Lummis apologizes following ‘two sexes’ comment at UW commencement
By Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., responded with an apology statement Monday after she was booed by students during her commencement speech Saturday at the University of Wyoming. As…
Wyoming economic comeback a work in progress
By Jonathan Make Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – Like many things in life, measuring the breadth of the state of the economy in Wyoming and in its Capital City is no easy matter. Particularly these days….
Changes to moose, bighorn sheep license drawings discussed, not set
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Months after the Wyoming Legislature approved a recommendation to increase the allocation of “Big 5” hunting licenses to resident hunters, the Wyoming Wildlife Task Force has returned with an additional…
Soy pellets used to kill lake trout at Yellowstone Lake
By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com A trial run of a novel technique that combines soy-based pellets, a seed spreader and a helicopter has proved resoundingly successful at killing unwanted exotic lake trout spawn in Yellowstone Lake. Scientists spent “hundreds and hundreds” of…
Teenager arrested on multiple charges
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — A local teenager was arrested on Wednesday by the Rock Springs Police Department for multiple charges. The 16-year-old was arrested on charges for reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude police officers, interference with peace officers…
Texas man’s sex-abuse trial set for Sept. 19
PINEDALE (WNE) – The Texas man charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor in 2014 – when he was 30 and the minor was 8 – pleaded not guilty in 9th District Court on April 28….
Wyoming is deadliest state to work; annual report found Wyoming led the nation in workplace fatalities
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – A 42-year-old Colorado man was working for BMZ Roofing, a Colorado Springs-based company, when he fell 60 feet from a roof April 27 while working on the Cody…
Legislative committee considering increasing cigarette taxes for first time since 2003
By Stephen Dow The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — The Wyoming Legislature’s Revenue Committee will spend a portion of its interim session considering whether to increase the state’s cigarette tax for the first time since 2003. During…
Grizzly relocated to Sunlight area
CODY (WNE) – After consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured and relocated an adult male grizzly bear on May 4. According to a G&F news release, the bear was captured for…
Average gasoline prices in Wyoming up another 6.5 cents in past week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 6.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.16 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com‘s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 11.4 cents per gallon higher…