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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Yellowstone plans for 150th anniversary party

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

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• 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.

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• Active coronavirus cases up by 482 on Wednesday

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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Federal, state officials spar over Bridger

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

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• 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.

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• 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,

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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,

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Wyoming petitions for delisting of grizzlies

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

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• Teton County income top in country in 2019

  JACKSON — “These are insane numbers.”

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• Active COVID cases up by 158 over weekend

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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

  1 week ago

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

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

  1 week 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.

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• Active coronavirus cases up by 655 on Thursday

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

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• Active coronavirus cases up by 259 Wednesday

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

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• 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.

  2 weeks 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.

  2 weeks 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

  3 weeks ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 74 on Wednesday

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

  3 weeks 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.

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• 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.

  3 weeks ago

• Gordon signs order to keep power plant open

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

  3 weeks 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.

  3 weeks ago

• COVID spike prompts new guidelines in Jackson

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

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• 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.

  3 weeks ago

• Cody-Chicago air service brings big bill

  POWELL — After a Chicago-Cody flight proved less popular than expected over the summer,

  3 weeks 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.

  3 weeks 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.

  3 weeks 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.

  3 weeks 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).

  3 weeks 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.

  3 weeks 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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,

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Active coronavirus cases increase by 80

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

  1 month ago

• How to catch a poacher

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

  1 month 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,

  1 month ago

• Committee tables work on ‘emergency hold’ bill

  SHERIDAN — After three interim meetings and hours of deliberation, members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee decided to table its current Title 25 reform bill in a meeting Dec. 17. The bill will not move forward for consideration in the upcoming legislative session.

  1 month 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.

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• 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Number of active coronavirus cases increases by three

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

  1 month ago

• Legislators look to exempt outfitters from lodging tax

  CODY — Backcountry outfitters and guides had long been exempted from Wyoming’s statewide lodging tax, but those days are no more.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Fourth man arrested in 2019 murders

  RIVERTON — A 19-year-old St. Stephen’s man has been charged as the primary actor in the 2019 shooting deaths of Jocelyn Watt and Rudy Perez in Riverton.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Lawmakers continue to debate school funding

  CHEYENNE —Discussion continues among state legislators about how best to bridge the gap in funding Wyoming’s K-12 education system.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Libel lawsuit against Buffalo Bulletin dismissed

  BUFFALO — The Buffalo Bulletin was victorious in the libel lawsuit brought by the Patriot Conservatives of Johnson County Political Action Committee.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Woman found not guilty in 2020 shooting death

  CHEYENNE — Jurors found a Cheyenne woman charged in the shooting death of her fiancé not guilty of second-degree murder in Laramie County District Court.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Rare earth developer secures funding for processing plant

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

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Number of active COVID cases up by 21

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

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Active coronavirus cases up by 59

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

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 66

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

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Trump planning Wyoming visit

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

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Wyoming coal prices soar

  CASPER — Utilities are back in the market for coal.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Active coronavirus cases rise by 14

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 14 on Thursday

  1 month ago

• Wyoming chancery court opens

  CASPER — Wyoming’s chancery court is now open, state Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate Fox announced Wednesday.

  1 month ago

• Wyoming residents will soon be able to collect roadkill

  POWELL — Wyoming is one step closer to adding roadkill to the dinner menu.

  1 month ago

• Wyoming approves revised grizzly agreement

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

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Active coronavirus cases rise by 36

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

  1 month ago

• Wyoming Mental health care strained, providers say

  SHERIDAN — Several mental health care providers expressed concerns about the viability of Wyoming’s mental health care during the afternoon session of the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Forum Nov. 23.

  1 month ago

• Wyoming Mental health care strained, providers say

  SHERIDAN — Several mental health care providers expressed concerns about the viability of Wyoming’s mental health care during the afternoon session of the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Forum Nov. 23.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month 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.

  1 month ago

• Relief money to boost higher ed

  CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon will allocate $27 million in federal relief money toward building up Wyoming’s higher education opportunities, his office announced Tuesday.

  1 month ago

• Off-track betting’s gamble pays off – for now

  GILLETTE — Since May, the historic horse racing machines at the Gillette locations of Wyoming Horse Racing and Wyoming Downs have been shut down, but they could soon be up and running again after a judge’s decision earlier this month.

  1 month ago

• Investment of $70M by Bluepeak helps close digital divide

  CHEYENNE — With Wyoming ranked near the bottom among U.S. states for broadband access, internet provider Bluepeak is investing $70 million toward local expansion to help close that gap.

  1 month ago

• Industry criticizes plan to tap oil reserves

  CASPER — The federal government will pull oil from the country’s emergency stockpile in an effort to bring down stubbornly high fuel prices, the White House said Tuesday.

  1 month ago

• End in sight for state’s most expensive road project

  JACKSON — After years of construction, which followed nearly two decades of environmental planning and design, the end of the U.S. Highway 89 construction project south of Jackson is in sight.

