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‘The People’s House’ reopens in the state’s capitol

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Local store offers school supplies, no need to drive out of town

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Moorcroft man still missing

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Veterans assistance in Goshen, Platte and Carbon counties

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Cheyenne man found guilty of second-degree murder and other news from around the state
6 days ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Friday, July 12, 2019
Search of Snake River for missing man winds down and other news from around the state
1 week ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, July 8, 2019
Funds withheld from Blackjewel paychecks not put in retirement accounts
1 week ago
Bankrupt coal mine operator Blackjewel LLC has withheld $1.2 million from employees’ paychecks without depositing the funds in the workers’ retirement accounts.
Woman drowns in Shoshone River and other news from around the state
1 week ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Friday, July 5, 2019
Miners, lawmakers seek quota on uranium imports
2 weeks ago
With the state at the heart of domestic uranium production, Wyoming operators and lawmakers have intensified calls to institute a quota on uranium imports in the name of national security and energy independence.
State officials, tribal leaders work to resolve ID issue
2 weeks ago
Northern Arapahoe and Eastern Shoshone tribal leaders met last week with Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Buchanan to discuss the prospect of enabling tribal members to use their tribal identification cards to register to vote.
Shareholders accuse Cloud Peak of undervaluing assets
2 weeks ago
A group of shareholders who represent about 24% of Cloud Peak Energy Corp.’s common stockholders is accusing the company of intentionally undervaluing its assets and striking back-door deals with creditors to manipulate its Chapter 11 bankruptcy process.
Lawsuit filed over 2017 kayak guide’s death
2 weeks ago
The family of a kayaking guide who died in Yellowstone National Park two years ago is suing the company that employed him, its owners and several of its employees.
Wildlife corridor talks begin
2 weeks ago
Residents and industry representatives came to Rock Springs offering their thoughts to a committee assigned to develop recommendations on big game migration corridors in Wyoming.
Pipeline to originate in Guernsey, run through Goshen Co. and other news from around the state
2 weeks ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Friday, June 28, 2019
Man faces 60 years in abuse of four girls in Gillette and other news from around the state
3 weeks ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Wednesday, June 26, 2019
National Guard rejects EEOC jurisdiction
3 weeks ago
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has cited the Wyoming National Guard for continually failing to participate in a complaint hearing brought by a former dual-status Guard employee.
News outlets sue for Nichols demotion records
3 weeks ago
Several news outlets in Wyoming filed a lawsuit Friday against the University of Wyoming and its board of trustees, charging the institution with failing to properly disclose public records relating to the demotion of former University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols
End approaching for Teton County inmate list
3 weeks ago
I can’t get away from the fact that it’s a little bit of a public shaming forum in a small community that I care a whole lot about.”
Murder suspect pleads not guilty to jail assault and other news from around the state.
3 weeks ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Tuesday, June 25, 2019
WWII veteran’s remains to be buried in Laramie on Saturday
3 weeks ago
The remains of Machinist’s Mate First Class George Hanson, killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, will be escorted by motorcade from Denver International Airport to Laramie on Wednesday for burial on Saturday.
Powell man asks for shorter sentence in shooting
3 weeks ago
Citing serious health problems and a desire to be with his family, David Williamson, who’s serving prison time for killing his wife, is asking for a shorter sentence.
Wyoming again ranked 49th for children’s health
1 month ago
Wyoming was ranked second to last in the United States for children’s health in a national study for the second consecutive year.
Timing on Bridger, Naughton unit closures unknown
1 month ago
Rocky Mountain Power is continuing its work on a plan that is likely to include the retirement of two Jim Bridger Power units.
Cloud Peak may be on last month
1 month ago
Cloud Peak Energy Corp. may literally be counting the days it has left of mining coal from the Powder River Basin.
Legislators focus more on Ag College
1 month ago
Legislators began discussions last week on how to assert great influence over programming and funding for the University of Wyoming’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Riverton High School to offer Arapaho language classes and other news from around the state
1 month ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Monday, June 17
Woman convicted of killing husband in late 1970s dies and other news from around the state
1 month ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, June 13, 2019
Cody Labs to close, dozens being laid off
1 month ago
By the end of this summer, the pharmaceutical manufacturer Cody Laboratories, will cease operations and close its doors.
