Lease sale numbers improve
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Wyoming just wrapped up its most lucrative state oil and gas lease sale in three years. The first of three annual auctions generated $2,650,138, the biggest profit since before the…
Man uses bed sheets to rappel from third-story hotel room and escape deputies
GILLETTE (WNE) — A 26-year-old man eluded deputies multiple times Saturday night, once after initially contacted during a traffic stop and a second time when he rappelled out of a third story hotel window using multiple bed sheets he tied…
Mt. Jackson Pollock? Naming effort for Wyo peak gets mixed reviews
By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com Jackson Pollock is a giant of the art world — a household name credited with toppling traditional rules of visual arts with his abstract expressionist drip paintings. He is commonly associated with the global art hub…
CFD warns: Don’t fall prey to ticket scalpers
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Less than 24 hours after Cheyenne Frontier Days announced its 2022 Frontier Nights concert lineup, CFD officials warned people to beware of ticket scalpers. Musicians on tap for the annual series of shows range from Wyoming-based artists…
Legislature signs off on $362M in construction, renovations
By Daniel Bendtsen, WyoFile.com Between the funding for K-12 schools in the general budget bill and Senate File 67 – State funded capital construction, this week the Legislature signed off on $362 million in spending on construction, renovation and maintenance of state-owned buildings. All…
Scholarship program offers adults chance at second career
By Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER —Say you work at a mine in Gillette. You get laid off because of the downturn in the fossil fuel industry and growing demand for clean energy. The ups and…
Hoback septic case settles
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON —Admitting no fault, Crowley Capital has settled with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality over a string of septic-related violations at the Hoback RV Park. The settlement was announced…
Former Wyoming Catholic College CFO charged in massive fraud
By Rone Tempest, WyoFile.com Federal prosecutors have charged the former chief financial officer for the Lander-based Wyoming Catholic College with defrauding a government COVID-19 business relief program, the Wyoming Business Council and a New York investment firm out of millions…
Legislature approves 62-31 redistricting plan
By Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Both chambers of the Wyoming Legislature gave final approval Friday night to a redistricting plan that increases their numbers by three to 62 representatives and 31 senators. With…
Abortion ‘trigger’ bill clears Legislature
By Maya Shimizu Harris Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The Wyoming Legislature passed on Thursday an abortion ban trigger bill, joining 12 other statehouses across the country that have put in place similar legislation. The measure still…