Rocky Mountain Power looks at hydropower unit near Glenrock
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Another company is eyeing pumped storage hydropower in Wyoming. This one is a household name. Rocky Mountain Power, the state’s largest utility, applied in October for preliminary permits from…
Following Cheney censure, Wyo Republicans evaluate allegiances
By Mike Koshmrl and Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com ROCK SPRINGS — To Lenore Perry’s eye, the Holiday Inn ballroom Saturday night was packed with red dresses, scarlet shirts and a lot of Harriet Hageman supporters. Perry, an attorney, has the same…
Man sentenced to jail time, anger management after stabbing at the Cowboy Bar
JACKSON (WNE) — Teton County District Court Judge Timothy Day sentenced Manuel Vargas to 180 days in jail for an August brawl at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. Vargas will be credited with the 83 days he has already served…
Hero passerby rescues family from fire
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A passerby is being lauded as a hero for rescuing a local family after their Jamestown home erupted into flames early Tuesday morning. A 34-year-old mother and her four young children, ages 12, 8, 6 and…
State adds almost 9,000 jobs in third quarter
CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming reported sizable job growth over 2021, though it’s still behind where it was before the coronavirus pandemic. From the third quarter of 2020 to the third quarter of 2021, Wyoming added 8,967 jobs, according to data…
Teton County in a wealth stratosphere all of its own
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com When it comes to the wealthiest Wyoming locales, it’s no exaggeration to say that Teton County is in a class of its own. Actually, forget Wyoming — that statement can be applied to the entire United…
Lawmakers want to reimburse fossil fuel producers to offset fed royalty hike
By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Some Wyoming lawmakers want to provide a tax refund to fossil fuel producers to help offset a potential federal mineral royalty rate hike. The Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee on Thursday unanimously passed the Mineral royalties…
Bill would ban transgender women, girls from teams
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A group of state lawmakers filed a bill Wednesday that would bar transgender women and girls in Wyoming from participating in high school and collegiate sports that match their…
Crime spree results in 20- to 25-year sentence
POWELL (WNE) — For causing what a judge described as “damage, trauma and, for lack of a better term, terror throughout the community” in 2020, a Montana man has been ordered to serve 20 to 25 years in a Wyoming…
WyoTech to continue with $33M expansion
LARAMIE (WNE) — WyoTech announced Tuesday it will continue with an aggressive $33 million plan to expand its campus to accommodate a growing enrollment. The school will buy two buildings on the campus that previously were leased and add a…