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…
National Elk Refuge pathway opens Monday
JACKSON (WNE) — The National Elk Refuge pathway is set to open Monday, allowing walkers, bikers and wildlife watchers their first legal access to the pavement since November. While refuge managers may open the gates Sunday evening to the promenade…
One arrested after car chase, SWAT standoff on I-80
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A SWAT standoff with a man barricaded in his vehicle on the interstate ended with his arrest on Friday, April 21, according to the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. David Eugene Furman, 52, of Washington, was traveling…
Wildlife officials: Please, please, don’t stop for Felicia
JACKSON (WNE) — A famous Togwotee Pass grizzly bear briefly showed her and her cubs’ snouts last week, prompting a now annual plea from wildlife managers to wildlife watchers: Please, don’t stop illegally to watch Grizzly 863. To wildlife…
Seidel: UW working to keep grads in Wyoming
By Stephen Dow Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY – Since its inception, the University of Wyoming has worked to prepare its graduates for the workforce. But UW President Ed Seidel said the college hasn’t always done enough to…
Tribes ordered to pay $13M to oil company
• Cost of former lease holder equipment down from $23M By Sarah Elmquist Squires Lander Journal Via- Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — The Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone tribes must pay $13 million to Merit Energy Operators, the oil and…
No consensus: Despite surge in gun violence nationwide, Wyomingites remain divided on solutions
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Gun violence became a reality for Beth Howard nearly two decades ago, before the daily reports of shootings across the nation filled the news cycle. She was serving…
Wyoming is behind national trend of legal medical marijuana
By Joseph Beaudet The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Wyoming is becoming an island amid a sea of states that have legalized marijuana in some capacity. Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, but 21 states have…
Man pleads not guilty in fentanyl, meth case
EVANSTON (WNE) — Jeffery Spencer pleaded not guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance and two counts of intent to deliver. He was arraigned in the Third District Court on Tuesday, April 11. Division of Criminal Investigation…