First lady’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative achieves independent nonprofit status
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Hunger Initiative, originally launched in 2019 by first lady Jennie Gordon, has officially transitioned from a program under the Wyoming Governor’s Residence Foundation to an…
Gas prices down another 3.1 cents a gallon in Wyoming, GasBuddy says
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.99 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 9.4 cents per…
Man who allegedly killed woman in Cheyenne and transported her body to Cody gets maximum sentence
• Victim’s family shares grief at Monday’s hearing in Cody By Daniel Rasmussen Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — More than six years after allegedly murdering Angela Elizondo in Cheyenne, Joseph Carl Underwood received the maximum sentence…
Gordon taps ex-legislator Edmonds for communications director
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon has tapped Amy Edmonds to fill the position of communications director in his office effective Monday. Edmonds will team with the governor’s policy and existing communications staff to direct strategy, communications and public…
$41.7 million spent at Devils Tower in 2024
• Visitors to Wyoming’s national parks spent a total of $1.2 billion SUNDANCE (WNE) — According to the National Park Service, visitors to Wyoming’s national parks spent $1.2 billion in 2024 – and $41.7 million of that total…
Feds to redo management plan for 3.6M acres in southwest Wyoming
• The BLM’s Rock Springs plan, under Biden, represented a widely supported conservation and development compromise, advocacy groups say. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will amend its management plan for 3.6 million acres…
Mother of man who killed Sheridan policeman sentenced to prison
SHERIDAN (WNE) — The mother of the man who shot and killed Sheridan Police Department Sgt. Nevada Krinkee has been sentenced to prison and probation. Wyoming District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced 71-year-old Eileen Marie Hurley to 12…
National parks to stay open during shutdown
• Teton County leaders, business owners supportive of move By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Hours before the U.S. Senate adjourned on Tuesday night, initiating a government shutdown, the Interior Department directed…
Governor issues protocols pertinent to state federal workers
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon’s office issued a statement Tuesday saying he was monitoring the potential shutdown of the federal government, which was set to occur if Congress failed to reach a budget resolution effective at midnight…
State ponders how it can transform rural health care
By CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Congress has set aside $50 billion to transform rural health care, and the Trump administration is asking the nation’s governors to “think big and submit audacious proposals”…