Grand Teton warns of grizzly trapping
JACKSON (WNE) — Grand Teton National Park is asking visitors to heed warning signs and avoid areas where bear trapping is going on. From today through the end of October, biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team will be…
WCCC ranked one of top online community colleges
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Western Wyoming Community College was ranked in the 30 best online community colleges by Online Schools Report for 2022. Online Schools Report ranks colleges based on a “school-wide” and “online program” score. The school-wide score is…
Committee rejects proposed energy tax structure
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Sen. Cale Case on Thursday proposed a new energy tax structure that would be shared across all electricity producers. But a motion to have a bill drafted for the…
Evanston man killed in rollover
EVANSTON (WNE) — A 60-year-old Evanston was killed in a single-vehicle rollover early Wednesday morning north of town. According to a press release from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Craig A. Adkins died at the scene of the crash, which was…
Missing and murdered Indigenous people issue continues to plague Wyoming
By Barbara Anne Greene Greybull Standard Via- Wyoming News Exchange GREYBULL —With all the national coverage of her disappearance and the discovery of her body in Wyoming, the name of Gabby Petito is familiar to most. Yet in Wyoming, people…
Barrasso: Keep national parks open in a shutdown
POWELL (WNE) — If Congress fails to reach a budget deal and the federal government shuts down, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., says national parks like Yellowstone should remain open. On Tuesday, Barrasso asked Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland…
High-speed chase leads to local school lockdown
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A high-speed chase in the Farson-Eden area forced the local school into lockdown on Thursday, according to school officials. Law enforcement secured the perimeter. Staff and students at the school were advised to remain in the…
BLM to round up half of Wyoming’s wild horses
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Bureau of Land Management will round up most wild horses in five herd management areas in southwestern Wyoming, beginning as soon as Oct. 7, the agency said Friday….
Another 41 deaths tied to coronavirus
The number of Wyoming deaths linked to coronavirus climbed to 996 on Tuesday as the Wyoming Department of Health released new information on 41 deaths. The department’s weekly update of deaths tied to coronavirus said the 41 all died in…
Wyoming’s crypto sector’s fate up to federal regulators
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile.com After years of laying groundwork, the future of Wyoming’s cryptocurrency banking industry now lies in the hands of federal regulators, officials with Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ office told lawmakers Tuesday. In a presentation to the…