grouse habitat

  BUFFALO —As the Greater Sage-Grouse population in northeast Wyoming dwindles, the Bureau of Land Management is working to reclaim some land disturbed by energy development and wildfires — two of the biggest threats to the population's survival.

  4 months ago

• EPA rejects state plan for power plant future

  CASPER — A decision is in for unit 2 of the Jim Bridger Power Plant. And it’s not the news the state was hoping for.

  4 months ago

• Committee approves bill to address Guard harassment

  CHEYENNE — A legislative committee plans to sponsor three bills dedicated to improving transparency and accountability in the Wyoming military during this year’s budget session.

  4 months ago

• Coming statehouse debate: What to do with $1B in fed stimulus?

  The way Rep. Lloyd Larsen (R-Lander) sees it, the $1 billion-plus windfall coming to Wyoming through the American Rescue Plan Act is a little like an inheritance from grandma.

  4 months ago

• Environmental agency shuns watchdog, citing critical news story

  The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality canceled a meeting with a watchdog group in December after a news story cited the group’s criticism of a pending pollution permit and public documents the group obtained about oilfield waste discharges.

  4 months ago

• Wyo schools, Legislature make few changes as omicron spreads

  The highly transmissible omicron variant is driving another uptick in Wyoming COVID-19 infections, according to the Wyoming Department of Health.

  4 months ago

• Urban-rural tensions mire redistricting process

  Wyoming’s tense redistricting process will come down to the wire this week as lawmakers who believe 2020 Census data warrants changes in the legislative maps will face those who want to stay closer to the lines as currently drawn.

  4 months ago

• Rock Springs volunteers feed stranded truckers

  ROCK SPRINGS – I-80 eastbound was closed from several directions the afternoon of Jan. 6 due to brutal winter conditions. Truck drivers had to stay in Rock Springs and Green River for up to 27 hours.

  4 months ago

• Wyoming petitions for delisting of grizzlies

  CASPER — Wyoming has officially asked for grizzly bears to be removed from the endangered species list.

  4 months ago

• Teton County income top in country in 2019

  JACKSON — “These are insane numbers.”

  4 months ago

• Active COVID cases up by 158 over weekend

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 158 over the weekend.

  4 months ago

• UW to relax some COVID protocols

  LARAMIE — In light of developments with the omicron variant of COVID-19, the University of Wyoming has announced second-semester changes to quarantine rules and pandemic testing requirements for students and staff.

  4 months ago

• A year later, Cheney’s Jan. 6 response divides Wyoming

  A year ago on Jan. 7 Rep. Trey Sherwood (D-Laramie) drove to Cheyenne for her swearing in as a member of Wyoming’s Legislature.

  4 months ago

• New sage grouse data ‘alarming,’ state biologist says

  The latest data on greater sage grouse in Wyoming indicate an “alarming” likelihood of populations regressing to a 1996 nadir, the state’s top grouse biologist said Thursday.

  4 months ago

• Wyoming’s brain drain, youth exodus slowed during pandemic

  Three years ago, millennials became the largest living adult population in the United States, but not in Wyoming, where a steady flow of young people have migrated out of the state for years.

  4 months ago

• Ranger, Lander Journal, Wind River News sold to financial adviser

  RIVERTON — The Ranger and its affiliated newspapers in Fremont County have been sold.

  4 months ago

• Legislators prepare to tackle budget

  CASPER — It’s only been a few months since the Wyoming Legislature convened for a special session, but it’s already time to start gearing up for the budget session set to begin Feb. 14.

  4 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases up by 655 on Thursday

  The number of active coronavirus cases increased by 655 on Thursday, a rise of 37%.

  4 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases up by 259 Wednesday

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 259 on Wednesday.

  4 months ago

• Cheyenne, Douglas hospitals sued over vaccination policy

  DOUGLAS — A group of hospital employees in Douglas and Cheyenne filed a lawsuit Dec. 22 against their respective employers in federal court seeking to halt policies related to Covid-19 vaccinations and testing.

  4 months ago

• Outdoor recreation sector stumbles amid record usage

  Pandemic-fueled spikes in park visitation, campground reservations, trail use and other metrics failed to translate into economic growth for Wyoming’s outdoor recreation sector in 2020.