Crash claims life near Kemmerer and other news from around the state
1 month ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Wednesday, June 12, 2019
‘Good time’ rolling soon to a jail near you?
1 month ago
Officials from the agency asked the Joint Judiciary Committee to consider a law change last week to let offenders earn credit for good behavior in jails while they wait.
Water advocates concerned about Laramie gas station
1 month ago
Members of Albany County Clean Water Advocates expressed concern Tuesday about Albany County Attorney Peggy Trent’s decision to dismiss the county’s lawsuit against Tumbleweed Express, a gas station on the east side of Laramie.
Gillette woman is first case of West Nile this year in Wyoming
1 month ago
West Nile virus season may be off to an earlier than usual start in Wyoming this year with the state’s first case involving a Campbell County woman already reported.
Social media did in Yellowstone lion poachers
1 month ago
Celebratory social media posts tipped off authorities to a trio of Montana mountain lion hunters who illegally killed a tomcat in Yellowstone National Park.
Committee looks to revise firearms background checks
1 month ago
Wyoming is one of only three states — Montana and New Hampshire are the others — that don’t provide any mental health information for background checks.
Auditor unveils financial transparency website
1 month ago
State Auditor Kristi Racines unveiled a website that will give Wyoming residents a glimpse of the state’s “checkbook” during the Wyoming Financial Transparency Working Group’s meeting in Cheyenne Wednesday.
Teen sentenced to life in toddler’s death
1 month ago
Jesse J. Hartley of Mountain View convicted last month of first-degree murder has been sentenced to life in prison.
Officials pushed to act on unpaid coal taxes
1 month ago
local and state officials trying to salvage even a small fraction of the millions of dollars left owed to the people of Campbell County and Wyoming.
Nichols discusses new job, demotion
1 month ago
Three weeks away from the end of her time at the University of Wyoming, President Laurie Nichols says she has still not received an explanation from the board of trustees about why her contract was not extended.
Agencies seek ways to end auto-wildlife collisions in Park County
1 month ago
Area drivers’ odds of an automobile accident involving wildlife are highest between Trout Creek and Wapiti on U.S. Highway 14/16/20. It ranks as one of the top three most dangerous roads in the state per car traveling.
Public defender, judges try to resolve differences
1 month ago
Tension between the Wyoming Public Defenders Office and some Circuit Court judges has involved litigation and may require legislation to fix, which disappointed lawmakers who believe it could have been avoided with better communication.
Suspended sentence in bust involving 83 pounds of pot and other news from around the state
1 month ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, June 6, 2019
Gordon asks AG for strategy to sue over coal ports
1 month ago
Governor Mark Gordon asked Attorney General Bridget Hill to research how Wyoming could sue Washington over that state’s decision to deny a coal port permit over environmental concerns, the governor said last week.
Legislators contemplate changes to new open records law
1 month ago
Less than a month before it goes into effect, state lawmakers are discussing potential changes to Wyoming’s new open records law.
Woman’s remains found in Etna, murder suspect arrested
1 month ago
The remains of Joann Hakes, missing since January 2015, have been located.
Fatal crash west of Laramie
1 month ago
67th vehicle fatality in Wyoming.
Cheyenne mayor, Gordon dispute confrontatio
1 month ago
The mayor of Cheyenne and the governor of Wyoming engaged in a public dispute Monday over what happened Friday during a contentious meeting about a potential Taiwanese state visit
State panel recommends name change for mountain
1 month ago
Concerned with the bloody past of the mountain’s namesake, a state panel is recommending that Mount Doane in Yellowstone National Park be renamed as First People’s Mountain.
One killed, three injured in rollover in Riverton and other news from around the state
1 month ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Assault suspect, mother accused of trying to bribe witness
1 month ago
Matthew Seals and his mother, Lori Seals, are charged with conspiracy to commit solicitation of a felony after an attorney said Lori Seals offered the victim in one of Seals’ assault cases $50,000 to not testify against him.
BLM ordered to review climate impacts of Converse Co. development
1 month ago
Federal regulators must complete additional analysis of the climate impacts of a 156-well drilling project in northern Converse County before development can proceed.