  1 month ago

• Clark fire leaves lives upended

  CODY — “That’s 25 years of my life just sucked away in a flame and a wind,” Becky Flowers said.

  2 months ago

• Riverton approves $80K for company if it maintains 25 local employees

  RIVERTON — An outdoor sports equipment company planning to move to Riverton must maintain at least 25 full-time employees in order to keep the economic development money it’s getting from the City of Riverton.

  2 months ago

• Active COVID cases falls to less than 2,000

  The number of active coronavirus cases declined by more than 300 over the weekend to fall to less than 2,000 for the first time in three months.

  2 months ago

• Gillette College district starts receiving money

  GILLETTE — Trustees for the newly formed Gillette Community College District had and still have a long list of things to do before it achieves true independence.

  2 months ago

• Showdown over regional haze could shut down coal unit

  PacifiCorp could be forced to shut down one of four coal-burning units at the Jim Bridger power plant at year’s end unless it is granted more time to comply with federal haze standards,

  2 months ago

• Evaluation ordered for teen charged in father’s death

  SHERIDAN — Christian Torres, a 15-year-old who allegedly murdered his father, Edgar “Eddie” Jones, July 27, 2021, appeared before 4th Judicial District Court Judge John Fenn in an arraignment hearing Thursday.

  2 months ago

• Trustees approve UW reorganization, no layoffs

  CASPER — A major restructuring of academic programs at the University of Wyoming earned approval from the school’s board of trustees this week, but without layoffs and the deep budget cuts that were originally anticipated.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 54

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell by 54 on Thursday.

  2 months ago

• Power plant at risk of premature retirement

  CHEYENNE — Unit 2 of the Jim Bridger Power Plant is six weeks from violating federal air quality regulations, putting the plant at risk of premature retirement, Gov. Mark Gordon revealed Monday.

  2 months ago

• Active COVID cases up by 219

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 219 on Wednesday.

  2 months ago

• Ratepayer liability for coal carbon capture limited to 2%

  Public utilities that add carbon capture technology to coal-fired power plants in Wyoming may increase rates by a maximum 2% to cover the cost, according to rule revisions the Wyoming Public Service Commission adopted Friday.

  2 months ago

• Wyoming GOP votes to rebuke lawmakers

  CASPER — Wyoming Republican Party leaders on Saturday decided not to rebuke a Park County official who wrote an obscene email to state Sen. Tara Nethercott.

  2 months ago

• Chronic wasting disease makes more inroads into elk feeding region

  JACKSON — Chronic wasting disease has been detected in elk that dwell along the southwestern flank of the Wind River Range in an area where 80% or so of the animals congregate each winter on densely-packed feedgrounds.

  2 months ago

• TerraPower chooses Kemmerer for nuclear reactor

  CHEYENNE — TerraPower, Bill Gates’ nuclear power company, announced Tuesday that it has chosen Kemmerer as its preferred site for a planned nuclear reactor.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases down by 48

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming declined by 48 on Tuesday.

  2 months ago

• Active COVID cases fall by almost 400 over weekend

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell by almost 400 over the weekend.

  2 months ago

• School board told of more teen violence amid pandemic

  RIVERTON — There has been an “extreme increase” in violence among Fremont County youth as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Riverton school board heard last month.

  2 months ago

• Gaining my religion: Religious exemption may be only out for some unvaccinated Campbell County Health employees

  GILLETTE — The Campbell County Health COVID-19 vaccine policy implemented this week will pose the decision to the organization’s 1,100 or so employees to either get vaccinated, file for a religious or medical exemption or lose their jobs.

  2 months ago

• How Congress’ massive infrastructure bill will impact Wyoming and its residents

  CASPER — Congress recently passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, and experts say the measure could help remedy longstanding issues in Wyoming.

  2 months ago

• Wyoming sees highest inflation increase since early 2000s

  CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Economic Analysis Division recently reported that through the second quarter of this year, the state experienced the highest rise in the average annual inflation rate on all items since the 2008 recession.

  2 months ago

• Grizzly 399 and family pass through Jackson

  JACKSON — When Cache Creek Drive resident Ann Smith got word after dark Tuesday night that Grizzly 399 and her string of cubs were traveling down the streets of Jackson, she immediately went to see for herself.

  2 months ago

• UW delays bulk of reorganization until 2023

  After pushback from stakeholders on and off campus, the University of Wyoming’s administrators have opted to delay for more than a year much of their plan to reorganize the university.

  2 months ago

• Short-term Wyoming coal outlook good, says mine official

  GILLETTE — The question of what the future of coal in Campbell County will entail long-term, remains unanswered. But in the near future, Powder River Basin coal is projecting to do well.

  2 months ago

• Committee approves bill to collect juvenile crime data

  CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Judiciary Interim Committee on Thursday voted to sponsor a draft bill lawmakers hope will compel the state to finally collect juvenile justice data.

