Cody woman convicted of murder for role in toddler’s death
By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A jury convicted a Cody woman of first-degree murder last week, finding that she caused the death of a toddler in 2021 by failing to seek life-saving care for…
Docs seek insurance reform
• Lawmakers plan to take aim at absence of prior approval rules By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming is the only state without laws that guide how health insurance companies can approve and deny…
A new approach to mental health
• Health department will pay providers for indirect services By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s mental and behavioral health system was in need of a remake. Mental health providers saw it. Lawmakers saw it….
Alleged voyeur arrested on Idaho warrant
JACKSON (WNE) — A Jackson man charged with felony voyeurism is back in jail. Albert Radmacher, 28, was taken into custody April 19 after Idaho law enforcement issued a warrant for his arrest. The Idaho warrant filed April 10 states…
Wyoming is the deadliest state in the nation for workers, again
• Workers’ Memorial Day is a somber occasion but advocates hope it spurs action. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com In recent years Wyoming workers have died falling from roofs, getting crushed by machinery, being killed on roadways and, on one occasion,…
Wood bank a roaring success
• Clear Creek Wood Bank served 402 families By Peder Schaefer Buffalo Bulletin Via Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — For more than 50 years, Jack Pehringer has taken his pickup truck deep into the Bighorn Mountains, where he has collected…
WYDOT and NWS: Avoid burning in state rights of way this spring
CHEYENNE (WNE) — As temperatures begin to warm and the winter snows melt, many ranchers and farmers head outside to begin their annual agricultural burns. Each year, as the spring burning season gets into full swing, at least a few…
Fossilized poop exhibit: Coming this summer to a restroom near you
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — Fossil Butte National Monument park manager and museum curator Arvid Aase had an idea years ago to make an exhibit of fossilized animal feces, or coprolite, in the museum…
Controversial BLM ranch purchase gets more public input
Gov. Gordon objected to an agreed-upon sale between private landowners and the federal land agency in 2022, demanding more public and state agency input. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com After clashing with Gov. Mark Gordon on a private land acquisition it…
Coal firms report solid earnings
• Lower natural gas prices expected to temper demand By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —This year is off to a solid start for both of the major companies mining coal in Wyoming. Arch Resources and…