Football player’s sexual assault trial set for July
1 month ago
Carl Granderson’s attorney has indicated in court documents that the former University of Wyoming football star is “proceeding to trial” in the sexual assault case pending against him.
Man accused of killing four horses
1 month ago
Anthony Charles Lindmier is facing eight felonies for allegedly shooting and killing four horses
Effort to prevent beaver trapping backfires
1 month ago
“You’re impeding somebody’s right to trap by applying for those licenses with no intention of using them,” Beres said. “Somebody found a loophole, and it’s not the guy who’s got five jobs who’s trying to survive. It’s the rich Wilson soccer mom who’s got a lot of time.”
Dog attack puts Gillette boy in ICU and other news from around the state
1 month ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, May 30, 2019
Western meadowlark vs. sage grouse: Battle royale brewing in birding world for the state’s top feathered spot
1 month ago
“Do we really want to share anything with a state like Kansas? KANSAS?! No, I say!” said Hutchinson. “Wyoming, unlike those other ‘meh’ states, is unique. We deserve our very own bird.”
Casper doctor found guilty of running drug ring
1 month ago
Dr. Shakeel Kahn has been found guilty of all 21 felonies he was charged with.
Sentencing delayed in case of man who raped ex-wife’s child and other news from around the state
1 month ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Pinedale man survives 500-foot drop in car and other news from around the state
1 month ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Friday, May 24, 2019
Man accused of assaulting disabled women
1 month ago
Prosecutors say the employee of a group home raped two women with mental disabilities while working at the facility.
Opening of Japanese beef markets hailed as good news
1 month ago
The announcement last week of Japan lifting its years-long ban on imports of beef from the United States is good news for Wyo-Braska producers.
UW creates business arm
1 month ago
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees voted to establish a business arm of the university, WyoVentures LLC
Surgical center sexual assault charges dropped
1 month ago
A Cody man accused of sexually assaulting patients while employed as a nurse at the Northern Wyoming Surgical Center has been cleared of the charge, and his case fully dismissed.
Fremont clerk defends staff actions
1 month ago
Fremont County Clerk Julie Freese has responded to the Wyoming Democratic Party’s recent request that her office submit to an investigation by the county attorney in regard to two incidents from the 2018 election season.
Wyoming woman involved in meth ring, prosecutors say
1 month ago
Billie Jo Reynolds of Gillette was involved in an international methamphetamine distribution conspiracy connected to a Mexican cartel, prosecutors alleged in federal court filings unsealed Tuesday.
Proposed bill would ban grizzly hunts
1 month ago
A new bill pending in the U.S. House of Representatives would prevent future grizzly bear hunts and increase Native American influence in bear conservation efforts.
Man pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide charge and other news from around the state
1 month ago
NEWS BRIEFS
Skier apologizes for forcing rescue
1 month ago
Instead of hiring an attorney and fighting federal charges for ducking a rope during high avalanche danger, Andrew Richards offered up guilty pleas and an apology.
Supreme Court hunting opinion opens ‘can of worms,’ experts say
1 month ago
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has issued its opinion on Herrera v. Wyoming, lower courts will take up the case again while locals await the effects
Defense says doctor was set up
1 month ago
Dr. Shakeel Kahn is facing federal drug conspiracy charges.
Wyoming abandons bid for ‘primacy’ over federal environmental reviews
1 month ago
A spectrum of state officials Thursday backed away from pursuit of “primacy” over the federal environmental analysis process in Wyoming.
Rosemay Staats Young
1 month ago
August 20, 1923– February 28, 2019
University restarts CTE program
1 month ago
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees voted to restore its program that provides a teaching degree in career-and-technical education, formerly known as vocational education.
Four accused of kidnapping bound over for trial
1 month ago
Four alleged kidnappers were bound over to district court to face felony, conspiratorial, unlawful confinement charges that could land them in prison for no fewer than 20 years – or life.
Portable farms help Southeast students experience production ag firsthand
2 months ago
Southeast Schools agriculture teacher and FFA advisor Jay Clapper knew he had to find ways for students who weren’t born into the agricultural lifestyle to “get their hands dirty.”
Gordon: UW should be leader on climate change
2 months ago
Gov. Mark Gordon said the university should tap its research capabilities, especially those at the School of Energy Resources, for carbon sequestration and become a leader in combating climate change.