  2 months ago

• Grizzly deaths approach record, high population cited

  POWELL — Grizzly bears are dying at a record pace in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, but wildlife officials say that’s a sign of a population that has reached its carrying capacity.

  2 months ago

• Public notice petition dismissed

  CASPER — A judge Wednesday dismissed a petition to overturn a pair of ordinances exempting Mills and Bar Nunn from state statutes requiring public notices to be published in a newspaper.

  2 months ago

• ACLU demands Wyoming, Teton County halt forced sobriety program

  JACKSON — The ACLU of Wyoming is threatening to sue the state for its use of the 24/7 Sobriety Program on people who have been arrested but not convicted.

  2 months ago

• Johnson County officials fear school, hospital staffs will quit due to vax mandate

  BUFFALO — Johnson County Healthcare Center is preparing for an impending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for its employees after the Biden administration announced its rules for health care facilities and large companies.

  2 months ago

• Laramie County DA responds to second State Bar charge

  CHEYENNE — In her response to the Wyoming State Bar’s second formal charge against her, Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove denied allegations that she made false claims or excuses about her office’s inability to access evidence.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases increase by 372

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 372 on Wednesday.

  2 months ago

• Sheridan school officials oppose bill removing local control

  SHERIDAN — Sheridan County School District 2 administrators strongly oppose proposed legislation that would move monitoring kindergarten through third-grade curriculum from local control to a statewide level, and those administrators expressed such opposition with local legislators Monday.

  2 months ago

• Special session costs exceed $233K

  CASPER — The daily rate of the recently completed special legislative session cost taxpayers about $8,000 more than originally projected, the Legislative Service Office told the Star-Tribune this week.

  2 months ago

• Tracking grizzly 399 now easier

  JACKSON — The way Hilary Cooley sees it, Grizzly 399 and her four cubs are now better positioned to stay alive and out of trouble until they den up for the winter.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 52

  The number of active coronavirus cases fell by 52 on Tuesday.

  2 months ago

• Deaths of 55 Wyoming residents linked to coronavirus

  The deaths of another 55 Wyoming residents have been linked to the coronavirus, the Wyoming Department of Health announced Tuesday.

  2 months ago

• Wyoming School Boards Association keeps distance from national letter to president

  RIVERTON — The Wyoming School Boards Association is upset about a recent letter sent from its national organization to U.S. President Joe Biden, Riverton school board chairman Carl Manning said.

  2 months ago

• Lummis, Western senators renew push for state management of grizzlies

  POWELL — A group of Republican senators from Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are calling on Democratic leaders to take “immediate” action on a bill that would return management of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s grizzly bears to state governments.

  2 months ago

• Campbell County hospital staff takes brunt of relentless inpatient wave

  GILLETTE — The most obvious and norm-altering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may already have passed for many people in Campbell County. Looking around the community, life may seem ordinary once again.

  2 months ago

• Patient surge hits Cheyenne hospital

  CASPER — An increase in people seeking care for a variety of illnesses strained Cheyenne Regional Medical Center staff last week.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 391 over weekend

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell by almost 400 over the weekend.

  2 months ago

• Into thin air: The twists and turns of a 20-year disappearance

  GILLETTE — Some young cops believe they can solve every case.

  2 months ago

• Gaming reg fix weighed during special session, but vote failed

  RIVERTON — An attempt to tighten Wyoming’s loosened gambling regulations during the special legislative session failed last week when the House opted not to introduce a corrective bill.

  2 months ago

• Biggest U.S. coal plant will halve production

  CASPER — The biggest coal-fired power plant in the country gets all of its coal from Wyoming. A second of its four units is now slated for retirement, halving total capacity before the end of the decade.

  2 months ago

• Divided commissioners support ‘via ferrata’ plan for Sinks Canyon

  RIVERTON — On a split vote, the Fremont County Commission has endorsed a letter of support for further Sinks Canyon via ferrata planning.

  2 months ago

• Student arrested for mask violation sues state, schools

  CASPER — A Laramie High School student who was arrested for trespassing after refusing to comply with the school’s mask mandate is suing the governor, public health officials and six local school districts in an effort to overturn executive and public health orders related to COVID-19.

  2 months ago

• Special session bill supports mandate legal challenge

  CHEYENNE — The only bill to come out of the Wyoming Legislature’s weeklong special session will not be as far-reaching as some expected, but it will define the state’s legal battle against the federal vaccine mandate, if enacted as law.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus case up by 49

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 49 on Thursday, according to state figures.

  2 months ago

• Campbell County commissioners' meeting had extra security; board accused of violating open meetings law

  GILLETTE — Six officers were assigned to the commission chambers Tuesday for the Campbell County Commission's regular meeting after the county sheriff had been asked to provide extra security.