  4 months ago

• Judge asks AG to review sexual assault case

  CHEYENNE — A judge has asked the Wyoming Attorney General to review a Laramie County child sexual assault case, which the city of Cheyenne says the district attorney has declined to prosecute.

  4 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 99 over long weekend

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell by 99 over the long holiday weekend.

  4 months ago

• Masks made optional in Jackson schools

  JACKSON — For the first time in nearly two years, masks are now optional in Teton County School District No. 1.

  4 months ago

• Snowpack up, but drought persists

  LARAMIE — Despite recent snowfall across southern Wyoming the last couple weeks of last year, the state enters the New Year in a drought that’s held since 2020.

  4 months ago

• Organizers turn to public to gather marijuana initiative signatures

  CASPER — Two people bundled for the winter winds hurry into the neon green-walled back office of Platte Hemp, tossing thick paper packets into an open safe in the corner before rushing back out again.

  4 months ago

• Wyoming to receive millions in opioid settlement

  CHEYENNE — Wyoming personal injury lawyer Jason Ochs spent years fighting for accountability for primary pharmaceutical distributors’ role in the opioid epidemic, and it has finally paid off.

  4 months ago

• Experts weigh in on planned nuclear facility

  KEMMERER — The Wyoming Energy Authority and the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources presented a recent webinar titled “Advanced Nuclear 101” to provide expert information and to answer questions involving the proposed Natrium nuclear plant to be built near Kemmerer.

  4 months ago

• Travel and Tourism Board brings on to develop ‘destination management plan’ for Jackson Hole

  JACKSON — Come the New Year, Teton County residents will get the opportunity to weigh in on the future of tourism in the valley.

  4 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 74 on Wednesday

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell by 74 on Wednesday.

  4 months ago

• Remedy identified for deadly drive through deer range

  In the earliest hours of Thanksgiving 2018, Chris Colligan was on the homestretch of a long road trip, headed toward Jackson Hole to join his wife and then 1-year-old daughter for the holiday.

  4 months ago

• Corner crossing: Hunters challenge public land access issue in court

  Four hunters contesting criminal trespass charges in Carbon County have pushed the debate about corner crossing — stepping over private property to reach public land — into the judicial system, with implications that could impact 1.6 million landlocked acres in five western states.

  4 months ago

• Gordon signs order to keep power plant open

  CASPER — Time’s up for unit 2 of the Jim Bridger Power Plant.

  4 months ago

• Legislators grapple with redistricting plan

  CHEYENNE — As state legislators continue to discuss redistricting plans, they debated Tuesday whether a statewide plan should cause the least disruption to current boundaries or be an accurate reflection of Wyoming’s changing population.

  4 months ago

• COVID spike prompts new guidelines in Jackson

  JACKSON — Jackson is ringing in the new year with hundreds of new COVID-19 cases.

  4 months ago

• Holiday COVID surge overwhelms Teton County's tracing teams

  JACKSON — A recent spike in COVID cases has overwhelmed Teton County case investigators, who are now prioritizing outreach to more vulnerable residents, the Teton County Health Department announced in a press release Monday.

  4 months ago

• Active COVID cases drop by 27 over holiday weekend

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell by 27 over the long holiday weekend.

  4 months ago

• Online K-12 enrollment soars, raising funding, performance questions

  Nine years ago, D’Ron and Jason Campbell made a decision that felt a little radical at the time.

  4 months ago

• Laramie community responds to statewide controversy over LGBTQ and sex-themed books

  LARAMIE — Libraries and school boards across Wyoming have become the target of complaints about books that explore LGBTQ and sexual issues on their shelves.

  4 months ago

• Coal enjoys 2021 resurgence

  CASPER — The coal industry has had an unexpectedly good year. After tumbling 18% in 2020 compared to 2019, U.S. thermal coal use is expected to climb 21% through the end of 2021, according to a report published recently by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

  4 months ago

• Business group to lawmakers: No new taxes

  CHEYENNE — As revenue from Wyoming’s natural resources industry continues to wane, state legislators are considering alternative options for funding state services, and at least one business lobbying group is pushing back.

