Jackson visitation slumps as Yellowstone visitation bumps
JACKSON (WNE) — The number of visitors coursing through Yellowstone National Park dropped this June, compared with the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, more people visited the park than before the pandemic. But the latter trend has not borne…
Barrasso, Lummis host talk about upcoming farm bill
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — U.S. Senator John Boozman sat opposite a group of more than 20 Wyoming farmers, ranchers, government officials and nonprofit leaders in a cold conference room on the third floor…
Feud over girl motive in shooting near fair
• Home that was fired on belongs to someone who witnessed first shooting By Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — After a woman was shot in the leg with a bullet intended for someone else…
Togwotee DUI crash leads to leg amputation
JACKSON (WNE) — After being crashed into Monday afternoon by a suspected drunk driver, a Colorado motorcyclist was life-flighted from Togwotee Pass to Idaho Falls, where her left leg was amputated. Joshua Berry, 36, of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, has been charged…
Uranium industry execs say preparations for mining nearly complete
By Peder Schaefer Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — Checking roads. Running tests. Fixing pipes. But most important? Watching prices. That’s how life goes for Donna Wichers, the vice president of Wyoming operations for Uranium Energy Corp., which…
Anti-abortion arsonist pleads guilty
• Lorna Green, 22, faces at least five years in prison beginning immediately. Her exact sentence will be set in October. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com CHEYENNE—Lorna Green walked to the stand before U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson…
Returning ‘relatives’: Yellowstone sends more buffalo to tribes, less to slaughter
• Park sees slaughter as ‘a serious problem.’ By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Ervin Carlson did not take his presence in Yellowstone National Park for granted. As a member of the Blackfeet…
About 1,200 Wyoming residents to receive student loan forgiveness
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Biden-Harris administration has approved 804,000 borrowers for $39 billion worth of automatic discharge of federal student loans this summer. Eligible borrowers will not have to take any action to receive this income-driven repayment forgiveness. In Wyoming,…
Church sues city over planning process
By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is taking the City of Cody to court over the way the city’s planning and zoning board has handled the church’s…
Coal researchers share findings at Ramaco Research Rodeo
By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — The third Ramaco Research Rodeo was hosted at Sheridan College last week and allowed figures in the coal industry to share findings, which laid out ways to maximize…