  2 months ago

• Feds seek tighter methane rules

  CASPER — After an Obama-era methane rule was repealed by the Trump administration, reinstated in court and then struck down for good last October, the federal government is once again tightening methane regulations.

  2 months ago

• Number of active coronavirus cases up by 370

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew by 370 on Wednesday.

  2 months ago

• Gillette, Campbell County plan for post-coal economy

  Gillette and Campbell County appear to be bursting with economic activity despite a series of coal company bankruptcies, mine layoffs and a forecast for more of the same.

  2 months ago

• Judge orders release of Glenrock police chief report

  DOUGLAS — State District Court Judge Thomas Rumpke ruled Friday partially in favor of the Glenrock Independent Publisher Matt Adelman’s lawsuit against the Town of Glenrock to release the majority of the Stedellie Report.

  2 months ago

• Senator’s Facebook post to ‘fix bayonets’ criticized

  GILLETTE — A Facebook post made Friday by a Campbell County legislator calls into question where the line is between figurative and literal language amid a politically polarized national and state climate.

  2 months ago

• Legislator drops plans for censure of colleague

  CASPER — A Gillette lawmaker no longer plans to seek the censure of Rep. Steve Harshman, who was caught on camera last week cursing a colleague.

  2 months ago

• Bar brings new charge against Laramie Co. DA

  CHEYENNE — The Wyoming State Bar in mid-October filed a second formal charge against Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove, claiming that false statements and excuses about her office not being able to access crime lab results have impeded the administration of justice in the county.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases up by five

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming remained relatively stable on Tuesday, growing by five.

  2 months ago

• Proposed bill would stabilize pension plan

  SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Legislature’s Appropriations Committee reached a milestone in a months-long conversation last week as it approved a bill draft addressing the state’s quickly depleting Fire A pension plan.

  2 months ago

• Kanye era comes to end in Cody

  CODY — The Kanye West experience is coming to an end in Cody. Whether it was good or bad for the town, most Cody residents can likely agree it was a memorable presence.

  2 months ago

• Pot petition signatures ‘on track’ for February deadline

  GILLETTE — Petitions are circulating throughout the Cowboy State in support of two ballot initiatives proposing reshaped marijuana legislation in Wyoming.

  2 months ago

• Anti-vaccine mandate bills get first Senate OK

  CHEYENNE — As the Wyoming Legislature’s special session resumed Monday, lawmakers focused on revising the two remaining bills designed to push back on vaccine mandates.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall below 3,000

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell below 3,000 to start the week.

  2 months ago

• Business council funding for tribes still confounds lawmakers

  RIVERTON - State lawmakers continued to express confusion this month about tribal eligibility for economic development programs in Wyoming.

  2 months ago

• Crypto mining pioneer moves headquarters to Cheyenne

  CHEYENNE — In a state well known for its mining industry, one West Coast startup is ushering in a whole new wave of miners as Wyoming continues to lead the nation in digital asset technologies.

  2 months ago

• Wyoming revenue estimate continues to improve

  CASPER — Buoyed by unexpectedly high oil and gas prices, revenue collected by Wyoming during the 2021 fiscal year far outstripped earlier estimates.

  2 months ago

• Study: CWD will hurt feedground numbers, hunting

  New research predicts that both elk numbers and hunting opportunity will decline in northwest Wyoming as a result of Chronic Wasting Disease infection in elk that winter mostly on the National Elk Refuge near Jackson.

  2 months ago

• Story House Inc. promising 435 film industry jobs in Sheridan

  SHERIDAN — A new business aims to bring the film industry to Sheridan.

  2 months ago

• No criminal charges to be filed against Campbell County library staff

  GILLETTE — The Weston County Attorney’s Office will not pursue charges against members of the Campbell County Public Library after reviewing the relevant case law and the books alleged to violate the law.

  2 months ago

• Vaccine mandate bills continue their advance in Wyo. Legislature's special session

  CASPER — Three major bills fighting back against the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate advanced to third reading Thursday, a final step before they can move to the opposite chamber.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases down by 54 Thursday

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell by 54 on Thursday.

  2 months ago

• Faculty urges UW to slow reorganization plans

  The University of Wyoming’s Faculty Senate voted Monday to ask UW’s administrators to postpone a proposed reorganization that would move several programs from the College of Arts and Sciences to other colleges on campus.

  2 months ago

• School districts examine end of ‘snow days’

  BUFFALO — The days of Johnson County students building snowmen with their friends or drinking hot chocolate on the couch during a snow day may soon be coming to an end.

  2 months ago

• Campbell library board votes to keep contested book in teen section

  GILLETTE — The Campbell County Public Library Board voted Monday to keep “This Book Is Gay” in the teen section.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases increase by 419 on Wednesday

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 419 on Wednesday.

  2 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by more than 300 over weekend

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming fell by more than 300 over the weekend, according to Wyoming Department of Health figures.

