Lawmakers reject property tax increase
Members of the Wyoming Legislature's Joint Revenue Interim Committee rejected a bill to raise the state's property tax during their meeting Monday in Cheyenne.
Updated: 22 hours ago
Wyoming sets out to document hate
For several months, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Wyoming Advisory Committee has been serving as the federal agency’s eyes and ears in the Equality State, traveling the state in their investigation of just how prevalent hate actually is in Wyoming.
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Girlfriend charged as accessory in stabbing and other news from around the state
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019
Updated: 2 weeks ago
Fremont County attorney questions inquest
Fremont County Attorney Patrick LeBrun has several legal concerns about the public inquest planned in the matter of a fatal, officer-involved shooting that took place Sept. 21 in Riverton.
Updated: 3 weeks ago
Fatal Crash West Of Laramie
This is the 131st fatality on Wyoming’s roadways in 2019 compared to 95 in 2018, 113 in 2017, and 96 in 2016 to date
Updated: 3 weeks ago
High court weighs gun case Attorneys debate application of ‘stand your ground’ law
Ambiguous language in a 2018 law means the Wyoming Supreme Court might have to review every criminal case that involves certain self-defense provisions, a supreme court justice said Thursday.
Updated: 3 weeks ago
Rawlins mother says food alternatives could save a trip to the hospital
According to the Food and Drug Administration, 5.6 million children in U.S are allergic to one of the eight food allergens: soybeans, milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat. Of that figure, 2.24 million are allergic to more than one of these food products.
Updated: 3 weeks ago
Woman faces charges in knife attack death
Rachelle Lynch is facing manslaughter charges after telling a Riverton Police Department detective that she used a knife to attack a man.
Updated: 4 weeks ago
Weekend: Quebec 01 missile alert facility dedicated as state historic site
Quebec 01, the only Peacekeeper Missile Alert Facility in the world and a crucial factor in ending the Cold War, sits just 30 miles north of Cheyenne.
Updated: 1 month ago
Welder builds 16,000-pound vehicle
For the former Douglas resident, it’s less about prepping and more about allowing his creative mind to run amok. When that happens, his hands craft the unimaginable.
Updated: 1 month ago
Trump highlights Wyoming man’s battle with EPA
Agency over a pond he had built on his property, was a special guest of the president during a Wednesday news conference on the executive orders in Washington D.C.
Updated: 1 month ago
Committee advances bill on gambling regulation
“Due to the complexity of gaming today, constant changes, self-regulation or regulation at a local level is a disservice to the wagering public."
Updated: 1 month ago
Blackjewel under investigation for fraud
The federal government has been investigating Blackjewel for potential fraud since before the company filed for bankruptcy
Updated: 1 month ago
UW grilled over scholarship changes
“So it’s more valuable to be the 38th best running back in the state of Texas graduating from high school than the top student we graduate in a year academically in the state of Wyoming?”
Updated: 1 month ago
Out-of-state Democrat announces U.S. House bid in Wyoming
The only Democratic candidate so far to announce her intent to run for Wyoming’s sole seat in the U.S House of Representatives plans to officially visit the Cowboy State for the first time next year.
Updated: 1 month ago
Airbnbs cause stir in Centennial
Some residents from Centennial are pushing Albany County officials to regulate Airbnbs in the town after complaining they’ve become a nuisance.
Updated: 1 month ago
Kanye hosts Sunday Service in Cody
Kanye West, a 21-time Grammy award winning hip hop artist, held his spiritual event at the Robbie Powwow Garden outside the center, with crowds packing the entire grounds around the stage.
Updated: 1 month ago
Pop-up Trump store successful in Wyoming
Vaughn Smith’s pop-up shop dedicated to all things Donald has definitely caught a great deal of attention in Douglas throughout the past week.
Updated: 1 month ago
UW issues first apology to Black 14
Tom Burman, athletic director for the University of Wyoming, delivered history’s first apology from the university to the Black 14 on Friday evening.
Updated: 1 month ago
Fire that forced Jackson evacuations blamed on balloons
A bundle of Mylar balloons tangled with power lines and created an electric arc that started the 255-acre Saddle Butte Fire, investigators confirmed Monday night.
Updated: 2 months ago
Free old national park cabin draws dozens of inquiries
A Jackson HOA is giving away an old cabin.
Updated: 2 months ago
Homeowners, association settle year-long paint battle
Kelly and Debra Hennessy has agreed to repaint their home in accordance with HOA guidelines after a contentious fight.
Updated: 2 months ago
Hybrid fish in Curt Gowdy reservoir approaching size for harvest
A hybrid species of carnivorous fish introduced into Upper North Crow Reservoir in Curt Gowdy State Park several years ago is getting big enough to give anglers a good fight.
Updated: 2 months ago