  4 months ago

• Judge approves sanctions in dismissed libel lawsuit

  BUFFALO — The Patriot Conservatives of Johnson County Political Action Committee has been ordered to pay nearly $9,000 in sanctions for forcing unneeded defendants to appear in court for a hearing.

  4 months ago

• Commissioners protest treasurer’s ‘no contest’ plea

  SUNDANCE — Though the court has officially accepted Mary Kuhl’s new plea of “no contest” against a felony charge related to her conduct in office as county treasurer, the Crook County Commissioners are less than happy with the agreement.

  4 months ago

• Lawsuit against Buffalo Bill museum dismissed

  CODY — A former Buffalo Bill Center of the West employee has had her federal lawsuit thrown out against the museum,

  4 months ago

• Inmate vaccination rates above general population

  CASPER — Approximately 62% of people incarcerated in Wyoming state prisons have been at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, data from the Wyoming Department of Corrections shows.

  4 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases increase by 80

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 80 on Wednesday.

  4 months ago

• How to catch a poacher

  The Dustbuster vacuum bag arrived in the mail to the wildlife forensic laboratory in Laramie.

  4 months ago

• Counties grapple with zoning, liberties, as more seek Wyo hideouts

  Sublette County commissioners’ rezoning to allow a 68-room luxury resort in what had been a rural hideaway of Bondurant is emblematic of development pressures challenging many Wyoming communities,

  4 months ago

• Teton County to let mask requirement expire Dec. 31

  JACKSON — When Public Health Order No. 21-5 expires Dec. 31, masks will no longer be required throughout Teton County.

  4 months ago

• More omicron cases detected

  CASPER — The number of documented cases of omicron variant in Wyoming rose to four on Tuesday, according to the latest figures from the Wyoming Department of Health.

  4 months ago

• Free speech concerns spark opposition to national school group

  CHEYENNE — Members of the Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees debated a draft resolution Monday night intended to express dissatisfaction with the National School Boards Association, and to request the Wyoming School Boards Association leave the national organization.

  4 months ago

• Another 24 deaths linked to coronavirus

  The deaths of another 24 Wyoming residents have been linked to the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health said Tuesday.

  4 months ago

• Suspect in child’s murder charged with assaulting deputies

  POWELL — While awaiting a trial on a count of first-degree murder, authorities say a Cody woman fought with deputies at the Park County Detention Center.

  4 months ago

• Bond denied for man accused in 2019 double murder

  RIVERTON — The 19-year-old St. Stephen’s resident accused of murdering two people in a Riverton bedroom in January 2019 is being held without bond.

  4 months ago

• Wyoming appeals mandate ruling to U.S. Supreme Court

  CASPER — Wyoming took another step in fighting back against federal vaccine mandates Saturday, this time in the court battle over worker requirements at larger businesses.

  4 months ago

• Active COVID cases drop below 1,000 for first time since August

  The number of active coronavirus cases fell by 156 over the weekend, dropping below 1,000 for the first time since August.

  5 months ago

• Teton Co. residents work to stop ‘glampers’

  JACKSON — Fall Creek Road residents are sounding the alarm over the possibility that dozens of high-end commercial campsites, roads and related infrastructure could be carved into the lower flanks of Munger Mountain.

  5 months ago

• Loan fraud sparks two new lawsuits

  CASPER — Wyoming Catholic College and one of its vice presidents are the subjects of two lawsuits filed this month related to ongoing accusations of fraud against the college’s former chief financial officer.

  5 months ago

• Lawmaker seek to limit leases of Veterans Home land

  SHERIDAN — The far northeast corner of the state land encompassing the Veterans Home of Wyoming is currently occupied not by veterans but by a private company, with a state-certified sand and gravel lease on the land.

  5 months ago

• Gordon prioritizes saving ARPA funds, strengthening economy

  CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon presented his plan Thursday for the more than $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds given to the state, suggesting more than half should be saved for the future.

  5 months ago

• Whistleblower list names Wyo GOP chair, others as Oath Keepers

  Wyoming Republican Party Chairman William “Frank” Eathorne is one of the nearly 200 Wyoming citizens listed by a whistleblower group as members of the far-right anti-government Oath Keepers group.

  5 months ago

• Park County drug busts had multi-state impact, official says

  POWELL — When local, state and federal law enforcement agents teamed up earlier this year to bust multiple people with large quantities of meth in Park County, their efforts had an impact on the drug trade not only locally, but outside of Wyoming, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service says.