  2 months ago

• ‘Good medicine:’ Buffalo delivered to home on the reservation

  On a clear October morning on the Wind River Indian Reservation, Eastern Shoshone tribal member Jason Baldes stood in front of a semi trailer parked on an expanse of patchy dirt surrounded by agricultural lands, snow-crusted outcroppings and pale blue sky.

  2 months ago

• Dems, GOP in pitched battle over special COVID legislative session

  Wyoming lawmakers are deeply divided along party lines over the need for, and structure of, a forthcoming special legislative session called to fight proposed federal COVID-19 vaccination and/or testing rules.

  2 months ago

• As closure nears, miners grapple with next steps

  CASPER — With four weeks left before Wyoming’s last underground coal mine shutters, the employee transition is well underway.

  2 months ago

• Out-of-state contributions boost Cheney campaign

  CASPER — An unprecedented amount of out-of-state money is pouring into Rep. Liz Cheney’s reelection effort, as she campaigns in one of the nation’s highest-profile congressional races.

  2 months ago

• Businesses to state lawmakers: No more mandates

  CHEYENNE — “No more regulations or mandates on Cheyenne businesses” was the clear message from the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce on Friday as state legislators gear up for a special session this week to discuss ways to fight federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

  2 months ago

• Wyoming sugar beet harvest strong despite delays

  WORLAND — Despite losing about 300 acres of sugar beets in the spring, Wyoming Sugar’s 2021 crop should push 32 tons per acre and finish above 19% in sugar content.

  3 months ago

• Ongoing testing program tracks UW COVID-19 spread

  LARAMIE — University of Wyoming students and faculty may experience a new kind of pop quiz this fall semester. A random 3% sample of on-campus UW students and employees is being tested each week for COVID-19 as part of the university’s COVID-19 response.

  3 months ago

• COVID-19 hospitalizations hit all-time high

  CASPER —Wyoming hospitals treated 249 COVID-19 patients on Thursday — the most at any point during the pandemic. At the height of last year’s surge in November, 247 people were hospitalized with the virus, while active cases neared 12,000 — roughly 2% of the state.

  3 months ago

• Record number of COVID patients in hospital; active cases at 3,547

  The number of Wyoming residents hospitalized for treatment of coronavirus on Thursday exceeded the peak seen in late November of 2020, according to state Health Department figures.

  3 months ago

• Simpson remembers Powell as patriot

  CODY — Former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson has many fond memories of the late U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, but none more prominent than the way he heard Democrat Robert Byrd, a 51-year senator from West Virginia, speak of Powell after he heard him give a speech.

  3 months ago

• Residents angry over end of public comments at commission meetings

  GILLETTE — The Campbell County Commission has suspended public comment at their meetings until further notice, but that didn’t keep people from speaking up and speaking out against the commissioners Tuesday.

  3 months ago

• Wyoming still most hesitant state for vaccination

  CASPER — Wyoming remains the most vaccine hesitant state in the nation, according to the latest numbers from U.S. Census Bureau polling. Wyoming children ages 12 to 17 now fall into that category as well.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases increase by 398

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by almost 400 on Wednesday.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases increase by 398

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by almost 400 on Wednesday.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases increase by 398

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by almost 400 on Wednesday.

  3 months ago

• Land swap would create 38,000-acre public block in SE Wyo

  An Albany County land exchange proposed by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management would consolidate a 38,000-acre block of public land around the Mule Creek Ranch 50 miles southeast of Casper.

  3 months ago

• Oil prices may increase as Converse County rig count jumps to 10

  DOUGLAS — Is $80-plus a barrel the new normal for oil prices in the country right now? How about $100 per barrel by mid-2022?

  3 months ago

• Poll: Medicaid expansion popular

  CASPER —A new poll commissioned by four nonprofits shows significant support for Medicaid Expansion in Wyoming, a government health insurance assistance program for those who can’t afford insurance and aren’t offered it by their employer.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 61

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming declined by 61 on Tuesday.

  3 months ago

• Campbell County Commission not allowing public comment on library issues

  GILLETTE –- The Campbell County Commission will no longer be taking public comment relating to the Campbell County Public Library.

  3 months ago

• COVID spikes in state prisons

  CASPER — Cases of COVID-19 at Wyoming prison facilities have spiked to their highest total since the start of the pandemic.

  3 months ago

• Tribes shorted on federal funds due to joint-powers structure

  RIVERTON — The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes have missed out on multiple federal funding opportunities because of the cooperative government structure imposed upon them by the federal government, state and tribal officials said this month.

  3 months ago

• Teton areas eyed as off-limits to help bighorn sheep population

  JACKSON —An interagency collective of biologists is recommending that 21,233 acres of high-quality winter habitat in the Teton Range be made off limits to humans to help an imperiled, declining herd of bighorn sheep stage a comeback.

