Wyoming News
Party affiliation deadline is May 15
May 8, 2024
• Unregistered voters can still declare on election day. In the 2022 election year in the race for U.S. Representative for the State of Wyoming between Liz Cheney and Harriet Hageman, one suggested tactic that came to the forefront... Read More
Wyoming delegation responds to federal regulations 'targeting American energy'
May 8, 2024
• Government leaders warn of effect on jobs and power supply. Wyoming’s U.S. Delegation, the Governor and Lincoln County Commission have responded to U.S. Environmental Protection’s Agency’s proposal to put more restriction on coal power plans across the nation. The... Read More
SVI Radio Interview: Dir. Brian Nesvik, Wyoming G&F
May 7, 2024
Wyoming Game & Fish Director Brian Nesvik called into SVI Radio’s Weekday Wake-Up on Tuesday, May 7 for his monthly report to radio listeners. Dir. Nesvik touched on the success of the Gray Wolf Management Plan, AIS check stations and... Read More
Wyoming joins 21-State Coalition in Lawsuit in Defending Second Amendment Rights from Federal Overreach
May 7, 2024
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The State of Wyoming joined 20 other states in a lawsuit arguing that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is overstepping its authority and infringing on Americans’ Second Amendment right to privately buy and... Read More
Gray wolf report outlines management and conservation efforts
May 7, 2024
Wyoming’s gray wolf population continues to achieve all management goals, according to the 2023 Wyoming Gray Wolf Monitoring and Management annual report by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and partnering agencies. Wyoming is maintaining wolf numbers at healthy levels, and... Read More
LCSD1's Teresa Chaulk named Wyoming Superintendent of the Year
May 6, 2024
Teresa Chaulk, Superintendent for Lincoln County School District #1 in Kemmerer/Diamondville, has been named the 2025 Superintendent of the Year for Wyoming by the Wyoming Association of School Administrators. She has been invited to represent Wyoming at the national conference... Read More
Experts: Medicaid expansion critical to saving Wyoming’s health care industry
May 6, 2024
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Casper resident Angie Dax sat on the edge of her bed with a bottle of pills in her hand. She resisted the urge to swallow the entire... Read More
Wyomingites overwhelmingly support health coverage for their family, friends and neighbors
May 5, 2024
• Medicaid Awareness Month Closes Out with Committee Discussion about Expanding Medicaid AFTON, WY – Medicaid expansion featured heavily in discussion at the interim’s first Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee on Monday. While discussing a proposal for a... Read More
No. 1 obstacle to filling Wyoming’s maternity care gaps? Hiring.
May 5, 2024
• New hospital survey results come as 11 of Wyoming’s 23 counties do not have a practicing OB-GYN and three delivery facilities have closed in the last decade. Lawmakers begin to look for solutions. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com... Read More
Senators applaud passage of ban on Russian uranium
May 3, 2024
CHEYENNE (WNE) — U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., applauded the unanimous passage Tuesday of H.R. 1042, a bill to ban Russian uranium imports into the United States. H.R. 1042 was sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers,... Read More
Legislators debate who should shape Wyoming health care system
April 30, 2024
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Lawmakers spent Monday morning debating which experts — if any — should be allowed to shape Wyoming’s health care system. At an interim meeting in Afton, the Joint... Read More
Wyoming’s Favorite Baby Name Winners Crowned
April 30, 2024
Evelyn won the competition for the number one female name among Wyoming’s new babies in 2023, with Henry topping the race among male names, according to Vital Statistics Services (VSS), part of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). For... Read More
BOCES Hosts After Prom Party for Kemmerer students
April 30, 2024
The local Kemmerer Interact Club in partnership with Lincoln County Preventing ATODS Abuse held their 3rd “After Prom Party” on April 20, 2024. The goal for the After Prom Party is to give students a safe alternative activity after Prom. Victory... Read More
SVI Radio Interview: Lincoln County Clerk April Brunski
April 30, 2024
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Wyoming Health Department: Don’t let ticks steal warm-weather enjoyment
April 29, 2024
CHEYENNE (WNE) — With tick season quickly approaching, the Wyoming Department of Health says simple steps can help residents protect themselves and their family members from potentially serious tick-borne illnesses. Courtney Tillman, an epidemiologist with WDH, said past records... Read More
Death puts focus on unsheltered persons in Rock Springs
April 29, 2024
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — The cause of a local man’s death remains unknown. According to the Rock Springs Police Department, the body of a man was found under the Hancock Bridge... Read More
Wyoming Sues Biden Administration Over "Costly and Burdensome" Methane Rule
April 28, 2024
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming has joined the states of North Dakota, Montana and Texas in suing the U.S. Department of Interior and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over a new rule that undermines existing state regulatory programs and harms Wyoming oil... Read More
Wyoming Sues Biden Administration Over Costly and Burdensome Methane Rule
April 26, 2024
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming has joined the states of North Dakota, Montana and Texas in suing the U.S. Department of Interior and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over a new rule that undermines existing state regulatory programs and harms Wyoming... Read More
Wyoming leaders balk at new federal rules that put coal on the ropes.
April 26, 2024
By Zakary Sonntag Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange The Biden Administration on Thursday imposed a sweeping new suite of environmental regulations including a requirement for coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their greenhouse gas emissions by 2039, a big ask... Read More
UW promotes new and exciting developments
April 24, 2024
• From blockchain to tardigrades, a new crop of students have many opportunities. Chad Baldwin, Director of Marketing for the University of Wyoming recently spoke with SVI Radio as part of the Weekday Wakeup and detailed a few topics... Read More