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…
New Cheyenne park shooting defendants plead not guilty
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Brothers Jalen and Santana Trujillo, who are facing charges of misdemeanor accessory after the fact to first-degree murder (not a relative), pleaded not guilty at a preliminary hearing Monday morning. Their case is set for a jury…
Group sues over wild horse plan
• Friends of Animals says BLM prioritizes for-profit industries By Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — An animal advocacy organization is accusing the Bureau of Land Management of prioritizing for-profit entities over the environment after its…
Cody mayor works to calm controversy as temple discussion delayed again
CODY (WNE) — Components for the Cody temple proposed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been confirmed by local LDS leaders to be stacked behind the Y-Tex building on Big Horn Avenue. The modules appeared at…
Wyo. lawmakers begin to address ethics complaints procedure in interim period
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Lawmakers dipped their toes in the waters of ethics complaints Thursday as they began reviewing a portion of the Joint Rules of the Wyoming Senate and House of…