  3 months ago

• Barrasso: ‘I’m pro-vaccine and anti-mandate’

  POWELL — While some Wyomingites and Republican officials have been hesitant to endorse the COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso has no such qualms.

  3 months ago

• Crook County treasurer resigns

  SUNDANCE — A civil trial that was to consider the removal of Mary Kuhl from her position as Crook County Treasurer will no longer be necessary because her letter of resignation was accepted by the county commissioners on Friday, Oct. 8.

  3 months ago

• Committee approves bill giving tribes access to grants

  RIVERTON — Lawmakers advanced a bill draft Friday that would make Wyoming Business Council grants as accessible to local tribes as they are to other governments.

  3 months ago

• Health officials encourage flu vaccination

  SHERIDAN — Following an unusually quiet 2020-21 flu season, a Wyoming Department of Health official says the need for flu shots remains important to help protect Wyoming residents from influenza as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

  3 months ago

• Legislators prepare bills fighting vaccine mandate

  CASPER — Some Wyoming lawmakers are already working on bills for the impending special session aimed at fighting the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for all companies with over 100 employees.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases increase by almost 400 Wednesday

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by almost 400 on Wednesday, according to Wyoming Department of Health figures.

  3 months ago

• Petito strangled weeks before body was found, officials say

  JACKSON — Hundreds of thousands of people watched live and millions reacted as Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue announced in a video press conference Tuesday that Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, 22, died by strangulation.

  3 months ago

• Lawsuit alleges abuse of grade school student on bus

  RIVERTON — Facing claims that its bus driver and superintendent did not react properly to sexual abuse on a school bus, Fremont County School District 14 is being sued in federal court.

  3 months ago

• Wyoming hospitals report critical staffing shortages

  CASPER — Four Wyoming hospitals have recently utilized crisis standards of care, and more than half a dozen have sought information on those standards from the state health department, though no hospital was actively in crisis care as of Tuesday afternoon, health department spokesperson Kim Deti said via email.

  3 months ago

• Legislators recommend $72 million adjustment to schools

  CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Education Interim Committee voted Monday to recommend adding an external cost adjustment worth more than $72 million to the state’s next K-12 education budget.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 65

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming declined Tuesday, falling by 65.

  3 months ago

• West puts ‘West Ranch’ up for sale

  CODY — Kanye West’s ranch is now for sale, symbolizing the likely final page in the hip-hop and fashion mogul’s saga in Cody.

  3 months ago

• Park County GOP declines to discipline member over email

  POWELL — Leaders of the Park County Republican Party have decided not to take action against a precinct committeeman for a vulgar email he sent to a state lawmaker last month.

  3 months ago

• Trooper chief says shooting is evidence of challenges for officers

  RIVERTON — The fatal exchange of gunfire between a Lander man and a state trooper on Sinks Canyon Road in June is just one among many signs of increasingly challenging times for law enforcement, according to a state police leader.

  3 months ago

• Cheney campaign sees second-highest fundraising quarter

  CASPER — Rep. Liz Cheney’s House reelection campaign enjoyed its second-biggest fundraising quarter ever this summer, a Cheney aide told the Star-Tribune. The donations came on the heels of Cheney’s all-time fundraising record, which occurred one quarter earlier.

  3 months ago

• West puts ‘West Ranch’ up for sale

  CODY — Kanye West’s ranch is now for sale, symbolizing the likely final page in the hip-hop and fashion mogul’s saga in Cody.

  3 months ago

• Trooper chief says shooting is evidence of challenges for officers

  RIVERTON — The fatal exchange of gunfire between a Lander man and a state trooper on Sinks Canyon Road in June is just one among many signs of increasingly challenging times for law enforcement, according to a state police leader.

  3 months ago

• Park County GOP declines to discipline member over email

  POWELL — Leaders of the Park County Republican Party have decided not to take action against a precinct committeeman for a vulgar email he sent to a state lawmaker last month.

  3 months ago

• Cheney campaign sees second-highest fundraising quarter

  CASPER — Rep. Liz Cheney’s House reelection campaign enjoyed its second-biggest fundraising quarter ever this summer, a Cheney aide told the Star-Tribune. The donations came on the heels of Cheney’s all-time fundraising record, which occurred one quarter earlier.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall by 481

  Wyoming’s active coronavirus case count fell by almost 500 over the weekend, according to state Department of Health figures.

  3 months ago

• College districts to start separation talks

  GILLETTE — At least Pax the Pronghorn is safe.

  3 months ago

• Man sues Cheyenne police over DUI testing

  CHEYENNE — A Cheyenne man is suing three Cheyenne police officers in federal court for allegedly violating his civil rights, after a municipal court judge ruled that one of the officers lied to a judge about the man’s refusal to take a blood alcohol level test.

  3 months ago

• More information needed on missing, murdered Indigenous people, leaders say

  CASPER — Recent data suggests Indigenous people continue to make up a disproportionate amount of Wyoming’s homicides and missing persons cases, but tribal members say even the best numbers are not telling the full story.

