Judge: Sweetwater County lawsuit likely fails to show broad parental rights violations
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Sweetwater County parents suing a southern Wyoming school district for allegedly concealing their child’s gender identity and contributing to their child’s “social transitioning” have updated their lawsuit after…
FBI helps identify area where missing Wyoming woman’s cell phone lost signal
CASPER (WNE) — The Wyoming branch of the FBI was able to help approximate where Breanna Mitchell’s cellphone last had signal, but the Washakie County woman remained missing on Monday. This information doesn’t give exact locations, so the search area…
Group asks to intervene in LDS lawsuit
By Morgan Phillips Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — The Preserve Our Cody Neighborhoods Group, which opposes constructing a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple off Skyline Drive, has asked to “intervene” in the church’s lawsuit…
Hageman bill would tighten label requirements for U.S.-raised beef
CHEYENNE (WNE) — On Friday, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., introduced the Country of Origin Labeling Enforcement Act of 2023. The bill, which is co-led by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., seeks to prohibit beef retailers from designating foreign beef as…
Teton Village receives nearly $1 million to purchase electric buses
JACKSON (WNE) — Four red buses that move visitors and employees between the base of the Aerial Tram and the Ranch Lot in Teton Village will get an upgrade in fall 2024. Taking their place will be four zero-emission battery-electric…
How much is too much? – Rocky Mountain Power is pitching historic rate hike: Here’s what it could mean for Wyoming consumers
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — About a dozen people spoke at a Rock Springs meeting earlier this month about a historic rate hike proposal brought by Rocky Mountain Power — Wyoming’s largest electricity…
Teacher charged after Carpenter fifth-grader’s suicide
By Samir Knox Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A teacher at Carpenter Elementary has been charged with misdemeanor abandoning or endangering a child in connection with a student’s death earlier this year, according to the Laramie…
Powder River Basin coal down through first half of 2023
By Jake Goodrick Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Powder River Basin coal production dipped last quarter as demand cooled due to lower natural gas prices and higher utility stockpiles, despite the mines finding long-awaited improvement from…
Game and Fish wants to sell 320 acres in Jackson Hole to the U.S. Forest Service
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Wyoming’s state game agency wants to sell 320 acres surrounded by federal lands in Jackson Hole to the U.S. Forest Service. That’s according to a public notice about…
For Snake River flows, deputy Interior secretary says everything is on table
• Tommy Beaudreau wants to see water strategy revisited. By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Tommy Beaudreau, second in command at the U.S. Department of the Interior, sees debates about using water in…