Judge gives stalker 4 to 8 years in prison Victims said Harmon threatened to kill them several times.
2 months ago
John Zechariah Harmon will soon be transferred to the Wyoming State Penitentiary after admitting to terrorizing several women by stalking them.
Bear spray burst clears out Pinedale Food Basket and more from around the state
2 months ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Friday, May 17, 2019
Trustees delay decisions on tuition, financial aid changes
2 months ago
For the first time in five years, the board was considering diverting from its standard policy of 4 percent tuition increases for both in-state and out-of-state students.
State needs to replace mainframe used by WYDOT, county governments
2 months ago
Wyoming has needed a major upgrade to the computer system that handles driver licensing and motor vehicle information for years. But a multimillion-dollar price tag has made funding a new system a tough sell for lawmakers.
Health officials work on air ambulance plan
2 months ago
Wyoming health officials are drafting an ambitious and unique plan to try to address air ambulance costs, though representatives of the life flight companies say the issue is how little they’re often paid, not how much they charge.
Sholly lays out vision for Yellowstone
2 months ago
“We’re not just providing vacations,” he said. “We’re inspiring people.”
Man acquitted in 2018 Sundance murder case
2 months ago
“This is a case about a young man who had to face his tormenter,” Fuller said. “This is about a man’s right to defend himself and his loved ones.” Johnson was acquitted on all charges.
Experts: End to bullying in schools is up to admin
2 months ago
The key element in successfully changing a culture of harassment and bullying in a school district is buy-in from the adults in the room.
Coal power expected to fall over summer
2 months ago
The amount of electricity coming from coal this summer will likely fall as natural gas and renewable power creep into coal’s territory, according to the Energy Information Administration, an independent federal agency that tracks energy data and forecasts trends.
Voter crossover, ID bills get interim review
2 months ago
A pair of failed bills from the 2019 general session intended to improve the “integrity” of Wyoming elections will be getting a second look from state lawmakers this interim.
Law enforcement buckles up for seat belt campaign
2 months ago
State, Laramie County and Cheyenne law enforcement officers participating in a national enforcement campaign will soon begin cracking down on motorists who fail to wear their seat belts.
Man arrested in mother’s death and more from around the state
2 months ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Experts say McCormick report should be made public
2 months ago
Experts in Wyoming public records law say Laramie County School District 1 officials have no legal basis for denying public access to McCormick Junior High's report on bullying.
Man facing five felonies in Cheyenne chase and more from around the state
2 months ago
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, May 9, 2019,
Rock Springs man dies after house fire and more from around the state
2 months ago
News from around the state
Researchers look to test well for CO2 storage
2 months ago
The Wyoming CarbonSAFE project is studying the underground geology near the Dry Fork Station power plant north of Gillette to see whether it would be a good place to store carbon dioxide.
Legislators look at ways to curb e-cigarette use
2 months ago
Members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Committee spent most of Thursday morning contemplating whether or not a tax on e-cigarettes, or some other deterrent, could help end what has been described by the U.S. Surgeon General as an “epidemic” among youth today.
Anticline energy companies not source of ozone spike
2 months ago
Operators on the Pinedale Anticline Project Area said last week they checked their facilities for potential emissions leaks that could have caused the extremely high ozone exceedances in March.
Meier denies threatening state Human Resources Division staff
2 months ago
Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meier has denied an accusation that he made threats against a staff member in the state’s Human Resources Division.
Bills to secure miners’ health benefits lack Wyo pol support
2 months ago
Two bills to protect retired Wyoming coal miners’ healthcare benefits from being lost to bankruptcy have been introduced in the U.S. Congress. Neither has the support of any member of Wyoming’s congressional delegation thus far, and it’s unclear if they’ll get it.
Fatal Crash South Of Newcastle
2 months ago
This is the 50th and 51st fatalities on Wyoming’s roadways in 2019 compared to 26 in 2018, 33 in 2017, and 14 in 2016 to date.
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, May 2, 2019
2 months ago
News from around the state.
Man accused of shooting wife says killing was an accident
2 months ago
Dennis K. Klingbeil, 77, is facing a first-degree murder charge that alleges he killed 75-year-old Donna Klingbeil
Gordon concerned by plans to close coal plants
2 months ago
Gov. Mark Gordon said he was “deeply concerned” Friday by Rocky Mountain Power’s serious consideration of shuttering some coal-fired power plant units in Wyoming within four years.
