Stun and dismay follow political espionage revelations
By Nick Reynolds, WyoFile.com Wealthy conservative donor Susan Gore was a key financier of a years-long effort to spy on Wyoming Democrats and Republicans, an article published Friday by the New York Times revealed, shining a light on the lengths…
Man killed, trooper wounded in shootout near Lander
By Clair McFarland Riverton Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — An exchange of gunfire Friday afternoon during a traffic stop left the driver of the stopped vehicle mortally shot and a Highway Patrol trooper wounded. The injured trooper was…
Rig count slowly recovering
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER –– A year after the number of drilling rigs in Wyoming fell to zero for the first time in more than a century, the state’s rig count is inching back…
Montana man arrested, accused of starting Robertson Draw Fire
By Mark Davis and CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A Bridger, Montana, man was arrested Wednesday on allegations that he started the 28,600-acre Robertson Draw Fire while off-trail on his motorcycle. John Lightburn, 55, faces…
Low statewide vaccination raise concerns of future COVID-19 spikes
By Tom Hallberg Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Despite the best efforts of public health officials, Wyoming still ranks 48th among states for the percentage of adults who have received at least one shot of a…
Yellowstone’s first bison goring in ’21
JACKSON (WNE) — An inglorious and painful, though hallmark, sign of Northwestern Wyoming summer passed by over the weekend near the shoreline of Yellowstone Lake. The unfortunate, typically annual event that unfolded was a Yellowstone National Park tourist being gored…
Two black bears killed on Teton County roads
JACKSON (WNE) — Highways feeding into Jackson Hole claimed the lives of two black bears last week, one each on Togwotee Pass and Teton Pass. The bruin struck on U.S. Highway 26/287 near the Togwotee Pass summit was killed late…
Grand Teton scales back search for missing man
JACKSON (WNE) — After six days of intense aerial and ground searching for missing hiker Cian McLaughlin, Grand Teton National Park officials said late Friday they will scale back their efforts. “The search for McLaughlin will shift tactics to a…
Six new wind farms planned for Wyoming
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Six proposed wind farms could add more than 1,600 megawatts of electricity generation capacity to Wyoming’s grid by 2024, according to an announcement this week by utility Rocky Mountain…
Judge prevents drilling-site work, citing threats to sage grouse
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com A federal judge has prevented drilling and construction on 449 oil and gas leases covering 334,762 acres in Wyoming, saying the federal government didn’t examine potential effects to imperiled greater sage grouse when it…