Trans athlete ban lawsuit likely
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization plans to file a lawsuit challenging new legislation banning transgender students from competing on interscholastic sports teams. Gov. Mark Gordon allowed the legislation…
Statewide reactions split as Gordon takes final action on bills
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Stakeholders had the weekend to sit with the final decisions announced Friday by Gov. Mark Gordon on several pieces of legislation passed during the recent general session. Their…
Wildlife managers look to slash Grand Teton elk hunt by more than 90%
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — This fall, wildlife managers are planning to offer 90% fewer tags to hunt elk in Grand Teton National Park. In 2022, they offered 475 tags. This year, they’re…
Anti-abortion, transgender sports bills to become law
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon signed one controversial anti-abortion bill late Friday night, while letting another pass into law without his signature to further implement a pro-life policy agenda. The…
Gordon vetoes absentee ballot bill
By Joshua Wolfson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday vetoed legislation designed to prevent people from sending misleading absentee ballot request forms, saying late changes to the bill could produce unintended consequences that…
Hearing to block new abortion ban likely in days
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com A judge will likely hear arguments in days on whether to block Wyoming’s new abortion-ban law that a lawsuit claims imperils women, imposes a Christianity on other religions, discriminates based on sex and violates…
Newcastle schools locked down after report of student with gun
NEWCASTLE (WNE) — Newcastle High School was in an extended lockdown on March 15 after the school was informed that a student had brought a gun to school. There have been no injuries reported as a result of the incident,…
Uinta County GOP leadership ousted
EVANSTON (WNE) — After a protracted legal battle and public controversy, the Uinta County GOP is under new leadership. The entire executive committee was removed during Tuesday’s Republican Party meeting. Former Evanston Mayor Joy Bell replaced chair Elisabeth “Biffy” Jackson….
Deaths decline as virus ebbs
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Fewer people died in Wyoming in 2022, but COVID-19 remained among the leading causes of death, new data shows. The Wyoming Department of Health released its preliminary annual vital…
1350 fentanyl pills, nearly 4 pounds of meth seized near Evanston
EVANSTON (WNE) — A Wyoming Highway Patrol K-9 helped in the seizure of 1,349 M30 fentanyl pills and 3.89 pounds of methamphetamine Thursday evening at a gas station just outside Evanston. According to a WHP press release, Wyoming Division of…