  3 months ago

• Standoff over mask requirement forces lockdown of school

  LARAMIE — Laramie High School was locked down for about 90 minutes Thursday morning during a showdown of wills between school administration and a 16-year-old junior who was arrested and removed from the school in handcuffs.

  3 months ago

• Vaccine mandate spurs hospital staffing worries

  SUNDANCE — Crook County Medical Services District is starting to see difficulties with staffing on the horizon. CEO Micki Lyons last week shared her concerns over the impending federal vaccine mandate with the board of trustees.

  3 months ago

• Sheridan school board rejects call for resignations over masks

  SHERIDAN — The Sheridan County School District 2 Board of Trustees responded to calls for board members to either voluntarily resign or be recalled, with board members unanimously approving a motion at their regular meeting Monday to reject petitions filed by a concerned group of citizens.

  3 months ago

• Mine reclamation at risk with coal fee lapse

  CASPER — Entangled in the congressional infrastructure debate, Wyoming’s biggest source of mine cleanup funding expired last week, raising questions about the future of reclamation.

  3 months ago

• DCI makes missing persons site easier to use

  CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation now has an easier-to-find list of the state's missing persons.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases up by 92 on Tuesday

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming increased by 92 on Tuesday, according to Wyoming Health Department figures.

  3 months ago

• Man charged in Cheyenne woman’s murder ruled unfit for trial

  CODY — Another delay has occurred in the prosecution of a former Cody man accused of first degree murder as he was recently determined still mentally unfit to stand trial.

  3 months ago

• Dell Creek feedground open for one more year

  PINEDALE – Wyoming Game and Fish went to work last week to sort out the dilemma of the expiration of its Dell Creek winter elk feedground.

  3 months ago

• Uncertainty surrounds first lease sale since December

  CASPER — Scoping is over for the first oil and gas lease sale since December.

  3 months ago

• Active COVID cases at lowest number since August

  The reporting of more than 1,400 recoveries among coronavirus patients brought the number of active coronavirus cases to the lowest point seen in more than two months on Monday.

  3 months ago

• Gold, copper mine could mean millions for state

  CHEYENNE — A plan for a potential gold and copper mine near Cheyenne is steadily progressing, with a company putting forth vast community outreach efforts in recent months for a project that could bring hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars to Wyoming.

  3 months ago

• Tribes, enviros pan Wyo wolf kill policy in ESA petitions

  Several conservation organizations and numerous Native American tribes are citing Wyoming’s wolf predator zone — the roughly 85% of the state where wolves can be killed at any time by any means — as evidence of the need for renewed federal protection of the gray wolf.

  3 months ago

• Gillette library reviews book challenges during ‘Banned Book Week’

  GILLETTE — During a week designed to focus on books being challenged for being inappropriate, the staff at the Campbell County Public Library were spending some of their time responding to more than a dozen forms challenging books in the library’s collection.

  3 months ago

• Tourism boom fuels increase in taxable sales

  CASPER — After declines in five consecutive quarters, total taxable sales in the state expanded 12.1% in the second quarter of 2021 compared with 2020, largely due to the record-breaking boom in tourism at Wyoming’s national parks, according to a year-by-year comparison recently released by the Wyoming Department of Revenue.

  3 months ago

• Game and Fish tracking deer, pronghorn disease

  LARAMIE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced earlier this month that it’s tracking outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer and pronghorn in eastern Wyoming.

  3 months ago

• Rude comments led to end of Jackson mask complaint site

  JACKSON — At first, submissions to the Teton County Health Department’s COVID-19 complaint form were helpful.

  3 months ago

• State says tribes not eligible for Business Council money

  RIVERTON — Wyoming’s Attorney General says local tribal entities are not eligible for grants and loans through the Wyoming Business Council Business Ready Community Program, WBC staff told the Wyoming Legislature’s Select Committee on Tribal Relations last month.

  3 months ago

• Campbell school vaccine incentive program criticized

  GILLETTE — Members of the public, including some teachers, came to tell the Campbell County School District’s board of trustees that they were not happy with the decision to offer district employees a $300 incentive for getting the COVID-19 vaccination.

  3 months ago

• Committee rejects proposed energy tax structure

  CASPER — Sen. Cale Case on Thursday proposed a new energy tax structure that would be shared across all electricity producers. But a motion to have a bill drafted for the plan failed by a vote of 4–9 in the Joint Revenue Committee.

  3 months ago

• Active COVID cases down by 39 on Thursday

  Wyoming’s total of active coronavirus cases dropped by 39 on Thursday to fall below 4,000.

  3 months ago

• Missing and murdered Indigenous people issue continues to plague Wyoming

  GREYBULL —With all the national coverage of her disappearance and the discovery of her body in Wyoming, the name of Gabby Petito is familiar to most.