  5 months ago

• Committee approves real estate transfer tax bill

  JACKSON — A real estate transfer tax is on the table this legislative session, sponsored for the first time by the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Revenue Committee.

  5 months ago

• As Epstein unaffiliates, Democrats bash commissioner for vax, COVID stances

  JACKSON —Teton County Democrats have disavowed Commissioner Greg Epstein for his stance on COVID-19 and the mask mandate in Teton County.

  5 months ago

• DNA solves 26-year-old Carbon County cold case

  RAWLINS — DNA identification technology has led the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office and Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation’s Cold Case Team to close a 26-year-old case of brutal attack and kidnapping.

  5 months ago

• Moyte trial: State rests; judge dismisses all counts but murder

  CHEYENNE — A judge dismissed four criminal counts Tuesday against a local woman who allegedly shot and killed her fiancé, citing insufficient evidence.

  5 months ago

• Wyoming proposals not funded

  CASPER — In October, representatives from all 50 states submitted community development proposals to the federal government’s $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge.

  5 months ago

• Sublette commission approval for resort under scrutiny

  PINEDALE – Many people are calling for Sublette County commissioners who voted to approve rezoning of 56 agricultural acres to recreational for a destination resort on a Bondurant ranch to answer for themselves.

  5 months ago

• Four arrested in 2019 murders

  RIVERTON — Four Fremont County residents are being charged in connection with the 2019 double-killing of Jocelyn Watt and Rudy Perez.

  5 months ago

• Legislators say budget work will be easier, but still tough

  SHERIDAN — Even in relatively easy years, the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee, which entered its second full week of budget discussions Monday, has a lot of work to do.

  5 months ago

• Rare earth developer secures funding for processing plant

  CASPER — Wyoming’s nascent rare earth elements industry may be inching closer to commercialization.

  5 months ago

• BLM fires critical environmental analyst on second try

  A group supporting public employees is challenging the firing of an environmental analyst who said the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s approval of a Delaware-sized oilfield in Converse County failed to protect migratory birds as required.

  5 months ago

• Staff turnover, recruitment challenges hit state’s environmental agency

  Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality, which oversees the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act and many other environmental laws that guide mining, landfills, refineries and other industrial activities, suffers from increasing staff turnover and vacancy rates.

  5 months ago

• YOTP brings treatment-focused youth program to Rawlins

  CHEYENNE —Sometimes, a legislative change means a world of difference for people who have little control over their current circumstances.

  5 months ago

• Distinguished grizzly mama likely denned up

  JACKSON — There’s a good likelihood that famous Grizzly 399 and her four cubs have put their shaky saga to bed, at least for a few months.

  5 months ago

• Wind gusts up to 118 mph causes multiple closures

  CASPER — High winds and icy conditions kept several Wyoming highways closed Sunday, including large portions of Interstate 25 and Interstate 80.

  5 months ago

• Bestselling author responds to Wyoming book challenges

  CHEYENNE — Demands have been made by some Laramie County School District No. 1 parents to remove at least 15 books from school libraries due to mature content.

  5 months ago

• LCCC nursing students assist CRMC during emergency patient surge

  CHEYENNE — When Laramie County Community College Nursing Program Director Karen Bowen received an intense call at 10 a.m. on a Thursday, she never expected within the hour she’d be directing nursing students to the hospital as a support team.

  5 months ago

• Virus spurs worker’s comp claims

  CASPER —A total of 192 cases of coronavirus have been found among Casper city workers since March 2020.

  5 months ago

• Proposed legislative maps highlight Wyoming's rural-urban tension

  JACKSON — Wyoming Senate President Dan Dockstader isn’t too thrilled with how redistricting is shaking out.

  5 months ago

• Number of active COVID cases up by 21

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew by 21 on Thursday.

  5 months ago

• Albany County mulls 129-turbine wind project

  LARAMIE — Following a public hearing for the proposed Rock Creek Wind Project this week, the Albany County Board of Commissioners has 45 days to make a decision about whether to approve its wind energy conversion systems permit.

  5 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases up by 59

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 59 on Wednesday, according to state figures.

