Mine reclamation at risk with coal fee lapse
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Entangled in the congressional infrastructure debate, Wyoming’s biggest source of mine cleanup funding expired last week, raising questions about the future of reclamation. The federal Abandoned Mine Land (AML)…
Man charged with kidnapping in Yellowstone
CODY (WNE) — A man is facing charges in federal court for assault with a dangerous weapon and kidnapping, holding another man at knifepoint in Yellowstone National Park. Gregory Toth is accused of assaulting a co-worker, pressing a knife against…
Wyoming gas prices down 1.2 cents in past week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming gas prices have fallen 1.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.44 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com‘s daily survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Gas prices in Wyoming are 6.9 cents per gallon lower…
LDS Church to build temple in Cody
POWELL (WNE) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced plans to build a temple in Cody. In a Sunday address, Church President Russell Nelson named Cody as one of 13 places across the globe where the…
Gold, copper mine could mean millions for state
By Hannah Black Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — A plan for a potential gold and copper mine near Cheyenne is steadily progressing, with a company putting forth vast community outreach efforts in recent months for a…
Grand Teton warns of grizzly trapping
JACKSON (WNE) — Grand Teton National Park is asking visitors to heed warning signs and avoid areas where bear trapping is going on. From today through the end of October, biologists with the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team will be…
WCCC ranked one of top online community colleges
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Western Wyoming Community College was ranked in the 30 best online community colleges by Online Schools Report for 2022. Online Schools Report ranks colleges based on a “school-wide” and “online program” score. The school-wide score is…
Committee rejects proposed energy tax structure
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Sen. Cale Case on Thursday proposed a new energy tax structure that would be shared across all electricity producers. But a motion to have a bill drafted for the…
Evanston man killed in rollover
EVANSTON (WNE) — A 60-year-old Evanston was killed in a single-vehicle rollover early Wednesday morning north of town. According to a press release from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Craig A. Adkins died at the scene of the crash, which was…
Missing and murdered Indigenous people issue continues to plague Wyoming
By Barbara Anne Greene Greybull Standard Via- Wyoming News Exchange GREYBULL —With all the national coverage of her disappearance and the discovery of her body in Wyoming, the name of Gabby Petito is familiar to most. Yet in Wyoming, people…