Wyoming test scores improve, but stay under pre-pandemic levels
• Degenfelder: We must do better By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Proficiency rates among Wyoming students increased in all content areas during the 2022-23 school year, according to results from the state’s standardized…
Cool heads defused ‘active shooter’ standoff
• Officers credit probation supervisors for de-escalating dangerous situation in Spring Gulch. By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Kelsie Bishop had just put her two sons to bed and laid her head on the…
BLM oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming nets $13,207,883
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming State Office conducted a competitive oil and gas lease sale Wednesday, offering 81 parcels covering 67,183.78 acres in Wyoming. In total, 53 parcels covering 35,701.21 acres sold for $13,207,883. The environmental…
How to wrangle Grand Teton crowds? Park seeks public input.
• As visitation grows, GTNP is looking for input on how users view management instead of proposing specific plans like timed-entry or park reservations. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Grand Teton National Park visitation doubled over the last three decades, reaching…
Killing more lions to boost Wyoming deer draws scant support
• Comments came in from across Wyoming and the country, mostly opposing a proposal to target 50% more mountain lions in areas where mule deer sustained sky-high winter mortality. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Laramie resident Sylvia Bagdonas asked Wyoming…
Union leader calls for better management
By Sophia Boyd-Fliegel Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Darlene Jones observed Labor Day in a drizzle with a bottle of Coke, a bright yellow rain jacket over her union-emblazoned quarter zip and a picket sign. Jones,…
Jackson climber dies after Gannett Peak fall
JACKSON (WNE) — A 24-year-old climber and former Jackson resident died Sunday after falling on Gannett Peak in the Wind River Range. Rescuers recovered Jason Graves’ body at 9 a.m. Monday on a glacier several hundred feet below the 13,810-foot…
Teen substance use on the rise
By Marit Gookin Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Drug and alcohol use among teens in Fremont County is a growing problem. Between last year and this year, juvenile misdemeanor citations in Lander more than doubled, going from…
New business filings in Wyoming jump 27% compared to last year
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The number of new business filings in Wyoming surged dramatically this year compared to last, bringing in a whopping 25% increase in revenue from filings. The Secretary of…
Legislators revise bill increasing diesel fuel tax, debate tax of EVs
By Hannah Shields Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming legislators laid back a bill draft that would increase diesel fuel tax due to concerns over interstate commerce conflict and whether the increase was substantial enough to…