  5 months ago

• ‘Strike team’ unveils $3B in proposals for federal stimulus funds

  Gov. Mark Gordon’s open call for ideas on how to spend more than $1 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act — a measure all three Wyoming Congressional delegates opposed — has so far garnered more than 100 proposals that collectively surpass $3 billion.

  5 months ago

• Sweetwater County sees interest in Red Desert lands

  GREEN RIVER — Buyers continue to show their interest in purchasing parcels of land in the Red Desert, despite the area being devoid of utilities or means to access properties.

  5 months ago

• Parents push back against school mask mandate, books

  CHEYENNE — With the support of a Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees member’s husband, parents continued to make their voices heard Monday regarding universal masking policies and the district’s reading materials.

  5 months ago

• Jackson, Teton County see record sales tax income

  JACKSON — The town of Jackson and Teton County received another striking sales tax report Monday, with another record set and further indications that the area’s economy has recovered from the stifling nadir of the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  5 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 66

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell by 66 over the weekend.

  5 months ago

• The Trump effect: A divided GOP complicates 2022 Cheney race

  The Wyoming Republican Party leadership’s recent vote to expel U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney intensified attention on a congressional race widely portrayed as a showdown between former President Donald Trump and his most consistent and vocal GOP critic.

  5 months ago

• Trump planning Wyoming visit

  CASPER — Former President Donald Trump is expected to visit Wyoming next year for the first time.

  5 months ago

• Use of Wyoming’s ARPA funds topic of town hall meeting

  CHEYENNE —Five state leaders chosen by Gov. Mark Gordon for what he has named his “Strike Team” met in a virtual town hall Friday to discuss plans for spending upwards of $1 billion in federal funding coming to Wyoming.

  5 months ago

• Proposed gold, copper mine project advances

  CASPER — Wyoming was founded, in part, on gold. But a small exploration and development company thinks it can bring gold — and copper — mining back to the state.

  5 months ago

• Weston County commissioner battles residency complaint

  NEWCASTLE — Weston County Commissioner Tony Barton is standing his ground and asserting his legal right to remain on the Board of Weston County Commissioners until the end of his term, as stated by his attorneys, Samuel R. Yemington and Kasey J. Benish, who are associated with the Cheyenne firm Holland and Hart.

  5 months ago

• Weston County commissioner battles residency complaint

  NEWCASTLE — Weston County Commissioner Tony Barton is standing his ground and asserting his legal right to remain on the Board of Weston County Commissioners until the end of his term, as stated by his attorneys, Samuel R. Yemington and Kasey J. Benish, who are associated with the Cheyenne firm Holland and Hart.

  5 months ago

• Sheridan County schools examine teacher housing

  SHERIDAN — Sheridan County’s joint housing study will be completed this month, and it should include some answers on how to affordably accommodate an influx of new residents into the county.

  5 months ago

• Wyoming coal prices soar

  CASPER — Utilities are back in the market for coal.

  5 months ago

• State salary increases a priority in Gordon’s budget

  CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon considers salary increases meant to support state employee recruitment and retention a high priority in the 2023-24 biennium budget.

  5 months ago

• Wyoming approves revised grizzly agreement

  CODY — The latest effort to delist Yellowstone area grizzly bears took a step closer Tuesday.

  5 months ago

• COVID-related deaths rise by 81 over last two weeks

  The number of Wyoming deaths connected to the coronavirus has increased by 81 in the last two weeks, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday.

  5 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases rise by 36

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 36 on Tuesday.

  5 months ago

• Stay on vaccine mandate provides relief for some hospitals

  The Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates have had health care workers and their employers on edge in recent weeks, but on Monday, a U.S. District Court judge temporarily halted the enforcement of the mandate in Wyoming and nine other states.

  5 months ago

• Taxes on drilling could rise

  CASPER — Taxes on oil and gas drilling on federal lands could go up for the first time in a century, the Department of the Interior said Friday.

  5 months ago

• Bridger-Teton rejects plan for domestic sheep in Wyoming Range

  JACKSON — The Bridger-Teton National Forest will not imminently allow woolgrowers to herd domestic sheep back onto portions of the Wyoming Range near where a bighorn sheep herd roams, a mix that could endanger the wild sheep by introducing diseases.

  5 months ago