Bill for $5.25 million to fortify border passes committee
JACKSON (WNE) — Some legislators want to send millions out of state to help build a border wall and transport migrants from southwest states to sanctuary cities. Titled “Border wall and sanctuary city transport,” the bill proposes that the governor…
WHP: Driver was on meth
By Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Prosecutors formally charged a Utah man with five counts of aggravated vehicular homicide on Wednesday in connection with a multi-car wreck that authorities say resulted from him driving the wrong…
Planning commissioners give nod to bigger cell towers at Teton Village
JACKSON (WNE) — Planning commissioners voted unanimously Monday to recommend that Teton County approve the addition of two new cellular communication antennas in Teton Village that would exceed former height restrictions. The proposal, put forward by Coal Creek Consulting on…
Five killed in crash on I-80
JACKSON (WNE) — Five young people from Arkansas were killed Sunday after a pickup driving the wrong way caused a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 80 east of Rawlins. The five people fatally injured in the crash, ages 18 to 23,…
(Video) – Bear Lake Girls Basketball hosting Soda Springs
It should be a great rivalry game as the Bear Lake girls host the Soda Spring Cardinals. Join Jared & Lisa Hiller and the SVI-4 Crew as they bring you the game which is scheduled for a 7:30 starting tip….
Nuclear power divides experts
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Wyoming leaders are jazzed about nuclear. The hope, for many, is that the advanced reactor set to be built in Kemmerer next decade will mark the emergence of a…
WYDOT adjusts snow response
SHERIDAN (WNE) — Back-to-back storms impacting the entire state has caused Wyoming Department of Transportation snow crews to restructure how they approach clearing roads. WYDOT Assistant Chief Engineer for Operations Tom DeHoff told the Wyoming Transportation Commission Thursday maintenance crews…
Authorities scramble to entice paid, volunteer water savings
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Upper Colorado River Basin states, including Wyoming, are looking for agricultural irrigators, municipalities and other water users interested in a volunteer program that pays them to leave water in streams flowing to the troubled Colorado River….
Fremont County’s DUI death rate tops rest of country
By Jeff Rebitski Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — A recent publication that measured the rate of deaths associated with drunk driving in the United States just published its findings and declared that Fremont County ranked number one…
Hageman: federal land could fix Jackson’s housing woes
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Harriet Hageman, Wyoming’s new Republican congresswoman, is dead set on decreasing the size of the federal government. When she thinks about Teton County’s housing crisis, she’s thinking about…