Truck wreck results in butter giveaway
By Mary Steurer Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Free 55-pound blocks of butter available at 6708 Zero Road, Casper, Wyoming, said the post. 4 p.m. Take as much as you want. No further explanation needed. On The…
Idea of giving Wyoming residents more game licenses examined
By Alex Hargrave Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — Stakeholders are again exploring increasing residents’ share of big game hunting licenses from 80% to 90%, which would decrease the percentage of licenses available to nonresidents. The issue is…
Born in a Wyo blizzard, Breezy Johnson skis up a World Cup Storm
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com VICTOR, Idaho — U.S. women’s downhill ski champion — Wyoming native Breezy Johnson — races into three World Cup events in January after storming the podium earlier this season and nipping the heels of…
Three Sheridan residents arrested in kidnapping, death
SHERIDAN — Co-defendants Casey Childers, 39, Leo VanBuskirk, 23, and Shantel Edlund, 43, appeared in Sheridan County Circuit Court Monday ahead of extradition proceedings. All three face kidnapping charges in Colorado. During court proceedings Monday, the defendants indicated they are…
Wyoming gas prices fall by 3.1 cents in past week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming gas prices have fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.26 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com‘s daily survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Gas prices in Wyoming are 11.7 cents per gallon lower…
Man swallows drugs during traffic stop
GILLETTE (WNE) — A man swallowed an unknown quantity of drugs he later claimed to be meth and fentanyl during a traffic stop in Gillette on Tuesday afternoon. Officers pulled over his 2002 Honda for running a stop sign near…
Two in custody after chase in Casper
CASPER (WNE) — Police ended a roughly four-hour negotiation with two adults peacefully on Wednesday morning, following a chase that ended with the pair crashing their truck. The encounter closed a section of East Yellowstone Highway in north Casper for…
Travel and Tourism Board brings on to develop ‘destination management plan’ for Jackson Hole
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Come the New Year, Teton County residents will get the opportunity to weigh in on the future of tourism in the valley. The Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism…
Experts weigh in on planned nuclear facility
By Kayne Pyatt Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — The Wyoming Energy Authority and the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources presented a recent webinar titled “Advanced Nuclear 101” to provide expert information and to answer questions…
Officials eye killing bighorn ewes to stop disease
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — As a gaggle of grad students milled about, probing, prodding and drawing blood from three bighorn sheep, Aly Courtemanch was keeping her eyes peeled for something in particular….