Gordon promises task force on missing, murdered native women
2 months ago
Gov. Mark Gordon made an impromptu announcement Friday on the University of Wyoming campus that he’ll convene a task force to address ways to combat the high rates of murdered and missing American Indian women in Wyoming.
Principal out at Cheyenne school troubled by bullying
2 months ago
Laramie County School District 1 officials announced Friday that McCormick Junior High Principal Jeff Conine was no longer in charge of the school.
Fatal Crash East Of Laramie, Wyoming
2 months ago
This is the 46 fatality on Wyoming’s roadways in 2019 compared to 23
Bridger-Teton looks to aerial spraying to fight cheat grass
2 months ago
Bridger-Teton National Forest officials are hoping to accelerate its battle against invasive weeds – mainly the prolific, flame-feeding annual cheatgrass – by adding aerial spraying to its toolbox.
Death penalty foes prepare for another repeal campaign
2 months ago
Eight states have abolished the death penalty in the past two decades. Capital punishment opponents in Wyoming have tried many times to follow suit, with a repeal bill having been introduced in the state legislature nearly every year this decade. Each time, the effort has failed.
Rawlins looks at ways to solve deer problem
2 months ago
The wandering deer have garnered two opinions in their decades of city living, both equally dedicated to their cause and the annihilation of the other.
Man accused of trying to kill father with hammer a second time and more from around the state
2 months ago
News from around the state.
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, April 25, 2019
2 months ago
News from around the state.
Rocky Mountain Power studies closing four Wyoming power plants
2 months ago
An updated analysis conducted by Rocky Mountain Power suggests it would lower costs for customers if it sped up the retirement of four power-generating units in Southwest Wyoming, including two units at the Jim Bridger Power Plant.
Federal judge rules decision to allow new coal leasing was unlawful
2 months ago
The Trump administration’s elimination of a hallmark of the “war on coal” — an Obama-era moratorium on new coal leasing — was ruled unlawful Friday by a federal judge in Montana.
Judge upholds decision allowing Ramaco to mine coal
2 months ago
At issue in the appeal were Ramaco’s property rights to use the surface lands for the purpose of mining its coal as set out in a 1954 deed.
Fallen Wyoming coal giants in high-finance feud
2 months ago
Two fallen Wyoming coal giants are caught at the center of a a high-stakes feud between global business mavens and regulators, leaving miners and municipalities to scramble for what they’re owed.
Study: Impact of wolf reintroduction not so clear
2 months ago
Perhaps the most-told ecological success story about the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is bringing back wolves, which sparked a trickle-down effect on the web of life around them that researchers are still debating.
NEWS BRIEFS for Tuesday, April 23, 2019
2 months ago
News from around the state.
Policy leaders discuss how to break ‘boom and bust’ cycle
2 months ago
Several of Wyoming’s top policy minds met on the campus of Laramie County Community College last week to try to define answers to a problem nearly as old as Wyoming itself: how to break free from the state’s ceaseless boom-and-bust cycle.
Rainbow flags, clothing not banned in Cheyenne schools
2 months ago
Rainbow flags and LGBTQ-related clothing have not been banned at McCormick Junior High or district-wide, Laramie County School District 1 Superintendent Boyd Brown told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on Friday morning.
Hemp advocates welcome Wyoming’s new law
2 months ago
Hemp is a variety of the species cannabis sativa L. Both Fortner and Latta believe hemp’s potential is “unlimited.” It can be used to make anything from sugar and oil to plastics and building material.
Laramie council rejects limits on late-night drink specials
2 months ago
Although some research shows late-night drinking can correlate to an increase in alcohol-related consequences, many on the Laramie City Council were hesitant to approve a measure that would limit a bar's or restaurant’s ability to offer late-night drink specials.
Rainbow, confederate flags banned at Cheyenne schools
2 months ago
Students in the Cheyenne’s McCormick Junior High Gay-Straight Alliance club were told Wednesday afternoon they were no longer allowed to have or wear any LGBTQ paraphernalia on school grounds, including flags, shirts, pins and bracelets.

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