  3 months ago

• Crook County Treasurer objects to new charges

  SUNDANCE — County Treasurer Mary Kuhl has objected to new charges filed against her in the civil case that seeks her removal from office, complaining in a response filed with District Court that it’s unfair to add new information so close to the date of her trial.

  3 months ago

• Determining the need for affordable housing in Saratoga

  SARATOGA — Is there a need for affordable housing in Saratoga?

  3 months ago

• Interest in parasitic medicine for cattle on the rise; health officials urge caution

  WORLAND — In one year, the number of calls to the regional poison control center doubled from the five previous years on complications related to ivermectin.

  3 months ago

• Active COVID cases up by 372

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew by 372 on Wednesday, according to Department of Health figures.

  3 months ago

• Rep. Sommers: Game and Fish won’t let 400 Dell Creek elk starve

  A Sublette County legislator is confident Game and Fish Department personnel “will work their butt[s] off” to ensure some 400 elk that depend on the Dell Creek Feedground don’t starve this winter. Rep. Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) made his comments after U.S. District Judge Nancy Freudenthal ruled the wildlife agency has no permit to operate the feedground.

  3 months ago

• ‘Nightmare’ elk hunt turns heads on the levee

  JACKSON — If Bob Geringer had another shot, he says he wouldn’t have pulled the trigger.

  3 months ago

• Campbell County Commissioner says county should stop funding the library

  GILLETTE — A Campbell County Commissioner said he does not believe the Campbell County Public Library should receive funding from the county.

  3 months ago

• Converse County hospital battles nursing, employee shortages and surge in COVID-19 cases

  DOUGLAS —A longtime Memorial Hospital of Converse County nurse known for not ever complaining looked wearily at CEO Matt Dammeyer as he checked in with her Friday.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus cases fall for second day

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming declined for a second consecutive day Tuesday, falling by 45 from Monday.

  3 months ago

• Park County GOP official apologizes for letter, won’t resign

  POWELL — A Park County Republican Party official who sent an obscene message to a state lawmaker about vaccine mandates has apologized for language he used.

  3 months ago

• Sublette County elk feeding program in doubt

  PINEDALE — Feeding tons of hay to wild elk wintering around the Dell Creek feedground in Bondurant – to keep them out of privately owned haystacks – might not happen this year due to a Sept. 21 court decision and an apparent Wyoming Game and Fish oversight.

  3 months ago

• Gillette hospital sends mandate protest to Biden

  GILLETTE — In addition to airing out the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming federal vaccine mandates expected to affect Campbell County Health employees next month, hospital trustees decided to send a formal response to the man in charge himself.

  3 months ago

• BLM to round up half of Wyoming’s wild horses

  CASPER — The Bureau of Land Management will round up most wild horses in five herd management areas in southwestern Wyoming, beginning as soon as Oct. 7, the agency said Friday.

  3 months ago

• After dry summer, ag producers likely need extra feed for winter

  SHERIDAN — After a second hot, dry summer in a row, Wyoming’s cattle producers are concerned about heading into winter without enough feed.

  3 months ago

• More Wyoming residents eligible for boosters

  CASPER —A wider swath of Wyomingites is now eligible for Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention authorized the additional inoculations.

  3 months ago

• Prosecutors express concern about State Bar charge against D.A. Manlove

  CHEYENNE — A group composed of the state’s county and district attorneys has raised concerns about the Wyoming State Bar’s formal charge against Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne Manlove.

  3 months ago

• To vaccinate or staff? Gillette hospital board fields public concerns over vaccine mandates

  GILLETTE — People came out in droves this week to lament the impending federal vaccine mandates that are expected to affect Campbell County Health employees next month and may lead to a significant loss of staff.

  3 months ago

• Active coronavirus case count grows to 4,403

  Wyoming’s total of active coronavirus cases increased by 108 on Thursday, according to Department of Health figures.

  4 months ago

• Legislative leaders ask Bray to step down

  CASPER – After a Republican official in Park County sent an email to Sen. Tara Nethercott telling her that if he was as “despicable a person as you, I would kill myself,” legislative leaders have spoken out and asked the official to resign.

  4 months ago

• Active COVID cases back over 4,000

  The number of active coronavirus cases in Wyoming climbed back over 4,000 on Wednesday as 475 new active cases were recorded.

  4 months ago

• Jackson-area parks avoid shutdown-related problems

  After the federal government partially shut down in December, Audra Warburton and other Double H Bar employees packed up brochures for the National Elk Refuge sleigh rides they offer, along with a couple of cash registers, and moved into a corner of the Home Ranch Welcome Center to register tours there.

  3 years ago

• UW official urges harsher penalties for booze sales to minors  

  Laramie should significantly increase the penalties leveled to businesses that sell alcohol to minors, University of Wyoming Vice President for Student Affairs Sean Blackburn suggested Monday.

  3 years ago